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Two Awesome Internet Things that Libraries Should be a Part of
Last week I took a good look at two different websites that I think could help libraries out quite a bit. Take a look and tell me how you feel about it. LoudSauce Is a crowdfunded media buying platform that … Continue reading
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Tagged #makeithappen, advertising, advocacy, american library association, California Library Association, collection development, collections, Conference, librarian, librarians, librarianship, libraries, library, liquidspace, loudsauce, management, marketing, technology
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These Kimbel Library Instructional Videos are Filled with AWESOME!
So, I thought I had a good idea once. No, it wasn’t a jump to conclusions mat, it was a library CREATING content for their webpage. We talk a lot about libraries allowing users to create content, or re-purposing libraries … Continue reading
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Tagged #makeithappen, #partyhard, american library association, California Library Association, circulation, collection development, collections, Internet Librarian, kimbel, kimbel library, librarian, librarianship, libraries, library, library 2.0, presentation, technology, video
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My OTHER Super Fun Project!! The Story Sailboat
In case you don’t know, my other passion besides libraries is sailing. As part of that passion I’ve always wanted to get paid for it like I do for libraries. Isn’t it fantastic to get paid for what you love … Continue reading
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Tagged #makeithappen, #partyhard, american library association, bay area, california, California Library Association, collections, librarian, librarians, librarianship, libraries, library, library 2.0, pcsweeney, sail, sailing, sailor, san francisco, the story sailboat, thestorysailboat.com
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LibraryLab – Library Boing Boing is up and Running!
ALA Happy Mutants Rejoice! Library Boing Boing is here with its inaugural post! This is something that I’m very excited about, but haven’t had a chance to be as involved in as I originally would have liked (sorry Jenny and … Continue reading
This Facebook Ad Campaign Might Save Your School Library
John Chrastka is a BOSS! This is a guest post from him about his campaign to get signatures on the White House Petition on School Libraries On Wednesday, January 25th, a call went out for donations to help support a … Continue reading
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Tagged #alamw12, #alatt, #makeithappen, #partyhard, advocacy, advocate, ala, ala midwinter, american library association, California Library Association, change, Conference, government, i love libraries, john chrastka, librarian, librarians, librarianship, libraries, library, library 2.0, marketing, petition, reference, white house
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Announcing the Winner of the Great Librarian Write-out!!
Today, after a long year of spectacular writing from a number of amazing articles submitted from around the country, we are proud to be announcing the winner of the Great Librarian Write-out! Before we do though, I would like to … Continue reading
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The ALA Think Tank’s Partyhard Guide to #alamw12
Alright team, here it is in all its glory! The ALA Think Tank’s Party Hard Guide to ALA Midwinter 2012. Each of these links to an event in Facebook because they are not all on the official conference scheduler and … Continue reading
