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 →
A Sneak Peek of FeedDemon 2.0
Nick Bradbury, the developer of FeedDemon, has given us a few peaks of version 2.0. I've been a user off and on of both Bloglines, FeedDemon, and Sharpreader. My weapon of choice for the past few months has been FeedDemon. I still have a Bloglines account, and I use it periodically, but right now, FeedDemon... Continue Reading →
Why We Blog
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 →