Today I went to a great jamboree of school librarians from all levels – university, high, middle, elementary, and a few in between (of course, I was my usual hybrid self). This was a first step towards more effective communication in order to facilitate college readiness among K-12 students, and there was a lot ofContinue reading “Transform Twitter into a Research Tool for Students”
Category Archives: technology
More Questions Than Answers: Month 3 of the Year of the E-book
First, a blog post got passed around on Twitter. Then the NYT picked up on it, and the following week this video was posted to YouTube: (better version of this from Penguin’s Digital unit) Got your mind properly blown yet? (Yes? Good.) This is just the start of what promises to be a really ground-breakingContinue reading “More Questions Than Answers: Month 3 of the Year of the E-book”
Bookend Scenarios – Public libraries 20 years in the future?
The State Library of New South Wales did a little future forecasting and compiled their results in a nice white paper called Bookend Scenarios (pdf). Although they were focusing on particularly Australian concerns, I was surprised by how applicable their vision is to American libraries. We face very similar challenges to our services, and it’sContinue reading “Bookend Scenarios – Public libraries 20 years in the future?”
Vint Cerf & friends on Net Neutrality
At Internet Librarian 2009, we got to hear Vint Cerf with Google as our Monday keynote. I found this great video by way of Alec Couros’ blog, which features Cerf talking about the importance of net neutrality. Net neutrality is a super important concept for today’s Internet users to learn about. Here’s why you shouldContinue reading “Vint Cerf & friends on Net Neutrality”
Happy 2nd Anniversary from IL2009
I’m excited to celebrate 2 years of blogging here! I wanted a new place to collect library thoughts so began this blog at IL2007 in order to do just that. This has been a great space for me to explore the random library, education, and literature-related ideas that flow through my head. Sometimes I feelContinue reading “Happy 2nd Anniversary from IL2009”
The coming explosion!
Since my last rather ranty post about e-readers & such electronic devices, the field has gotten crowded with competitors and announcements. 2010 is totally going to be the year of the e-reader! Time previews some of the new devices Barnes & Noble will have their own reader for customers Amazon answers with a price cutContinue reading “The coming explosion!”
I’m gonna tweet ur old-skool stuff!
One of the newest trends I’ve been following? Republishing older, public-domain works in installments online. This definitely proves that everything old can be new again! Ranging from the revered and famous to the unknown and pedestrian, people are rediscovering the pleasures of slowly getting a story in bite-sized chunks. Check them out below: John QuincyContinue reading “I’m gonna tweet ur old-skool stuff!”
I downloaded a book (and I liked it… sort of)
I felt as though, after my last post, I should play more with electronic books so that I can speak from a position of experience. So, I fired up my Kindle app on my iPhone – downloaded only because it was free – and flipped through my purchases, such as they were. I had onlyContinue reading “I downloaded a book (and I liked it… sort of)”
Just call it my Babel wish…
I spent an hour with a patron the other day trying to figure out why, suddenly, her MP3 player refused to let her listen to audiobooks from one of our vendors. It worked before… and now, it wouldn’t. She just wanted to lend it to her students, and let them listen. It turns out thatContinue reading “Just call it my Babel wish…”
Techy Talk via OPAL!
I gave a little talk today to folks from all over the world online! It was delivered via OPAL (Online Programming for All Libraries) and it’s still going strong – I’m definitely tuning in tomorrow for more awesome talks! In these budget-crunching times, an online conference is a great way to network and learn withoutContinue reading “Techy Talk via OPAL!”