A while ago I wrote about Ning, the make-your-own social network er...network. Now I'm encouraging any and all of you to get to know Ning's awesome space by joining two great Ning networks: American Library Association and Library 2.0.
How does one get to
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31 Mar 2007
Getting to Know Ning
23 Mar 2007
It’s a Wiki Wiki World
From an ALA listserv: Info Tech Tips and Trends from the Association of College & Research Libraries. Tech Tips “…introduce you to a new technology that you might find useful, or a familiar technology you may not have used in library instruction.” The winter 2007 edition
15 Mar 2007
Wii’s Winning Ways
As a SPLAT member, I believe in eating my own dog food. Thus, after listing why libraries should make rooms for Wiis, I lobbied hard for my library to get a Wii of its own.
Fortunately, I was able to
13 Mar 2007
We’re all about the MySpace
Well, it’s been a long time coming, but I’m thrilled to announce that the Ada Community Library now has its very own MySpace page! I’ve included all the services I could think of that our patrons might like. You can search our
01 Mar 2007
Create your own Facebook/MySpace/ Community Group
I've always liked the way Facebook, MySpace and other social networks allow people to create and share ideas, pictures, videos, music, and everything in between. Wouldn't it be great if YOU could make your own social network about what YOU are passionate about? Wait no more: enter
23 Feb 2007
Solve the Mystery of a Summer Reading Webpage
I'd like to extend a big, hearty welcome to all the Idaho Commission for Libraries Read-to-Me 2007 participants! It was great to be able to join you all on Friday, February 23rd to share ideas about using the Internet with your summer reading programs.
I've embedded my presentation below, so you can check out
21 Feb 2007
Video Games a Hit!
So, many months ago (ok, maybe it was just December), I talked about the fact that EBCL was adding video games to our collection. Our first order included approximately 60 games.
Most of those games have made it to the shelf now, and they are a hit! (Which we of course knew they would be, right?). We've
15 Feb 2007
How cool are libraries? Here’s a list!
I like finding lists where people point out how obviously awesome libraries are, not just for the services they provide but for their institutional personas. This list came via one of OCLC's blogs: "It's All Good." Get it here: http://tinyurl.com/2eugbv or get the whole URL enchilada at:
http://scanblog.blogspot.com/2007/02/13-ways-of-looking-at-public-library.html
If it's not obvious to you how varied libraries are perceived then by
15 Feb 2007
Curious about Legal Issues?
I just discovered this great podcast site called "Nolo: Your Legal Companion." They are not, of course, designed for a library; however, there is lots of great stuff on there. There are segments on all kinds of different issues: how to sell a business, how to advocate for a special education child, how to discipline
07 Feb 2007
a tiny encapsulation of L2.0
I came across this while catching up on my blogs. It blew my hair back ya might say. You've gotta watch it. I think I'll be pointing back to this for quite some time when talking to people about Web 2.0 and Library 2.0.