I finally started using Flickr
May 30th, 2006 at 8:57pm |
I finally started using Flickr. My pictures are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/iowalibrarian .
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Tech Tips for Every Librarian : Ten Tips for Technology Training by Rachel Singer Gordon and Michael Stephens
May 29th, 2006 at 8:59pm |
This was in the May 2006 edition of Computers in Libraries. This is a short (2 page) article packed with practical information you can use for any library training–not just tecnology training. Great article! Online resources mentioned in the article available at Tame the Web. Best tip–use Flickr tools.
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U.S. National Archives, Teaching With Documents
May 29th, 2006 at 8:48pm |
I saw a reference to Teaching With Documents in a recent journal article. This was recommended as a way to teach historians to use/find government information.
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The Social Ties that Bind by Janet L. Balas
May 29th, 2006 at 8:41pm |
I would say that I am a voracious reader, even of professional journals. I *love* journal alerts. I just started reading Computers in Libraries. This article is in the February 2006 issue. Balas (a public librarian) points out that although librarians may not be familiar with social software but need to become familiar. The article [...]
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Call for papers, Library Philosophy and Practice
May 21st, 2006 at 5:06pm |
This call seems broad enough for almost anything. I’ve got a few ideas. CALL FOR PAPERS You are invited to submit proposals and manuscripts for a special issue of _Library Philosophy and Practice_ entitled: “Shape Shifters: Librarians Evolve Yet Again in the Age of Google.” The issue, which will appear in Winter 2007, will be [...]
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