"What is the role of the academic librarian in the modern institution? The consequences of the web have been enormous, and the pace of change shows little sign of slowing. But, fundamentally, our role remains what it always has been - to support our institutions in the delivery of their research and learning strategies. What we need to do to achieve this, though, is radically different from what it was before the explosion in networked digital information. If we don't recognise that, we will become less and less relevant to our academic colleagues and our students."
Includes a host of relevant links to further learning. DW 
Libraries Thriving... Links to upcoming webinars: The future is coming! What does that mean for public libraries? When the archives get social: the Joe McDonald and Leola Lewis project Information literacy and eResources: moving beyond the chalkboard Timing schedule and links for registration on the website. 
Academic librarians and others working with students in, or headed for tertiary study will be interested in the results of this research, if not surprised. DW 
"As mentioned in my last post, I recently presented at the online Library 2.011 conference. Talking a little about how we scan the net for mentions of my library , the results of such scans and how, when we actually respond and reactions of users." Aaron Tay.
DW: It's all very well to have a Twitter feed for 'broadcasting purposes", but how are you using it to impact your customer service outcomes? Aaron Tay outlines a relatively new service: IFTTT. 
Bringing business, marketing, creativity, and education thinking to the library table... Here is where I'm scooping 'other' thinking that might be applied to the world of libraries. Can we use the thinking of marketing gurus, creatives, business moguls (and others) to open doors to other ways of seeing, doing, innovating? Send me your suggestions for content - the wider the net, the better. 
"In one of the clearest statements yet from the Library of Congress that MARC has outlived its usefulness, the Bibliographic Framework Transition Initiative has released an initial plan for their work that is quite revealing. Some quotes: “…the Library of Congress is committed to developing, in collaboration with librarians, standards experts, and technologists a new bibliographic framework that will serve the associated communities well into the future.” (from Deanna Marcum’s cover note) “The new environment should be agnostic to cataloging rules…” “The new bibliographic framework project will be focused on the Web environmet, Linked Data principles and mechanisms, and the Resource Description Framework (RDF) as a basic data model.” 
"As a daily writer and reader, I can't live without Twitter: I get story ideas there, I drum up freelance work there, I get inspired and educated there. But man, that 140-character limit is a bitch sometimes. And let's face it--in Twitter's big tent, there's a helluva lot of noise. What if there were something like Twitter, but populated solely with unabridged snippets of interesting books, articles, and essays? Findings.com is exactly that: Instead of exchanging hashtagged brain farts and link-shortened headlines, users can post full-length quotations from whatever literary source they like (provided it's electronic).
How can libraries leverage this kind of technology to encourage and support reading and promote their collections and interests? DW 
A crowdsourced collection of over 100 essays from around the world about trends in school libraries written by librarians, teachers, publishers, and library vendors. Edited by Kristin Fontichiaro and Buffy Hamilton. Via Joyce Valenza 
I am honored to announce that starting next Monday October 17th, the National eXtension Virtual Conference will launch online showcasing a series of presentations plus open discussion from Howard Rheingold, Clay Shirky, Paulette Robinson and yours truly. Via Robin Good, Howard Rheingold 
The official website for the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) went live on Tuesday, October 4, 2011. Read about this exciting project, and listen to Robert Darnton, director of Harvard University's library and one of the ... 
Reading list from the this international summit, held June 2011. Includes linked data primers, digital re-use, see comments for more recommended reading. 
Web 2.0 Expo Blog (Watch Web 2.0 Expo Keynotes & More on Streaming Video http://t.co/CnsmM5nL...)... A Library Writer's Blog: CFP: Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning (IFLA) 2012Library Writer's: CFP: Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning (IFLA) 2012 http://t.co/zPGND3LQ... |
"In a world where we now communicate and collaborate mainly via the Internet, it’s important to have the right tool available. Not only do you need something that is dependable and works properly, but you also want a tool that is easy for all of your collaborators to use. Having a lot of features is nice, but if the people you’re trying to communicate with can’t figure out how to join you, more than likely you’ll end up alone!"
Read comments, too, for feedback and further suggestions. DW Open access eJournal from ualberta.ca - search for a research and commentary from the luminaries in the library world, including, for school libraries Todd, Gordon, Loertscher and more. Fully searchable, articles download as pdfs for your professional learning and development pleasure. DW
Recently, Rachel Bolstad called for online submissions in response to a research project, outlined as follows: 
"You’ll hear a lot of talk about the “death of the public library” these days. It isn’t simply the perpetual budget crises that many face either. It’s the move to digital literature, and the idea that once there are no more print books (or rather if there are no more print books), the library as an institution will cease to exist.Librarians will remind you, of course, that a library is much more than a book repository. It’s an information center (free and open information, I should add). It’s an educational center. It’s a digital access center. It’s a community center. It’s fairly clear when you describe the library like this that none of these roles are going away (nor should they), no matter what format our reading habits may move to. But these new formats will indeed change libraries — how they operate as well as how they look. As our books become digitized, there may be less need for row upon ofbookshelves. And as such, that’s a great opportunity for libraries to re-think how to use that space."
Via Buffy J. Hamilton Increasingly, we are reading commentary that point to the negative effects of technology use on our ability to read deeply and reflectively, and on our ability to maintain sustained periods of conc... 
Are books just packages for ideas, or physical souvenirs designed to market an author, or can they become social in the same way the news is becoming social? 
The Library 2.011 Worldwide Virtual Conference, November 2 - 4, 2011, is a unique chance to participate in a global conversation on the current and future state of libraries. Subject strands includ... Curated by College@Home An amazing selection of free webinars, presentations and tutorials on everything from getting started, usefulness,social libraries, communication, data, online learning, specific tools, collaboration and distribution, improving appeal and service, and more. Worth mining, bookmarking, sharing.
The dramatic changes in society, exponential advances in technology and globalization of ‘everything’ are easily recognizable one decade into the 21st Century. 
When I saw the first review of it I was intrigued. The title alone made me want it. I had to read it, and when I saw it at the Carrot Common location of Book City, just sitting there on a table, ..." Professional reading. Guest lecture for Masters of Information Technology (Library and Information Science) subject INN533 Information Organization, Queensland University of Technolo... Via Buffy J. Hamilton 
How To Get Your Social Networking Strategy GoingCRN (blog)Social Media, Web 2.0, social business, online communities — IT solution providers know the terms, hear them at conferences and read them in blogs. |
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