The Gyspy Librarian has written a follow-up to my previous post about why I blog. His response is definitely worth a read, particularly if you're still wondering why in the world all of these librarians are blogging. While the entire post is a very good read, Angel gets to the heart of blogging when he... Continue Reading →
Another Fine Library Wiki
Michael blogs about SJCPL's new wiki: Our Reference Librarians and Web Developer are hard at work on this new project! And let me be the first to say they are making great strides to move SJCPL toward Library 2.0! What you'll find is librarian created subject pages in the grand tradition of Kansas City PL... Continue Reading →
If You Build It, Will They Come?
This post was prompted by an email from a business librarian at another institution, who was inquiring about my use of both a blog and a wiki to disseminate library information. In the email, the librarian asked: Are people actually reading? No offense 🙂 I find that often librarians' efforts in distributing information is in... Continue Reading →
Librarian Trading Card
My librarian trading card: Make your own trading card here, and then upload it to the flickr group here.
Why I Blog
I got an email yesterday from a graduate student wanting me to answer a few questions about blogging. Her class is studying blogging as a form of organizational communication. Her questions got me thinking about why I blog, so I figured I'd share my answers to her questions here. I've written about this before in... Continue Reading →
When 24 hours isn’t a day
This post from Jason at Pattern Recognition had me on the floor laughing. He's in Vegas at a hotel that wants to charge for wifi. An excerpt is below, but you'll need to take a look at his complete post for the full picture. He writes: As you can see, there are two top choices:... Continue Reading →
IM Usage Growing
From a Computer World article, instant messaging is growing in the U.S. The article is a synopsis of a survey done by AOL. The article points that IM usage is growing, and not just among college students and teens. The article explains that IM usage in the workplace is becoming more common. According to the... Continue Reading →
Sometimes I Feel Like Arnold
From the ACRLog: I’ve found that although male librarians often tell people they became librarians for the girly reason of “helping people,” the real reason is that they’re in it for the power. Who among us hasn’t felt the surge of testosterone after sitting at the reference desk, taking on all comers, and summoning up... Continue Reading →
IM Reference Update
It's been a while since I've given any real updates on our Instant Messaging reference service, but I'm finally getting around to it. I am sure you all can sympathize, as LTB (life trumps blogging), or in my case, BSRQTB (Business Student Reference Questions Trump Blogging). This post will be a walk-through of how we... Continue Reading →