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 →
What’s In Your Wallet?
Steven Cohen wonders how many librarians have their IM handles on their buisiness card. He asks, "What's in Your Wallet?" Here's what's in mine: What's encouraging is that a few of my colleagues have also added their IM handles to their own business cards. And the person who replenishes the supply of cards is starting... Continue Reading →
Mapping the Biblioblogosphere
If you're a blogging librarian, Scott Pfitizinger encourages you to visit the group that he's created on Frappr. He's created a group called blogging librarians, where you can go and put yourself on the map.
Screensavers as marketing tools
Many libraries and computer labs use screensavers to protect burn-in on computer screens when they are not in use. This past quarter, we've been using the screensavers as a marketing and advertising tool. At the beginning of the quarter I created a few images to advertise services and collections in our library. I've posted a... Continue Reading →
Worth Reading
Two articles in the November/December issue of Educause Review: There’s Something in the Air: Podcasting in Education "Podcasting is taking its place among the dizzying variety of grassroots media now available to everyone. Those in higher education need to understand the potential uses and value of rich media authoring, bringing podcasting into courses so that... Continue Reading →
Ten Points About IM in Libraries
Aaron lists Ten Points About IM in Libraries. Aaron's points are in bold, and my comments follow. 1. Instant Messaging is free (minus staff time) IM is easy to set up, and is fairly easy to staff. At our library, when we're not at the reference desk, we're usuallly at our own desks doing work.... Continue Reading →
Streaming the Evening News
NBC News will become the first newscast to be offered free on the web. Each evening's broadcast can be viewed after the televison version airs. The web broadcasts will begin November 7 at 10 p.m. ET and can be seen at Nightly.MSNBC.com The past broadcasts will be archived on the site. Wouldn't it be really... Continue Reading →
Pew Internet Report: Teen Content Creators and Consumers
The Pew Internet & American Life Project released Teen Content Creators and Consumers today. From the summary: American teenagers today are utilizing the interactive capabilities of the internet as they create and share their own media creations. Fully half of all teens and 57% of teens who use the internet could be considered Content Creators.... Continue Reading →