If a small business owner comes in the door needing resources, web 2.0 tools may very well be the information that makes the difference for them. (attribution needed; comment if you can remember who said it!) This was one of the great revelations of NEKLS Tech Day! I feel as though we are all talkingContinue reading “NEKLS Tech Day reflections”
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Public Library Association conference 2008
I am in the process of transferring all my notes from Word to the blog (adding links, etc.). Some of my favorites: Field trip to the Ridgedale library Field trip to the Minneapolis Central Library Why do we Dewey? Services to Homeschoolers School/Public Library partnerships Dangerous ideas Homework centers Programs I spoke at/organized were: SupplementingContinue reading “Public Library Association conference 2008”
Another TED talk and thoughts on cross-pollination for results
Besides education, one of my other favorite subjects is urban design. Strange, I know, for someone who has never lived in a major urban area until now. But in 1997, our university invited Howard Kunstler to talk about new urbanism and I began to recognize and put a name to the malaise that we sufferedContinue reading “Another TED talk and thoughts on cross-pollination for results”
This time, it’s academic
Wright State University is now providing students with sound-proof spaces for podcasting. This is clearly a trend to watch!
Gathering awesome info
One of the most frustrating things about finishing an article is looking around the world of information and seeing all the awesome things you could add. I have been collecting examples, anecdotes, and tools from the web for ages and every day there are still more. Fortunately, this latest article (on how we adapted aContinue reading “Gathering awesome info”
Trends in Mobile Tools & Applications for Libraries
Megan Fox, Simmons College presenting.web.simmons.edu/~fox/mobile Mobile tools are part of daily life for our patrons – how can we be part of our patrons’ info-seeking lives? It’s not a “librarian” v. “handheld” dichotomy… it’s how to be part of that handheld life. Ubiquity of mobile devices: 3 billion mobile phones v. 1 billion PCs. 80%Continue reading “Trends in Mobile Tools & Applications for Libraries”
Killing Creativity?
(link courtesy of Albert Ip from Random Walk in Learning)(want more inspiration? Try the TED website.) Pay particular attention to the spot about 3/4 of the way through where Sir Ken starts talking about epiphany. This is what I obsess about every day at work (and in the shower, on my drive in, etc). IContinue reading “Killing Creativity?”