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LibGuides from Cindi Trainor on Vimeo. This short video gives a basic introduction to LibGuides, a content management system for libraries. Cast: Cindi Trainor

PowerPoint machinima video, as presented at the First International Symposium of the Archivists of Second Life - May 2008. Author: 01archivist Keywords: Machinima PowerPoint PPT Archivopedia EAD MMORPG Archivists RSS Wiki Web2.0 Library2.0 Librarians CMS DAM MediaWiki Added: May 26, 2008

Presented at Love Library, University of Nebraska, Lincoln by Michael Sauers on 14 April 2008.

My part of the Academic Library 2.0 preconference at Computers in Libraries 2008.

I simply cannot blog in real-time. That s better left to the pros. Instead, I prefer to do something like the following: $ diff self.preIL07 self.postIL07 IL2007 marks the third Internet Librarian I ve attended and, in my estimation, the best. At least one other person has commented to me that there seemed to be something different about this year s IL and I ve been trying to articulate what that is. Certainly, the vibe was different (hey, I m allowed to use vibe in reference to a conference in California). I think several factors are converging that made for a particularly beneficial Internet Librarian this year. Instead of recapping the entire conference (since others have done that far better than I could), I decided to look back over my notes and quote, verbatim, some snippets that stand out: Look at all these first time attendees! Indeed there were many. In fact, first timers outnumbered returning conference-goers two-to-one (from my very unscientific eyeballing of raised hands). Moreover, the general attitude of these attendees seemed to be that of open-minded, curious anticipation. I m heartened to see this kind of response to a conference like Internet Librarian and I ll be curious to see how that trend continues in the years to come. Nowhere is the value of 2.0-based tools, applied to learning and research, more evident than in the work done by Helene Blowers. Yes well, I hadn t really considered the impact Helene has had on libraries until seeing her talk about Learning 2.0. I ve heard her speak a number of times on this but for some reason this was the one that hit me between the eyes. Learning 2.0 changes libraries and librarians. It s success can be attested to by the fact that is has been duplicated over 200 times worldwide that makes Helene the Miss Rumphius of the library world. The Shanachies remind us that imagination and passion are the ying and yang of next-generation librarianship. What can really be said about the boys from Holland? They were the rockstars. It s not often that you meet people who care enough about their profession to seek funding for, then set out upon a cross-country road trip on the other side of the world to shoot a documentary on The American Library. IL2007 will always be referred to as the year the Dutch guys came. Note to self: Visit Dok. Encourage the heart. I was again reminded of Michael Stephens call for libraries to encourage the heart. You can t bring to bear a more fundamental charge and this is really at the heart of our mission, isn t it? Librarianship will never be boring, because regardless of how you come at it, it will be like examining a many-faceted statue simultaneously impenetrable and encompassing. If you can t see what he means, perhaps it s time to back off and approach your work from a different angle. I don t care if you re a corporate law or a YA librarian, this applies to you. Focus on community. Another subtle trend I picked up on was the lighter focus on specific tools and a closer examination of community and the library. I ll freely admit that some of that may be me, projecting my own thoughts into the mix, but only partially. The word community itself came up several times in more than one session. Not only do we have a responsibility to engage our patrons where they live (outside our walls), but we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fill a void where Google, and Yahoo! and Amazon cannot go. Org 2.0 = movement toward cohesion Interesting thoughts from Rebbecca Jones on Organization 2.0. Too many institutions need to learn the hard lessons and even more are under siege from within by departments who refuse to integrate with each other. Maybe it s time we recognize that departmental boundaries are artificial and harmful. Hierarchy is important but what good does it do if it turns your organization into a menagerie of fiefdoms? Folks like Glenn Peterson from Hennepin County are conducting a quiet revolution whose shock-wave is both impending and building in intensity. I wrote that along the edge of some marketing literature because I didn t have anything else to write on. Glenn really is a quiet force of nature when it comes to next-gen library websites and catalogs. The work he s done at Hennepin is truly impressive. Casey Bisson is another uber-innovator who is changing the game with Scriblio. It occurred to me that it s really only a matter of time before these types of efforts impact the already-tenuous ILS market. Get your popcorn. In two years, many libraries have gone from what s this? to here s this. Internet Library 2005 was exciting. Web 2.0 was spinning up its dynamos and making its way into Libraryland. I remember hearing a lot and seeing a lot about Flickr and del.icio.us and the like demonstrations mostly. But the relevance of these services in libraries was immature and unclear. Not so, two years later. We re seeing more than just a few libraries leveraging 2.0 tools to do some pretty cool stuff. I think that trend is likely to continue as organizational responsibilities begin to encompass the use of Web 2.0. All hell is about to break loose. This was scrawled on my notepad sometime during the second day. I really don t remember writing it, but it s in my handwriting and I hope it s true. See you next year in Monterey! Glenn Peterson, Helene Blowers, IL2007, Internet, Internet Librarian, ITI, Library 2.0, Monterey, Shanachietour, Web

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.

Libaries and new media. Managing your social media. Hosted by Bryan Person. Recorded from Boston, Massachusetts, USA and published for Tuesday, May 8, 2007. Subscribe to the New Comm Road podcast. It s free, and it ensures you won t miss a single episode! Click on the iTunes image above, or paste this feed into iTunes or your podcatching software of choice: http://feeds.feedburner.com/NewCommRoad IN TODAY’S SHOW: Feature interviewwith Jeff Scott - manager of Casa Grande Public Library in Casa Grande, Arizona. Twitter will help library reach its audience more effectively. Library 2.0 engaging community members in the media that they use. Library s marketing efforts have paid off book checkouts are up 30% this year. Casa Grande Library s Web 2.0 resources: Twitter page RSS feeds and podcasts Flickr page Videos through Photobucket Jeff s personal blog Gather No Dust. NEW COMM ROAD MAP: Manage your social media Based on an audio comment and question from Doug Haslam, from Topaz Partners, the Tech PR Gems blog, PRobecast, and the Gischeleman’s Blog. Six steps to managing your social media: Pick your tools. You can t use all of them or at least not all of them every day. Know when to limit your distractions. If you need a break, then give yourself some goof-off time and go wild (from Ben Yoskovitz at the Instigator Blog). Then, when you re done, close off those connections and get back to more serious work. Clean up your RSS feeds Trust your network. Have a way to capture your ideas when you re away from computer. Use a K7.net number (206) or a Jott account. TOOLS OF YOUR TRADE: No submissions in this show. Send yours in! Music: + From GarageBand.com: Still Holding On, by Rantings of Eva * This show can also be found on Blubrry. YOUR FEEDBACK: Leave your text and audio comments below this post Send us audio files or text e-mails to comments-AT-NewCommRoad.com Call us on our comment line: (206) 202-3996 Technorati Tags: Boston, Bryan Person, New Comm Road, Jeff Scott, Casa Grande Public Library, Library 2.0, Twitter, Doug Haslam, Topaz Partners, Tech PR Gems blog, Gischeleman Blog, PRobecast, Manage Social Media, Rantings of Eva. LISTEN: Running time: 37:00 Direct download this episode, or listen using the player above!