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About:
Bobbi is dedicated to helping libraries find their place in the digital age. She is passionate about 21st century literacies and the role of all libraries in equal access and opportunity for all. Her professional interests include digital and technology based services, the digital divide, and improving existing services through expanding traditional methods, while creating innovative new practices.
On the personal side, she is on a never-ending quest for the perfect pair of shoes.
She shares her passions by speaking and providing workshops locally, nationally, and internationally. She writes at Librarian by Day.
Professional service and involvements include:
- LITA representative on the ALA OITP Digital Literacy Task Force
- Councilor-at-Large, ALA
- Advisory Committee, OITP
- Conference Committee, ALA
- Chair, Transliteracy Interest Group, LITA, ALA
- Library Advisory Group for the Pew Internet & American Life research on Libraries in the Digital Age
Noteworthy projects and accomplishments:
- founder and coordinator, semi-annual Library Day in the Life Project
- co-founder and editor This Is What a Librarian Looks
- contributing editor and advocate at Library Renewal
- co-founded Transliteracy Interest Group, LITA, ALA
- co-founder and writer for the Libraries and Transliteracy Project.
- contributor to the Transliteracy Research Group
- Library Journal Mover and Shaker, 2011
Speaking, Consulting and Training
I am available (and happy!) to speak on a variety of library and technology related topics. You can see a list of past presentations and training on the presentations page.
If you are interested in a topic not listed there please ask.
If I am unable to speak on it I keep a list of speakers and trainers so I can refer you to someone who can.
The Fine Print:
Statements made are strictly my opinion and do not reflect the opinion or position of any of my past, present, or future employers, or organizations I belong to or volunteer for. Nor do they necessarily reflect the opinion or position of any of my colleagues, coworkers, co-presenters, confidants, friends, enemies or frenemies. As these opinions are my own I reserve the right to update or change them at any time.
- I reserve the right to delete any comment, for any reason, at any time. Don’t like it? Get your own blog.
- Emails sent to me regarding blog topics are not considered confidential and may be posted.
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Email: bobbi@librarianbyday.net
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great IL2008 blogging. really getting a lot from it. big thanks!
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You’re welcome I’m glad you’re getting something from my notes, I worry they aren’t clear enough.
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[...] new technology back then, reaped the biggest long-term benefits. Anyway, here is an excerpt from Bobbi L. Newman’s post today which started with the famous “Did You Know” video: “Now think [...]
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Hi Bobbi!
I’m a librarian in California and I just ran across your blog. Very cool!
University of Missouri where? I went to Columbia.
Question: What kind of education/training did you get to become a “digital” librarian? What are they looking for when responding to a job ad titled this?
Thanks!!
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Hi Bobbi-
I really like the way comments are displayed on your site – is that a plugin, or just your style sheet? Would you mind sharing so I could try to copy it on my site?
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Do you mean the way it looks if I reply to someone? Its an option under Settings->Discussion-> Enable threaded (nested) comments
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[...] and Random House respectively - join a slew of librarians drawn into the fray by our guest, blogger and tech activist Bobbi Newman [...]
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[...] first or a new opportunity – is challenging. This morning I saw a link to a blog post by Bobbi Newman (@librarianbyday) come across on Twitter. She pulled together advice from across the web related [...]
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[...] by Bobbi Newman, Library Contributing Editor and Renewal [...]
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[...] Seth Godin misses the point on libraries again, by Bobbi Newman, a South Carolina librarian who shares my interest in literacy and digital divide issues. This [...]
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I can’t find your blog as an Android app, I was looking in the Android market is that correct?
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