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May 30, 2007

Some SirsiDynix Events at ALA

Also, due to the tremendous response from the ALA Midwinter Meeting, the SirsiDynix Institute and TechTalk will again sponsor live events at the SirsiDynix booth (#3747). These live events require no registration, and you may attend as many as you'd like.

SirsiDynix Institute Events

Stephen Abram, chief strategist of the SirsiDynix Institute, will present “Bigger Brains for Libraries: Increasing Our Capacity to Learn and Adapt!” at the booth on Saturday, June 23, from 4 to 4:30 p.m. and on Monday, June 25, from 9:30 to 10 a.m.

This event is a quick and inspiring pep talk regarding Web 2.0 filled with easy, proven techniques to get yourself on board with technology trends and inspire others in your organization.

TechTalk Events

On Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, product experts from SirsiDynix will present TechTalk seminars, featuring such subjects as connecting libraries with K-12 communities and topics related to the new “Rome” technology platform.

Stay tuned for a complete list of dates, times, and topics or check out the booth signage.

Building Better Communities Awards

On Sunday, June 24, at 10:30 a.m., you are invited to attend the SirsiDynix Building Better Communities Awards ceremony at the SirsiDynix booth. Six libraries from around the world will be announced as award recipients for outstanding contributions they have made to their communities through technology. Each of these libraries will receive US$10,000. About 100 libraries from around the world qualified this year for consideration. An independent panel will select the six recipients from a group of 15 finalists. To read more about the finalists, visit http://www.sirsidynix.com/Company/bbc_awards.php.

See you there.

Stephen

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May 29, 2007

SirsiDynix Building Better Communities Awards

WOW! I can't wait to hand these out! The final winners are a big secret. Less than a month til we know! (shhhh)

Today, we announced the 15 finalists for the SirsiDynix Building Better Communities Awards. This year, we will award six US$10,000 prizes to library organizations that use technology to help improve their communities.

The finalists, in alphabetical order, are:

Alliance Library System, East Peoria, Ill.
British Official Publications Collaborative Reader Information Service (BOPCRIS) Project, University of Southampton Library, United Kingdom
Carl Shepard Library/Illinois College of Optometry, Chicago
Holmesglen Institute of TAFE Information Commons, Victoria, Australia
Jacksonville (Fla.) Public Library
Kankakee (Ill.) Public Library
Lincoln Trail Libraries System, Champaign, Ill.
North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, N.C.
Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County, Charlotte, N.C.
Scientific and Technical Information Center (STIC), U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Alexandria, Va.
Shanghai (China) Library
Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS), Washington, D.C.
SUNLINK: Florida Department of Education, Tallahassee, Fla.
World Health Organization Library, Geneva, Switzerland
Yarra Plenty Regional Library, Melbourne, Australia

As you can see, it was a big year for Illinois (four finalists) and Florida (two). This is also the first year for international libraries to be eligible. They made a very strong showing, with one-third of the finalists coming from the international customer base (three from APAC and two from EMEA). There is also a nice mix of publics, specials, academics and K-12 of various sizes. Three finalists from last year – North Carolina State, Charlotte & Mecklenburg County and the Scientific and Technical Information Center – repeated again this year, which is impressive considering the committee is completely different this year. Previous recipients of the $10,000 prize, however, are not eligible again.

A press release has been issued, and the awards Web page updated. You can read more about the finalists here: http://www.sirsidynix.com/Company/bbc_awards_recipients_2007.php

The press release is here: http://www.sirsidynix.com/Newsevents/Releases/2007/20070529_BBCFinalists.pdf

The 2007 recipients will be announced at ALA Annual in Washington, D.C. For those attending the conference, the ceremony is Sunday, June 24, at 10:30 a.m. in the SirsiDynix booth (No. 3747).

Stephen

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May 22, 2007

Unbelievable - Twitter

OK, the real estate folks have discovered Twitter but . . .

"Twitter has more than 4 million users, adding 1,000 new ones every hour."

I would be surprised. Steven Cohen would be too.

Stephen

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Joost

I wish I had more time. Soon!

Everyone is playing with Joost and it looks really cool.

"The new way of watching TV
All the things you love about TV, fused with the interactive power of the internet – just the way you want it. Enjoy the ride!"

Another 2.0 thing to spend 15 minutes a day understanding and thinking about the implications for library users.

DVD is dead. Long live streaming.

Stephen

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Faculty and Facebook

Here is an interesting short paper on student/faculty relations in Facebook by a couple of researchers from Georgia Tech [pdf]

Crossing Boundaries: Identity Management and Student/Faculty Relationships on the Facebook
Anne Hewitt and Andrea Forte
GVU Center, Georgia Institute of Technology

ABSTRACT
This report "describes preliminary results from an ongoing investigation of student/faculty relationships in the online community Facebook. In spring of 2006, a survey was conducted in two large courses at a mid-sized public research university to understand how contact on Facebook was influencing student perceptions of faculty. We found that contact on Facebook had no impact on students’ ratings of professors. We found it striking that one third of the students we surveyed did not believe that faculty should be present on the Facebook at all. Some raised concerns about identity management and privacy issues. We discuss the implications of these findings and the potential for further research in the area."

I remember similar debates when the web started having .com (commercial) folks 'invade' it. It was an interesting debate and it was inevitable anyway. Now we have discussion what humans are allowed in what walled gardens. Hmmmm. It's an ongoing study so further results will be even more interesting.

Free culture is free culture.

Stephen

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Evolution of the web - 1.0, 2.0, 3.0

OK, beside loving the Unicorn picture in this posting (grin), I like the thinking here too. Read Stephen Johnston's post here. Here's the teaser:

Web1.0: Brain & Eyes (= Information)
Web2.0: Brain, Eyes, Ears, Voice & Heart (= Passion)
Web3.0: Brain, Eyes, Ears, Voice, Heart, Arms & Legs (= Freedom)

Wouldn't that be great? This is a nice discussion starter post and nicely written.

Stephen

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Hmmmmm, do I believe this?

April 27, 2007
Do Computer Pros Work Less Than Others?
By Eric Chabrow
Hard to believe, but IT workers log fewer hours on the job than most other professionals, government data reveals.

"Among eight broad professional occupations tracked by the government, only one category--consisting of educators, trainers and librarians--average fewer hours at work each week.

The occupation category comprising computer and mathematical professionals [math occupations such as actuaries, operational research analysis and statisticians make up less than 5 percent of the category] who usually work fulltime averaged 42 hours, 24 minutes on the job each week in 2006, according to a survey of American households conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's one hour, 42 minutes less than all professional occupations combined, but one hour, six minutes more each week than education/training/library.

Legal professionals put in the most time, at 44 hours, 54 minutes. Their bosses put in even longer hours. Managers of all stripes averaged 46 hours, 24 minutes of work each week in 2006."

I wonder. Maybe we just don't count all the unpaid work!! Or, they're not surveying me!

Stephen

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Tired of the Same Old Search Engine?

When that client arrives at the reference desk, are you tired of repeating their Google search in Google? Feeling a bit repetitive?

Here's a list of the top 100 search engines. Break the Google habit! How many can you use in a day? a week?

The Top 100 Alternative Search Engines, April 2007

Happy searching,

Stephen

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Shifting Habits

I thought that this posting from TechCrunch was very interesting. It shows that personal viewing habits can change very quickly. I have read that 25% of people in Shanghai prefer to read books on e-book readers. I wonder what will happen when the new phones arrive in June as well as what will happen when broadband penetration becomes ubiquitous and also when the major cities in the U.S. offer TV through all devices.... Interesting.

45% of Europeans watch TV online —

"A new study from Motorola has found that an amazing 45% of European broadband users now watch at least some television online.

The survey covering the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Spain found that the French lead Europe in terms of online television consumption with 59% of people choosing to watch previews and episodes of their favorite shows via the web with the Germans trailing at 33%.

The survey did not ask where the respondents obtained the content, ignoring the reality that many were possibly downloading television shows from BitTorrent or similar services.

The results further strengthen the business models of startups such as Joost, that seek to target a massive potential audience through the use of streamed content over a P2P network, but with the safeguards of DRM and imposed advertising delivery built in.

The survey also found that 45% of Europeans expect to be making video calls via their home TV’s by 2012.

“Viewers across Europe are no longer satisfied with fitting into schedules dictated by broadcasters and are turning to the choice and flexibility offered by TV over the internet,” Motorola’s Karl Elliott told the BBC.

“We are witnessing a nation of citizen schedulers who are in control of their entertainment, allowing them to watch what they want, how and when they want it.”

The convergance of Television and the Internet, despite recent false starts with products such as Microsoft’s Windows Media Center, looks set to continue.

Source: TechCrunch

Stephen

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Social Networking Marketshare Update

Two things crossed my e-mail last week that I found interesting.

First, Hitwise release their latest survey of the market share of the major social networking sites.

"MySpace Receives 79.7 Percent of Social Networking Visits
Facebook Traffic Doubled Since Opening up in September 2006

NEW YORK, NY – May 21, 2007 – According to Hitwise, the world's leading online competitive intelligence service, MySpace continued to dominate the social networking category in April 2007, with 79.7 percent of category visits. Following MySpace was Facebook with 11.47 percent of visits and Bebo with 1.28 percent of category visits. US Visits to MySpace increased by 70 percent from April 2006 to April 2007, while visits to Facebook were up 126 percent and visits to Bebo up 184 percent in that period.

Facebook opened up to accept Internet users without a school affiliation in September 2006. Previously it had been limited to those with a college or high school email address. From September 2006 to April 2007, the market share of visits to Facebook grew by 106 percent.

One in four visits (24.9 percent of upstream clicks) to the 19 other top social networking sites came directly from MySpace in April 2007, demonstrating the dominance of MySpace and indicating that many users maintain more than one social network. In April 2007, Facebook accounted for 2.85 percent of the upstream traffic to its 19 competitors, an increase of 185 percent compared to September 2006.

"Opening up to the entire Internet audience had a positive effect for Facebook" said LeeAnn Prescott, director of research at Hitwise. "Clickstream data indicate that users at other social networking sites may be experimenting with Facebook as an alternative site, which may help it attain critical mass among non-collegiate users."

Market Share of US Internet Visits to Top 20 Social Networking Sites

April 2007

Rank Name Domain Market Share
1 MySpace www.myspace.com 79.70%
2 Facebook www.facebook.com 11.47%
3 Bebo www.bebo.com 1.28%
4 Imeem www.imeem.com 1.03%
5 BlackPlanet.com www.blackplanet.com 0.87%
6 Tagged www.tagged.com 0.84%
7 Yahoo! 360 360.yahoo.com 0.71%
8 Xanga www.xanga.com 0.69%
9 hi5 www.hi5.com 0.58%
10 Gaiaonline.com www.gaiaonline.com 0.58%

Note - data is based on a custom category of 20 of the leading social networking websites ranked by market share of US visits, which is the percentage of traffic to the site, based on the Hitwise sample of 10 million US Internet users. The percentages represent the market share of visits among the websites within the custom category.

Source: Hitwise"

Second, my hometown seems to be a Facebook hotbed! It was widely reported in the local press that Torontonians are twice as likely to be on Facebook. Hmmmm. How will that be spun with our national inferiority complex?

Stephen

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How to use Web 2.0 in your library now published

Check it out.

Phil Bradley's How to use Web 2.0 in your library has been published. More here.

Howtouseweb2.0.jpg

Worth a look.

Stephen

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May 21, 2007

What’s New in Podcasting?

SirsiDynix Institute Webinar

What’s New in Podcasting?

Presented by

David Free, Public Services Librarian,
Decatur Campus Library, Georgia Perimeter College

Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 11 a.m. – noon Eastern / 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Pacific

Quick! Jump on the boat. You haven’t missed it yet!

In the year since the SirsiDynix Institute first examined podcasting (May of 2006), there have been many exciting developments with this emerging technology. Mainstream news and entertainment media have embraced both audio and video podcasts as a method of distributing information and creating community. There are now tens of thousands of podcasts of all types included in the iTunes music store. Educational uses of podcasts to deliver lectures and other content have proliferated. And more libraries than ever are producing podcasts or considering podcasting as part of their teaching and marketing efforts.

This presentation builds on the previous SirsiDynix Institute podcasting series by examining developments in the library podcasting landscape over the past year, including a look at (and listen to) new podcasts created by and for the library community. Tips for considering, planning, creating, evaluating, and sustaining a podcasting program at your library are also included. Learn how to create quality podcasts that will engage your audience from one of the first library podcasters.

To listen to the previous podcast-themed SirsiDynix Institute events, click on these links:

http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/seminar_page.php?sid=62

http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/seminar_page.php?sid=63

David Free is the Public Services librarian at the Decatur Campus Library of Georgia Perimeter College. He produces the Georgia Perimeter College libraries’ podcasts and is the podcast editor of The Chattahoochee Review literary quarterly. Free holds a Master of Library and Information Science degree from Clark Atlanta University and a master’s in English from Georgia State University. He blogs at davidsrandomstuff.blogspot.com.

https://events.livemeeting.com/SirsiDynix060507Reg.htm

If you have missed previous SirsiDynix Institute events, or are unable to make this one, we have an extensive archive posted at http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/archive.php. You can check them out at any time.

Be there or be square,

Stephen

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May 17, 2007

The Internet can change your life

OK, I am hijacking this from Yarra Plenty's blog:

"If you are are up for a challenge and would like to learn something NEW every day? Keep an eye on this fascinating Blog by a Reference Librarian located in Guam!

Titled: The Internet can change your life: 'a series of daily assignments designed to teach the newby all all the wonderful things the Internet has to offer'

It's not too late to catch up, currently on Assignment #77. "

Subscribed!

Cool!

Stephen

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Learning 2.0 Results

Here's a great quote from a blog posting from the Macro Maven:

"This program had a remarkable effect on people in my department and division. Participants appear to be more engaged in their work. They have greater confidence, connect more with co-workers, and have a sparkle about them. Our collective energy, excitement, and laughter was infectious as new discoveries were made and shared with others. I hope our patrons will feel that way when they are invited to participate in Library 2.0 programs and services in the future."

Wow. Just goes to show that Learning 2.0 and 15 Minutes a day is more than just learning stuff.

Stephen

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A good idea

I thought everyone had seen this idea but a recent trip seems to tell me otherwise.

So here's what I saw at my local library . . .

They had a great stage constructed in the open area in the centre of the library. (My local library is Toronto Public.)

Anyway, the stage is programmed with a bunch a great events - author readings, poets, etc.

It's dynamic much of the time but otherwise the stage runs the risk of being a dead space. What did they do?

They ran a cable feed of Book TV through the PC projector. People would come in all day and watch it - over lunch, coffee breaks, or just anytime. The space went from dead to read!

What a great idea!

Anyway, do you have a wall? Do you have a few chairs? Do you have a room or space that's underultilized?

How about Book TV? Talk about a nice alignment with our core services. I suppose History TV could work too.

Stephen

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May 16, 2007

The Full Pew Typology

Here's the full results in chart form:

Gives an inkling of the dimensions of the digital divide, eh.

Stephen

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Pew Report on A Typology of Information and Communication Technology Users

I have finally had the chance to read through this report. It's great although some people are reading too much into the labels.

A Typology of Information and Communication Technology Users

It's a long one but read it. It covers an interesting prposal for various profiles of web users. The interesting part is that Web 2.0 is much farther along than I thought it was. Great.

Out of the survey findings, Pew developed a categorization scheme based on ten types that fit into three broad categories:

Elite users (31 percent)
Middle of the road users (20 percent)
Those with few "tech assets" and limited use of technology

With 31% already in the slot that can take and can choose to take advantge of tese technological tools, we have a much larger market of 'talented' and 'connected' users than we might assume. It's certaily well past the 15 chasm in Geoffrey Moore's adoption curve in his book Crossing the Chasm.

Stephen

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Faculty Use of Social Networks

Here's a hot topic. With the OCLC Survey of social networks and libraries coming soon, we have this one already.

Thomson Releases Survey on Faculty and Use of Social Networks

"A preliminary look at a survey found nearly 50 percent of faculty respondents familiar with social networking technologies, including blogs, MySpace, and Facebook, say such technologies “have or will change the way students learn.” Curiously, however, about two-thirds of faculty respondents also said they do not feel social networking will have an effect on how they teach—or are at least uncertain if it will. The survey, conducted for Academic publisher Thomson Learning, reflects “a lack of awareness and understanding” of these emerging technologies, suggest administrators."

Source: Library Journal

9 Mistakes That Can Kill Your Personal Growth

Henrik Edberg's discussion of 9 Mistakes That Can Kill Your Personal Growth on the Positivity Blog:.

Thinking you already know everything
Being confused by the marketing hype
Not taking action
Giving up
Worrying about/listening to what others think
Dabbling with it
Having unreasonable expectations
Failing to/not wanting to (at least start to) understand yourself
Not taking responsibility for yourself

Good list. Longer post past the link.

Stephen

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Ad Free Google

Want to search Google without the ads? It will still have the SEO's results though.

Learn more here and here.

Stephen

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Social Bookmarking

Who are the big guys of social bookmarking?
Check it out here.

Stephen

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English & History Majors

From the New Yorker:

"The biggest undergraduate major by far in the United States today is business. Twenty-two per cent of bachelor’s degrees are awarded in that field. Eight per cent are awarded in education, five per cent in the health professions. By contrast, fewer than four per cent of college graduates major in English, and only two per cent major in history. There are more bachelor’s degrees awarded every year in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies than in all foreign languages and literatures combined."

Where will the librarians come from?

Stephen

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Labelling

OK, I was in Stamford last week at the Stamford airport. The airpoprt isn't called Stamford but White Plains. Oh, it's not, the ticket says White Plains but the signs at the airport say Westchester. Hmmm. That's confusing.

I was reminded of this a few minutes ago when I transferred planes in Las Vegas airport. I have a ticket to Santa Ana airport on US Air. The monitors say Orange County aiport for America West. Same place, different labels.

Arrgghhh.

Would libraries do this?

Oh yeah, Cookery.

Stephen

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SLA Upstate New York Workshop

I had a fun day with 200 librarians at the SLA Upstate New York's annual workshop. Great fun. We talked about Social Libraries: The 2.0 Phenomena.

Here's a link to the slides.

Stephen

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DigitalNow Association 2.0

I got the opportunity to do one of the keynotes at the DigitalNow Conference in Florida about Association 2.0. It was great to see so many association executives there (and a lot of library ones too) talking about the future. The CPA's had an amazing Second Life presence! So did the American Cancer Society!

Here's a link to me keynote on Association 2.0.

Stephen

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Association 2.0

I did two great SLA Chapter visits talkinng about technolpgy and the changes we need to make in associations and out libraries.

The link to the SLA Hudson Valley Chapter slides is here.

The link to the SLA Fairfield County Chapter slides is here.

SLA always is so hospitable and fun. As president-elect it's a great honour to be part of this association.

Stephen

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Ferguson Library

I had a very nice visit to Stamford CT and saw a bunch of old friends. I also did a Social Libraries 2.0 presenation for the local public libraries and consortia. Here's the link to the slides.

Stephen

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Florida Library Association Conference

It was a great conference in Orlando and here's the link to my keynote: A Library Tech Forecast.

Stephen

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UK Serials Group

I had a nice trip to Birmingham, Warwick actually, to do the endnote speech for the UK Serials Group Conference. There were loads of other interesting presenations too.

Mine was Library 2.0: Inventing the Future.

Here's the link.

Stephen

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Alabama Academic Libraries

Another lovely visit to Orange Beach Alabama - sunny and beautiful views at lunch. I had the great opportunity to visit and speak at the NAAL Retreat of the leaders of Alabama academic libraries. The topic I chose was, of course, Inventing the Future: Library 2.0.

Here's the link.

Stephen

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Spokane Public Library

I had a lovely trip on a beautiful sunny day tro Spokane Public Library. I got to keynote their staff day and help celebrate their achievements in being one of the best run enterprises in the city.

I did a session on the Social Web and the 2.0 End User Phenomenon and public libraries. Here's the link.

Stephen

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Lying Low

Yes I know I've been lying low. I'm on the road a bunch and haven't been posting as often as I should be. I have a huge backlog of things I want to comment on. Thanks for those who've sent notes worrying about where I've been.

Anyway, I've got an hoiur in the Charlotte airport today so I'll catch up a but.

And good news - my son just got a great summer job before heading to Montreal to do his Masters. Yay!

Looking forward to seeing a bunch of you in St. John's Newfoundland next week at the Canadian Library Association Conference. I can hardly wait to be in Nfld - the only province I've never visited.

Stephen

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May 9, 2007

The Hollywood Librarian

Well this will be the be-there-or-be-square event at ALA in DC in June!

The premiere of "The Hollywood Librarian: A Look at Librarians Through Film" will take place in Washington, D.C. on Friday, June 22nd during the ALA Conference.

All librarians are welcome to attend this free event, it is not limited to conference attendees (but of course you won't miss ALA Conference and the Expo.

The venue will be the Washington Convention Center, Hall D, where doors will open at 7:30 p.m. with a red carpet walk. The film premiere begins at 8:00 p.m. This is a free event, black tie optional.

Hmmmm - maybe I'll wear Halston... Let's hope it makes CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC, even Fox!

You can watch a trailer of this film by Ann Seidl here.

See you there. Wanna share a limo?

Stephen

Ann's contact info:

Ann M. Seidl

O V E R D U E * P R O D U C T I O N S

The Hollywood Librarian, a documentary film

web:

blog:

Springtime in the Rockies (sunny & pleasant) cheers,

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Teen Second Life: Library Services in a 3D World

The next SirsiDynix Institute about the teen version of Second Life - Eye4Alliance Island - is sure to be awesome. Don't miss Kelly!

Stephen

Teen Second Life: Library Services in a 3D World

Presented by
Kelly Czarnecki, Technology Education Librarian for Teens and Youth,
ImaginOn, the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County

Tuesday, May 22, 2007, 11 a.m. - noon Eastern / 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. Pacific

Have a look inside this new world just for teens.

Second Life has created a grid just for teens. They can do the same things as on the adult grid - fly, design clothes, make movies, build their own house, stream music, and more - but the grid is for teens only. Learn how this immersive space can help keep library services relevant to teens.

Kelly Czarnecki holds a Master of Education degree in Educational Policy and a master's degree in Library Science from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. She came to the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County after working four years as a young adult librarian in a public library and one year in an academic library. She is co-leader of Eye4You Alliance Island, a project to offer library services in the 3D environment of Second Life for teens. She works to engage teens at her library in building new insights that will give them competitive skills in the school and eventually in the work environment.

Czarnecki presented on gaming at the American Library Association Midwinter Conference in 2007, the North Carolina Library Association Technology and Trends Conference, Computers and Libraries, Five Weeks to a Social Library, and several libraries throughout the United States. Her projects have appeared in American Libraries, School Library Journal, YPulse, and the Young Adult Library Services. She is currently working on a gaming column for School Library Journal and a book chapter with Information Today, and she is teaching an online class for librarians of the Young Adult Library Services Association.

More 2007 SirsiDynix Institute events are being posted each week: http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/

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Latest OneSource

Here's a link to my latest column in the SirsiDynix OneSource newsletter for May 2007:

Earning the Right to Give Advice

Stephen

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