Category: Ideas
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Thoughts from the Summon Advisory Board Meeting
Late last year I was invited to become an inaugural member of the Summon Advisory Board, and yesterday here in Boston we held our first meeting. What a rush! It's days like that that remind me just how much I love my job. The day was filled with stimulating conversation, and I got to meet…
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The strange case of academic libraries and e-books nobody reads
Oooh, Dan D’Agostino, Collection Development Librarian at the University of Toronto, has an excellent guest post at TeleRead where he starts to nail the current problem with academic ebooks; namely that they’re not downloadable. This is the first in a two? part post that examines the strange case of academic libraries and e-books nobody reads. …
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Have my book-buying habits changed?
Teleread has a great post in which the author reports on his/her experiences with the Sony PRS-505 ebook reader after one year of use. I particularly wanted to point out the section of the review entitled "Have my book-buying habits changed?" because it mirrors my experience reading and buying books for the iPhone. I used…
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QR codes in the library
Aaron at Walking Paper linked to this great short Prezi by Laurie Bridges on how using QR Codes in Libraries and Museums.
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Got thoughts on Federated Search? Win $1,000!
Deep Web Technologies is sponsoring another contest in which you “Tell us about the most impressive federated search application you’ve ever seen, or about one you’ve dreamed up. How innovative can federated search be? What unique problems can it solve?” What’s kind of neat about this one is that it’s not just an essay contest…
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Preserving the Library in the Digital Age
In a recent issue of The Readex Report, Benjamin L. Carp, Assistant Professor of History at Tufts University gives us five reasons why, despite his love for digitized resources, he still loves and wants libraries: Rare or unique archival materials Browsable stacks Knowledgeable, experienced librarians The buzz of studious patrons All the usual reasons to…
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CFP: Netspeed 2010
Seems a little early, but The Alberta Library (TAL) has put our a Call For Proposals for Netspeed 2010, to be held October 20-22, 2010 in Edmonton, AB. Here’s the call: The Alberta Library (TAL) invites proposals for conference sessions at Netspeed 2010, to be held October 20-22, 2010, in Edmonton, AB. Netspeed is a…
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Most students will be taking some courses online by 2014
One more find by Stephen Abram; a Campus Technology report indicating that by 2014, the number of US students taking at least some of their courses online will rise from 10.65 million in 2009 to 18.65 million. If true, there should remain plenty of opportunities for librarians supporting distance or blended learners!
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Thoughts on the Kindle in Canada
Today it was announced that the Kindle will finally be sold to Canada. Not IN Canada, but TO Canada. Hate to just be a complainer, but here's what's not right about this launch. I'm sure some of these will be addressed in time, but until pretty much all of them are, it won't be on…
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Webinar: The Future of the Library – How the Library Ecosystem is Evolving to Support 21st Century Information Demands
Library Journal has another interesting-sounding webinar coming up this week (11/18/2009 12:00 PM EST): The Future of the Library – How the Library Ecosystem is Evolving to Support 21st Century Information Demands. From the registration page: Libraries are continuing to evolve and are using new technologies to expand their presence as virtual knowledge centers for…