- High Browse Online
A book blog run by colleagues. It features book reviews, editorials, librarians’ recommendations, readers’ recommendations, and listing of library events. - Why blogging matters:
For the most part, self assembling communities of bloggers hold a kind of virtual Socratic court, sorting out the issues of the day in a public forum, open to anyone, including spammers. - Storynory.com
The site has a growing library of children’s stories that you can download and put into your iPod (or for that matter, any MP3 player).
(via ipodnn) - Another successful DDR nite
DDR stands for Dance Dance Revolution, a game machine that you can see teens dancing away on at game arcades. There is a version for Playstation 2. So, what’s DDR got to do with the library?! Well, a library in the US has organised a DDR nite for teens and it was a smashing success. Go have a read and maybe we should have a gaming event at V.A.T or library@orchard. A way to attract teens to come to the library. - Taming the Tiger
If you are new to Mac OS X 10.4, this site has video tutorials that are available FREE. Just have to download and you can become a Mac expert in no time. - Stan Berenstain Dies
Popular children’s book author, Stan Berenstain passed over on Saturday. He was 82. He, together with his wife Jan, wrote about 200 books of the popular series, Berenstain Bears. NLB has a large collection of the books. You can check the titles and availability here. - Do Libraries Matter: On Library & Librarian 2.0 (PDF file)
A good read particularly if you’re in library management. Even if you don’t, you can pass on this link to your managers as well as the article by Michael Stephens.
(via ALA TechSource) - 3 Degrees of Separation: Libraries, Technology, and Administration
Have a look at all the links in the blog-trail. Really interesting times ahead for librarians! (via LibraryCrunch) - How to Business-Blog
If your company is planning on blogging, then this article will enable you to make full use of your blog(s) to reach out to your customers and solicit their feedback and opinions. These customers will also make use of their own blogs to help you promote your products and services if they really like your company. Or they’ll give your company a really bad name if they feel aggrieved or your products and services are not up to scratch. A new world of advertising and customer service.
(via Fast Company)
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