If you're one of the 3 readers of this blog, you may have noticed that the content of this blog has shifted quite a bit over the past year. When I wrote the "About" section of Library Voice three years ago, I said the following: My primary purpose for this blog is... Continue Reading →
Time Management techniques offered via twitter
Need time management advice? Do what BusinessWeek did and ask folks on Twitter. BusinessWeek.com's John Byrne, Patricia O'Connell and Shirley Brady asked their followers on Twitter for their best time management tips, and we're re-tweeting the best of the bunch. Twitter Time Management Tips: The Twitterati offer their favorite time management tips and tricks
Web Work 101
WebWorkerDaily had a nice series they're calling Web Work 101. The summary and links to all the posts in the series can be found in the Web Work 101 Wrap Up. The series has lots of useful advice about working from home, using the web in your work, and telecommuting.
10 Web Worker Apps You Can’t Do Without
WebWorkerDaily » Archive Web Work 101: 10 Apps You Can’t Do Without «. Offers a really good list of apps that are particularly useful if you spend your time working in the cloud.
Monday Night Update: Episode 5
This episode discusses and shows how the Ohio University Libraries' Skype Reference Service works. The video shows the kiosk setup, as well as discusses some of the issues with the service. Formats available:Windows Media (.wmv), Flash Video (.flv) Tags: reference services, skype, skype a librarian, video reference If you'd like to learn more about... Continue Reading →
Comcast’s Twitter Man: Meeting the Needs of Customers with Twitter
Are you thinking of using twitter to reach customers or library patrons? If so, this article from Business Week is a really informative read, and shows how actual questions and problems were resolved by using twitter. It serves as a good model for libraries who want to use twitter to help patrons and promote... Continue Reading →
The effect of the economy on family roles
As Economy Shifts, So Do Traditional Family Roles - NYTimes.com. As unemployment has hit a 16-year high and Wall Street shakes off tens of thousands of jobs, affluent couples in the New York area find their families suddenly in flux. It’s not only the high-flying income and the attendant abundance that have evaporated. For many... Continue Reading →
Good advice
"There's always something better to make you feel like what you have isn't good enough, when it was better than anything you had when you got it."---my wifeShe's a smart lady. Her words are definitely something folks should pay attention to, particularly as they strive to buy a better car than there neighbors, a house... Continue Reading →
Coping with information overload
Being Wired or Being Tired: 10 Ways to Cope with Information Overload I just put this on the "to-read when i get back from vacation" list. via Library Stuff