Recent Posts by Bloggers@CIL2010

This Weekend Only: Free Access to Ancestry.com's U.S. Immigration Collection/Databases by

Free access through Monday, September 6, 2010. You will need to register for access but it does not require a credit card. We were asked for only a name and email address. Accessible Databases: + Border Crossing and Passport Records + Search All Citizenship and Naturalization Records + Passenger Lists + Access the Ancestry.com U.S. Immigration Collection/Databases After the free [...]

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Posted: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:20:21 +0000

XP8 [Flickr] by Travelin' Librarian

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Posted: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:25:45 PDT

Because I need more blogs by Jim DelRosso

I have now made my first — and frankly, long-overdue — post to the SLA Academic Division’s blog. Head on over and check it out. And then enjoy your weekend, which I truly hope is a long one. Filed under: Metablogging, Work Tagged: academic division, blog, sla

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Posted: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:53:07 +0000

E-books just aren’t as satisfying as print books, even to some millennials by Michael

In today’s Salon.com there’s a great article by Emma Silvers, E-reader-revolt: I’m leaving youth culture behind. Subtitles “At 26, I’m part of a generation raised on gadgets, but actual books are something I just refuse to give up” I couldn’t resist reading it several times. Here’s the core of the argument: And yet, I know [...]

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Posted: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:32:56 +0000

Gmail Priority Inbox by Nicole

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Posted: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:07:31 +0000

Amateur Video Game Composers by JP

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Posted: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:28:44 +0000

The Death of Newspaper Obituaries by Brian Herzog

One function of public libraries is to be a repository for community history. The extent to which a library can do this will vary, but at the very least, the library has holdings of the local newspaper, which patrons can use to look up obituaries of local residents. But the reality of this is changing. [...]

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Posted: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:43:06 +0000

Libraries and Transliteracy Swag by Bobbi Newman

Thanks to the logo contest we had last month over at Libraries and Transliteracy we now have swag! Yes we’ve opened our very own Cafepress store for Libraries and Transliteracy Swag! You can get just about anything from coffee cups, totebags (come on you can never have enough totebags) to baseball caps. I ordered a totebag and [...]

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Posted: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:07:38 +0000

Conversations with Leaders by Jane Dysart

I am very lucky to work with really talented people and to have a great channel for interviewing these wonderful practitioners and speakers. The Education Institutes provides a forum for a series of one hour conversations which you can listen to from your desk or just about anywhere! Here's the great fall line-up and I know they will present many insights, ideas and strategies that you can use in your envinroment.

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Posted: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:10:37 +0000

Cataloging Video Games at your Library: A brief introduction by JustinLibrarian

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Posted: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:15:37 +0000

Using Games to Teach Problem-Solving & Strategy by Rebecca Jones

University of Florida has followed University of California at Berkeley in offering a course using a web game to teach problem-solving and strategizing. But whereas Berkeley’s course was a pass/fail-not-part-of-student-grades course, this course is a 2-credit honors course. YES! “21st Century Skills in Starcraft” is an eight-week class that “does not teach about Starcraft,” but combines weekly [...]

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Posted: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:58:01 +0000

Gadgets? Presentation? Free? by Libraryman

Yes to all three! I’ll be presenting a new online gadget centric presentation via WebJunction on October 6th that you are now invited to attend. Registration is free and here is a handy link for you to sign up! It’s called: “Gadget Checklist 2010: For library staff, users and our future” And as [...]

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Posted: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:04:08 +0000

More Musings on Assessment at ALA Learning by The Unquiet Librarian

Please check out my latest post (as well as the other great posts from the ALA Learning team!) at the ALA Learning blog! Alternative Assessment with VoiceThread via kwout Filed under: ALA Learning, Assessment, Media 21 Tagged: ALA Learning, Assessment, digital portfolios, VoiceThread

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Posted: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:07:05 +0000

What’s the deal, JSTOR? by Meredith Farkas

I’ve written some posts in the past about vendors that have done some pretty slimy things in the name of making a profit. At least that makes sense to me. That’s their model — they’re profit-driven. Then there’s JSTOR. JSTOR is not an EBSCO or an Elsevier. JSTOR is a non-profit. JSTOR is a “service [...]

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Posted: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:15:26 +0000

Librarians (will be) taking SXSW by Storm.. by detailmatters

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Posted: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 13:54:02 +0000

1001 video games by RedheadFangirl

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Posted: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:22:47 +0000

Get More (important things) Done by Lori Reed

Earlier this month I presented an online training session to the great folks at NEFLIN on time management and getting things done. The training was based on my personal time management style which is a combination of David Allen’s Getting Things Done and Sally McGhee’s Take Back Your Life which gives detailed instructions on how [...]

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Posted: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 03:31:59 +0000

Mindset by Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran

It’s that time of year again. We’re just starting to get the hint of autumn in the air here in Minnesota, as the heat and humidity make way for drier air and cool nights. The faculty and staff are stepping up their pace in preparing for the new year, which is just around the corner. [...]

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Posted: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:25:00 +0000

Using Technology in Library Training: An ALA TechSource Workshop with Paul Signorelli by baldgeek

T is for Training usual suspect Paul S. Is Leading this two part discussion for ALA Techsource. Should be both informative and educational.

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Posted: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:38:12 +0000

Moving on, change is in the air! by Matt

There are those of us who love change. It’s magical, exciting… the feeling of embracing a fresh new reality is exhilarating. As someone who loves change, I am truly ecstatic right now to announce that in a few short weeks, I will begin a new job as the IT manager for the Anythink Libraries (formerly [...]

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Posted: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:50:47 +0000

Spuds and Fire Flowers: Gaming in Aroostook County by diannaleighton

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Posted: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:00:56 +0000

ALA 2010: My Simple Plan for Keeping Close to Sane by (almost) Bald Trainer

The 2010 American Libraries Association conference is coming up next week and I have a plan to keep myself somewhat sane at this “canbeoverwhelming” conference. I plan to do one (or two) things each day and one day of no specific commitments: My schedule this year at ALA: Friday: Co-Presenting Preconference on Beyond F2f: New [...]

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Posted: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:20:31 +0000

Het spook van de bezuinigingen by Karolien

Onlangs was ik in Washington op het Computers in Libraries congres. Wat ook dit jaar weer in het oog sprong was de impact van de financiële crisis op bibliotheken. Presentaties met in de titel ‘free’ of ‘cheap’ trokken meer dan volle zalen. Ondertussen worden de gevolgen van de wereldwijde financiële crisis ook voelbaar in eigen land. [...]

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Posted: Fri, 28 May 2010 13:51:06 +0000

ALA Emerging Leader 2011 Applications Open by Brian Hulsey

Applications for the 2011 ALA Emerging Leaders (EL) program are now open. APPLY! If you haven’t heard about this program, here is what it’s all about. The ALA Emerging Leaders (EL) program is a leadership development program which enables newer library workers from across the country to participate in problem-solving work groups, network with peers, gain an inside [...]

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Posted: Thu, 27 May 2010 14:10:19 +0000

Beware! Labels Stick by mlibrarianus

Lunch time means a chance for me to catch up on Facebook friends and play a mindless game of Bejeweled 2 or Globs (which is especially relaxing these days since my focus in on Polaris and coordinating the training involved). Today I happened upon a post by the Central Library Manager, Nina Krzysko that included [...]

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Posted: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:21:07 +0000

My project 365 at Frapto.Com by Stan Bogdanov

If you haven't heard about project 365, head over here to learn more about it. It's goal is pretty much for you to take one photo a day and end up with an album that will visually represent your year. For a while I have thought this is quite of a fascinating idea! So, I decided to join my Computers in Libraries' buddy, JD Thomas', website dedicated to the 365 project - Frapto.Com. It is a very nicely and simply organized site that houses the "365" collections of several people from all over the country (and the world?). To see and learn more go to http://www.frapto.com/ My first three submissions, after the jump!

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Posted: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:45:23 +0000

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