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This blog is a continuation of Stepping back, looking forward: A year to think, reflect and play... More than anything, my sabbatical leave taught me that I need to take the time *daily* to look forward...even in the midst of a hectic work schedule. And the library staff needs to do the same...think, reflect, play... Formerly Stepping back, looking forward
Comment from: Mary Ann Laun
Labels: Jott.com; Blogger; note-taking
After going to the OCLC Members' Council meeting, I was reflecting on all I had heard and although Stephen Abrams' presentation was acidic and negative, I did come away with over 20 things I want to investigate. Now I have tried MySpace and found the site to be less than desirable. My kids said it was easy to "trick out" and then I found out their cousin did all their pages! When I signed up for Facebook, I was able to easily navigate it and select friends through my email lists as well as from my college, location, etc. So, here it is...
Labels: Facebook social networking
Wow...finding time for this Infopeople course is challenging, especially since I have been on jury duty. These are the blogs that I subscribed to in Google Reader. Since I also have several in my Yahoo account, I chose some other ones.
Web 2.0: Connecting with the Community Using Social Software
Labels: blogging Infopeople Web 2.0
There is student in our Library tech program who is quite remarkable and no matter when I am with her, I walk away energized. I met her one day in Ann Dallevalle's class when I went in to observe Ann for her evaluation. Gena was making a presentation about new technologies in libraries and I was so impressed with enthusiasm for blogging. I was hooked. I had this idea that a blog could help our students stay in touch with new developments and career opportunities and Gena was the one to shepherd it. This blog http://pcclibtech.blogspot.com/ is Gena's creation and carries her spirit as she discovers resources to share with other library technicians in our program at PCC. And from her influence, my own blogs were born (both personal -- http://maryannlaun.blogspot.com/ and professional --http://steppingbacklookingforward.blogspot.com...and now for my campus --http://underourskin.blogspot.com)
Labels: Gen Hackett blogging
Books that get "under our skin"...
My husband, Jeff is a huge fan of Leo Laporte and it is not an unusual event when when I go to bed before him that he comes in brimming with enthusiasm (Are you still awake?) for something he heard about on The Tech Guy. So it is with Jott.com...
Labels: Jott notetaking
Survey software in Libraries…
I stepped back for a year to refresh myself after feeling burned out....and today, my first day "back at work" found me in San Diego for the Council of Chief Librarians, California Community Colleges annual board retreat. I was particularly interested in coming to this meeting since I wanted to share my sabbatical report called "On-ramps to digital highways: Digitization activities and trends in California's community college libraries."
Labels: Council of Chief Librarians, digitization CCL surveys
For the last month and a half, I have been concentrating on all my final reports for my sabbatical leave. One report is Onramps to Digital Resources in the California Community Colleges and the other is a similar study for my own campus (which included an inventory of resources that could be digitized)
Labels: CCL digitization
Naked Conversations: How blogs are chaging the way businesses talk with each other / by Robert Scoble and Shel Israel
Labels: Naked Conversations blogging
The Digitization Policy Task Force of ALA's Office for Information Technology has developed a document on digitization policy. In this document nine basic principles are presented as principles or assumptions to move libraries forward in the digitization agenda.
Labels: digitization policy
OCLC Western 2007 Users’ Meeting:
Labels: OCLC User centric environment
Library Conflict Management: Turning Enemies into Allies (SIRSI seminar with Pat Wagner)
March 27, 2007
Labels: digitization project
Public and University Libraries:
Labels: libraries
Customer is always right: A Sirsi Seminar with Ulla de Striker……………
SIRSI abstract: As the Nationwide insurance commercials taunt "life comes at you fast", it's time for librarians to jump into the knowledge pool of Web 2.0 technologies and discover how these tools are changing the way many library users communicate, collaborate and receive information. Helene Blowers, Technology Director for the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County shares insights and best practices around the creation of Learning 2.0, an online self-discovery program designed to encourage staff to explore new technologies (blogs, wikis, podcasts etc.) and reward them for ’play’.
Labels: Web 2.0 Helene Blowers Play
Portland Community College’s Library presence in the Online Course Environment
Labels: RSS feeds WebCT
Eileen O’Shea/Infopeople
Labels: Infopeople blogging wikis Web2.0 photosharing social bookmarking