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Social Software in Libraries by Jessamyn West
via Tame The Web by Michael on February 09, 2008
Run don’t walk to this incredible presentation and list of resources.http://www.librarian.net/stax/2244/social-software-in-libraries-a-presentation/ I decided that part of really getting the idea of social software or technology generally is that many people confuse tools and brands and examples and I think people will feel more in charge of technology if they know how to explain it. From...
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Why bother with Twitter?
via Tame The Web by Lee on February 14, 2008
Michael, who teams blogs over at, http://infodoodads.com/ turned in a blazing time of 14 seconds for finding that reference article. (There was also a respectable 20 seconding showing which was faster than me). I then “cyber stalked” Mike over on Flickr Next we had a few exchanges that led to the conversation on microblogging. I hear a lot of: “….[groans]…not another 2.0 thingy!’ ...
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Put Virtual Reference in the User’s Pocket
via Tame The Web by Kyle on February 14, 2008
Some say that IM is on the verge of extinction and that forging into such territory for virtual reference so late in the game is a waste of a library’s energy. You can surely count me as one of those who agrees with that statement. I predict, as do many others, that virtual reference needs to fit in users’ pockets - in their cell phone.We need to look at the trends happening now (according...
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Oh My! How those LIS Jobs are a-changing!
via Tame The Web by Michael on January 16, 2008
Some synchronicity:http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2008/01/15/emerging-technologies-specialist/Kathryn Greenhill notes her new job title:Emerging Technologies Specialist — Actually, the contract says “Librarian - Emerging Technologies” - but we’re still sorting that bit
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Library Trainer
via Tame The Web by Michael on February 01, 2008
Library TrainerOriginally uploaded by mstephens7Great new redesign of the Library Trainer blog from PLCMC’s Lori reed. Check it out:http://librarytrainer.com/
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How many social sites are you using?
via Tame The Web by Lee on January 31, 2008
Librarians, Library Staff, and Information Professionals:How many social sites are you using? Take the survey.The social web browser: Flock is available for Mac, Linux, and Windows. This browser is integrated with a rich feature set. From Blogger to Flickr to Xanga, if you’re using any Social Media sites personally or for work it may be worth your time to check out Flock. The Flock folks...
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Twine Coverage
via Tame The Web by Michael on February 03, 2008
... doctoral candidate, needed a place to organize all the documents they wanted to share with each other about teaching and learning.Ms. Miller likes Twine’s mechanized tagging abilities.“If I save the URL of a Web page into my Twine account,” she said, “Twine will skim the page and turn it into tags automatically. It’s a way to tie together things that my husband and I find over days,...
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From the Front Desk….
via Tame The Web by Michael on February 09, 2008
At Darien Library, staff at the front desk have their own blog. This level of openness and transparency does my heart good. When was the last time someone on your front lines got to do a shout out to the staff?http://www.darienlibrary.org/frontdesk/blog/archives/2008/02/what_passes_for_extraordinary.html Sometimes I lose sight of how wonderful the people I work with are and it takes a patron...
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Struggling with Feeds & “In Box Zero”
via Tame The Web by Michael on February 08, 2008
I drove back to Indiana Wednesday night (yes, in our awful weather) to work on my Australia talks and get caught up with some outstanding writing. I’ve found I am super-productive in my home workspace!On the drive back, as I often do, I got caught up on my favorite podcasts, including one I’d been meaning to listen to for a while: Merlin Mann’s “In Box Zero” Talk at Goggle from last...
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