Social Media in Plain English from leelefever on Vimeo Covering the basics of what social media is all about. Helps you understand that everyone can be a producer of content.
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From the monthly archives:
May 2008
Wonderful article entitled “The Transparent Library: Embracing Service to Teens” by Michael Casey and Michael Stephens in the May issue of Library Journal on providing library services to teens and how we can accommodate teens with appropriate library services that they want rather than just pushing them away because they are too loud or noisy. […]
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A wonderful opinion piece on the work librarians actually do in the New Zealand Herald. Sometimes we forget what the true calling of a librarian is with our constant chase for KPIs, or Key Performance Indicators.
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According to a news article in The Star, it seems like a library in Johor Bahru, Malaysia is facing real difficulty in getting people to return the books they have borrowed. The library currently has more than 6,400 books missing that have not been returned by about 2,000 patrons, some from as far back as […]
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YouTube Link Super cool video on a summer reading programme at the Worthington Libraries. Maybe we can do something similar for promotional activities for READ! Singapore or our upcoming Teens Holiday Programmes. (via Tame The Web)
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YouTube Link A very interesting video that gives a behind-the-scenes look of the happenings in the backroom of a library. Maybe my colleagues in our Library Supply Centre might be interested in doing something similar. A lot more fun than your normal corporate video. I particularly like the ending in the video. (via Tame The […]
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The Art of Manliness recently posted an article listing down 100 must-read books for men. Unfortunately, most of the books are pretty alien to me even though I’m a librarian. I tend to read more nerdy stuff like techie books on HTML, CSS, and web design as well as business and current affairs magazines. The […]
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Yesterday, I had a post more towards to children books. So, for today, I found two resources (via LibrarianInBlack) for teens. The first one that you should check out is Turning The Paige. It’s a teens’ book review blog and is run by Paige Turner, who reads and reviews the books. You can search for […]
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