Category Archives: libraries

LOL Second Lifebrarians. Chill.

Posted on September 8, 2012 by

Ok, there were a whole bunch of people who rallied on my last Second Life post. (which was actually my second Second Life post). They brought some points that I didn’t address in my first or second post but Roy … Continue reading →

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Seriously? Are We Still Using Second Life?!

Posted on September 6, 2012 by

<rant> A recent post on an article hipped me to the fact that some library organizations might still be active in Second Life!! I couldn’t believe it. But maybe I’m just totally wrong on this one so I’m open to … Continue reading →

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Will Google+ be Another Brick in the Tower of Babel?

Posted on July 22, 2011 by

So I had this random thought and posted it to Google+.  The conversation was one of those rare good conversations that occur on social media sites. So good in fact, that I thought I’d post it here for anyone not … Continue reading →

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Going to ALA Conferences? You’re Doing it Wrong!

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

I never used to enjoy going to the ALA Conferences and I’ve heard so many people say the same thing. They were always too big, too overwhelming, and just… too much. But, at the ALA Conference in Washington DC 2010 … Continue reading →

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Justin Hoenke Kissed me and I’m cool with that.

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

At the Emerging Leader poster session JP Porcaro and I caught up with Justin Hoenke to talk about EL group G that worked on an amazing project about gaming in Libraries that was sponsored by the Gaming in Libraries Roundtable.

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JP Porcaro Talks to Erin Dorney about Emerging Leaders at #ala11

Posted on July 5, 2011 by

JP and I met up with EL Alumni Erin Dorney at the Emerging Leaders poster session at #ala11 to talk about her EL Experience, how it prepared her to be a leader, and EL as a way to network with … Continue reading →

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Could Google+ Ruin Your Online Personal Brand?

Posted on July 1, 2011 by

So I got a google+ invite (just bragging)! While I was exploring this new social media and talking to friends and happily putting them all in all of their specifically labeled circles, I started thinking about the amount of metadata … Continue reading →

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Death to Grassroots Library Marketing!! Start a Library Franchise!

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

Ok, here it is. I’m absolutely and totally fed up with grassroots library marketing. Now, I’m not saying that some folks aren’t doing awesome things with it, I’m just saying we can do better. I think it’s about time that … Continue reading →

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Rebooting Libraries Back to Issue #1

Posted on June 1, 2011 by

I was just thinking about DC comics idea to reboot all of their comics back to Issue number one. As part of the news they are also reissuing all of the #52 comics in the reboot in digital format starting … Continue reading →

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Jane Yolen Wrote to LAUSD: reposted here

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

I received this in my ALA council email. I’m passing it on so people can see what is going on. FYI- this was posted from my phone and I have a lot to say but I don’t want to write … Continue reading →

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