Librarian in the Cloud
Sharing info thru the Web…One Web App @ a Time
Libraries and Enchantment
Jul 17th
My dear friend and colleague Buffy Hamilton gave a talk on Enchantment and Libraries at ISTE 2011 and the video is finally online! All librarians need to see this talk. It gets to the heart of our mission, regardless of our library size, type, location, or community served. May it challenge and move you as much as those who have seen it and heard it have been moved and challenged already.
In her blog post, Buffy also provides a link to her enchantment slidedeck and a quick overview video of Guy Kawasaki’s “Enchantment” book.
Managing Professional Information Overload (NEKLS Workshop)
Jul 11th
“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.”
These are the resources from a presentation I gave at the NEKLS Summer School Librarian Workshop on July 14, 2011.
School lib workshop info overload View more presentations from Heather Braum- Information Overload List on Diigo (an on-going resource list that includes all links from this presentation)
- PDF of 4-Bookmark sheet handout out at presentation
- Clay Shirky’s talk on Information Filter Failure
- Slide 23 Resources
Effective Instructor Quote
Jun 25th
I’m quickly skimming through Jessamyn West’s outstanding new book, “Without a Net: Librarians Bridging the Digital Divide,” and ran across this statement that is important for any trainer teaching any level of technology to any group of students, especially those uncomfortable with technology. In a lot of ways it’s common sense to anyone who’s worked with anyone learning technology, but it’s still always good to have the reminder.
I hope you take it to heart as much as I have (and read the whole book!):
Part of being an effective instructor is about putting technology use into perspective for people and helping them More >
What’s on my iPad?
Jun 23rd
People find out I have an iPad, and always ask me what’s on it. It’s always awkward trying to show & explain all the apps that are on it, while at the same time choose my favorites (which is near impossible). To help quickly answer that question, I’m putting out a list of what’s on my iPad. Any favorites will be marked by an asterisk. If possible, I’ll also mark today’s price for these apps. But for the sake of the length of this post, I will not explain what each app is or what is does. Maybe in a future post
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The Future of Education (inspiration from RWW)
Jun 16th
The question becomes: is the future of the news industry tied to the technology or is technology an enabler to creating human networks that spread information?
This quote comes from a ReadWriteWeb article about Andy Carvin’s work these past six months, as he has built an incredible network on Twitter to tell the story of the Middle East protests and revolution.
It’s an excellent article to read and if you haven’t heard of Andy Carvin’s ground-breaking and important work, check out one profile piece on him.
With that said, I read the quote above, and thought in light of yesterday’s Summer Institute sessions (notes Part 1, More >
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