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More Thoughts on the Kindle Lending Library at Library Renewal

Bobbi Newman — Fri, 13 May 2011 11:31:06 +0000

I’ve shared some additional thoughts about the news of the forthcoming Kindle Lending Library, as Amazon likes to call, or as we librarians like to call it, Kindle owners will finally be able to use library ebooks, it in a post at Library Renewal.

Library eBooks Coming Soon to Amazon Kindle! But At What Cost?

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My First Post at Library Renewal – ALA EQUACC Interim Report

Bobbi Newman — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:14:28 +0000

Recently I was invited to be a contributing editor at Library Renewal* and I was delighted to accept (because I need more projects!) Seriously I think what is happening right now with access to electronic content is very important.

Tonight I published my first post, simply the Interim Report released by The Presidential Task Force on Equitable Access to Electronic Content (EQUACC).

Of special note:

The Task Force had agreed to focus on five issues:

Environmental Scan
Licensing
Accessibility
Public Relations
Model Project

Task Force created an EQUACC web site (http://www.equacc.ala.org/).

You can, of course, read the whole thing at Library Renewal

*For those of you not familiar with Library Renewal it is about electronic content and access, specifically developing research, relationships, and outreach to help libraries manage and deliver digital content.

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Calling All ALA Members! It’s Time to Vote #alavote

Bobbi Newman — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:35:56 +0000

It’s that time of year again, time to vote for your elected representatives! Did you know only 20% of members voted in last years elections? Come on! We’re an outspoken bunch! We have opinions about everything! Its time to put pen to paper (or finger to mouse) and vote (ALA members will receive an email with instructions)!

First the self promotion – After careful considering I am running for ALA Councilor-at-Large this year.

You can read my statement of professional of concern, bio and endorsements from others on my council page. I would love to have your vote!

In addition to myself I urge you to consider these candidates for Council

I also strongly urge you to read up on our president-elect candidates

I am also a member of LITA an so in addition to the Council elections please consider these candidates for LITA representation

Vice-President/President-Elect - One Selected

Directors-At-Large – Three Selected For 3-Year Terms

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Top Ten Links Week 11

Bobbi Newman — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:54:13 +0000

My personally selected top 10 from the links I shared on Twitter from 3/12/2010 thru 3/18/2010

1. Media Skills Integrated into Core Standards #transliteracy – A draft of K-12 standards put forth by the National Governor’s Association, as part of theCommon Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI), integrates media skills as a key design consideration of these standards.

2. love this picture of the social media bandwagon - from @jimmy1712‘s blog.via @theREALwikimanv- even better it has a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial license!

3. Excellent primer on covering FCC broadband plan and why it matters via @knightfdn @ibarguen:

This is an issue that will touch just about every reader, viewer, listener and online user. After all, 35 percent of Americans (about 100 million people) do not have broadband access

4. FCC Proposes Digital Literacy Corps from the Libraries and Transliteracy blog

For millions of Americans, libraries and other public computing centers are important venues for free Internet access. Libraries are established institutions where non-adopters know they can access the Internet, but community centers, employment offices, churches and other social service offices play increasingly important roles. Low-income Americans and racial and ethnic minorities, in particular, rely on public institutions and community access centers for Internet access. Over half (51%) of African Americans and 43% of Hispanics who use the Internet do so at a public library.

5. “Making Sense of Privacy and Publicity“ danah boyd’s talk from SXSW

6. The death of the library book RT @civillibrarian: Interesting piece on public libraries in Salon

I wonder who this design is supposed to attract. If you’re not middle-class, college-educated, and adorned with an iPhone or laptop — or, more to the funding point, a potential donor — I have my doubts about how inviting this is.

7. I really need to start doing this! The Lost Practice of Resting One Day Each Week – there are some great reasons to take time off: Healthier body, Less stress, Deeper relationships, Opportunity for reflection, Balance, Increased production, Reserve for life’s emergencies

8. RT @buffyjhamilton: “Nobody, but Nobody Can Make It Out Here Alone” – try Skype to connect with others when time and distance prevent you from doing it face to face.

9. Love this quote! “Knowledge isn’t power; the ability to act on knowledge is power ” from Should Honesty Be the Policy in Your Office?

10. HBR – the cardinal rule of rules: never break a rule

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Libraries and Transliteracy – the video version

Bobbi Newman — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:46:06 +0000

I took my slideshow on transliteracy and turned it into a video. I was curious about how easy it was to turn a slideshow into a video (its super easy!) so I thought I’d try it. Most of my presentations aren’t meant to stand alone and so don’t really translate well to video. When I was putting the transliteracy one together I wanted it to be able to stand alone, so I thought I’d give it a try. A little self indulgent I know But anyway here it is.

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Libraries and Transliteracy Slideshow

Bobbi Newman — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:20:30 +0000

I haven’t been able to stop thinking about transliteracy and how important the concept is for libraries and librarians. I’ve created a slideshow I hope conveys the message and is easy to share.

I have also added page with information on transliteracy.

Libraries and Transliteracy

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Building the Digital Branch for the 21st Century

Bobbi Newman — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:04:50 +0000

On September 15th over 400 people attended a WebJunction webinar on Building a Digital Branch led by David Lee King. Yes I realize this post is way over due, but the information isn’t outdated, yet.

If you missed it you have multiple options for accessing the information:

Visit the WebJunction page for all the information and links.
View it in Wimba Classroom(combined archive of audio, slides and chat)

Note:If this is your first time using Wimba, check to see if your computer has the software and hardware required by walking through the Setup Wizard. If you still have problems using Wimba Classroom, consult the Wimba Classroom Guide.

View the slides (png)

Listen to audio-only recording (mp3)

View Chat log (xls)Note: trimmed down a bit to account for chat re: tech difficulties.

Look through the Twitter hashtag for session: #dbranch

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Rachel Vacek –Libraries Using Mobile Devices

Bobbi Newman — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:00:42 +0000

Instead of focusing on mobile needs of library users, focusing on mobile needs of librarians, some librarians were more interested in a netbook
Every librarian got an ipod touch or a netbook
Ideas that are needed the most will probably be the most difficult to implement because involve a proprietary ILS
Geeks just waiting to program things, look for collaboration in your community
Create buyin
Petting zoo
Don’t’ be afraid to play
Share your experiences
Questions:
Which IlS are you hoping to build a mobile interface for? IEEE
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Who do you help first?

Bobbi Newman — Thu, 14 May 2009 11:56:19 +0000

I presented this scenario to groups of librarians all over Minnesota in April

You’re sitting at the reference desk and as someone approaches the desk the phone begins to ring and an instant messaging window pops open, who do you help first?

I heard a lot of answers

it depends on how the person in front of you looks
answer the phone ask them to hold, type how can I help you in IM and ask the person standing in front of you how you can help them
it depends on which you noticed first
the person in front of you, they took the time and effort to come in

It was that last response I was trying to get them to rethink, sometimes I would point it out and sometimes someone else from the audience would – each of those people took the time and effort to contact you, not just the person standing in front of you.

Each of them did it in away you told them was acceptable when you provided the contact information.

I worked retail for years and this was a standard interview question – there is a person in front of you and the phone is ringing who do you help first? Everyone knows the answer is the person in front of you. Libraries seem to have adopted this attitude. Here is the problem with that – it makes sense for retail, the person in front of you is more likely to buy something. But libraries aren’t in the business of selling things, we’re in the business of providing information or service and each of those people has an equal need.

We don’t answer questions in a different order based on the types of questions asked, helping the Danielle Steel reader after the one looking for Shakespeare. So why are we answering them in a different order based on the form of communication used?

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Change is coming – a new job for me

Bobbi Newman — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:45:53 +0000

There is no way to say this other than to just come out and say it.

Effective May 18th I will be the Digital Branch Manager of the Chattahoochee Valley Regional Library System. This is a new position they have created for the purpose of planning, building and managing the Digital Branch, its going to be a lot of fun (and hard work!) I’m excited, nervous and about 20 other emotions right now, but most of all I’m really looking forward to it!

For those of you looking at your atlas CVRLS is in Columbus, Georgia, which means I will be spending the next couple of weeks packing my things and relocating.

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