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IL2007

The conference is over and this is my first (and most likely my second-to-last) post about it. It was good. There are usually 2 things I look for in a conference: to learn something new and to be inspired. I learned multiple new things and I was definitely inspired (Joe Janes’ keynote on Tuesday takes [...]

Web 2.0 & Libraries: Best Practices for Social Software

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Michael gave me his copy of his Learning Technology Report when he was in town last week. And he inscribed it too! Thanks, Michael!

il 2006: Helene Blowers on Learning 2.0

If you haven’t already heard of or checked out Learning 2.0, go now! During her half of the session, Helene talked about this learning programme (note: it’s not a “training” programme!) as a way to introduce staff to new technologies, encourage them to take responsibility for their own learning, and reward them for taking the [...]

il 2006: Library 2.0: On the Issue of Trust, Michael Stephens

This was the first session on Monday morning and Michael introduced 6 things we can do to get to Library 2.0. Unfortunately, I missed the last two of his six things (!), so here are the first four. I’m sure you can come up with the last two (if not more) just by reading Michael’s [...]

WNY/O ACRL Fall Conference

I’m at the ACRL Western New York/Ontario chapter’s Fall conference today. I’ll be participating in a panel discussion on emerging technologies and 2.0 later this morning and I’m using this post as a placeholder for a bunch of academic library 2.0 examples I’d like to highlight if I get the chance (I have to remember [...]