Librarians Videos

Every day, all around the world, people are pointing and clicking...and proving that a popular Web concept just does not work and ignorance ain't bliss. -M!

I had a library school student who emailed me some questions about Web 2.0 and libraries. Rather than reply via email, I made this video. This video also serves double duty as my Day 6 video for NaVloPoMo. Take a look at libraryvoice.com/videos for my other videos for the month.

Sparks fly on this edition of the epic. -M!

Library 101, the mp3 - for your listening pleasure! Make sure to check out our project page at http://www.libraryman.com/library101

On Our Minds asks Scholastic Librarian Jessica Watson 5 questions.

For this podcast, Susan Ettenheim invited Ron Burns, Director of Software Product Management at EBSCO to answer the question of whether or not bookmarking and databases go together. He begins his conversation by pointing out that Diigo is part of their Bookmark bar on the EBSCOhost interface, but many more issues arise as Susan is joined by five amazing teachers, tech integrators and media specialists/librarians: Alice Barr, Vicki Davis, Madeline Brownstone, Suzanne Hamilton and Carolyn Stanley Susan Ettenheim begins this podcast by wondering if bookmarking and databases can go together. This question came from a recent webcast (TTT 165) when Joyce Valenza started an inquiry into a division she is beginning to see in her school. She has noticed that those students who have been introduced to social bookmarking in delicious and diigo are becoming less likely to use the library databases. Like many of us, these students hesitate to use a source for their research that they are not able to comment on and get responses from members of their personal learning networks. Part of the value or a source comes from the on-line conversations that get attached to that source, and bookmarking sources found in a library or specialized database seems to be impossible. Links are not persistent and the resources remain behind a password. We agree with Joyce that we want students to be able to do both: use the rich material in library databases and learn how much knowledge comes from bookmarking in social networks. (Joyce Valenza, by the way, will be on The Future of Education with Frandes Jacobson Harris and Howard Rheingold and hour before our show this Wednesday, September 30. Tune in to that show, then join us at EdTechTalk at 9:00pm Eastern / 6:00pm Pacific USA / World Times. Our guests will be Troy Hicks, author of the new Heinemann title, The Digital Writing Workshop, and four teachers as they discuss how they foster student choice and inquiry in their writing classrooms.) For this podcast, Susan Ettenheim invited Ron Burns, Director of Software Product Management at EBSCO to answer the question of whether or not bookmarking and databases go together. He begins his conversation by pointing out that Diigo is part of their Bookmark bar on the EBSCOhost interface, but many more issues arise as Susan is joined by five amazing teachers, tech integrators and media specialists/librarians: Alice Barr, Vicki Davis, Madeline Brownstone, Suzanne Hamilton and Carolyn Stanley Here are few of the specialized/state databases that are discussed on this podcast: http://ebscohost.com/ EBSCO Publishing http://novelnewyork.org/ NOVEL NY New York Online Virtual Electronic Library http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/ MARVEL, Maine's Virtual Library http://www.galileo.usg.edu/welcome/ GALILEO, Georgia's Virtual Library http://www.statelibrary.state.pa.us/libraries/cwp/view.asp?a=11&Q=37628 Power Library, Pennsylvania http://iconn.org Connecticut's Research Engine Please stay tuned to Teachers Teaching Teachers. On TTT 169 (webcast on 09.23.09, and to be uploaded soon) Joyce Valenza and Chief Diigo Ambassador, Maggie Tsai joined us to further the dialogue. More to come! Click Read more to see more notes from Ron Burns and a transcript of a chat that was happening during the webcast. 38:22 minutes (12.35 MB)read more

Recruiting and retaining library school students from underrepresented groups has been a challenge for the profession for decades. ALA's Spectrum Scholar Program, the Knowledge River Program and recent initiatives sponsored by the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program have successfully brought new students from underrepresented groups to enhance the depth, breadth and diversity of librarianship in response to changing demographics.This program highlights recent diversity and professional recruitment studies with an overview of SJSU's Librarians for Tomorrow Program. Students in the Librarians for Tomorrow program will be present to share their experiences at SJSU.

The second annual Virtual Worlds: Libraries, Education, and Museums (VW LEM) Conference will be held in Second Life on Friday and Saturday, April 24 & 25, 2009. The VLEM 2009 logo/image was created by Greylin Fairweather / Robin Williams.

The second annual Virtual Worlds: Libraries, Education, and Museums (VW LEM) Conference will be held in Second Life on Friday and Saturday, April 24 & 25, 2009. The VLEM 2009 logo/image was created by Greylin Fairweather / Robin Williams.

The second annual Virtual Worlds: Libraries, Education, and Museums (VW LEM) Conference will be held in Second Life on Friday and Saturday, April 24 & 25, 2009. The VLEM 2009 logo/image was created by Greylin Fairweather / Robin Williams.

I created this video for my LIS 5313 course at Florida State University. I am a graduate student working on my MLIS. I sent a survey out to 90 libraries with Twitter accounts and received 65 responses back. One of the questions in the survey was regarding any tools or 3rd party applications the Twittering Libraries use in order to enhance their Twitter experience. This video is a compilation of the top 10 tools/applications these Twittering Libraries use.

Presented at PALS Day, Starved Rock State Park, Illinois, 7 May 2008

I created this video for my LIS 5313 course at Florida State University. I am a graduate student working on my MLIS. I sent a survey out to 90 libraries with Twitter accounts and received 65 responses back. One of the questions in the survey was regarding any tools or 3rd party applications the Twittering Libraries use in order to enhance their Twitter experience. This video is a compilation of the top 10 tools/applications these Twittering Libraries use.

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The LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund supports librarians who are facing financial difficulty due to discrimination or because they have taken a stand in support of intellectual freedom. In this video, trustees describe the fund, and why it's needed. More ALA videos available at alfocus.ala.org.

This video was prepared for a MLS reference class to be presented alongside Karen Hein's (UNO) and Robin Bernstein's (Bellevue University) applications of virtual reference. The Nebraska Library Commission has been offering chat reference since December of 2006.

Rosetta Stone is available through the Jefferson County Public Libraries in Alabama. http://jclc.onlinelanguagelearning.com/en/welcome Transcript: Rosetta Stone @ Your Library Have you or someone you care about ever been in need of foreign language help? Japanese: Use Rosetta Stone through the libraries of Jefferson County. Let's say for example that you need to leave the country to evade taxes, escape imprisonment, or seek political asylum.... [crickets chirp] [Awkward Silence] I'm kidding. Japanese: Well, using the Rosetta Stone Language Learning Center has many advantages. Say, for example, you're in an international restaurant and you tip your waiter below the normal expectation. Would you like to understand the words your waiter uses to describe you? Spanish: "Cretin. Miser. Cheapskate. Scrooge!" You can understand everything with the help of Rosetta Stone. Spanish: As a matter of fact, the libraries in Jefferson County Alabama now offer this world premiere language resource. Chinese: With many different languages, the Rosetta Stone has been used by millions of people worldwide, including government agencies, schools, and libraries. Spanish: All you need to access Rosetta Stone is a current library card and access to the Internet. Spanish: You may locate the database on your library's webpage. Russian: The first time you access the Rosetta Stone homepage you will need to register, which is again free for all those with current library cards. Contact your local library if you need assistance. No representation is made that the quality of the library services to be performed is greater than the quality of library services performed by other librarians. [credits] Rosetta Stone @ Your Library Photos Plane by Kyle Flood http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?... Mexican restaurant by Tom Hodgkinson http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?... Waitress by rockygirl http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockygir... Laptop computer by Adam Chamness http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?... Riot police training by police5150 http://www.flickr.com/photos/knp-swat... Music Kevin MacLeod Script Hunter Murphy Voices Jiemin Fan, Oleg Grigoryev, Hunter Murphy, Haruyo Miyagawa, Dottie Turner, Yolanda Valentin Producer and Director Melinda Shelton Technical Consultant Elizabeth Swift BIRMINGHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY (Alabama) creative commons 2007