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MIT reinvents the Post It Note
via Tame The Web by Michael on May 03, 2008
http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/mit-reinvents-the-post-it-note-with-post-it-notes/Watch the video and ponder how we could use this in libraries: quick and dirty notes for planning, tagging books for pickup, etc.
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LOEX: Web 2.0 & Students
via Tame The Web by Michael on May 03, 2008
... new technologies as ‘exciting’ the way librarians do….for them it’s like a new feature on a car — or a refrigerator…..Librarians respond to Web 2.0 — we see it as a way to connect, market, facilitate — but do students want us there?Read the whole post. Libraries may be extending presence and service via the tools but are we also tapping into how our students are using them?
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Thanks Reference Librarian Association
via Tame The Web by Michael on May 05, 2008
Thanks Reference Librarian Association, originally uploaded by mstephens7.The Hyperlinked Library at North Suburban Library System today - great group.
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Peace Love Wifi (free) - Decatur, GA
via Tame The Web by Michael on May 08, 2008
Peace Love Wifi (free), originally uploaded by mstephens7.
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Do you utipu?
via Tame The Web by Lee on May 19, 2008
Here’s a 1:00 screencast for utipu.com; it’s that easy to download and fire up.1. Goto http://www.utipu.com/app/download2. After download, run executable.3. Launch and press record.4. Goto http://www.youtube.com/my_videos_upload and upload your videoAll together took about 8 minutes from download to upload. This is an easier way, perhaps, than saying:“Okayyyy….first click on…“Sorry....
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Reinvention - Free Range Librarian Style
via Tame The Web by Michael on May 18, 2008
Haven’t had a reinvention post in a while. I was tickled to read about Karen Schneider’s new position with Equinox.As of June 23 (just in time for ALA!), I’m the Community Librarian at Equinox, the support and development company for Evergreen, the premier, industrial-strength open-source integrated library system software.What, you ask, is a Community Librarian? It’s a chief blogger,...
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What do you need?
via Tame The Web by Michael on May 20, 2008
What do you need?, originally uploaded by library riot.
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Skokie PL: Virtual Services Coordinator
via Tame The Web by Michael on June 02, 2008
Under the direction of the Director, and in cooperation with the Website Coordinator and Manager of Public Information, the Virtual Services Coordinator develops strategies for implementing and delivery of virtual services to the public. The Virtual Services Coordinator works to integrate the Library’s web offerings and to guide the Library’s virtual services efforts toward user-centered...
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Drupal in Libraries: A New Library Technology Report
via Tame The Web by Michael on May 27, 2008
Drupal in Libraries by Andy Austin and Christopher HarrisLibraries are about content: acquiring it, storing it, indexing it, retrieving it, and presenting it. Content management systems (CMS) help libraries accomplish these tasks on the Web by providing a back-end structure for a Web site so that librarians can focus on content.Authors Andy Austin and Christopher Harris have evaluated a number...
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ALA Emerging Leaders - Bibliobloggers Comment
via Tame The Web by Michael on May 28, 2008
... in ALA:The program is designed to enable more than 100 new librarians to get on the fast track to ALA and professional leadership. Participants are given the opportunity to work on a variety of projects, network with peers, and get an inside look into ALA structure and activities.But then I read the requirements:Be under 35 years of age or be a new librarian of any age with fewer than 5 years ...
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