This continues the post about Great Things Going On in Idaho Libraries! Added a bonus and I’m still hoping to get to 100!
6) Making space for teens! I forgot to mention the massive expansion projects that are going on at all the Kootenai Shoshone Area Libraries (KSAL) branches under “bigger, better libraries” last posting,
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15 Aug 2007
Great Things Going On in Idaho Libraries: #6- #11
07 Aug 2007
10 Great Things Going On in Idaho Libraries
We usually end the SPLAT meetings by going around the table and sharing what’s new at our libraries and what we’re excited about. I love the energy boost it provides at the meetings and seeing how excited others get by hearing what everyone is doing. I do get to hear snippets of what people are doing in
03 Aug 2007
Libraries in Two Worlds
In the current issue of Newsweek, columnist Steven Levy describes some recent research into who's using MySpace and Facebook. I guess it's no surprise, but Cal researcher Dannah Boyd finds that our social networking site choices are related to--social class.
There are some implications for library particiation
01 Aug 2007
Catch ’em at the Library!
If you've been around kids at all in the past ten years, you've undoubtably heard of the Japanese juggernaut known as Pokémon. Even ten years after it first hit state-side, kids are still clamoring to collect, trade and battle the virtual monsters. The latest incarnation of
12 Jul 2007
Who’s Doing What On-Line?
Check out this chart about who is doing what on-line. Everything is a bell curve, with the exception of collectors (RSS feeds, for example). If you'd like to read the whole article: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_24/b4038403.htm.
06 Jul 2007
All the News That’s Fit to Print Out
Unless you've been living under a rock for the past several years, you're no doubt familiar with the ubiquitous Wikipedia. However, based on my personal experience, it seems that most people, including librarians, don't really understand how the participatory online encyclopedia works.
That's why I was thrilled when
22 Jun 2007
“E” Really is for Everyone
Although I've focused on video games for youth (see Wii's Winning Ways and Nintendo Wii @ Your Library?) kids aren't the only ones who want to play. Case in point: Ada Community Library's first Video Gaming Night for Adults was a huge success! Just
22 Jun 2007
When Strangers Want to Be Friends
Dear SPLAT,
19 Jun 2007
Internet hacks for library stuff
Lifehacker, one of my favorite websites for all things cool and internet-y, has posted "
16 Jun 2007
What’s a prosumer? And when did Google buy Microsoft?
This kind of video is making the rounds again, where the future is shown as the fusion of technology and personal--but highly selective--consumption of information.
It begs the question, doesn't it, of what kind of libraries we will have in 2015? Will we