I'm amazed that even with all of the Web 2.0 tools such as blogs, wikis, forums, surveys, feedback forms, discussion lists, MySpace, flickr, Facebook, and more..... .....some people still choose to share their ideas with a Sharpie marker on the wall of a bathroom stall. Would it deter people from writing on the walls if... Continue Reading →
Eight tips for better brainstorming
Business Week Online offers Eight Tips For Better Brainstorming: Use brainstorming to combine and extend ideas, not just to harvest ideas. Don't bother if people live in fear. Do individual brainstorming before and after group sessions. Brainstorming sessions are worthless unless they are woven with other work practices. Brainstorming requires skill and experience both to... Continue Reading →
What I’ve been up to
I'll admit that I've been a little quiet here for a while, but life has been a little busy. (And occasionally a little loud). This picture was taken during one of the quiet times that make the loud ones so worthwhile. Cole Fulton Boeninger Born May 22, 2006 8lb 15.4 oz, 22 inches Both baby... Continue Reading →
Wiki as Online Roladex
After speaking about wikis at Computers in Libraries, I've had the opportunity to talk with a number of people about potential uses for wikis. One idea that came out of those conversations really struck me as potentially an excellent use of a wiki. On two separate occassions, two different public librarians asked me if I... Continue Reading →
Back from ODCE
I got back from the Ohio Digital Commons for Education conference yesterday. It was a great conference that was attended by a mix of librarians, faculty, and instructional designers. I learned quite a bit, and I plan to write about some of the presentations in future posts. I'd like to thank everyone who attended my... Continue Reading →
In like a lion, out like a lamb
Or so the saying goes, when referring to weather in March. My March is shaping up to be a quite a roarin' month indeed. March 6-7, I'll be giving two presentations at the Ohio Digital Commons for Education conference in Columbus, Ohio. The title of my first talk is "Using Wikis and Blogs to Promote... Continue Reading →
Library Voice Turns One Year
Library Voice entered the biblioblogosphere on January 4, 2005. It has been a very fun and rewarding year. I started this blog hoping to contribute in some small way to the library world. I had been reading a number of great library blogs, and I thought that I could add something to the conversation around... Continue Reading →
Librarian Trading Card
My librarian trading card: Make your own trading card here, and then upload it to the flickr group here.
Librarianship, Degrees, and Perceptions of Educational Level
Rochelle has written a great post about faculty and librarians as being "comrades in arms." Most recently, Meredith also blogged about whether academic librarians are faculty or support staff. The faculty status of librarians is a debate that is ongoing. If you talk to colleagues at my library, where we do not have a tenure... Continue Reading →