SPLAT Archive
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
11 Jun 2007
“omg my mom joined Facebook!”
I sure hope this link works ... because it made me laugh until I cried! Actually, it hit kinda close to home. What happens when parents invade Facebook? Click here.
30 May 2007
Wikis explained in video
I wrote on a previous post about how easy wikis are to use, and now the good folks who brought us "RSS in Plain English" have a brand new, easy to understand video titled "Wikis in Plain English"
24 May 2007
Collection Development in the Digital Age
A big SPLAT-erific welcome to all the 2007 SWILA participants who attended my presention! It was great to present for such an enthusastic audience at my alma mater on Saturday, May 19th about
15 May 2007
Meebo Rooms & SPLAT
As Aaron Schmidt put it, everything old is new again with the latest update to Meebo which unveiled their new "chat room" feature dubbed Meebo Rooms. More than just ordinary chat rooms, Meebo Rooms let you embed and share
01 May 2007
The Six Million Dollar Librarian
"As librarians, the library might be the center of our universe, but we really need to remember that for the rest of the population, it’s just another errand among many tasks and duties crowding our lives. Is there a way to make this particular task easier, faster, more efficient? If so, let’s do it!"
24 Apr 2007
Group lessons for Library 2.0
The April 15 issue of Library Journal describes online training for the entire staff of Missouri River Regional Library in Jefferson City. Staff members who completed the program within 16 weeks got an MP3 player as a reward.
Would this work somewhere in Idaho? Could we use LSTA funds for a pilot
24 Apr 2007
LOCB: guess what this is?
Yes, the venerable Library of Congress has a blog! I wonder if they'll have enough things to blog about? Subscribed!