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April 17th, 2006

John 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 will be difficult to break out of if we don?t take advantage of emerging trends?that includes popular culture.” - I agree, with one caveat. I think it’s important for librarians just to know about emerging technologies, but implement them only if they see a need. Starting a technology initiative for the sake of being “cool” doesn’t cut it for me. Knowing, however, is half the battle. Great review John. It sounds like the Library Camp crew had a fun time in Ann Arbor.

Just a quick reminder that my SIRSI/DYNIX Institute is this Wednesday. The topic will be Libraries and Community Building.

I’ve just added a bunch of future presentations to the list on the right. They are close to home and not all to library groups.

Sabifoo - Post to your own customized page via IM. No signups. Easy as cake. Check out my page (or subscribe to the feed). I have IM open all day now so I can post quick notes here. No Skype integration.

I’m not a huge fan of press releases, but I love that the Palo Alto City Library put one out to tell users about their online databases. Good move. Now, let’s hope people use them!

I don’t know anything about Second Life, but I will following along with the development blog for Second Life Library.

A book forthcoming from Berkshire Publishing called “Heart of the Community: The Libraries We Love”. See the map of libraries included. (via)

From an article on ClickZ: “After searchers type in a brand-name query on a search engine, only 85 percent end up at that brand’s Web site, while the rest are diverted to competitor’s sites, comparison shopping engines and affiliates.” - This doesn’t surprise me at all, but I’m glad that they studied it. It should be noted that typing in a brand name in any search engine is NOT research. I’m just sayin.

Brooklyn Public Library is now offering e-videos online via OverDrive. (via)

Orangoo Spell Check - Yet another spell checker - Web 2.0 style.

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