My personally selected top 10 from the links I shared on Twitter from 2/19/2010 thru 2/25/2010 1. RT @VenessaMiemis: 16 free ebooks about social media via @fredzimny. Just look at this list of titles and authors : Building a Social Media Team, Amber Naslund, ContentCory Doctorow Customer Service, The Art of Listening and Engagement Through Social Media, Brian Solis Fish Where the Fish Are – Mapping Social Media to the Buying Cycle, Chris Brogan Getting a Foothold in Social Media, Amber Naslund Let’s Talk: Social Media for Small Business, John Jantsch New Media and the Air Force, United States Air Force Public Affairs Agency Social Media and Network Starting Points, Chris Brogan Social Media Time Management, Amber Naslund Social Media Tips: Sharing lessons learned to help your business grow, Jeff Hayzlett The Art of Community, Jono Bacon The Essential Guide to Social Media, Brian Solis The New Rules of Viral Marketing, David Meerman Scott The Simple Web: A Philosophy for Getting What You Want, Skellie The Social Media Starter Kit, Amber Naslund What is Social Media?, Antony Mayfield 2. RT @VenessaMiemis: new post – reimagining human/social capital & how to spark innovation - Tapping the Network to Facilitate Innovation – How can the power and scope of social networks, combined with a human capital inventory, be used
Monthly Archives: February 2010
Notes from Excellence in Etiquette by Lydia Ramsey, Staff Day Keynote
Positive first impressions Getting introduced and introductions Telephone courtesy Professional dress Office etiquette Dealing with difficult people What does business etiquette mean? Why does it matter? How do you think practicing business manner will affect the library system and your job? First Impressions You only have one chance to make a first impression, you have 5-7 seconds to make a first impression when they are visual and one on one 55% of judgment is based on appearance, 45% on what you hear, 38% of that is tone, only 7% is what they are saying Ramsey’s rule of 12 for making a powerful first impression The first 12 words – share some form of appreciation, and the person’s name First 12 steps – the energy you show when you move First 12 inches – from your shoulder to the top of your head, expression, grooming, women should wear make up, jewelry, Last 12 inches – shoes, no toes in business world, shoes should be polished & well-maintained, pants should hit the top of the shoe, top of the foot, shirts should be not too short but not too long, knee-length, no long flowing skirts, no mini skirts, mens socks should match
Video from Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy
Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy from Knight Foundation on Vimeo. In October 2009 the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy released its report. The report itself is over 100 pages and worth reading. It is available to download as a pdf or to read online. If you just want the bottom line, you can see just the recommendations it makes or the ones that especially pertain to libraries. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Share on FriendFeed Buzz it up Share on netvibes share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Buzz it up Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Tell a friend
New Project – Libraries and Transliteracy Blog
I am excited to announce the kick-off of a new project, the Libraries and Transliteracies blog! The blog is a group effort from me, Buffy Hamilton and Tom Ipri. Due to the amount of interest in transliteracy and the role libraries play, we have created one place to share information and resources. The blog will contain information, resources and links to other new literacies related content from all three authors. I will still be posting about transliteracy here, but you will find more transltiteracy related content more often on the Libraries and Transliteracies blog. So add the feed to your feedreader. How this came about (if you’re interested in that sort of thing). Due to the amount of interest in transliteracy and the role libraries play in 21st century literacies, I wanted one place to share information and resources. I decided this blog was not the best venue as I wanted everything pertaining to transliteracy to be easy to find and adding to the current page doesn’t help others keep track of new information. I also I did not want all of the information to come from me, this is an important issue to ALL libraries. This led to the idea of a new blog, with additional authors, but even more importantly,
Top Ten Links Week 7
My personally selected top 10 from the links I shared on Twitter from 2/12/2010 thru 2/18/2010 Why are you for killing libraries? a thought-provoking post from Tim Spalding of LibraryThing questioning why libraries are embracing ebooks, especially when the ebook market is set to cut libraries out of participation. RT @vonburkhardt: New blog post: Ambient Awareness in Twitter for Reference – good suggestions on using Twitter to connect with your community The Future of Media: Framing the Debate – from the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy – “The Federal Communications Commission has launched an examination into the Future of Media and Information Needs of Communities in a Digital Age with a public notice that calls for public input through March 8, 2010.” public input – thats you! RT @VenessaMiemis: people share news online that inspires awe, researchers find – from the New York Times Will You Be E-Mailing This Column? It’s Awesome, we much prefer to share good news than bad news! hurray! Friday Poll: TED Attendees Talk Top Technology Trends – an informal poll from Mashable in which they asked TED attendees – ““What do you think is the most interesting thing happening in technology right
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