Well, I’m back at work. I had planned on doing all of this library related reading while I was home, but I was much busier than I had planned. So now I’m catching up on my reading. I just read an article by Rachel Singer Gordon in American Libraries (March 2006) titled [...]

A little while ago I posted about how I wasn’t sure how Second Life could be used by libraries - apparently OPAL and the Alliance Library System have come up with a way:
Alliance Library System and OPAL (Online Programming for All Libraries) are pleased to announce that selected OPAL programs will soon be offered in [...]

I was reflecting on what I learned last week at the conference and I thought I should share with you all one way that we’re trying to create Tech Savvy Staff - and it’s free!
We (meaning I) look for free webinars offered through places like OPAL, SirsiDynix and KM World and invite the entire staff [...]

How cool is this? I should start by letting you all know that I am a huge Sims junkie. So when I read about the partnership between EA and Carnegie Mellon University and the development of Alice 3.0 I just had to share it with you all.
“The Sims” content will transform the Alice software [...]

The Torn Librarian has a great post about the “schism” that is deepening between those in the professional library world who are tech savvy and those who aren’t.
What is this you ask? Well, the savvy are the people that are comfortable and/or enthusiastic about technology and its implementation in the library (Wikis, Blogs, RSS feeds, [...]

I just attended A SirsiDynix Institute Conversation: The 2.0 Meme - Web 2.0, Library 2.0, Librarian 2.0, and aside from the fact that our library doesn’t cater to teens and a lot of conversation focused on them, it was a great presentation.
The thing that stuck with me the most was the Librarian 2.0 [...]

Today I attended Weblogs & Libraries: Communication, Conversation, and the Blog People presented by Michael Stephens. Even though I got in late (there was a class in the room we were using) and had to leave early (for my own blog presentation) I was glad I attended. I can’t wait for the archived file [...]

The Conversation, Community, Connection, and Collaboration: Practical, New Technologies for User-Centered Services’ Road Show made it’s first stop and this post by Teresa Koltzenburg makes me wish I was there.

I was just reading that some schools are no longer teaching cursive - I don’t have kids - is that true??
Since I was able to read I’ve been typing. My mother gave me her old manual typewriter when I was 7 and I would write all of my letters to my best friend in [...]

There have been several discussions on librarian blogs lately talking about librarians as coders (LibrarianInBlack, Library Web Chic, Science Library Pad, Information Wants to Be Free and See Also)… I’d like to suggest that the reverse is true as well - coders as librarians.
Back in November I commented on a post over at LibrarianInBlack regarding [...]

Meredith from Information Wants To Be Free will be giving a free online presentation for OPAL (Online Programming for All Libraries) and everyone at our library is invited to attend in our multi-purpose room. I don’t know who plans on coming, but I think it’s great that our administration is opening it up to [...]

I just found this great site to view video presentations from a bunch of different types of organizations. Mediasite.com is
[A] growing library of expert presentations and lectures … It’s a search tool that brings together public presentations and lectures created with Sonic Foundry’s Mediasite system. You have free, on-demand access to a steadily growing [...]

I just learned about this site called LearnOutLoud. They offer video & audio lessons, lectures, and speeches on various topics. Pretty neat idea … where was this when I was in school? In addition to their catalog of audiobooks and the like, they now have a collection of free downloads.

Librarians with Class pointed out a pretty nifty wiki called Library Instruction Wiki which is
a collaboratively developed resource for librarians involved with or interested in instruction … designed to help librarians learn from one another. Use the wiki to find handouts, tutorials, suggested reading, and more!
Under Library Instruction Resources you can find class websites, handouts [...]