Terry Huwe, director at the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE; Univ. of California, Berkeley), and columnist for Computers in Libraries, talked about the recent changes implemented at his library. Library skill can drive organizational change – and they used it to vastly increase the reach of the library staff into the lives [...]
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Checking Out Virtual Lives
I came to the session titled World of Warcraft Versus Second Life because I was skeptical but wanted to expand my horizons. I also thought it would help me understand my son’s fascination for gaming. I was very surprised to first hear Cindy Hill talk about her virtual work existence when she was at Sun [...]
Internet Librarian 07 Becomes Part of History
As Don mentioned earlier, part of last night’s session was on gadgets and part was on a really cool project that four Dutch men have undertaken. They flew from Amsterdam to New York, rented an RV, and proceeded to drive it around the US, hitting the 5,000-mile mark as they got to Monterey. Along the way they visited [...]
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
Wednesday featured a wonderful lunch in the exhibit hall, which was well attended–to the delight of the exhibitors. Free "cybertours" were offered throughout the conference. Below, Jill Hurst-Wahl presents Second Life. Don Hawkins Columnist, Information Today and IL2007 Blog Coordinator
What's Hot With RSS
This presentation by Steve Cohen, RSS enthusiast, gave me a major case of informaton overload. Fortunately, links to all the tools he discussed are available on his wiki. I was especially impressed by two things Steve said: "RSS is neither simple nor syndicated". "The reference interview doesn’t end when the requester walks out the door. [...]
