Archive for April, 2006
Web 2.0 is…
April 30th, 2006An interesting piece in USA Today via the CSM about Web 2.0. Some quotes to think about:
“The ideas may not be new, but the technical ability to carry them out is. And now, most Americans have a broadband Internet connection. It’s always on and can display videos easily. The cost of storing files such [...]
EngagedPatrons.org
April 30th, 2006Glenn Peterson has always impressed me with his work at the Hennepin County Library System. His tools have been on the receiving end of many accolades from patrons and colleagues alike, one which I posted about one year ago tonight.
With Engaged Patrons, Glenn sees a need in the field and fills it (well, time [...]
Teen Poetry Night at Johnson County LIbrary
April 30th, 2006The Johnson County Library (Kansas) recently sponsored a teen poetry night. I have a Q&A with the teen specialist in charge of the event at the PLA Blog
Lawson Kicking It
April 29th, 2006I’ve been so excited about the new wave of librarian bloggers coming our way. Whether it’s from Jenny and Michael’s class or from the new conceptual movements being thrown around, it’s really making me giddy.
Lately, it’s been Steve Lawson who has been rocking my world with his blogging. Sure, he’s taking a week [...]
So Much to Learn…
April 28th, 2006I know, we learn by doing, but I just don’t have the time right now, so I’m just learning by reading. And, today, I learned two things from Nathan Johnson (who works at the Internet Scout Project):
On Library 2.0 - ” I believe that to effectively utilize the full potential of these applications into [...]
CRH Joins It’s All Good
April 27th, 2006My partner in crime Chrystie R. Hill (when we send notes to each other, she’s CRH and I’m SMC - isn’t that cute?) just made It’s all good a totally kick-ass blog. Well, it was great before, but you know what I mean. Congrats CRH and the IAG team!
No More Trackback for Some
April 27th, 2006Within an hour in my aggregator, I read that Steve Lawson and Richard Akerman have turned of trackback.
I’ve never used trackback. If I want to see who is linking to my posts, I’ll use PubSub (Annoying disclaimer: I work at PubSub), and have done so for at least 3 years. If you want to [...]
More Surveys!
April 27th, 2006Well, just one more…for now. Michael Sauers is asking for assistance in tagging photographs. He’s doing some preliminary work for yet another book.
NJLA is a Bloggin’
April 27th, 2006Instead of writing about libraries and associations that are blogging, maybe I should be talking about those that aren’t. I’m kidding. That wouldn’t be very Steven 2.0 of me, now would it.
Today, Michael Stephens writes about the blogging and podcasting going on at the New Jersey Library Association. This is such [...]
MySpace Blocked at Apple Stores
April 26th, 2006According to ifoAppleStore, MySpace is being blocked at Apple Stores due to bandwidth issues:
“According to visitors, Apple is now blocking the MySpace.com Web site to cut down on net activity. Visitors at certain stores who surf the MySpace.com URL are re-directed to Apple’s own Web site. The move is unrelated to the security issues recently [...]
More Library Blog Loveliness
April 26th, 2006A few “new to me” blogging goodies popped into my aggregator today, and I’m especially excited that two come from my state:
1) The NYIT Library Blog - “This blog provides news, updates and items of interest concerning information research, and the New York Institute of Technology Library.”
2) Long Island Library Conference Blog - I chaired [...]
Interview With Yochai Benkler
April 26th, 2006Wow! Take a look at this interview with Yochai Benkler, the author of The Wealth of Networks. He talks about the sharing, collaborative, altruistic, pay-it-forward times of the present day and how they will have an effect on economy, copyright, and business. I love this paragraph:
“Nonmonetary motivations are what make you stop [...]
Article Review on Readers Advisory
April 26th, 2006I’m in voracious reading mode, which means my eyes are more attuned to posts about readers advisory. Today, Angel over at The Gypsy Librarian reviews an article from LJ titled, A Reader at Every Shelf. The article deals with moving beyond bestsellers and how to use Web tools to do so. [...]
Survey Says?
April 26th, 2006Chrystie and I have completed work on a survey that we will be using for our book on community building. We’ve been saying this from the beginning: We can’t write a book on libraries building communities without talking to the community. Besides this survey, which I really hope you will fill out, [...]
What Ever Happened To . . . Steven Cohen?
April 25th, 2006Hey! Washington Post! I’m right here.
Funny, I was thinking about scoops this morning as I was contacted by two people with two very cool new tools. I passed on being the “scooper” and referred them to others. I’m not into doing scoops much anymore. I’ve been embarrased other past few months [...]
SirsiDynix Unleashes REAL Podcasts
April 25th, 2006Word from Stephen Abram this morning that SIRSI-DYNIX now has true podcasts. Wonderful news for the library community. The URL for the Podcasts is:
http://sirsidynixinstitute.com/podcast.xml
Beyond Reference
April 24th, 2006I rarely give a presentation these days without mentioning that, IMO, the reference question does not end when the user walks out the door or closes their IM window. The reference question ends when the user hands in their research project or has completed the work. Follow-up is very important to reference work.
The [...]
Carnival of the Infosciences
April 24th, 2006Here we go!
First, the submissions:
+ There’s lots going on about “self-promotion” in the library blogging community (I’m staying far away from this one guys) so take a look at Meredith Farkas’s post on the subject (submitted by Steve Lawson).
+ Amamda Robertson sends in her thoughts on the NYT piece on art sculptures made [...]
Speaking of Podcasts…
April 23rd, 2006The SirsiDynix Institute presentation I gave last week is available in mp3 format. They call it a Podcast, but it’s not. It’s just an audio file, which is fine, but it’s not a Podcast. One can only hope that they listen in on their own Institute in May (it’s on Podcasts), but [...]
Carnival Postponed Due to Rain
April 23rd, 2006I received only one submission for the latest Carnival, so I’m going to wait until tomorrow night to publish it. If you want to send in your favorite links, send them to me at stevenmcohen [at] gmail [dot] com. Since I’m experimenting with podcasts, what would you think if I post the links [...]
SAGE Publications TOC RSS feeds
April 23rd, 2006The indefatigable Peter Scott mentions that SAGE has announced that the TOC for their journals are now RSSified. While this is not “news” (we’ve seen some mention of this in the past), it’s still very cool.
Take a further look at one of their journals. Let’s look at Action Research. There are [...]
More Libraries Offer Downloadable Movies
April 23rd, 2006First, the Denver Public Library, now the Nicholson Memorial Library System joins in on the fun. Michael Sauers is apparently writing something up on the DPL initiative, so I look forward to that.
For more information on the NMLS downloads, see this article from the Dallas Business Journal.
The Youngest Podcaster?
April 23rd, 2006
The Youngest Podcaster?
Originally uploaded by stevenmcohen.
This afternoon, for no apparent reason, I signed up for Odeo. And then, for no apparent reason, I asked Hallie if she wanted to hear herself on the computer. She said yes, so I hooked her up to my headphones, asked [...]
Kenton Public Library RSS Goodness
April 20th, 2006Garry Collum works at the Kenton Public Library where they not only have a site that says RSS at the bottom of their page, but a fantastic number of feeds. My favorite? The Newly Indexed Historical Newspaper Articles, which comes directly from their catalog.
Oh, they also have a blog.
Buy In and Never Giving Up
April 20th, 2006In a post mainly about security issues, Thomas Brevik writes:
“The real issue here, apart form security, is that unless Library 2.0 involves all the various people who work in and around libraries it will fail from lack of support from the really important people. If the ICT-staff feels excluded from the discussion, I doubt that [...]
The Caravan Project
April 20th, 2006Here’s an interesting piece of news from Business Week:
“A new scheme set to be announced in early April, dubbed the Caravan Project, calls for books to be delivered simultaneously in five formats — hardcover, digital, audio, print-on-demand, and by chapter. The initiative is the brainchild of Peter Osnos, a publishing veteran and founder of non-fiction [...]
Playaway Your Audio Books
April 19th, 2006I don’t remember where I heard about Playaway (I think it was from Brian Smith), but they seem useful for distributing audio books to users. The NYT has a piece on the company and the concept:
“Playaway’s MP3 players, about the size of a pack of cigarettes, each contain one unabridged audio book. Titles include [...]
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April 18th, 2006It’s a social software day in my aggregator:
+ Blogspotting has a short piece on the benefits of social networking software in business. Remember, libraries are businesses and we should act like it.
+ The SF Chronicle has an article on safe social networking sites: “Concern over children being targeted by predators at online social networking [...]
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April 17th, 2006John Blyberg reviews Library Camp and writes: “Basically, I don’t think libraries will wither away to nothing if we don’t take advantage of emerging technologies and opportunities (the key being opportunity). I do think, however, that we run the risk of missing the boat and relegating ourselves to a myopic role in our communities that [...]
Trying Something New
April 16th, 2006I’ve been trying my hand at a different blogging technique (see the posts from this weekend) and I must say, I love it. Quick blurbs of content. More stuff for you to look at. I’d like for each one of the “posts” to have a separate permalink (working on that - very [...]