Winter Break Reading List

Dec 15th

Posted by Heather Braum in Informational

Now that the fall semester is over, I have about five weeks before the Spring Semester begins in my current grad program. After a rough fall, I’m glad to see this semester end and look forward to a new one and a new calendar year. Meanwhile, I’ve had quite the reading stack pile up physically and virtually, especially virtually, thanks to Amazon Kindle’s One-Click button that’s far too easy to click when I see a good book someone recs. So in the spirit of public accountability, here’s the reading list I hope to reduce significantly over the next few weeks. More >

RA 4 FB: Reader’s Services on the Social Web

Nov 4th

Posted by Heather Braum in Conferences Notes

Risks and Rewards of Reaching out to Readers on the Social Web

(On program: From Suggesting to Engaging: Reader’s Services on the Social Web)

Susan Brown, Lawrence Public Library (LPL)

  1. Overview of what has been done at LPL.
  2. Where ideas have come from?
  3. Inspiration to do even more

This isn’t a:

  • Why to do social media
  • How to do social media

“Reader’s advisory is one of the most social services libraries offer. It’s no surprise that talking about books so easily made the leap to the Internet. This discussion is a natural extension of the RA conversation” –Kaite Mediatore Stover

This is a:

  • What to do with social media
  • What to say More >

Beyond the ‘Flick’ and ‘Lit’: Integrated Advisory for Readers of Women’s Stories

Nov 4th

Posted by Heather Braum in Conferences Notes

I’m at TSCPL’s Celebrate the Book Readers’ Advisory Conference today in Topeka. See Sharon Moreland’s notes from Nancy Pearl’s keynote this morning. Handouts from the entire conference are available online from TSCPL.

Kaite Mediatore Stove, Readers’ Services Manager

The Kansas City Public Library

Integrated Advisory Service — Book edited by Jessica E. Moyer.

Neal Wyatt has written a lot about this.

Integrated Advisory is doing RA beyond fiction. Film, digital collections, teen collection, and other format.s

New way of thinking about library materials. Finding connections between formats and genre.

Patrons are watching dvds, playing games, downloading podcasts, listening to audiobooks, reading magazines, reading graphic novels. These aren’t just separate collections. More >

Will school reform improve the schools?

Oct 18th

Posted by Heather Braum in Education

I may be a librarian, but I am also an educator and care about the future of our public school system. Educator friends have been posting links to tweets and writings by Diane Ravitch through social networks, and I was intrigued by her conclusions. When I heard she was coming to KU, I made sure I could make it.

I took stream of consciousness notes tonight, and hope I captured the words she was saying the best I could. If anyone discovers errors — please let me know!  The lecture was well worth my time, and I look forward to More >

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Managing Professional Information Overload (NEST Retreat)

Oct 3rd

Posted by Heather Braum in Kansas Libraries

“Struggling to keep track of all the content you need to read, watch, listen to, and share professionally to stay up-to-date, but can’t manage it all? Learn about five free, online tools, including Evernote and Diigo, that can help you manage professional information overload.”

Managing Professional Information Overload (NEST Version) View more presentations from Heather Braum

These are the resources from a presentation I gave at the NEKLS NEST Retreat on October 6, 2011.

Brainstormed More >

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