What blog has (a) been around six years, (2) is written in English but comes from a European country, (iii) has an ISSN and (d) has as its slogan “Essence, effervescence, obscurity”? In this case, the answer actually is in the chapter discussed here–Chapter 12, Liblog Profiles, which makes up somewhat more than half of The Liblog Landscape 2007-......
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Here’s a precision grouping: What do Swiss Army Librarian , Ramblings on Librarianship, Technology, and Academia , Tinfoil + Raccoon and the pod bay door have precisely in common? The Liblog Landscape 2007-2008: Introductory Offer You’ll find the answer and more in The Liblog Landscape 2007-2008: A Lateral Look . This 285-page 6×9 trade paperback looks at 607 liblogs (......
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It seems that nearly every day, I hear another story about how people are making connections using the Internet. it doesn’t matter whether people are 10 or 10,000 miles apart, the miles make no difference anymore. With a computer and a fast connection - say, at your public library - the world is your oyster. Here’s a story recently told by Ethan Zuckerman of Global Voices and blogg......
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...{ text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Library Services Hierarchy , originally uploaded by herzogbr . Take a look: http://www .swissarmy librarian. net/2008/1 1/13/what- is-necessa ry-what-is -possible Not that any of this is rocket science, or isn’t discernible by anyone else that works in a library. I think I did this as an exercise to illustrate patron-centricness. When it comes to library services, ever......
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Eine nette Idee der KollegInnen der Chelmsford Library : Wenn eine Seite dort nicht gefunden wird, wird das im Bibliotheksstil visualisiert 404 Page: Book Shelf auf Flickr - Fotosharing Brian Herzog schreibt zu dieser Idee: This is the 404 error page for my library’s website. We had something else, but this one is more interesting. And far better than the standard “......
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Tomorrow is Election Day.  While the Presidential Election is well-publicized, if you’re like me you may find it hard to find information on the other elections and ballot-initiatives that are taking place.  Here are a few resources I’ve found and I hope this may help any readers in making informed decisions when voting. Imagine Election - for Masachusetts voters, creates a web ......
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From left: Brian Herzog, Paige Eaton Davis, Elizabeth Thomsen Program Description: Flickr isn’t just a bird, del.icio.us isn’t just your NELA luncheon, and WordPress isn’t a new kitchen gadget. Find out what these things are and how these popular Web 2.0 applications (and more!) are being used in real-world libraries. L-2-4-U offers a panel of three experienced Massachusetts l......
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I’m at work today, not at the library but at the pool. The pool always goes through a lot of soul searching deciding whether to be open on minor holidays like US Columbus Day. The big rift is this: it’s a holiday so lifeguards and building managers would like a holiday. It’s also a holiday so the people who would be swimming have the day off and might want to use the pool. ItR......
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... about this idea. I’d urge TTW readers to give it try. Walk in the front door with users’ eyes. What signage do they see? What works? What doesn̵ 7;t?......
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Brian Herzog at Swiss Army Librarian has come up with an interesting concept: Work Like a Patron Day . Basically, Herzog recommends doing as much as possible the way a patron does things, including using the public entrance and public computers. He has designated October 15th the day. Following the trail of patron usage could help us know where service, technology, or access breaks down. Wo......
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I’m branching out a little for this week’s post - I’m reviewing the website AllMyFaves What is it? AllMyFaves wants to direct you to the “best of the web.”  It’s just a website that lists other websites and services in a variety of categories, such as Shopping, Travel, and Email.  From their About page: “We have searched the web and provi......
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S’il ne fallait en connaître qu’un, ce serait lui. Sans flux RSS ni Firefox, il est plus perdu qu’un oisillon tombé du nid. Et pourtant, Bibliobsession nous fait part d’un commentaire sur l’intérêt de recourir à Firefox dans les bibliothèques publiques, tout à la fois pour sa sécurité et ses avantages de mise en valeur des ressources de ladite bibliothèque. En e......
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...ath.  If you know iof any libraries or have any ideas or leads, I would love to hear about them. Thank you for your time and consideration. Good question! I would suggest this post: http://www .swissarmy librarian. net/2008/0 5/08/using -firefox-o n-our-publ ic-compute rs If you have info or ideas about using Firefox in the public library, please email Judy Akalaitis at  Judy.Akalaitis (at) spl.org      ......
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Brian has a few suggestions for other places to go online to ask questions or read other people’s answers . As you probably know, I work for Ask MetaFilter and I’m pretty happy with how it all works out, getting people answers to their questions. I’ve asked thirty questions there myself. Here’s a screenshot of what I think is a pretty usual list of questions .......
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I have been busy wrapping up my course work for SLIS 761 at the University of South Carolina. And though it may seem I haven’t been writing any blog posts of late, I have had to write 5 for this course and post them on Blackboard.  A couple of them might be interesting to others outside of my course, so I will also post them here. One of the blogs I subscribe to is “iLibrarianâ€� writt......
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So, I’m officially on a vacation which means I’m tootling around Portland Oregon visiting libraries and seeing friends. I am pleased to report that I am liking this vacation business and will endeavor to do more of it. My project as I mentioned earlier was to stay caught up on RSS feeds because I was starting to become one of those “who’s got time for all this?” peopl......
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Since the 1990s, public libraries have provided computers with Internet access. The introduction of this new service has brought more people into the library and more people using all of the library’s services. It is a great and vital service for communities around the world. One problem that libraries have is that they don’t keep up with these machines, neither in replacing old machin......
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Using Google Calendar to Manage Library Website Hours From Code4Lib Journal (tags: libraries reference publicity patrons web ) Using Firefox On Our Public Computers Nice rundown of how to customize Firefox for public computing environment. (tags: libraries firefox tips tech technology )......
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Last Friday I had the honor of giving the first talk in the newly resurrected Margaret Chisholm Lecture series. Over 100 LIS students, alumni, and faculty spent a portion of their evening talking about the read/write web with me. LIS on a Friday night? My kinda folks for sure. I even got to meet my Flickr friend Jen Waller face to face. Nice! They made some great posters for the event: ......
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I know I’ve said it before and it’s uncool to drool and carry on about your own work, but seeing library events in my personal calendar is just so fucking cool. I apologize for the obscenity, but it just is! I’ll see everyone at CiL next week! Afterthought disclaimer : I am in know way representing the City of Manchester or its library in this post or on th......
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As a library ‘par aprofessio nal’ , I greatly enjoyed this post over at The Liminal Librarian . One of the choicest bits: We’re not doctors, we’re not lawyers, and we can’t compare library school with law or medical school. We don’t have a monopoly on intellectual freedom or finding information. In some cases, sure, a MLS adds value [but] there are also MLS librarians who spe......
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