Tue - March 9, 2004
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Sun - March 7, 2004
Welcome to DC
Flew in very early this am and I have
settled in my room at the Hilton. Time to breathe now and time to
work on stuff for this week and for next...
Posted at 12:08 PM
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Fri - March 5, 2004
SJCPL Book Blogger reports from Seattle
Posted at 03:51 PM
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Wired Article: Blogs & Attribution or Mapping Blogs
Take a look at this via WIRED:
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,62537,00.html?tw=rss.TEK
The article states that a lot of the big
name bloggers are actually reading and borrowing from lesser-known
blogs, without attribution. They in turn pick up on something hot
or interesting and link to it...
""What we're finding is that
the important people on the Web are not necessarily the people with
the most explicit links (back to their sites), but the people who
cause epidemics in blog networks," said researcher Eytan Adar.
These infectious people can
be hard to find because they do not always receive attribution for
being the first to point to an interesting idea or news item."
And:
"Blogs are helping us get a
better understanding of how things happen on the Internet," said
Adar. "We're hopeful that in being able to do this research, we
can apply the technology to other information, like e-mail, to improve
productivity."
Interesting! Can you already feel the shift
in the way we use communication tools online? has your use of e-mail
changed? How about IMing? Text messaging?
Posted at 08:38 AM
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Thu - March 4, 2004
Shifting Gears to CIL 2004
Posted at 07:35 PM
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Microsoft Gadget grabs images...worn around neck?
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/microsoft_visual_diary
"REDMOND, Wash. - SenseCam,
touted as a visual diary of sorts by Microsoft Corp., is designed
to be worn around the neck and take up to 2,000 images a 12-hour
day automatically. ..."
WOW! This seems out there even to me but I
get the idea... That's about 166 images an hour or 2.7 a minute...
think of the CRAZY possibilities....
Posted at 03:50 PM
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Wed - March 3, 2004
PLA Wrap Up
Pondering this afternoon back at my desk
a week spent in the Pacific Northwest with Public Librarians from
all over the country. These things I know:
* Public Librarians are a darn friendly group
of folks, willing to talk shop anywhere, from the Market to the
deck of a Ferry, as well as invite a colleague for breakfast!
* Buildings matter! Space! Design! We want
to be the community living room..meeting place..tech place ..like
the new Seattle PL. And the Cerritos PL... a WOW library.
* Technology
is a tool. Don’t get involved with techno lust – don’t
just buy it then figure out what to do.
* RFID is BIG and will change the way we
do business yet again... but is it really and truly ready for primetime?
The debate continues... many good opinions were expressed in the
Tech talks, etc. Librarians are the first to want to put tags on
all sorts of crazy stuff: DVD, CD, etc..
* Tech types must have been laying low...
where were all the laptops? the cell phone cameras? (except this one) I did see a lot of PDAs
* Four librarians gathered for a dinner will
ultimately touch on "what's HOT" (blogs, RSS, RFID) and "what's
NOT" (ugly shoes, dead wood staff, poor planning)
* People ordering at Starbucks speak a language
all their own, that I tried my best to adopt
* Library staff that see employees getting
away at being "Dead Wood" lose respect for administration
* "Internet Sign In.." is a nationwide mantra
for PLS who haven't embraced PC management software
* Anna Quindlen likes us...she really likes
us...
* We need WIFI at all library conferences....
* Library dignitaries are incredibly approachable
and pretty darn cool
* The digital divide is very real and it's
to easy to be irked about it instead of acting
Posted at 01:59 PM
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Tue - March 2, 2004
PLA Seattle Photo Gallery
Posted at 01:58 PM
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A Typical Day
I am home now... a little under the weather
but still reeling with how much there was to take in at PLA. I miss
the days already:
5am: Exercise at the Seattle Athletic Club
(I know..I couldn't sleep...)
6am: Venti double bag Awake with room from
the original Starbucks
7am: Breakfast with my SJCPL Crew at Lowell's
in the Market where each day we meet more librarians!
8am: Off to the Convention Center/E-mail
check/writing/blogging/
9am: Sessions, Exhibits, Networking
Lunch: A good Seattle dining experience &
hopefully some quick sight-seeing... Kalakala anyone?
2pm: Sessions, Exhibits, Networking
6pm: Dinner with friends and colleagues...
Thanks to Charles & Miguel at Neal Schuman for a great evening
at 727!!
9pm: Almost ready for bed...watching the
ferries steam by our window at the Inn at the Market
Ahhh...sigh... Seattle....
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From the Exhibit Floor
An afternoon spent in the exhibits yielded
loads of free stuff for those who wanted to cart it home or ship
it, a look at what's Hot and coming and a whole bunch of resources
for public librarians to evaluate and use.
...Innovative Interfaces Inc: SJCPL's provider
not only sponsored the blue bags seen on the arm of librarians all
around town but they touted some new stuff as well. MILLENNIUM SILVER,
"an update on the upcoming release of the Millennium software,"
and the intriguing WIRELESS WORKSTATION. The iii Web site says this:
Millennium Silver includes significant enhancements to the cataloging,
circulation and acquisitions modules. New products in Millennium
Silver include the wireless workstation and online patron registration.
In addition, Millennium Silver launches a suite of new products
focused on Web-based and electronic information services including
the Electronic Resource Management, XML Harvester, XML Server and
eCommerce modules. Graham continued, “Millennium Silver continues
the Innovative tradition of providing market-leading products and
services demanded by today’s libraries.”
...Exhibitors: here's a hint: offer free
wifi as p[art of your booth at the conferences..we'll luv ya for
it!
An afternoon spent in the exhibits yielded
loads of free stuff for those who wanted to cart it home or ship
it, a look at what's Hot and coming and a whole bunch of resources
for public librarians to evaluate and use.
BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS: Publishers and vendors
were everywhere.... the sea of print materials was astounding!
DATABASES DATABASES DATABASES: I checked
in with my favorites (Gale, anyone?) and chatted up some newer providers.
So much full text...so little time...
Innovative Interfaces Inc: SJCPL's
provider not only sponsored the blue bags seen on the arm of librarians
all around town but they touted some new stuff as well. MILLENNIUM
SILVER, "an update on the upcoming release of the Millennium software,"
and the intriguing WIRELESS WORKSTATION. The iii Web site says this:
Millennium Silver includes
significant enhancements to the cataloging, circulation and acquisitions
modules. New products in Millennium Silver include the wireless
workstation and online patron registration. In addition, Millennium
Silver launches a suite of new products focused on Web-based and
electronic information services including the Electronic Resource
Management, XML Harvester, XML Server and eCommerce modules. Graham
continued, “Millennium Silver continues the Innovative tradition
of providing market-leading products and services demanded by today’s
libraries.”
VTLS : RFID big name player.... intriguing...but
I'm dubious until the technology has aged a bit... VTLS was also
transmitting a wireless signal that I hooked to but it was protected.
Exhibitors: here's a hint: offer free wifi
as p[art of your booth at the conferences..we'll luv ya for it!
Posted at 09:32 AM
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Wireless Notes
Thank goodness for the Local Color Cafe
in the Pike Place Market. I was able to logon each morning and in
the afternoon. T-Mobile through Starbucks helped as well. I was
ranting RE:free wifi at PLA on the way back from the Convention
Center with colleagues and was overheard by an ALA employee who
said they are trying their best to provide it! HuuuRah!
Checkout Technobiblio's post re: WIFI at ALA...
Posted at 09:06 AM
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LibraryMan Weighs In
http://www.libraryman.com/blog/archives/000102.html
Michael Porter writes on conference attendance:
GO!
Recharge your batteries in an excellent city. Get away from home
for a week. Meet people working with the same issues you are. They
call it professional development for a reason!
Indeed, Mr. Porter...indeed. The best thing
about PLA for me was the networking, chatting with people I've learned
with and trained with, and hearing what's on the minds of public
librarians today...
Posted at 09:01 AM
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Cool Things I read on the Plane Home from Seattle
Posted at 08:48 AM
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Sat - February 28, 2004
The Kalakala (Updated)
Posted at 10:10 AM
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PLA Moblog Finis....
Posted at 09:29 AM
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Overheard
PLA: What I haven't heard
bantered about
Ethics of Leadership
Ethics for librarians Closing
Poem
PLA Moblog 4
Seattle Newspaper LIBRARY
Coverage (UPDATED)
Library Technology Consultants
Speak!!!
What CROWDS!
PLA Moblog 3
An Open Rant about Access
this AM
Dinner with Colleagues
Notes from DEAD WOOD Session
PLA: Morning 2/26
Even at PLA, I'm tech
training....
Anna Quindlen's Opening
Session Remarks
Karen Congrunts PLA
Comments by Bill Gates
Sr.
You know you're in Seattle
when
From the Opening Session:
Dr. Hayden President of ALA
PLA Moblog 2
PLA Moblog 1
SJCPL Librarians visit
SAM
Public Librarians should
be UNWired
What sets my Libdar off!
Snazzy Seattle Library
Starbucks: An iSight for
Sore Traveller's Eyes
A Day in Seattle (and introducing
LibDar)
A Day of Travel
Next Stop... SEATTLE
A Sunday Audio-Visual RefGrunt
In honor of PLA...a Market
Gallery
A Restful Diversion...
the Salish
Internet Librian 2002 Gallery
CIL Photo Gallery 2000-2002
The Tides are Turning....
iSights for Science Alive!
(Web Cams in action for the Library)
Wireless in Seattle
CIL is Forthcoming....
Are you?
Hobnobing in Seattle (Travel
Too!)
Blogging at PLA!
A Bit Blue in the Tooth
Annual Report
Visiting UM Ann Arbor for
Exposition (Updated)
SPIM SPIM SPIM
Career Development: Seeking
Joy & Carpe Diem
The Simpsons go to the Springfield
Public Library (Updated)
Googleblatted
Rocketing through the Library-verse
(NYT article on Google)
5-Star Training @ CIL
Might as well JUMP (or
Floppies are SO 5 minutes ago)
Orkut Update
This Week: E-Mail. mailing
Lists and the Internet Protocols
Teaching Digital Cameras
to Library Patrons
Blogging makes Connections
in Surprising Ways (Or Bloomingdale's Flat Screens)
KFOG to iTunes
Orkut anyone?
Aww, Shucks, LibraryMan...
Teaching RSS Basics this
week
"Ray of Light" at CIL 2004
This week: Presentation
Software
iTunes has RSS feeds!
George Plosker on IL 2003
(An Overview)
I'm Booked!
Makin' Music with My Mac!
LibraryMan, Serendipity
and great Synchronicity
Keeping Current Via Tenant
Via Librarian in Black Via The Shifted Librarian
Wireless Culture VIA CNN:
The rise of wireless travel tech
LibraryMan Meets Tame the
Web at SJCPL
Mentoring Revisited
Matt Lauer, Blogs, &
the Internet Predator (Trainers, add this to your classes)
Jenny! Yes I am up for
a Mobblog at CIL 2004
TTW's Top LRTT List for 2003
(UPDATED Again!)
Info Pathfinder Job at Musser
PL
Oh Jenny! Bless You and
Your Tech Resolutions (UPDATED)
Teaching L401 this Semester
Yup, we all use Macs!
Hey! See YOU at Computers
in Libraries 2004 in Washington DC
Balancing Work & Life
Taking Control of To Do
Lists
Future of E-Mail
Happy New Year!
A Friend of the Devil Part
II
A Few Days Off
TTW is now at LISHost.com!
The Top Word of the Year
is.... (but the 2nd Word is....)
Eight Mega Pixels.... Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
(Digital Cameras in Libraries)
Happy Holidays 2003 from
Tame the Web & Michael Stephens
Recruiting PPT
Holidaze
I moblogged my weekend
shopping excursion
Cell Phones with Cameras
and all the Fixins.... (WAP, access, kitchen sink)
Your Career & the Library
Legacy
Michael Blogging VIA Adam's
Sony Clie
Oprah's Favorite Tech Things
Covering the Reference
Desk for their Holiday Lunch: A REF-Grunt
Thanks LibraryGirl!!! An
Info SuperHero!
Libraries Surviving: Tech,
Marketing, Community, PLACE
See you in Seattle
Tax Accountants
I Bow before Blake
The Power of RSS and the
Future *or* A Ferry called Kalakala
Boston PL Throws Open the
WiFi Doors and Offers Outside Access
Blake Calls for Articles
on Blogs in Libraries
Photo Gallery : Internet
Librarian 2003
Changes in the Workforce,
Technology Replacing Librarians
Focusing on the Future
Darlene Fichter's Using Blogs
for Marketing
Tuesday's Keynote! Top
Tech Trends for Internet Librarians
Endnote Noted II
My Endnote PowerPoint
Presentation (Updated)
Google Juggernaut and the
Future of Libraries
Endnote Noted
Cohen & Levine!
Future of Libraries
The Information Industry
Revolution: Implications for Librarians
Designing Apple Stores/Building
Libraries
Stephen Abram Quotable
Quote from Keynote
Barbara Quint on the Future
of LIBRARIANS (A con-grunt)
Con-Grunting....
Conference Buzz at Info
Today!
New Breed of Library Weblogs
RSS Synchronicity
Travelled...But Under the
Weather
E-Learning Session
Aaron Photoblogged me
Endnote Address
Steven Cohen & Michael
Stephens @ Internet Librarian Keynote #2
Notess' Notes on Blogs
@ Internet Librarian 2003
RSS.... (An Internet Librarian
Quotable Quote)
Even as I Blog.....
Yark Yark Yark Yark
Monday's Keynote
Photoblogging IL
Coffee Break
Exhibits Open @ 5pm
The Conference Begins!!
Barking of the Lions
Dinner with Steven
Make Learning Stick :
Pre-Conference Workshop
WOW!
Internet Librarian - Here
I Come!
Internet Librarian Fast
Approaching
Hey Steven... I'll be
there!
LITA Top Technology Trends
for 2003
Blogging Internet Librarian
2003
Make Learning Stick
Have you ego-surfed lately?
Image Blog Added
Trainers: Update your Digital
Camera Classes
Add this to your Tech Library!!
(Steven Cohen's Keeping Current....)
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