Archive for June, 2005
LISWiki.com
June 30th, 2005I wonder what we should put up on the LISWiki? Shouldn’t a wiki have a purpose, not just launch for the cool factor? Interesting times… (link via LISNews)
Wickerpedia
June 30th, 2005Wickerpedia. Wheeee!
More Federal Gov’t RSS Feeds
June 29th, 2005The Office of Advocacy for the Small Business Association has 2 feeds:
+ News Releases
+ What’s News
(Link via BNET)
Check Out the Secret Book, Get an iPod Shuffle
June 29th, 2005I had an idea about iPods and mentioned it at a few talks that I gave over the past few weeks: Give away an iPod to the 100th person to sign up for a library card (or something similar). The Greensboro Public Library had another idea. From an article in WFMY News:
“Central branch [...]
Dispatches from a Public Librarian
June 29th, 2005The latest Dispatches from a Public Librarian is up. Hold onto your chair…
“There’s a stereotype about librarian jobs that goes something along the lines of ‘all librarians ever do is sit around all day and wait for someone to ask for a book.’ This is simply not the case. For starters, most people [...]
PledgeBank
June 29th, 2005I’m intrigued by PledgeBank, where someone pledges to do something if a bunch of others join in. Heather Brooke, A library patron, has gotten the ball rolling:
“I will set up a British Library Users’ Group but only if 20 other British Library users will join.”
EContent Magazine Wins Tabbie Award
June 29th, 2005Congrats to EContent and ITI on their Tabbie Award. From the Press Release:
“EContent won an Honorable Mention in the Featured Article category this year for “DRM to Go: Protecting Mobile Content,” written by frequent contributor Peggy Ann Salz.”
Topix.net Expands to Canada
June 29th, 2005Probably the best news engine out there, Topix.net now has 4,300 Canadian cities in it’s vast index. And of course, every city and town has an RSS Feed. Wow! (link via SEW Blog)
Vollmann Interview in Rain Taxi
June 29th, 2005Does anyone have a copy of the Summer 2005 issue of Rain Taxi? There’s an interview with William T. Vollmann that I would love to read. If not, then I’ll plunk down the $4 and get myself a copy…
More ALA RSS Goodies
June 28th, 2005ALA now syndicates their press releases! Good PR move. Subscribed. (link via Jessamyn)
Pssst: Look for PLA to do this in the “near” future.
Tags R Us
June 28th, 2005Yahoo has gone tag happy. Suweeeeet!
Blog-U
June 28th, 2005I’ve been waiting for 2 months to talk about Blog-U. It’s a one day preconference to WebSearch U on blogs and libraries. I first mentioned the idea to Jane Dysart at Internet Librarian last year and ITI jumped on board this spring. We’ve put together an exciting program. Blog-U will be [...]
Photo Blog Updated
June 28th, 2005I just updated the Photo Blog with pictures from Chicago.
It Was All Good at the OCLC Party
June 27th, 2005A good time was had by all blog people at the It’s all good/OCLC shindig. At one point, I stole Alice’s camera and took pictures with everyone I could find. The pictures were posted on It’s All Good.
+ Me with George Needham
+ Me with Alice Sneary
+ Me with Alane Wilson.
A few tidbits about [...]
At ALA
June 26th, 2005I’m in Chicago until Tuesday blogging for PLA. Probably no updates here until Tuesday evening.
Marketers Scan Blogs For Brand Insights
June 23rd, 2005Perfect evening reading for the PR panel I’m on tomorrow put on by BusinessWire.
After the panel, a quick trip to Logan and a flight to Chicago for the big dance. I’ll arrive at around 3:45PM, a few hours before the first of many dinners/committee meetings/social hours.
The Idaho State Library is Blogging
June 23rd, 2005Gina, a PLA Blogger, links to the Idaho State Library Blog:
“The purpose of the Idaho State Library (ISL) weblog is to provide an interactive communication channel featuring news, information, and education for the Idaho library community. The blog is intended to support the ISL mission to assist libraries to build the capacity to better serve [...]
Combine Blogs, RSS, Wikis, and Online Reference…
June 23rd, 2005…and you get (kinda) L-net.
“L-net is an online reference service provided by Oregon’s libraries. You may chat live with a librarian or e-mail us your question.”
They’ve got a Staff blog (complete with RSS Feed) and a wiki. Hot. Very hot. Some interesting content on the blog too, especially today when they express [...]
American Express – RSS
June 23rd, 2005I’m testing out RSS from AMEX. Mostly travel tips and card events. Did anyone else get the e-mail promo? I’d put a screenshot up, but I think it goes against their long list of terms and conditions (didn’t read the whole thing – I only have 2 hours!). How about a [...]
Xerox RSS Feeds
June 23rd, 2005Xerox launched an RSS Feed today for their latest headlines. Doing a bit of research to make sure I wasn’t mistaken about this news, I saw that PARC has a feed as well for their news and events.
Blogs as Instructional Tools in Libraries – A Survey
June 22nd, 2005Help out librarians Lani Draper & Priscilla Coulter by taking part in their blog survey:
“The purpose of this survey is to find out how librarians are using weblogs (blogs) to interact with and teach library users. The results will be presented at the Off-Campus Library Services Conference in Savannah, GA in April 2006. Your participation [...]
Library Tools With Wikis
June 22nd, 2005This is interesting. Reserves Direct from Emory University has a wiki, complete with screenshots, online demos, and more. Could be a great way to get instant feedback from customers…
UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism RSS Feeds
June 21st, 2005They’ve got 5 of ‘em
+ J-School Student Stories
+ J-School Faculty Stories
+ North Gate News Online
+ J-School Events
+ China Digital Times
Tagging in HubMed
June 20th, 2005Library Clips has the skinny on the new feature at HubMed. Tagging PubMed entries…suweeet! Will MESH and open tagging systems play nice or not play at all? My thoughts? Play different. They both have advantages.
Why I’m Joining ALA and PLA
June 20th, 2005So that I can get into the cool parties at the conference next week…
Actually, I’ve been invited to serve as chair of the PLA Electronic Communications Advisory Committee for 2005-2006 and I’ve accepted. I’ll be attending a few orientation meetings next week and will be ready to go. The appointment begins on July [...]
Getting Local RSS in the UK
June 20th, 2005Johnson Press, “a major publisher of quality local newspapers and local internet sites” (they’ve got alot of them) has just RSSified their entire fleet of content!
Either find the feeds that you want using the pulldown menu from the above link, or, if you are on one of their sites, there is a shiny happy xml [...]
Folksonomies: Power to the People
June 19th, 2005Something to read once I recover from 16 hours of travel:
“We have gone past a critical mass of connectivity between people that has introduced a new revolutionary ability to communicate, collaborate and share goods online.”
“To respond to these increased informational and exchange needs, new communication models are emerging and producing an incredible amount of distributed [...]
Impact
June 19th, 2005How exciting. Two weeks after my presentation for NPLN, I read this:
“Greetings. I finally joined the blog community, even if it is after the workshop. I am sorry I was unable to attend, but I have heard nothing but positive reviews from people who were there. As a matter of fact, the Luzerne [...]
Happiness is…
June 19th, 2005…having a two hour layover with free wifi. Thanks Edmonton International Airport and Travelnet Technologies.
As predicted….
June 18th, 2005….my tagging presentation at CLA has been tagged twice since 1PM today. The long tail in action.
