Library Stuff

Here’s another shot of me at Internet Librarian showing off my favorite Spanish language “cool tools” site.. This one was taken by Michael Sauers,

Arizona Republic – “Libraries around the Valley are hipper, fresher and friendlier, sporting looks that threaten to dispel the image of librarians as little more than tightly wound shushing machines.”

Despite this odd sentence, this article is a very good look into what libraries are doing these days.  Good piece on gaming because it doesn’t talk about increasing literacy by playing video games.  Gaming is a great community builder, but increasing literacy?  I just don’t buy it.

This shot was taken by Cindi Trainor during my What’s Hot in RSS Talk.

IL this year was so hectic for me. 4 presentations and one luncheon guest speaking gig. I was pretty stressed out all week and just plain exhausted at the end. Seeing all of my friends (old and new) made up for it.

I hope to see all of you (including you Tom) at CIL in March.

Oh, take a look at the trending topics.  You’ll see the #il2008 tag. 

Boing Boing – “LiveJournaller Penwiper337 set to explore the “librarian side of steampunk” by turning a stack of old crummy hardcover books into a beautiful purse”

ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) – “Labor’s high-speed National Broadband Network is a step in the right direction, but their plan to block inappropriate websites by forcing ISPs to install content filtering systems will slow down internet access and raise the cost of service.”

WSJ – “Literature is not very popular these days, to put it mildly.

Webware – “If you’re keen on moderating blog comments in near real time and would prefer to do so without a browser window open, you should check out Moderator. It’s a hybrid tool that uses both a WordPress plug-in and an Adobe AIR desktop application to keep you up to speed with the latest user chatter on your blog.”

From the site: “This 2008/9 Wikipedia DVD Selection is a free, hand-checked, non-commercial selection from Wikipedia, targeted around the UK National Curriculum and useful for much of the English speaking world.”

A classic gets a facelift.

Los Angeles Times – “A national study released today by the Pew Internet & American Life Project said that the ubiquity of cellphones and computers among kids may actually be a good thing for families.”