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Thanks NYLA!

Thanks NYLA!

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/239835/HyperlinkedLibraryNYLA.pdf

Morton Grove Public Library, IL, in Top Ten for Playaway Contest!

Morton Grove Public Library, IL, in Top Ten for Playaway Contest!

Leah White, a good friend of TTW, writes:
As many of you know, I recently took a position at the Morton Grove Public Library as the Readers Services Librarian. The first major project I planned was our participation in the Playaway Picture This Contest. Playaways are a relatively new style of audiobook and as a promotion, they are awarding $10,000 to the library who created the best display....

OPPL Virtual Services Manager

OPPL Virtual Services Manager

http://www.oppl.org/about/jobs.htm
The Oak Park Public Library has an exciting full time opportunity for an experienced librarian to provide visionary leadership of our virtual services efforts. The Virtual Services Manager will manage the design and implementation of the library’s website and ensure that all online services and resources are integrated and designed for the ease of use and convenience of the public....

QR Codes Connect Students to Books

QR Codes Connect Students to Books

I used this as an example yesterday for the Michigan school librarians:
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/newsletters/newsletterbucketextrahelping/886787-443/qr_codes_connect_students_to.html.csp
“I realized how often I see them in public and I wanted to give [students] an awareness of them,” says Brook Forest’s school librarian, John Schumacher, referring to QR codes, two-dimensional barcodes that can be read using a camera on a smartphone....

Digital Preservation Outreach and Education Survey

Digital Preservation Outreach and Education Survey

Barrett Jones, Digital Preservation Outreach and Education - Office of Strategic Initiatives at the Library of Congress writes:
The Library of Congress launched the Digital Preservation Outreach and Education (DPOE) initiative earlier this year.  The mission of DPOE is to foster a national network of education programs for digital preservation.  DPOE is conducting a survey of digital preservation training needs....

Thanks MAME 2010

Thanks MAME 2010

Thanks to everyone who attended the Michigan Association of Media in Education Conference this week in Dearborn, Michigan. This was my first in-person talk since my canine accident. Everyone was so helpful and accommodating! I enjoyed talking with the school librarians from all over the state.
The slides are here:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/239835/HyperlinkedSchoolLibraryMAME10.pdf
The article based on this presentation is here: http://tametheweb.com/2010/03/02/the-hyperlinked-school-library-engage-explore-celebrate/

Chicago PL Ponders Red Box Like Service

Chicago PL Ponders Red Box Like Service

http://www.suntimes.com/news/cityhall/2835576,CST-NWS-redbox26.article
”It would be bestsellers, DVDs and popular items, just like our popular library. You’d put your library card in, select an item, it comes out and you’d return it back to the same place or to any one of our libraries,” Dempsey said.
”Some of these vending machines store up to a hundred items....

Enriching Large Data Sets by Paul Hagon

Enriching Large Data Sets by Paul Hagon

Enriching large data sets
View more presentations from Paul Hagon.
I am always inspired and challenged by Paul’s grasp on manipulating collections to make the accessible. Watch his work closely folks!

Just in Time for Halloween! Zombies in the Library

Just in Time for Halloween! Zombies in the Library

Via Benjamin Wheal comes this spooky idea you could adopt for your library or library group.
This year the South Australian Library & Information Network (SALIN) Committee has chosen to celebrate our diverse and changing profession through production of the 2011 calendar “Zombies in the Library”. In 12 beautifully rendered scenes the calendar covers such topics as the role of the Zombie in reference, the frustrations faced when the Undead hog the photocopier, and...

Illinois Libraries Go Green

Illinois Libraries Go Green

Don’t miss:
http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/news/10252010/illinois-libraries-talk-sustainability
Sixty librarians from around Illinois met at Chicago’s Field Museum October 22 to discuss how they could better help their communities go green.
The workshop kicked off the Illinois Library Association’s year-long Go Green @ your Illinois Library program, which aims to develop a group of librarians committed to environmental awareness.
“It’s about libraries holding the conversation in their communities about sustainability,” said Denise Raleigh, director of marketing, development, and communications at Gail Borden...

Use Libraries and Learn Stuff

Use Libraries and Learn Stuff

(Higher quality) Use Libraries and Learn Stuff, originally uploaded by GeoShore.
For more please see :
http://use-libraries-and-learn-stuff.blogspot.com/2010/10/use-libraries-and-learn-stuff.html

The Transparent Library Director

The Transparent Library Director

I’m not a library director.  Heck, who knows if I’ll ever be a library director.  But spend some time working in a public library and you’ll see a common theme: most employees and the public have no clue what a library director does.  There’s this belief that the library director is some person way high up in the sky making all these decisions and pulling all these strings to make the...

Don’t Miss “Three Punk Rock Lessons for Surviving 21st Century Library Hell”

Don’t Miss “Three Punk Rock Lessons for Surviving 21st Century Library Hell”

TTW Contributor Justin Hoenke serves up a mighty fine guest post at Heather McCormack’s blog:
http://heathermccormack.wordpress.com/2010/10/25/guest-post-three-punk-rock-lessons-for-surviving-21st-century-library-hell/
For an example, I’m going to turn to Twitter. Just two years ago, I was a librarian in South Jersey tinkering with tweets, not knowing at all what I was doing. I took it upon myself to understand the strange little-big world of hyperlinks and handles....

The Conduit Metaphor – A TTW Guest Post by David Wedaman

The Conduit Metaphor – A TTW Guest Post by David Wedaman

Kurt Fischer noted (in passing, at a Mind, Brain, Education Institute) that the Conduit Metaphor of Learning is defunct. This is the idea that education is essentially a kind of pipe whereby knowledge travels from the mouth or mind of a more- to a less-learned person. That the learner is a receptacle to be filled with knowledge....

The Hyperlinked Library – Updated Fall 2010

The Hyperlinked Library – Updated Fall 2010

Preparing for class lecture in LIS768 Participatory Service & Emerging Technologies as well as the workshop at Internet Librarian International, I overhauled and updated most of my GIANT presentation centered around my model of “The Hyperlinked Library.” As usual, the slides contain citations, Flickr links and is full CC licensed....

Hyperlinked Library Video for ILI2010 Workshop

Hyperlinked Library Video for ILI2010 Workshop

More here: http://tametheweb.com/the-hyperlinked-library/

Welcome to Office Hours – My New Column in Library Journal

Welcome to Office Hours – My New Column in Library Journal

I am very happy to announce I’m writing for LJ again! I thoroughly enjoyed writing The Transparent Library with Michael Casey for over two years – hopefully Michael and I can continue writing again soon! Those columns are some of my favorites. Now, I’m happy to be exploring avenues related to educating future librarians.
http://bit.ly/coCkbX
WELCOME TO “OFFICE HOURS,” a new space in Library Journal where we’ll explore what’s happening in library and information science education....

LJ highlights Placements & Jobs – The Lucky Few

LJ highlights Placements & Jobs – The Lucky Few

Take a look at
http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/887197-305/placements__salaries_2010_the.html.csp
Dominican GSLIS alum writes a thoughtful piece on job searching after graduation entitled “The Lucky Few.”
Breaking into the library world has never been a walk in the park. “Doing time” as a clerk, shelving, or simply working part-time is par for the course in this profession. But as a great man once sang, “The times, they are a-changin’.” There is a drastic increase in the number of degreed...

Thanks Internet Librarian International 2010!

Thanks Internet Librarian International 2010!

Good morning! I’m up at 5:30am EST to present via Skype at Internet Librarian International 2010. Missing this trip because of my knee injury has been rough but I’m happily following along on Twitter, etc.
My slides are here:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/239835/StephensILI2010Transparency.pdf

Open Conversation: The Encourager, the Connector, the Learner

Open Conversation: The Encourager, the Connector, the Learner

From Michael – This is a reprint of a column originally published last year in Digitale Biblioteek.
“On average, students in online learning conditions per- formed better than those receiving face-to-face instructi- on”. That was the conclusion of an authoritative report by SRI International commissioned by the US Ministry of Education. The New York Times wrote about it on August 24th: “The report examined the comparative research for on- line versus traditional classroom teaching...

How do I deal with negative people, asked a friend….

How do I deal with negative people, asked a friend….

I said:
It’s very easy to dismiss people who don’t share our views. It’s harder to find common ground. Even harder is saying “I can learn from you.”

Managing Personal Change by Roy Tennant

Managing Personal Change by Roy Tennant

Run, do not walk to this:
http://blog.libraryjournal.com/tennantdigitallibraries/2010/09/29/managing-personal-change/
Here are just a few of my favorites:

Learn as you breathe. You breathe all the time without even thinking about it. That is how you must learn — picking up bits of knowledge, new skills, and a fresh perspective every single day simply as a part of living....

School Libraries in Australian – Without Librarians – A TTW Guest Post by Vivienne Taylor

School Libraries in Australian – Without Librarians – A TTW Guest Post by Vivienne Taylor

Thought you may be interested in this article in The Age newspaper today - Melbourne’s main newspaper.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/library-specialists-being-shelved-20100806-11o9t.html?rand=1281079644026
The Australian government’s response to the Global Financial Crisis included a massive infrastructure rebuilding program for government and non-government schools, with particular emphasis on creating new school halls, community spaces and YES – school libraries! Many of these libraries are about to open or have already opened – my school library is a couple of months away from completion!...

Motivations of Scholarly Bloggers

Motivations of Scholarly Bloggers

Kyle Jones sent this to me:
http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2962/2580
Kjellberg, Sara. “I am a blogging researcher: Motivations for blogging in a scholarly context” First Monday[Online], Volume 15 Number 8 (14 July 2010)
Kjellberg conducted in-depth interviews with researchers who blog for the study. Take a look at the findings and discussion for some strong evidence for sharing and blogging the research process online as a researcher....

QR codes at the beginning of each chapter of the book I’m reading

QR codes at the beginning of each chapter of the book I’m reading

QR codes at the beginning of each chapter of the book I’m reading, originally uploaded by The Shifted Librarian.


Via Jenny Levine

Butting In: A TTW Guest Post by David Wedaman

Butting In: A TTW Guest Post by David Wedaman

I stumbled across an old presentation (December 2009) and I liked it, so I thought I’d share.  It’s called “Butting In” (click here for the PPT).
“Butting in” is the idea that we in the Library and IT world are in what I call the “Cloutterdammerung,” or the Twilight of our Clout....

Roadmap to the Hyperlinked Library

Roadmap to the Hyperlinked Library

A Roadmap to the Hyperlinked Library
Mal Booth, University of Technology Sydney (Australia)
Michael Stephens, Dominican University and Tame the Web (USA)
Wednesday 13 October 14.00 – 17.00

What does a connected world of continuous computing mean for 21st century libraries? This workshop provides a roadmap for becoming the hyperlinked library — transparent, participatory, playful, user-centered, and human, while still grounded in our foundations and values....

Stephen Abram: Follow a Library

Stephen Abram: Follow a Library

Jan Holmquist: Follow a Library

Jan Holmquist: Follow a Library

Upcoming Presentations Fall 2010

Upcoming Presentations Fall 2010

September 24, 2010: “Trends & Tech in Libraries,” Geneva Public Library Staff Day, Geneva, Illinois (via Skype)
October 2010 – Internet Librarian International, London. Sadly, my leg injury is going to prevent actually traveling to London this year but we’re a working on some virtual participation options.
October 29, 2010: “The Hyperlinked School Library,” Closing Keynote, Michigan Association for Media in Education Conference, Dearborn, Michigan
November 5, 2010: “The Hyperlinked Library: Trends, Tools, Transparency,” Afternoon Workshop,...

How to Raise Boys Who Read (Hint: Not with gross-out books and video-game bribes)

How to Raise Boys Who Read (Hint: Not with gross-out books and video-game bribes)

How to Raise Boys Who Read (Hint: Not with gross-out books and video-game bribes)
I think what I hate seeing in these types of articles is the general “GAMES BAD BOOKS GOOD” thing (for the full effect, imagine The Incredible Hulk saying that).  Perhaps I’m only seeing this because of my interest in gaming (I am one of the co-founders of 8BitLibrary.com)....

Thanks Geneva Public Library!

Thanks Geneva Public Library!

I had scheduled a talk at Geneva Public Library’s Staff Institute Day months ago – and the “Cooper Incident” changed everything. We were able to work out a good plan: I spoke to the group today for an hour via Skype about some library trends. We showed off Skype as a technology, I got to see the group, they got to see me and Cooper made his presence known with some...

As a result of Learning 2.0/23 Things…

As a result of Learning 2.0/23 Things…

As a result of Learning 2.0/23 Things…, originally uploaded by mstephens7.


For more, please visit
http://research.tametheweb.com/

Are we ready?

Are we ready?

Joshua Kim has a nice piece on reading with a Kindle:
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/technology_and_learning/freedom_on_a_kindle
But if Amazon is smart, and Bezos seems very smart to me, than I’m sure that the Kindle experience will continue to improve. We are not there yet, but the end of the future of the printed book format is in sight....

Look Like your People – A TTW Guest Post by David Wedaman

Look Like your People – A TTW Guest Post by David Wedaman

People used to need the help of library and IT staff to do things like find articles, edit videos, create databases, install a VOIP phone system, etc. This is changing. People are increasingly sophisticated users of digital media and computers. Third-party software applications and web-based services (read: not made or vetted by your local library and IT staff) are increasingly accessible....

The Future of the Book

The Future of the Book

Via Perpetual Beta:
The Future of the Book. from IDEO on Vimeo.
Meet Nelson, Coupland, and Alice — the faces of tomorrow’s book. Watch global design and innovation consultancy IDEO’s vision for the future of the book. What new experiences might be created by linking diverse discussions, what additional value could be created by connected readers to one another, and what innovative ways we might use to tell our favorite stories and build...

Discussion, Reflection, Questions, Change

Discussion, Reflection, Questions, Change

I’m always watching for innovation in libraries for TTW Guest Posts, including interesting ideas and new practices. I’ll meet someone at a conference doing fascinating things, perhaps testing the waters in new areas, or read a thought provoking blog post, and I’ll often ask “Would you consider doing a TTW post?”  My hope is that by highlighting some new twist on what we do, we can get people to explore these...

The Graveyard

The Graveyard

At my library, we recently started up a circulating video game collection.  Since we didn’t have a huge budget and we knew the collection was going to be rather small, we opted to go stark naked with security.  There’s also an amazing vibe here in Portland, Maine.  People really have a lot of trust in each other and everyone has a lot of faith in each other....

Extreme Library Twitter Makeover :-)

Extreme Library Twitter Makeover :-)

Good stuff:
http://followalibrary.blogspot.com/2010/09/give-your-library-twitter-makeover-for.html
Erin Logsdon () wrote a blogpost with some great tips how to give your library a twitter makeover for follow a library day.

Having a complete profile (Location, Web, Bio) is important for two reasons. One, the text in these fields in keyword searchable, so it will help people find you if the information is complete and relevant....

Fast, Open, and Transparent: Developing the Smithsonian’s Web and New Media Strategy

Fast, Open, and Transparent: Developing the Smithsonian’s Web and New Media Strategy

A flurry of work today getting ready for classes! Don’t miss this from the Smithsonian’s Michael Edson:
Michael Edson: Fast, Open, and Transparent: Developing the Smithsonian’s Web and New Media Strategy
View more documents from Michael Edson.
This is a most useful document for designing our own Web and new media strategies for libraries and other institutions....