Should there be a distinction between “games” and “video games” or even “computer games” for librarians? I often use the term “games” here, but I almost always refer to video games. A recent article on “games” makes me think twice about how we are talking about and using “games” in our libraries.Earlier today I read [...]
ESEIG – Vila do Conde – 29 de Maio de 2007 Adalberto Barreto o bibliotecário anarquista Andreia Dora Pinto e EmÃlia Rosa Cardoso Fabiano Caruso extralibris Júlio Anjos o bibliotecário 2.0 Luisa Alvimviva bibliotreca viva Clara AssunçãoA biblioteca de Jacinto Maria José Amândio, António Navarro e Bruno Duarte EirasOeiras a [...]
SUBJECT TO BUDGET APPROVALTitle: Librarian (***new position***)Location: SIAST Wascana Campus (Regina, Saskatchewan) Program/Division: Library & Testing ServicesCategory: Full Time Competition Number: WC8207Date Posted: April 25, 2007 Closing Date: May 3, 2007Effective Date(s): July 1, 2007 – ongoing Salary Range: As per academic grid (starts at ~$48,000)Hours of Work: 1442.75 cap, includes some evenings and weekends [...]
Citation for the article:Klingberg, Susan. “Information Competencies Checklist: A Resource for Inter-Segmental Collaboration.” Reference Services Review 34.4 (2006): 484-490.Read via Emerald.When I pick up a short article like this, what interests me is the checklist/tool/rubric the author(s) have created. I don’t usually care much for how they got together, put aside their differences, and overcame [...]
Steven Bell used OPML Editor to create his reading lists, which include Higher Education news feeds, Technology feeds, and Google News and Information feeds. He’s also got some nice instructions on importing reading lists into Bloglines, as Lorie pointed out.The reading lists/OPML files are actually housed on http://hosting.opml.org/ (no point in hyperlinking to that: you’ll [...]
Video posted on Library Stuff which I came across on Information Literacy Meets Web 2.0 (Source: InfoPill) More: continued here
Peregrinando nella rete abbiamo scovato questo interessantissimo Tutorial sugli strumenti del 2.0 creato dai colleghi della California School Library Association (CSLA) sul modello dei 23 passi da fare per familiarizzare con gli strumenti del web 2.0Compito per l’estate che ormai si avvicina?Il tutorial intitolato School Library Learning 2.0 è disponibile qui http://schoollibrarylearning2.blogspot.com/Per saperne di [...] [...]
The first chapter of the “book-in-progress” by George Lorenzo was posted in pdf form under a creative commons license. Here’s the abstract/summary: SurfingThroughNoise (STN) addressesthe developments occurring in the world of information andcommunications technologies (ICT) by providing an overview of ourchanging online landscape. STN emphasizes Web 2.0, with views of theblogosphere, our participatory web and [...]
Hi I too am only just starting to get to grips with the technology and the potential use within libraries. I am interested in the idea of a virtual social space linked with the physical library. We have just opened an Information Commons library here at the University of Sheffield and the students are using [...]
Steven J. Bell, has an article, Good at Reviewing Books But Not Each Other, on Inside Higher Ed, that criticized the library profession for a “chill factor that has descended on the library profession.” He basically says that we play with kid gloves and do not have a meaningful discourse within our profession. I admire [...]