Working the Social: Twitter and FriendFeed By Laura Carscaddon & Colleen S. Harris - 06/15/2009
Information overload is so five years ago, but the problem it describes is all too real. Fortunately, there's hope yet for the savvy librarian: Twitter and FriendFeed turn information dissemination on its head, using friends and subscribers as a filter for the best, most credible, and most engaging information out there.
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Google Wave: Just How Social Do You Want to Be? Edited by Josh Hadro - 06/15/2009
On May 28, Google announced its latest play to reinvent “communication and collaboration on the web” by integrating email, social networking, instant messaging, and document collaboration into a single threaded message interface called a Wave. It is an impressive update to the 40-year-old email protocol, says LJ Digital Libraries blogger Roy Tennant, but not everyone may be so ...
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ALA Conference 2009: Text a Librarian at ALA Annual in Chicago By SLJ staff - 05/28/2009
Those attending the American Library Association's (ALA) annual conference in Chicago this July will have a new service to help them navigate their way around—Text a Librarian, through which mobile information will be offered by 250 volunteer ALA Ambassadors....
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Enlightening Twitter with Library 2.0 Ideas Edited by Josh Hadro - 05/15/2009
In a tongue-in-cheek response to the Library 2.0 phenomenon, the Library 2.0 Idea Generator randomly produces sentences composed of Library 2.0 themes, phrases, and proper names with sometimes serious, sometimes silly verbs. “I kinda felt like anything that was different from the norm was being labeled 'Library 2.
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ALA Connect: Networking for Library Professionals Edited by Josh Hadro - 05/01/2009
On April 6, the American Library Association (ALA) launched ALA Connect, a platform that allows dues-paying librarians to mash up their professional affiliations with other features typical of social networks like profiles, blogging space, and discussion forums. ALA has described the site as a place for users to both “engage in ALA business and network with other members around issues an...
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Red Room: Facebook for Authors and Fans By Calvin Reid, Publishers Weekly - 04/01/2009
For librarians seeking to check out what their patrons' favorite authors are doing, heading right to the source may be a great way to keep up. One option is through Red Room, a new start-up that aims to connect authors to their fans. Launched a year ago, Redroom.com—named after a White House room appropriated by Eleanor Roosevelt—is described as "Facebook for authors" by founder and...
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You Can’t Afford Not To Do These Things By Michael Casey & Michael Stephens - 03/15/2009
We’ve written about ideas for improving customer service, boosting staff morale, fostering change, and building a management and communication style that is win-win for both staff and administration. There are no expensive technologies to purchase, no cutting-edge software to struggle with, and no $500-an-hour consultants. Our suggestions involve listening, dialog, and transparent actions.
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In the Bookroom Raya Kuzyk, Media Editor, Library Journal July 31, 2008 Meet Megan Winget('s Avatar)
You’ve read about Megan Winget, the University of Texas School of Information a... More
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