Someplace for me to put my thoughts on libraries, librarians, library 2.0 and books
From the monthly archives:
I felt a chill run down my spine when I read the headline of this news article in The Daily Times.
The library at Wor-Wic Community College in has gone totally electronic. There are no books to be found in the library, or it’s better known as the Media Center. So, instead of books, the Media […]
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Hmmm … that’s something that I’ve been tasked to check with regards to MPOW. We would like to find out what others are saying about our libraries.
And this list by Li Evans of Search Marketing Gurus is exactly what I’ve been looking for. It gives 31 sites that anyone can use to monitor what others […]
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Have you heard/read about the novel, The Camel Bookmobile? Think it’s just a figment of fictional writing?
Well, think again! There is a real camel-borne library that exists in Kenya’s Northeastern Province near the border of Somalia. And they are now trying to get donations of books to their library as the service becomes ever more […]
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Have been a little lazy in blogging as I was enjoying the Lunar New Year holidays. So, here’s a listing of interesting links that I’ve uncovered over the last few days.
Library Column in Utne ReaderThe February 2007’s issue of the Utne Reader introduces a new column, The Shelf Life, which is written by the magazine’s […]
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Here’s wishing one and all a Happy Lunar New Year. This is a little belated because this post should have been sent out yesterday. But it had been a busy day yesterday visiting relatives.
Well, I wish all readers of “Blogging Librarian” a prosperous and healthy Year of the Pig. And happy librarianship!
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Libraries & Schools in Second Life Hosted on Zooomr
Seems like schools and libraries in Charlotte in the United States are making good use of Second Life, a virtual world created by Linden Lab, to reach out to teens. The Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County has a virtual island in Second Life. By the […]
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A new dad’s interesting thoughts about him visiting a public library again, all thanks to his baby daughter, in The Observer Magazine on Sunday.
And he writes:
I haven’t set foot in a library for a long time. I have spent most of my adult life being a private citizen, buying private goods and services with privately […]
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Alice (a staff at the the OCLC Computer Library Center and one of the five that maintains this personal group blog) wrote about “13 Ways of looking at a public library”.
I’ve got to agree with her that these 13 factors would determine the sustainability of libraries all over the world. Though the library might not […]
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