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Sunday, August 12, 2007
The European Library
Collaboration of The European Library with the NSK (Croatian National Library) - Presentation by Jill Cousins in The Hague. (Feb. 2007)
Thursday, August 9, 2007
I Love My Library (175 videos) competition
www.gale.com/librareo
Companion to a 2007 contest in which "more than 175 public, school and academic libraries ... submitted video for the 'I Love My Library!' video contest."
ALL the videos are hosted on YouTube at www.youtube.com/group/LIBRAREO
Winner was the one displayed here ... The Library Code (youtube)
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Librarian Images
Created with Paul's flickrSLiDR.
From a Flickr set at www.flickr.com/photos/csmith/sets
With acknowledgement in part to
http://www.tk421.net/photos/v/librarians and the report at http://www.tk421.net/essays/nwyt.pdf
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Libraries Do Matter
Libraries Do Matter: Enhancing Traditional Services with Library 2.0
What is library 2.0? Should your library actually 'upgrade' from version 1.0 to 2.0? Is Library 3.0 on the horizon? Sit back and relax while Diana Sachs-Silveira and Chad Mairn answer these questions while unscrambling the hodgepodge of Web 2.0 lingo.
Diana and Chad will introduce a variety of Web 2.0 concepts that have evolved into services like MySpace, Wikipedia, Del.ic.ious, Digg, Flickr, RSS, Second Life, Writely, and others and discuss how libraries can play a part in all of this.
Monday, May 7, 2007
CIL2007: InfoTubey Awards
At the Computers in Libraries 2007 conference, Information Today held the first InfoTubey Awards. From their website, "[the Infotubey] awards will be presented to those organizations or individuals for outstanding YouTube productions. Premiering at the 2007 Computers in Libraries conference, these awards recognize those creating YouTube library-related productions.
No Cookies in the Library - Classic Sesame Street
No Cookies in the Library - Classic Sesame Street
Much to the chagrin of a tempermental librarian Cookie Monster can't seem to comprehend that libraries don't have cookies.
Seinfeld Clip: The Library - Mr Bookman
Dialogue between Jerry and Mr Bookman from episode 3x05 The Library
Gorilla Librarian (Why do you want to be a librarian)
Gorilla Librarian (Why do you want to be a librarian)
From Monty Python's Flying Circus, series 1, episode 10.
iACPL 4.0
The big Pay off! It Professional and Librarian bury the hatchet just in time to meet: It Librarian.
Your Life Work: The Librarian
An episode of US Government film series on careers. I assume it was shown to high school students. This one was filmed at the Iowa State College (now Iowa State University) library in 1946.
Conan The Librarian
Conan The Librarian segment from Weird Al Yankovic's one and (so far) only movie, UHF (1989)
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Library 2.0: A New Version for the Future PowerPoint)
The Web 2.0 is here and it’s changing everything that we do on the Internet! Library 2.0: A New Version for the Future looks at how library systems and services fit into this user-centric world where dynamic, Web-based tools, online communities, and the ability to personalize everything drive one’s computing environment. In this day-long seminar we will look at how people are using technology (in and out of the library) and explore the the mindset of library users. We will also take a look at specific Web environments, tools, and applications that are currently shaping the information landscape.
Friday, April 20, 2007
Libraries and Librarians in the news and Blinkx Database
To watch video clips of "Libraries and Librarians" listed in the Blinkx database and about libraries in the news go to
http://blinkx.com/videos/libraries%2520librarians
or
blinkx.com/videos/library%2520librarians%2520news
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Digital Libraries of the Future (PowerPoint)
Use of Semantic Web and Social Bookmarking to support E-learning in Digital Libraries
Digital Libraries of the Future Use of Semantic Web and Social Bookmarking to support E-learning in Digital Libraries Sebastian Ryszard Kruk Digital Enterprise Research Institute National University of Ireland,
Monday, April 16, 2007
Second Life & Libraries (PowerPoint)
The Second Life Library 2.0 project has a great potential, it has the momentum. It has HealthInfo Island to focus on Consumer Health Information, a Medical Library and a Health and Wellness Center.
This presentation shows what libraries are doing in Second Life
Exploring Libraries in the Web 2.0 Realm (PowerPoint)
Exploring Libraries (...and our Users) in the Web 2.0 Realm
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Going social: the librarians bag of tricks (PowerPoint)
Social computing applications to implement library 2.0 and collaborative services in the libraries
Technology Trends in Libraries (PowerPoint)
Technology Trends in Libraries - Today and Tomorrow (PowerPoint)
This presentation discusses the basic concepts of Web 2.0 and how they are being used in libraries.
It provides examples of these concepts, and emphasizes that over the next several years, the concepts of Web 2.0 (collaboration, participation, tagging, community, etc.) will only grow, but the actual technologies themselves will change
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Introducing the Book
A.k.a. Medieval Helpdesk. This video makes fun of moderns newbie computer users by illustrating - in a way fully understandable to them - how silly some of their questions are by creating a similar problem in the Middle Ages.
Saturday, April 7, 2007
Using Web 2.0 Principles to Become Librarian 2.0 (PowerPoint)
www.slideshare.net/bcg8/using-web-20-principles-to-become-librarian-20-introduction
Kent State University School of Library & Information Science Workshop - March 9 & 10, 2007
Web 2.0 in Libraries: Theory and Practice (Powerpoint)
www.slideshare.net/librarianmer/web-20-in-libraries-theory-and-practice/
Talk given for SLA's Click University Live January 10th 2007
Thursday, April 5, 2007
New And Improved Libraries (News Report)
You will need to visit the CBSnews website to view this video.Click on the image or the link below.
www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=2600210n
CBS News Report : With competition from book stores and the Internet, (USA) libraries are looking for new ways to attract users. Susan McGinnis takes a look at what some facilities are doing to revamp their image. (March 2007)
TEDTalks: Joshua Prince-Ramus (2006)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsyuyQ1bel0
Joshua Prince-Ramus is architect of the Seattle Public Library and principal of REX (Ramus-Ella Architects). Through a series of beautiful visualizations, he deconstructs the collaborative process of building the Seattle Public Library.
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Library Technicians
Library Technicians occupy the top spot on the Librarian support staff. They free Librarians up for other tasks, while helping to acquire, ... prepare and organize materials.
Entry level job search and internships. www.collegerecruiter.com
Library Media Project, USA (now closed)
Sadly, the Library Media Project, which began in 1988, closed their office doors on the last day of April 2007, after over 18 years ... after assisting U.S. librarians with their media collection development on a wide range of important subjects.
Librarians (Job Outline)
Librarians help people find the books or information they need for business, academic, or leisure purposes. Books, cds, the internet and ... all » databases are just some of the Librarians tools.
They must be familiar with today's sophisticated sources... Entry level job search and internships. www.collegerecruiter.com
Librarians and Google
Check out how librarians across the country (USA) are using Google to help students and patrons find information. Then read more stories at the Google Librarian Center www.google.com/librariancenter
The World's Fastest Librarian
The World’s Fastest Librarian is a twelve minute short film following Mary, a fictional public librarian at the Madison Public Library (as ... all » played by the UW SLIS Lab Library) as she prepares for the World’s Fastest Librarian Competition.
The World’s Fastest Librarian is a humorous tongue in cheek film that shows a different image of librarians than that usually found in films. This film was a collaborative project involving over a dozen library school students.
School Libraries and Librarians (Videos & PowerPoints)
This blog showcases videos and PowerPoints designed to help librarians and support libraries especially in k-12 schools ... and some fun stuff I just could not resist including.
The main Librarian's area on Shambles is at www.shambles.net/librarian and Library 2.0 stuff can be found at www.shambles.net/pages/learning/infolit/library2
This page is part of the Shambles "Forest of Theme Blogs" pages that provide videos and other multimedia resources to support a variety of topics.
If you would like to see all of the Theme Blogs then go to the full list at http://www.shambles.net/blogforest
The main Librarian's area on Shambles is at www.shambles.net/librarian and Library 2.0 stuff can be found at www.shambles.net/pages/learning/infolit/library2
This page is part of the Shambles "Forest of Theme Blogs" pages that provide videos and other multimedia resources to support a variety of topics.
If you would like to see all of the Theme Blogs then go to the full list at http://www.shambles.net/blogforest
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