RT @zaana: RT @LibraryJournal: Design Institute: Six Space Challenges from Six Libraries | Library by Design http://t.co/ZjSYOa6g #vicpln...
"Some 90 librarians, architects, and vendors gathered to talk about how to build for flexibility in uncertain times and brainstorm solutions to a handful of design challenges — see below for the Challenges and Brainstorms featured at LJ‘s daylong Design Institute (http://lj.libraryjournal.com/tag/design-institute/) held November 11, 2011 at Phoenix’s Burton Barr Central Library. (See also: Building Smart: LJ’s Design Institute Inspires Spaces for the Future http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2012/05/buildings/lbd/building-smart-ljs-design-institute-inspires-spaces-for-the-future-library-by-design/) Via Karen du Toit 
Last weekend I read the 2012 Vintage version of the New York Times bestseller Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James. I read it as a whole because I am tired of reading pseudo-reviews that count the number of incidents involving drinking, smoking, sex, and dirty words. (Of course, if some reviewers want to count—be my guest! The book has plenty!) If I were to write a review, I would say the book is way too long and the writing often mundane and clichéd. ![Google Search Just Got 1,000 Times Smarter with Knowledge Graph [looks like a reference interview] | Library world, new trends, technologies | Scoop.it](http://img.scoop.it/kt_Lh9jgSv2uBIugc4dTyTl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVaiQDB_Rd1H6kmuBWtceBJ)
Google has introduced the "Knowledge Graph" — or semantic analysis — to its most fundamental tool, search. Here's what that means. 
I happened upon this mini-library in my neighborhood and am so impressed with the movement that Little Free Library has started that I am getting one together for our street. 
American Libraries Magazine, the magazine of the American Library Association, delivers news and information about the library community. 
Stacey Taylor: "We need to encourage quality teachers into the Teacher Librarian fold and to ensure that there are jobs for them to go to. We need to sell our wares to our own communities so that we become planning, teaching and change ...
'So how might we do this? Go to as many faculty meetings as possible, offer your services whenever possible to whoever will work with you. Via Karen du Toit 
I get many questions from concerned parents on this blog worrying about how fast they should push their preschool children as w Via Zarah Gagatiga 
R David Lankes: A librarian plays devil's advocate for those who argue libraries are obsolete (but there is a happy ending).
"There are few of us who can know the exact moment their career ended. However when a professor of library science argues libraries are obsolete against a Harvard law school professor and the head of the lead funding agency in the field I think that moment has arrived. This was where I found myself April 18th when I took part in an Oxford-style debate as part of Harvard Library Strategic Conversations. The idea was to mix humor with serious debate on the proposition that “Libraries are Obsolete.” I was asked to argue for the proposition.Now this is a rather odd position to be in since I have spent my career arguing exactly the opposite, but in the spirit of playing devil’s advocate, and the fact that I have tenure, I jumped in. After all, if we don’t honestly debate the point, how can we truly be sure we are not headed towards obsolescence [more on my rational see this post]." http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=1557
Via nickcarman, Karen du Toit 
3M Cloud LibrarySt. Paul library patrons are among the first to crack open a new e-book lending technology created by 3M.The 3M Cloud Library lets patrons borrow thousands of books electronically to be read on many e-readers (but not the Amazon... 
Children's books from Roald Dahl to the Horrible Histories series spark complaints to UK library authorities... Gamification has tremendous potential in the education space. How can we use it to deliver truly meaningful experiences to students? Learn all about the impact of gaming on education in this infographic. |
Book Gaming at the Library Non Fiction 
There's much romantic talk about a writer's process. An epiphany, some procrastination, an extended trip to an isolated wooded area, immense frustration, and voila!: a bestseller. 
The Bookseller has a brief report on a London roundtable in which some publishers and booksellers sounded a warning about library e-book lending. 
"Create your own social media monitoring dashboard." - Valuable to all libraries, archives and museums Via Stephanie Sandifer, Dennis T OConnor, Karen du Toit 
Michel-Adrien: "At a session this morning at the annual conference of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL) in Toronto, New York-based consultant Nigel Holloway outlined some of the results of a survey conducted earlier this year among CALL members."
"Some 140 law librarians responded, about one quarter of the CALL membership, with two fifths of respondents coming from law firms, a bit over one third from from courthouse libraries, and about one sixth from universities. More than 50% of respondents worked in small libraries (1-3 staff), more or less 20% in medium-sized libraries (4-9), and about one quarter in libraries with more than 10 staff members." [...] "The survey is quite revealing about the trend toward digital content. Right now, some 45% of respondents state that more than 40% of their content is in digital format. 70% of respondents expect this to be the situation by 2014." Via Karen du Toit “Whatever the cost of our libraries, the cost is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.” -Walter Cronkite. 
The Brevard County Public Library said it viewed the erotic trilogy as pornographic and not suitable for public circulation. 
From the article intro: "Over the past couple of years, I’ve been trying to collect every good piece of writing and advice about verifying social media content and other types of information that flow across networks.
This form of verification involves some new tools and techniques, and requires a basic understanding of the way networks operate and how people use them.
It also requires many of the so-called old school values and techniques that have been around for a while: being skeptical, asking questions, tracking down high quality sources, exercising restraint, collaborating and communicating with team members.
For example, lots of people talk about how Andy Carvin does crowdsourced verification and turns his Twitter feed into a real time newswire."
Mindy McAdams writes: "Verifying social media content “involves some new tools and techniques, and requires a basic understanding of the way networks operate and how people use them. It also requires many of the so-called old school values and techniques that have been around for a while: being skeptical, asking questions, tracking down high quality sources, exercising restraint, collaborating and communicating with team members.”
"Craig Silverman provides an introduction to the topic and then an annoatated list of eight articles/blog posts that add clarity and examples." Via Robin Good, Giuseppe Mauriello 
In our schools today, there are many Mrs. Spicers, teachers who work away from the spotlight, going about the business of inspiring their students to aspire to greatness. This is especially true of our school librarians. 
A Nova Scotia school board that threatened to lay off all of its librarians in response to budget cuts should reconsider the measure, a provincial review concludes. 
By Staff Writers: "In honor of School Library Month, check out the ways libraries are going to blossom in the coming years."
"[...] the almost uncanny ability to consistently adapt to the changing demands of the local populace and emerging technology alike. The library system probably won’t disappear anytime soon, but rather, see itself blossoming into something new and exciting in congruence with today’s myriad informational demands."
1. More technology 2. Sensory story times 3. Better outreach to ESOL and ESL adults & children 4. Automation 5. Emphasizing community space 6. More social media savvy 7. Digital media labs 8. Electronic outposts 9. Crowdsourcing 10. More active librarians Via Karen du Toit |
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