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We could write volumes about our love for libraries — and, well, we kind of have. During our Internet travels, we've stumbled across some pretty amazing places for book lovers. After spotting an es...
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American Libraries Magazine, the magazine of the American Library Association, delivers news and information about the library community.
If change is your challenge, here are ten tips to enable you to motivate and precipitate positive change. Also like that these are reflected in the context of specific stories that illustrate the idea in action. Storytelling again - it works! Great blog post. DW
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" A new report from The Social Habit focuses on revelations about Pinterestand if you weren’t a “pinner” before, it might be time to get in the game!The study concludes that while Pinterest has a smaller user base than services like Facebook or Twitter, the service engenders enormous loyalty and has become a daily habit for more than half its users." So, the question is, if this is on of the biggest, fastest-growing social platforms, and we are intent on meeting our customers where they are - How should we use this platform, within the limits of copyright, to promote our stuff? I'm thinking it's about promoting our services, programmes and events - not so much about our stuff. Looking for great examples of libraries pinning... DW
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An excellent post from Sonia Simone on the Copyblogger blog, discussing the risks inherent in building your marketing strategy on someone else's land. Her point is a good one, in that if we focus solely on 'sharecropping', i.e. marketing via FB and other sites over which we have no control, our marketing strategy is subject to the whim of any change those large platforms choose to make. She offers up a much better strategy - with the bonus of couching the whole thing in the language of storytelling. This woman is a wizard with words. Must read. DW
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What makes a brilliant project leader? I spoke to Mike Clayton, author of Brilliant Project Leader, about the key skills and talents of people who make excellent project leaders. This is what he had to say.
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Collaboration is in. But it may not be conducive to creativity.
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"Maybe you’re looking to widen your audience. Or you’re just looking for reasons to be a little more excited when you get out of bed every morning. Maybe you want to launch a dream. Maybe you’ve worked up the courage to want to do something epic." Awesome post, and applicable to business and personal circumstances. Great advice, particularly the last: "I hate the saying, “Leap, and the net will appear.” That is a lousy maxim when you’re heading for the ground at over 800 miles an hour. Build your net. Study your net. Understand your net." DW
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“Technology Trends.” Keynote by Joe Murphy for the Library 2.012 Worldwide Virtual Conference, a global conference spanning time zones and languages.
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Grammar Girl has tips and grammar exercises to help you learn and remember all the grammar rules on punctuation, word choice, and more. Just the site in general, the tips, the simple clear explanations. Very useful. DW
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If you have previously stopped by you will know that I’m a fairly recent recruit to a public library management team, and you will also know that I’m an avid fan of collaboration in any context. The two have recently intersected and I’ve been working with a colleague to draw cross-functional teams together to work on some projects of interest. The desired outcomes were improved customer service through consistency and clarity across library departments, and improved communication between staff in different departments. Let me describe one of the projects... In this post, I describe our first efforts at cross-functional team work, a new way of working for our staff. DW
The dynamic and innovative Teen Department at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh has long dabbled in digital media projects and maker crafts with film competitions, music recording programs, gaming tournaments and DIY art projects, but to commit to an ongoing program like The Labs is unprecedented. So why not throw a great big party to spread the word and excite teens around the city?
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Robin Good: Everytime I see a new post or article claiming to list the best content curation tools I know I am in for some disappointment. Most of these lists just pick up names from other lists without even bothering to check, test or verify what these tools actually do, whether they are still available. Unfortunately the rush to put out "curated" list of tools and services has created more misinformation than useful lists. But if you, like me, are on the lookout for new and effective tools to curate your own content or the one of your customers, I have created a comprehensive map of all the curation tools available online and I keep it fresh and updated almost on a daily basis. The map presently lists over 250 content curation tools which you can navigate much more easily than it was possible on my earlier versions of this map. On the right side of the map you will find all of the news and content curation tools available online today. On the left side, you can find bookmarking, link lists builders, clippers and lots of tools to operate with RSS feeds (which are still at the heart of a curator's job).
Full map: http://bit.ly/ContentCurationUniverse
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What’s a social business all about? Is it about having your brand on Twitter or Facebook? Is it about private social networks? Certainly, these all play a part.
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Just registered, and tried it out from a curatorial perspective - at first glance seems to work very well as a source of breaking news, adds another stream for curating on platforms like Scoop.it. Recommend that you try it if you are interested in extending and improving your curation. Try out it: http://hopflow.com
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The internet is a giant network of muddled conversations. That's why people are more likely to share narratives than a series of facts. 4 basics of good content. I went looking for content about Reticular Activating Systems after reading about it in David Allen's book "Getting things done". I'm wondering how this unconscious focusing and filtering of information can be strategically employed when working to help shift the focus when retraining or redeploying staff. Other recommendations re similar readings, articles, blogs would be welcome. DW
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"The thoughtLEADERS Blog covers leadership, communications, strategy and operations." Storytelling is the 'new' way of doing - selling, training, motivating. Yet, while we in libraries deal in story and deeply understand the social imperative of story, are we using story in our professional practice? To increase understanding of what good customer service is, for example, should we share those stories? Would it help to motivate and make the change? This 'story' is an example of how one might use such a method to begin the process. Nice. DW
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Now, this surprised me! " During an interview, your potential new boss asks you to briefly describe your qualifications. At this moment, you have a single objective: be impressive. So you begin to rattle off your list of accomplishments: your degrees from Harvard and Yale, your prestigious internships, your intimate knowledge of essential software and statistical analysis. “Oh,” you add. “And I took two semesters of Spanish in college.” Not technically an impressive accomplishment, but since the company does a lot of business in Latin America, you figure some Spanish is better than none at all. Or is it?"
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"Communicating well with the people around us and managing to convince them is a daily challenge. Now, here’s an interesting paradox – while looking to convince others we rely on our own thinking tools and strengths. It doesn’t matter if you’re trying to persuade your manager to adopt a new idea, or your teenage daughter to take school more seriously. When we need to persuade others most of us focus on what we do best – some are very eloquent, others give great examples. Now, switch chairs with your listener and ask yourself what his or hers strength. Sure, you take into consideration what’s important to them, but – how about understanding how they actually think?"
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Some excellent examples of libraries reinventing themselves as maker spaces, jumping into participatory learning, and pushing the boundaries of what 'library' is, or can be. Awesome! DW
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Thanks to the Proverbial Lone Wolf librarian for sharing this great slideshare from Buffy Hamilton. Oh the places we can go if we choose to become a maker space! DW
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Refining the machinery of creativity, or what heartbreak and hydraulics have to do with coaxing the muse.
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"Dallas libraries want to do more, but that’s where the “perpetually under-funded” part comes in. Today, the city announced an effort to do something about that. Council member Ann Margolin and Atmos Energy’s Sandra Doyle are leading a team to recruit corporate partners to help fund several needs at the library. It’s called, appropriately enough, Corporate Partners for the Dallas Public Library. First among the list of needs are more literacy centers focused on teaching English as a second language. Atmos, in partnership with Texas A&M Commerce already has a pilot program underway at Dallas West branch. Other needs include a small business innovation locators, teen centers to help with college planning and job training, technology classes, etc. etc." I particularly like the accompanying document outlining their specific needs, and the fact that they have quantified some of the options on the basis of things such as scalability, future potential, and included some specific criteria or parameters of the projects they have in mind. Would like to hear what response this effort brings. DW
From the corporate workplace to the elementary school classroom, leaders are everywhere. Even born leaders need inspiration and practical tips to help them reach their highest potential. A great selection of blogs from a variety of leaders and experts in various fields. Good advice aplenty. DW
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