I'm new in the social software universe, but somehow I found my way, creating accounts in MySpace and Facebook and even ning.com. But a some point, things got all tangled up as "Jolie Vandal" tried to set up a Law Library mascot site. Jolie seems to be in a
I've been in my new position as Teen Center Advisor for ACL for a few months now and I'm settling into the role. I've still got that "new job uncertainty" but I'm not thrown off track by every question that's asked of me and, thankfully, the teens are starting to accept me and the way
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,
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
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
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
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.
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
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
Dear SPLAT,