Archive for January, 2006
The Idea Store
January 11th, 2006Related to my post yesterday on libraries and public spaces, a comment was left with a link to the Idea Store. What is it?
“Through the new Idea Stores, Tower Hamlets Council will be investing millions of pounds to create a network of adult education, library and information services, in 7 state-of-the-art buildings, all in [...]
On Building Public Places
January 10th, 2006A very informative post from Jay Walljasper on building public places:
“But while it’s easy to know great public space when you see it, it’s often quite difficult to know how to build a new one. Many projects setting out to establish a congenial spot for people to congregate—whether a park, shopping district, plaza, waterfront development, [...]
The Patent Librarian
January 10th, 2006Brian C. Gray, who is being very patient with me as we work out a Librarian List issue links to The Patent Librarian, by Michael White, who has been posting since November 2005.
This just proves that there are lots of niches to fill in the library blogging community.
204.4
January 10th, 2006That’s the average number of pages William T. Vollmann would write per year if he was putting pencil to paper since he was a year old. Someone did the math and provides us with the result.
Oooh! Someone do this for Joyce Carol Oates. What a fun project.
Sum Yung Librarian
January 10th, 2006For a different perspective of L2, see Sum Yung Librarian. From a post on January 9th:
“I’m ’bout sick uh this “library 2.0″ [curse]. You know what I did today? I helped some people print. As in “I need to print this, can you help me?” Where does that fit in to library 2.0? Know [...]
E-lists
January 9th, 2006Amy at All Things Amy has found one of the listervs (Here at Library Stuff, we call them e-lists, right Walt?) she’s on a bit annoying due to one member’s flood of posts:
“There is one listserv I subscribe to though that is flooded each day with posts from one individual. For the most part, the [...]
You Digg?
January 9th, 2006Alex Bosworth blogs about Digg and comes up with 5 types of people who have made the phenomenon what it is:
“There are the readers: an educated guess would be that probably ten to twenty percent of those ever click ‘digg’, they are mostly just there for the end product of the digg machine: an array [...]
deli.ckoma
January 8th, 2006For those who study social bookmarking theory and need statistics, take a look at deli.ckoma, which provides data on del.icio.us.
Did you know that the most popular tagging day is Tuesday? Or that 7:00AM (GST) is the most popular time of day to tag? Interesting stuff.
I’d love to see an archive of this data… [...]
L2 Ain’t Nothing Without W2
January 8th, 2006Dion Hinchcliffe (A member of the Web 2.0 workgroup) writes about “offshoots” of Web 2.0, which includes a mention of Library 2.0 (L2):
“A very Web 2.0 view of library resources that emphasizes the two-way flow information between library users and the library itself. Lots of interesting material, the Web 2.0 Workgroup even has a [...]
Webosphere
January 7th, 2006Webosphere looks like a useful resource blog to subscribe to. I’ve already seen 2 tools there that I want to check out and write about. Subscribed! (link via Del.icio.us)
L2 Wrap-up
January 6th, 2006Travis Ennis has started a weekly wrap-up of L2 commentary. It’s pretty easy to do now as not that many librarians (and library lovers) are talking about it, but if the idea becomes part of the library-lexicon (and I hope it does, for the sake of history), this is going to be much more [...]
Dead Fish and Unnamed Substances
January 5th, 2006I love anonymous library blogs about the ongoings at our nations public libraries. Take a look at this new one:
“Dead Fish and Unnamed Substances: Life Among the Stacks” is a library-themed weblog featuring the real-life stories of four library drones who work together at an unnamed public library. Laugh, cry, smile or merely shake [...]
Paper Cuts
January 5th, 2006Micaela Ayers has a post about PaperCuts from the Topeka-Shawnee County Public Library. Neat looking blog (check out the archives, it’s been around for a while). From a recent post:
“Want to know when your favorite authors’ new book will be published or what exciting programs are happening this week? Check back here [...]
Will People Want To Have Their Own Customized Catalogs?
January 5th, 2006If you don’t buy into people wanting a “My Catalog”, cataloging their own materials, sharing, tagging, and a lot more, take a look at what people are saying about Library Thing. These could be your patrons…
Newzingo
January 5th, 2006Newzingo goes out to Google News, looks at the titles of the stories on the front page, and creates a “tag cloud” of the stories. Interesting, but it should probably do more than just look at titles. (link via Trend Sweet Trend)
Vision, drive, and stamina
January 4th, 2006Another reason why I love William T. Vollmann:
“Now, the newfound attention from the book award is attracting new readers to Vollmann, who has long had a small but devoted following. Viking Press ordered another 35,000 paperbacks for the holidays, on top of the 8,500 it had already printed, said associate publisher Paul Slovak, Vollmann’s editor.
The [...]
Skype Love
January 4th, 2006I just purchased $10 of talk time with SkypeOut (about 8.5 hours - not bad). So, if you use Skype for V2V and you see that I’m offline, just tap my name anyway and the call will forward to my cell phone. I can also make calls from Skype to any phone (cell or [...]
Kodak and Skype Join Forces
January 3rd, 2006From the press release:
“Eastman Kodak Company and Skype, the global Internet communications company, announce the availability of the latest innovation in digital storytelling ― KODAK Photo Voice ― that combines live voice and online photo sharing.”
Librarians: How about online book clubs or storytelling using Skype and Kodak…
LIBN RSS
January 3rd, 2006The Long Island Business News, a staple for…well….Long Island Businesses, just redid their website and now has an RSS Feed for breaking news. Neat.
Library Thing Adds More RSS Feeds
January 3rd, 2006A big Hip Hip Hooray for Tim Spalding who announced today that Library Thing now has over 150,000 RSS feeds. Suweeeeeeet!
+ Recent books added by a member. Follow what a user is reading.
+ Recent reviews by a member. Follow what a user is saying about books
+ Recent reviews of books a member owns. Find out [...]
Fast Forward
January 3rd, 2006If Will can run a shameless plug, I guess I can too. I’ve been quoted in an article from District Administration on using blogs, wikis, and podcasting in media centers and libraries:
“Blogs can also be used to streamline library operations, according to Steven Cohen, Library Scientist at educational software firm Pub Sub, and editor of [...]
Library 2.0 - Questions and Commentary
January 2nd, 2006I don’t talk about “Library 2.0″ here for many reasons. Well, I guess I do write about Library 2.0 issues without actually using the wordage, but I rarely write “Library 2.0″. First, I haven’t seen a clear definition of the term. Michael Stephens has mentioned that he thought Sarah Houghton’s definition was [...]
All You Can Do is Duck
January 1st, 2006This article from Rocky Mountain News (well, really from AP) baffled me.
The baffling part: The journalist, Anick Jesdanum, interviews a student at New York University who says:
“The library is daunting because I have to go there and everything is organized by academic area,” Quaranta said. “I don’t even know where to begin.”
OK, it may not [...]