Michael sez, "Library 101 is a song, a video (with pics of over 400 library staff who submitted them to be in the video), 23 essays from some of the most respected minds in 'Libraryland' and resource list of 101 hyperlinked things we think libraries need to know to succeed as technology changes so many things for us and society. The project even has over 1,900 fans on the Facebook page, almost all of them library staff (from over a dozen countries!)."
Library 101 (Thanks, Michael!)
Previously:
- Resourceshelf Library blog - Boing Boing
- David Maisel's Library of Dust - Boing Boing
- Radical Militant Librarian tee - Boing Boing
- Steve Cisler, digital librarian, RIP - Boing Boing
- Librarian's video about installing Ubuntu on library PCs - Boing Boing
- A Librarian slams the PATRIOT Act - Boing Boing
- A librarian on PATRIOT - Boing Boing
- Shifted Librarian unpacks free CDs from the RIAA - Boing Boing
- High school librarian: why books are a hard sell - Boing Boing
- Sterling's decade-ahead-of-its-time librarian talk - Boing Boing
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I want to be encouraging to these young fellows, I really do, but... every few years, someone comes along who thinks that everyone still thinks of librarians as these dusty old spinsters, and becomes convinced that they're the ones to change it all... and this is the sort of thing that they come up with.
I work in a library where application profiles, metadata standards, 24X7 online customer support and feedback, web proxies, WorldCat, OAIPMH, Z39.50 protocol, usage statistics, etc , etc.. are everyday stuff and web 2.0 is dust under our feet. The semantic web is the name of the game people - and we librarians are the players now.
Looking at this clip.. er... isnt this a bit oldish ? I mean ya it was fashionable maybe in 2000. but nowadays any library would have passed the stage this had any value !
Anyway.nice show u guys !
I agree with Halloween Jack, I'm just entering the library field so I have an empathy with librarians wanting to appear up to date etc. I think libraries need to stop trying to convince the 'youngsters' why they are important and focus on actually being important.
Libraries have a proud history of keeping up with technology (mostly) and I hope libraries can successfully navigate the already existing and coming digital years
It is always good to cheer on those that are moving ahead and making a difference. It is also good to do something that may perk up those that are still stuck in how things used to be. It was mentioned recently how many libraries are still doing 23 Things. We may think that we're all converted and up-to-date, but the truth is, we're not. Go out and visit the rural libraries in your area as well as those under-funded branches...or libraries where the staff hasn't been challenged to change.
Library 101 brought a lot of people together in a very interesting way, from current MSLIS students to seasoned veterans. And it sparked conversations, like this one. I suspect it will spark more conversations as people read the essays on the Library 101 web site and those may be conversations about where things stand now, what needs to change, etc.
Jill H-W