Crafting the user centered library – Cliff Landis

Crafting the user centered library Cliff Landis its not enough to shove your bad services into a new space, we know our opacs suck so why are we cramming them into myspace and facebook why do you use emerging technologies in your library, not just bc everyone else is, doing it for service and outreach, … Continue reading Crafting the user centered library – Cliff Landis

Ubiquitous computing and library future

Ubiquitous computing and library future Michael Porter Libraryman Chris Peters – maintainit – small part of TechSoup, new cookbook coming out soon, definition a model of human computer interjection which information processing has been thoroughly integrated into everyday object sand activities when computing and info access happen when and where we need it, enabled by … Continue reading Ubiquitous computing and library future

Learning 2.0 and 1.8 users bridging the gap – Rudy Leon & Colleen Harris

Learning 2.0 and 1.8 users bridging the gap Rudy Leon & Colleen Harris Myths of nexgen users skilled online searchers ease with new gadgets always connected effective multi-taskers require constant simulation must be entertained learn by doing mythbusting they do use stuff but in a dummybox way, they don't understand the info they are getting … Continue reading Learning 2.0 and 1.8 users bridging the gap – Rudy Leon & Colleen Harris

Becoming 2.0 – What 2.0 can do you for you

After much preperation the time has finally arrived!  This week I'm cohosting a Web 2.0 workshop sponsered by MOREnet and the Missouri State Library.  The topic - They asked us to talk about using Web 2.0 tools in your library!  Even better, my cohost and I created the whole thing using Google Docs.  How else … Continue reading Becoming 2.0 – What 2.0 can do you for you

Connect With Your Patrons in the Digital World

I'm giving this presentation at the Mobius conference today, I wish I could say it's somewhere exotic, but it's just in at the Lake.  Which means a lot of driving but no overnight stay for me. Connect with your patrons in the digital worldhttp://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=connect-1212431802048663-8&stripped_title=connect-with-your-patron-in-the-digitalView more presentations from Bobbi Newman. I'll also be attending some sessions, … Continue reading Connect With Your Patrons in the Digital World