There are so many opinions and options for the f libraries out there. One idea from Mal Booth, Sophie McDonald and Belinda Tiffen, breaks down the library of 2015 by 5 aspects: organizational culture, work conditions, service models, sustainability and people. via Information Literacy meets Library 2.0 Library of the Future – UTS on Prezi The thesis by Guy Adam Ailion, that this vidoeo is based on won the National Corobrik Architectural Thesis Award 2010, it is available for download. This video from JISC in the UK questions whether or not there will be librarians in the future. Libraries of the Future from Inside Higher Ed The university library of the future will be sparsely staffed, highly decentralized, and have a physical plant consisting of little more than special collections and study areas. The future of libraries, with or without books from CNN Books are being pushed aside for digital learning centers and gaming areas. “Loud rooms” that promote public discourse and group projects are taking over the bookish quiet. Hipster staffers who blog, chat on Twitter and care little about the Dewey Decimal System are edging out old-school librarians A to Z of Libraries of the Future The Future of Libraries and
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Facebook Community Pages vs Official Pages and Your Library or Business
I have paid very little attention to Facebook’s connections and the community pages it creates until yesterday. Yesterday I took a closer look at connections and my profile page. Now like many libraries my library has a Facebook page it looks like this. I kept the library in my work history when I click on that name on my info tab I see this – a community page. At the top is says Our goal is to make this Community Page the best collection of shared knowledge on this topic. If you have a passion for Chattahoochee Valley Libraries, sign up and we’ll let you know when we’re ready for your help. You can also get us started by suggesting a relevant Wikipedia article or the Official Site. Wikipedia? really? ok. Now I’m not sure what caused the creation I suspect it was me leaving it my work history. Fine. Why didn’t it tie to the official page? So I start looking into community pages.* This is what I’ve been able to determine. Basically they are automatically created, you can’t control them and the content that is posted on the wall is pulled from mentions of the keyword(s) within Facebook. So if someone posts
I’ve Got Google, Why Do I Need You?
A student’s perspective on Academic Libraries. I’ve Got Google, Why Do I Need You? View more presentations from Ida Aalen. 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
Congratulations to the 2010 Movers and Shakers
I am proud to say I know so many of the people on this years list – Josh, Matt, Amy, Jason, Steve, Brian, Maurice, Andy! Congratulations to everyone! Rebekkah Smith Aldrich Peggy Cadigan Gretchen Caserotti – Twitter Stephanie Chase Lisa Chow Maurice Coleman - T is for Training, (almost) Bald Trainer (blog) Ernie Cox – Mediacentered (blog) Monique DeLatte Ed Garcia Paul Hagon – blog Matthew Hamilton – Twitter Matthew Harp Monica Harris Ramona Harten, 2010 Brian Herzog – Swiss Army Librarian (blog), Twitter Scott Hughes Liana Juliano Laura Kasak Teresa Kiser Mandy Knapp – Save Ohio Libraries Joanna Kolendo Janice Kowemy Steve Lawson – Library Society of the World, See Also (blog) David Lindahl Georgia Lomax Denise Lyons Amy Mather Allison Miller Josh Neff – Library Society of the World, Goblin Cartoons (blog), Twitter Jason Puckett – Librarian X (blog), Twitter Denise Raleigh Joann Ransom – Library Matters (blog) Melissa Rice Eric S. Riley Mary-Jo Romaniuk Bess Sadler – Solvitur Ambulando (blog) Sandra Sajones Bernadette Salgado Virginia Sanchez, 2010 Talia Sherer, 2010 Manya Shorr, 2010 Sarah Sogigian, 2010 Laura Solomon - Save Ohio Libraries Bethan Steward, 2010 Lisa Carlucci Thomas – Research, Twitter Bonnie Tijerina Judy Van Acker Rebecca Vnuk –
Empowering Library Users to Work with Digital Media
I have been in awe of the Digital Media Lab at Skokie Public Library since I first heard about it. The Skokie Public Library Media Lab is a space (a whole room!) where patrons can use an amazing array of software and hardware to create digital media. This is the kind of space and service all libraries should be offering patrons to support transliteracy. Learn more about starting a digital media lap from Richard Kong Empowering Library Users to Work with Digital Media View more presentations from Richard Kong. 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
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