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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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Got the MLIS? How do you go from paper to interview?
I spent some time reviewing some applications with a written question and answer portion for a position in our library system a couple of weeks ago and it got me thinking about all of the times that I have done … Continue reading
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Tagged #alatt, #calibconf, #makeithappen, #partyhard, advocacy, ala, ala midwinter, american library association, California Library Association, career, career search, how to get the interview, human resources, interview, interviews, job, job search, jobs, librarian, librarians, librarianship, libraries, library, management, marketing
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Battledecks at #calibconf 2011, the Slides, the Video, the Awesome
Here are the slides and video (thanks to Marie Slim) from the California library association 2011 conference in Pasadena. Thank you to everyone who made this whole thing happen! The Winner was Glen Warren who took the championship away from … Continue reading
Thank Your Senators for their Support (or send them something anyway)
Alright team… After yesterday’s Tweet campaign to show support for School Libraries I was wondering what to do next. I mean, what do we do if they do get supported? How can we show our appreciation? Well, luckily I didn’t … Continue reading
A Visual History of (Professional) Partying: For JP
I have many reasons to publicly thank JP Porcaro. Most notably, his philosophy on partying as a professional activity. In fact, its been such a significant influence on my professional career (ALA Think Tank, networking, conferences, in my community, fundraising, … Continue reading
