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Established July 2006
ISSN: 1946-1852
by Rick Mason
Category Archives: Conferences
Library 2.0 : Steven Bell – It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad Web 2.0 World
Steven Bell – It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad Web 2.0 World : Hidden Treasure or Just More Pressure? (Powerpoint) (Handout) The title is adapted from It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, the “epic comedy” film from 1963. He … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Libraries, Library 2.0, OSUL2007, Web Design
Tagged 2.0 technology, American Libraries;, Charles Deering, Charles Deering McCormick University, Chris Anderson, David Bishop, David Lee King, Evanston, find technology, frantic search, Illinois, Instant Messaging, Jim Carroll, librarian, Library 2.0, library director, library tool, Northwestern University, problems needing solutions, staff using technology, Steven Bell, Wired;
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Library 2.0 Seminar
I am attending (not presenting, though) Ohio State University’s Library 2.0 Seminar, being held yesterday and today on the OSU campus. I am taking lots of notes, and plan to at least outline each of the sessions here. The speakers … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Libraries, Library 2.0, OSUL2007, Web Design
Tagged Brian Mathews, Chad Boeninger, Eric Schnell, Ken Varnum, Ohio State University, Ohio State University\'s Library, OSU campus, OSU Knowledge Bank, Stephen Abram, Steven Bell, User, Web Services
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ALA In Focus
The first segment of “ALA In Focus”, an online video detailing the inner workings of various areas of the American Library Association, features Gwendolyn Prellwitz, Program Officer for the ALA Office of Diversity & Spectrum. The video is fantastic to … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Libraries, RFS, Video
Tagged ALA Office of Diversity & Spectrum, Alabama, American Library Association, Gwendolyn Prellwitz, John Chrastka, online video, Program Officer, Reaching Forward South, The Shifted Librarian, USD, webmaster
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Wikipedia of Public Libraries – Presentation
The Wikipedia of Public Libraries : A quickie wiki primer, the PLWiki project, and You (pdf) is a presentation by Andrea Mercado, PLA Blog Manager, on wikis and how they can benefit libraries. It contains a link to a request … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Online Services, Presenting, Software, Web Design
Tagged Andrea Mercado, Manager, PLA Blog, PLA Blog Manager
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Public Knowledge Project
The Public Knowledge Project is a Canadian research initiative started nine years ago in order to develop “free, open source software for the management, publishing, and indexing of journals and conferences.” In doing so, they have found themselves at the … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Copyright, Libraries, Open Access, Open Source, Periodicals
Tagged IT Manager, IT Manager's Journal;, Open Source Software
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Library of Congress Meetings
The Library of Congress has formed the Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control, and will be having their first public meeting tomorrow, March 8th, at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California. The truly interesting thing is that anyone … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Conferences, Google, Government, Libraries
Tagged Andrew Pace, California, Chicago, Congress, Google, Karen Coyle, Karen Markey, Karen Schneider, Library of Congress, Library of Congress Meetings The
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Library of Congress, Mountain View
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March of the Librarians
March of the Librarians, by Nick Baker, is a fantastic parody of March of the Penguins, set in the environs of Seattle during the ALA Midwinter last month. It brings back memories of Chicago 2005 (the last ALA I attended).
Posted in Conferences, Humor, Libraries
Tagged Chicago, Seattle
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Libraries and Open Source Software
Libraries facilitate open access to information with open source software is an interesting article posted on Linux.com. I have opened my Open Source Software and Libraries with the same observation that the open source movement and libraries share many of … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Libraries, Open Access, Open Source, Presenting, Software
Tagged Linux, Linux.com;, Open Source Software, source software
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PolyTalk
While at Reaching Forward South last week, I met someone from the Lincoln Trail Library System who is involved in a project called PolyTalk. PolyTalk is a volunteer group from Illinois libraries that provide translation services between patrons and library … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Libraries, RFS
Tagged Illinois, PolyTalk, translation services, volunteer group
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Ten Do’s and Don’ts for Conference, Workshop, and Program Organizers
This list is from Rachel, aka The Liminal Librarian. The comments add a great deal of information beneficial to those of us who present, as well as those of us who organize conferences. At this moment, it is too much … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Presenting
Tagged aka The Liminal Librarian, Librarian.net
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2006 Illinois Authors Book Fair
The 2006 Illinois Authors Book Fair will be held November 16-18 at the Illinois State Library in Springfield (map).
Posted in Conferences, Libraries
Tagged Illinois State Library
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Jessamyn
Jessamyn West did a couple of presentations for the library system that my library belongs to. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to attend (grrrrr… I have heard nothing but rave reviews for her presentations and would like to attend one someday), … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Presenting, Search, Training, WebSearch
Tagged Jessamyn
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Back in Circulation Again (Again)
The University of Wisconsin – Madison School of Library and Information Studies is hosting a conference titled “Back in Circulation Again (Again)” on September 8-9, 2006. from Jean
Posted in Conferences, Libraries
Tagged Madison School, University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin
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Tracks
Tracks is a nifty piece of software that is a multi-user To-Do list organizer. Multiple users, with different levels of access, can organize a project and set up timelines and track progress. This may be a possibility for RFS… From … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Open Source, RFS, Software
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