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31 Dec 2007
CNN reports “Web generation heaviest users of public libraries”
Today, CNN reported on a study that describes increased use of public libraries by young adults, even those who have internet access elsewhere. There are some thought-provoking observations ...
Here is a little bit of information and the link to CNN:
- Young adults are the heaviest users of public libraries despite easy access to Web
- Problem-solving
22 Dec 2007
Portable Apps!
Today I learned about a great open source program today called Portable Apps. Now you can carry your favorite computer programs along with all of your 20 Dec 2007
Go ahead, get out there!
On Monday of this week I did my first school outreach for teens. And let me just say, I was NERVOUS! I went to a K-8 elementary and saw roughly 120 6th and 7th graders in chunks of about 30. I asked them about their familiarity with ACL, told them about
29 Nov 2007
Jing helps in reference
I’ve been playing with 17 Nov 2007
Pegasus – What’s it about?
Well, after percolating and flinging about ideas as to what I learned at Pegasus, I suppose I should explain what I thought Pegasus was going to be like. See, I had this notion that Pegasus–and this was my first impression–was all about corporate thinking, maximizing profit, enhancing the profit machinery to
13 Nov 2007
Scanning for customers
Yesterday, I had to say "no" to one of our users. He was asking if the library had a scanner that he could use. I'm embarrassed to say that we haven't really considered a library scanner, except for internal use
06 Nov 2007
The World Cafe
Greetings for the Pegasus Conference in Seattle. I wanted to share The World Café today. The following principles are great to help facilitate meaningful communication in your place
25 Oct 2007
Library Got Game?
Gaming has branched out of arcades and basements asserts WIRED magazine writer Rex Sorgatz. He summarizes his article, "When Reality Feels Like Playing a Game, a New Era Has Begun," with:
Of course, the basics of gameplay — competing against opponents, setting records, winning prizes —
18 Oct 2007
Meebo Hearts Firefox
You got Meebo in my Firefox!
You got Firefox in my Meebo!
Two great web services that taste great together.
If you use Firefox to browse the web (and why wouldn't you?) and if you use Meebo to handle IM reference and/or to IM coworkers