I hope you all enjoyed my Library Day in the Life posts this week. This was, as I mentioned, my first time participating in the project and I really enjoyed it! It's a great way to not only learn about other library folks' lives, but also your own. I often think of my 'daily grind' as pretty mundane and unchanging, but after doing this exercise, I have to say that my job is a bit more interesting then I may have thought! Not to say it isn't important, because ALL library jobs are important - but after doing anything for awhile, it can start to seem a bit ordinary. Everyone should take some time (at least twice a year :) ) to reflect and evaluate - and realize how amazing all of our experiences are!
Thank you for sharing my journey this week! I can't wait till #libday8!
7.30.2011
paper.li
@Sara_Mooney turned me on to a cool "newspaper" creator today - by featuring one of my #libday7 posts on her paper! The site is called Paper.li - and according to it's own description, one can use it to "turn Twitter, Facebook and RSS feeds into online newspapers in just a few clicks" - then send them to your readers! This is super cool, and I will definitely be looking into it more! Let me know if you've used paper.li and what you think of it!
UPDATE: Made myself a nice little digest of my Twitter feed!
UPDATE: Made myself a nice little digest of my Twitter feed!
Friday: Fun day!
7:00 am - Fridays are always early days for me because I have to leave campus by 3 to catch a bus that gets be back to my car in time to make my 4-6 shift at Fitchburg. So, I’ll start by checking email - quite a few to catch up on after being out yesterday...
7:50 am - Reports! Missed those yesterday too, of course...
9:40 am - whoa, lost some time there. Let’s see - I went though all the items on the reports to make sure they were all processed correctly, responded to some questions from the Head of the Google Project about our progress on the current shipment, emailed our student employee about some items he’d handled that were on the report, pushed a cart up to be shelved, and now I’m going to go count a few of the carts that are going out next week. There, we’re caught up! :)
10:30 am - got my invites to my graduation party delivered! My friend, Sarah Dailey, made them and they are AWESOME! (here’s a link to her other site, which has more info on it)
11:00 am - Finally got over my squee :) One of the carts I counted earlier was off, so I wheeled it into the office (easier said then done...) to check each of the 262 (or 263) items to make sure they’re all processed and charged correctly.
12:19 pm - It’s like the gods know it’s #libday7 and they want you all to read interesting stuff!! I just got a call from the SCLS delivery folks who transport our Google trucks for us saying that the dock area was all torn up. No one told me that this was happening today - so this came as a big surprise. Luckily, our mail room coordinator just happened to be in my office picking up our mail - so I asked him where they should go. He pulled out his Marauder’s Map and his Invisibility Cloak (okay, not *really*) and leads me through the maze that is Memorial Library to the *back* loading dock that I didn’t even know existed! The delivery truck was then guided onto Library Mall to park (highly unorthodox, let me assure you) and we then guided the drivers back through the maze to the basement. This will be the type of thing I won’t miss when I move to ILL...
1:00 pm - 2:10 pm - Circ Desk Shift:
Highlights:
Patron needed to return a book and wanted a receipt. He then asked, “is that what
2:10 pm - back in the office for short while before I leave at 3 pm. Currently checking email I received while on the desk.
3:00 pm - ducking out to go catch my bus at 3:15!
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Fitchburg shelving shift
Highlights:
Lots of complaints about the way we shelve DVDs.
7:50 am - Reports! Missed those yesterday too, of course...
9:40 am - whoa, lost some time there. Let’s see - I went though all the items on the reports to make sure they were all processed correctly, responded to some questions from the Head of the Google Project about our progress on the current shipment, emailed our student employee about some items he’d handled that were on the report, pushed a cart up to be shelved, and now I’m going to go count a few of the carts that are going out next week. There, we’re caught up! :)
10:30 am - got my invites to my graduation party delivered! My friend, Sarah Dailey, made them and they are AWESOME! (here’s a link to her other site, which has more info on it)
11:00 am - Finally got over my squee :) One of the carts I counted earlier was off, so I wheeled it into the office (easier said then done...) to check each of the 262 (or 263) items to make sure they’re all processed and charged correctly.
12:19 pm - It’s like the gods know it’s #libday7 and they want you all to read interesting stuff!! I just got a call from the SCLS delivery folks who transport our Google trucks for us saying that the dock area was all torn up. No one told me that this was happening today - so this came as a big surprise. Luckily, our mail room coordinator just happened to be in my office picking up our mail - so I asked him where they should go. He pulled out his Marauder’s Map and his Invisibility Cloak (okay, not *really*) and leads me through the maze that is Memorial Library to the *back* loading dock that I didn’t even know existed! The delivery truck was then guided onto Library Mall to park (highly unorthodox, let me assure you) and we then guided the drivers back through the maze to the basement. This will be the type of thing I won’t miss when I move to ILL...
1:00 pm - 2:10 pm - Circ Desk Shift:
Highlights:
Patron came to the desk with an item that came up as “does not circulate” When
I opened the record to find out why, I saw it was “atgoogle” meaning it was my office’s
fault it wouldn’t circ! oops... :-/
Patron needed to return a book and wanted a receipt. He then asked, “is that what
it’s called? A receipt?” I told him that if he really wanted to be ‘library-fancy’ he could call it
a “discharge slip” but that “receipt” worked just fine!
2:10 pm - back in the office for short while before I leave at 3 pm. Currently checking email I received while on the desk.
3:00 pm - ducking out to go catch my bus at 3:15!
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Fitchburg shelving shift
Highlights:
Lots of complaints about the way we shelve DVDs.
7.29.2011
A Google A Day
Well, this is fun! I hadn't seen this yet and I can't wait to sign up! It's the best kind of trivia - one where I can look up the answers! :)
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A Google A Day: "
Librarian Bill Drew just reported on receiving an email from Google about a new feature they wanted him to try out called A Google a Day. Here's the gist of it:
What is a Google a Day?
A Google a Day is a daily trivia question where searching isn't just allowed, it's encouraged. Through daily questions on a diverse array of topics, we delight the curious with exciting new facts. Questions are featured daily on http://www.agoogleaday.com/ and above the New York Times crossword puzzle.
Why is it cool?
A Google a Day is a great new way to discover fascinating information about the world around all while learning how to use the wealth of the web to satisfy one's curiosity. Moreover, it's a great way for students and library patrons to build search skills that allow them to better put the power of Google's search engine to work for them in researching for assignments and discovering untapped avenues for further exploration.
Even more exciting, the Google a Day widget can be embedded right on a library's home page. With minimal effort and no programming experience required, each day the widget will automatically update so users have instant access to exciting and educational content on the landing page.
Why is it useful for libraries?
With budgets being cut, A Google a Day is a free method to build search literacy in a fun and accessible way. Every day we highlight awesome and useful search tricks to help find information quicker and easier. These skills can be built into an instruction session or curriculum on search engine utilization and internet research. We hope A Google a Day will not only spark interest in the wealth of knowledge hosted in libraries, on the web, and around the world, but give users the search skills to best unlock this information.
How do I get started?
To install the A Google a Day widget into your site copy/paste the follow information (including the “<” and “>”) to your desired location. You can include this iframe element:
Collapse this post
A Google a Day
Welcome to the new daily puzzle from Google. There is no right way to solve it, but there's only one right answer. Find the answer with your creativity and clever search skills.
"
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A Google A Day: "
Librarian Bill Drew just reported on receiving an email from Google about a new feature they wanted him to try out called A Google a Day. Here's the gist of it:
What is a Google a Day?
A Google a Day is a daily trivia question where searching isn't just allowed, it's encouraged. Through daily questions on a diverse array of topics, we delight the curious with exciting new facts. Questions are featured daily on http://www.agoogleaday.com/ and above the New York Times crossword puzzle.
Why is it cool?
A Google a Day is a great new way to discover fascinating information about the world around all while learning how to use the wealth of the web to satisfy one's curiosity. Moreover, it's a great way for students and library patrons to build search skills that allow them to better put the power of Google's search engine to work for them in researching for assignments and discovering untapped avenues for further exploration.
Even more exciting, the Google a Day widget can be embedded right on a library's home page. With minimal effort and no programming experience required, each day the widget will automatically update so users have instant access to exciting and educational content on the landing page.
Why is it useful for libraries?
With budgets being cut, A Google a Day is a free method to build search literacy in a fun and accessible way. Every day we highlight awesome and useful search tricks to help find information quicker and easier. These skills can be built into an instruction session or curriculum on search engine utilization and internet research. We hope A Google a Day will not only spark interest in the wealth of knowledge hosted in libraries, on the web, and around the world, but give users the search skills to best unlock this information.
How do I get started?
To install the A Google a Day widget into your site copy/paste the follow information (including the “<” and “>”) to your desired location. You can include this iframe element:
Collapse this post
A Google a Day
Welcome to the new daily puzzle from Google. There is no right way to solve it, but there's only one right answer. Find the answer with your creativity and clever search skills.
"
7.28.2011
Thursday, Personal Day
1:24 pm - This is the day that happens to everyone once in a while.... We had storms all night last night, and for some reason my animals (a cat and a dog) did NOT sleep though it like they usually do... which means - *I* did not sleep through it like I usually do... So, I decided - at 5:30 am, when I was STILL awake - to take the day off and try to fix that issue...
So, today - you get to hear about my Personal Day :) I slept in (duh) and then got up around 10 and went to work out. After returning home and getting ready, I met my fiance (who also didn’t get much sleep, but the stock market doesn’t allow for personal days...) for lunch near his office. Now, I’m sitting at home, working on homework and getting some stuff done around the house.
3:15 pm - 6:30 pm - Fieldwork time! Assisting my supervisor with a weeding project at one of the branch libraries, we also talked with the branch librarians about the possibility of moving the Pop Culture collection to a more visible location. This collection has a lot of “Teen Plus” type material that tends not to circulate - mostly because no one knows it’s there!
So, today - you get to hear about my Personal Day :) I slept in (duh) and then got up around 10 and went to work out. After returning home and getting ready, I met my fiance (who also didn’t get much sleep, but the stock market doesn’t allow for personal days...) for lunch near his office. Now, I’m sitting at home, working on homework and getting some stuff done around the house.
3:15 pm - 6:30 pm - Fieldwork time! Assisting my supervisor with a weeding project at one of the branch libraries, we also talked with the branch librarians about the possibility of moving the Pop Culture collection to a more visible location. This collection has a lot of “Teen Plus” type material that tends not to circulate - mostly because no one knows it’s there!
Wednesday!
8:00 am - Got to work. I got to “sleep in” today... Started checking email, talked to one coworker about her progress discharging and filling the six carts we’re responsible for at the State Historical Society. We rotate through who goes over there each month so as not to overload one person. These carts will go out next Friday, so she’s got plenty of time to work on them. Spoke with my other coworker about his responsibilities at the Middleton Shelving Facility. He’s headed over there right now to count the two carts I filled there last week, and to take care of some other issues that have come up.
8:30 am - our student employee arrives. He was out yesterday, so I wanted to touch base on an item he’d had a question about: the item’s record wasn’t linked to the barcode. Easy fix! Also got the good news from him that he will be able to stay on here in the Fall!
8:48 am - printed out my daily reports, processed the exceptions
9:18 am - took a short break to fill out the form to transfer the two credits I earned on my Librarian’s Tour of Germany into my program at SOIS.
9:27 am - should probably finish cleaning off my desk at some point... left it with piles of stuff everywhere! Even if I’m only moving down the hall to ILL, I’m still MOVING! :)
9:58 am - my desk area is so... impersonal!
10:10 am - Went to move over the 12 carts that will be picked up from Memorial tomorrow and found one that was only half packed! Also grabbed some returns to discharge and process.
11:07 am - took a look at the first post-Budget repair bill-paycheck... this one is actually higher then usual, because it’s the second paycheck of the month, so no health insurance taken out. Next check will be the telling one...
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Circ Desk Shift
Highlights:
1:00 pm - Back in Google office, back to discharging
3:00 pm - Yep, you guessed it... still discharging
4:00 pm - headed home for dinner (leftovers) and some downtime!
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm - Working at Fitchburg Public Library
Highlights:
It is clear there are some differences in opinion in the meaning of the phrase “Items are in call number order, and ready to shelve”... :-/
8:30 am - our student employee arrives. He was out yesterday, so I wanted to touch base on an item he’d had a question about: the item’s record wasn’t linked to the barcode. Easy fix! Also got the good news from him that he will be able to stay on here in the Fall!
8:48 am - printed out my daily reports, processed the exceptions
9:18 am - took a short break to fill out the form to transfer the two credits I earned on my Librarian’s Tour of Germany into my program at SOIS.
9:27 am - should probably finish cleaning off my desk at some point... left it with piles of stuff everywhere! Even if I’m only moving down the hall to ILL, I’m still MOVING! :)
9:58 am - my desk area is so... impersonal!
10:10 am - Went to move over the 12 carts that will be picked up from Memorial tomorrow and found one that was only half packed! Also grabbed some returns to discharge and process.
11:07 am - took a look at the first post-Budget repair bill-paycheck... this one is actually higher then usual, because it’s the second paycheck of the month, so no health insurance taken out. Next check will be the telling one...
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Circ Desk Shift
Highlights:
Patron needed to get something from our Locked Case... but no one had a key!
Usually, supervisors have keys for the case, but one is in a meeting and the other
is at lunch. Finally we tracked down our security guy and he got the key from the
key case. As the patron was waiting, he told me “This was supposed to be [his]
easy errand for the day” :(!
Can’t believe it! ANOTHER person needs a key we don’t have!
1:00 pm - Back in Google office, back to discharging
3:00 pm - Yep, you guessed it... still discharging
4:00 pm - headed home for dinner (leftovers) and some downtime!
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm - Working at Fitchburg Public Library
Highlights:
It is clear there are some differences in opinion in the meaning of the phrase “Items are in call number order, and ready to shelve”... :-/
7.27.2011
Two books pulled from Republic school library shelves
I'm not the first to say it - but, the only thing gained by challenging a book is bring it more attention. MORE people read a book when it's challenged - heck, we have whole celebrations for banned books. Events like this really get to me. Reading the person's complaint, I learned that they were banned because they don't uphold the teachings of the Bible... okay... so - question for the school board: why is rape (Speak) okay, while teenage dating/romance (Twenty Boy Summer) and satirical time travel and anti-war sentiments (Slaughterhouse Five) are not?
Read on...
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Two books pulled from Republic school library shelves: "
REPUBLIC, MO -- Two of the three Republic High books singled out in a public complaint last year will now be removed from the school curriculum and library.
Shortly before 9 p.m. Monday, the school board voted 4-0 -- three members were absent -- to keep Laurie Halse Anderson's 'Speak,' an award-winning book about date rape, and remove Kurt Vonnegut's 'Slaughterhouse Five' and Sarah Ockler's 'Twenty Boy Summer.'
Wesley Scroggins, a Republic resident, challenged the use of the books and lesson plans in Republic schools, arguing they teach principles contrary to the Bible.
Story here.
"
Read on...
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Two books pulled from Republic school library shelves: "
REPUBLIC, MO -- Two of the three Republic High books singled out in a public complaint last year will now be removed from the school curriculum and library.
Shortly before 9 p.m. Monday, the school board voted 4-0 -- three members were absent -- to keep Laurie Halse Anderson's 'Speak,' an award-winning book about date rape, and remove Kurt Vonnegut's 'Slaughterhouse Five' and Sarah Ockler's 'Twenty Boy Summer.'
Wesley Scroggins, a Republic resident, challenged the use of the books and lesson plans in Republic schools, arguing they teach principles contrary to the Bible.
Story here.
"
7.26.2011
Time for Tuesday!
7:00 am - Another early morning! That’s the only problem with fieldwork when you work a full time job - you STILL have to get in your 40 hours!
7:00 am - 7:40 am - checking email, responding to a few pertaining to the Librarian’s Trip to Germany Recap Program I am planning for the Staff Development Committee. Made a spreadsheet to keep track of people’s interest and availability.
7:45 am - Ran my reports, quite a lot to check into today... :-/ And, no, coworker - I can’t just take your word for it that you fixed all these yourself yesterday...
8:17 am - break from checking the items on the report to answer a question from someone in cataloging about the status of an item that’s “atgoogle”
8:18 am - back to the list!... It’s cold in my office today. Who am I kidding? I’m always cold...
9:00 am - checking a whole series for my coworker - it was flagged, but not very consistently. We usually trust the flags, but when a series looks suspicious - it’s easier to check the report Google provides then to process it incorrectly...
10:00 am - working on the document for my replacement
10:31 am - going on a cart round up so we can get more returns discharged!
11:00 am - If possible, the tzatziki is better today then it was last night! Today, it’s served with honey-wheat pita bread and some kalamata olives for good measure :)
11:10 am - back to discharging that cart. This was came back from Google a bit... disheveled. It will be good to know that everything is there when I’m done discharging and processing it. This happens periodically, and when it does, I always document it with photos that I send to Google. They will then go talk to the operator who processed it in their scan center. I sometimes feel badly, because I know I’m getting some poor minimum wage scanner in trouble, but at the same time - these materials need to be treated with care!
11:14 am - Took a moment to sign up for NaNoWriMo... this will be my first time participating... I don’t have high hopes for winning, but I’m looking forward to the challenge!
11:50 am - Just got news that the incoming SLIS student I hired for the fall won’t be able to accept the job here in our office. I will start by offering the hours to our current student employee, and I hope he’s able to accept them! It would be so much easier not to have to rehire and retrain someone...
12:20 pm - Not exactly work related, but I just got an email that our “guest book” (an etched metal signature mat) for our wedding was delivered! So looking forward to playing with the diamond-tipped pen you get to use to sign it! Okay, back to work!
1:09 pm - Still discharging... that’s what happens when you send 10,000 books to Google... 10,000 books come back! :)
2:11 pm - Trying to convince my coworker that... never mind, it’s a losing battle... :)
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Circulation Desk shift
Highlights:
7:00 am - 7:40 am - checking email, responding to a few pertaining to the Librarian’s Trip to Germany Recap Program I am planning for the Staff Development Committee. Made a spreadsheet to keep track of people’s interest and availability.
7:45 am - Ran my reports, quite a lot to check into today... :-/ And, no, coworker - I can’t just take your word for it that you fixed all these yourself yesterday...
8:17 am - break from checking the items on the report to answer a question from someone in cataloging about the status of an item that’s “atgoogle”
8:18 am - back to the list!... It’s cold in my office today. Who am I kidding? I’m always cold...
9:00 am - checking a whole series for my coworker - it was flagged, but not very consistently. We usually trust the flags, but when a series looks suspicious - it’s easier to check the report Google provides then to process it incorrectly...
10:00 am - working on the document for my replacement
10:31 am - going on a cart round up so we can get more returns discharged!
11:00 am - If possible, the tzatziki is better today then it was last night! Today, it’s served with honey-wheat pita bread and some kalamata olives for good measure :)
11:10 am - back to discharging that cart. This was came back from Google a bit... disheveled. It will be good to know that everything is there when I’m done discharging and processing it. This happens periodically, and when it does, I always document it with photos that I send to Google. They will then go talk to the operator who processed it in their scan center. I sometimes feel badly, because I know I’m getting some poor minimum wage scanner in trouble, but at the same time - these materials need to be treated with care!
11:14 am - Took a moment to sign up for NaNoWriMo... this will be my first time participating... I don’t have high hopes for winning, but I’m looking forward to the challenge!
11:50 am - Just got news that the incoming SLIS student I hired for the fall won’t be able to accept the job here in our office. I will start by offering the hours to our current student employee, and I hope he’s able to accept them! It would be so much easier not to have to rehire and retrain someone...
12:20 pm - Not exactly work related, but I just got an email that our “guest book” (an etched metal signature mat) for our wedding was delivered! So looking forward to playing with the diamond-tipped pen you get to use to sign it! Okay, back to work!
1:09 pm - Still discharging... that’s what happens when you send 10,000 books to Google... 10,000 books come back! :)
2:11 pm - Trying to convince my coworker that... never mind, it’s a losing battle... :)
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Circulation Desk shift
Highlights:
Someone who usually doesn’t remember my name, did today! This is twice in a row! Separated by at LEAST a month of not seeing them! This is very exciting :)
Slow day on the desk...
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm - Working at Fitchburg Public Library. I shelved a cart in Adult Non-Fiction and then another cart of Children’s materials.
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm - Working at Fitchburg Public Library. I shelved a cart in Adult Non-Fiction and then another cart of Children’s materials.
Ch-ch-ch-changes!
In a few weeks, I will be moving over to the Inter Library Loan Department here in Memorial Library. I am looking forward to the new experiences this position will afford - and learning yet another part of the library's work-flow! I will be continuing with my circulation shifts (at least some of them) as well as my InfoDesk shifts, which I'm very happy about.
The 'transfer' experience is very interesting - when positions with my classification (Library Services Assistant Advanced/Lead) are vacated, they are opened up to transfers before being opened to the general applying population. This allows people like me, who may be looking for a change, a way to move to a "different job" without having to go through the entire hiring process. It also keeps good people who are tried and true in the library, so the new department know they're getting a quality employee.
The 'transfer' experience is very interesting - when positions with my classification (Library Services Assistant Advanced/Lead) are vacated, they are opened up to transfers before being opened to the general applying population. This allows people like me, who may be looking for a change, a way to move to a "different job" without having to go through the entire hiring process. It also keeps good people who are tried and true in the library, so the new department know they're getting a quality employee.
7.25.2011
Monday, Monday!
7:00 am - Got to work, logged on to my fieldwork timesheet to quickly log my hours from Saturday’s booksale at the Central Branch. Started checking emails, one of which contained information about Maureen Grant’s Memorial. Dealt with a question from last week pertaining to a shipment of materials sent to the scanning facility in California for destructive scanning.
7:15 am - Opened our Circulation and Cataloging modules (we use Voyager here at UW-Madison) and ran reports of circulation statistics, exceptions, item related issues etc that pertain to our project. Next I go through each item listed on the report and make sure it was processed according to our standards. - Darn, the program won’t let me in yet! Only problem with getting to work this early!
7:20 am - co-worker asked me to check a report that Google provides for information on a book that was flagged. The flag was blank, so he wasn’t sure how to process it. It was a duplicate book, meaning that another institution had already sent the book to be digitized. We run into this quite a bit, since each institution is working off the same picklist.
7:25 am - pushed a cart up to the stacks to be shelved.
7:35 am - got agenda emailed to me for the Staff Development Committee meeting this morning - looks like it will be a busy meeting!
7:40 am - trying to print my reports again. Success! On to processing...
8:00 am - discussing my upcoming transition to ILL with my coworker, while discharging and processing a cart of items returned from Google. Pandora is my friend today - got my “Rock Out” channel on right now! :) I’ll be leaving this office in three weeks - and after having been here for over 2.5 years - the transition will be... interesting.
8:45 am - done processing cart, and routing a few damaged items to our Preservation Department and adding “unrepairable” note to a few more items.
9:07 am - Question: why is the building manager always out for the day when things need his attention? HUGE cockroach in our hallway... guess what - no one has any Raid on hand... Maybe it will drown in all the red tape around here... Back to cutting pages...
9:10 am - Heading up to my Staff Development Committee Meeting!
10:45 am - back from Staff Development Committee meeting. We talked about a lot of upcoming programs and plans for future as well. This is a fun committee to be a part of; we get to provide both educational and interesting/fun programs for all library staff on campus.
10:50 am - quick lunch break! Early, I know... but that’s what happens when you eat breakfast at 6 am!
11:00 am - finishing up that page cutting and other repair work on books that will be sent back to Google. When we resend items, we put notes on them to make sure they’re processed properly upon return. These, I’ll give to my coworker because they’re from the collection from which he’s currently pulling.
11:30 am - started a document to leave for my replacement detailing some of the things they’ll need to know moving forward.
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm - on the circulation desk
Highlights:
1:40 pm - back in the office for a little bit before I head off to fieldwork.
2:00 pm - left Memorial library to catch a bus back to my car so I can get to the Video Game Tournament at the Meadowridge Branch of the Madison Public Library by 3 pm.
2:45 pm - 5:30 pm - Video Game Tournament for Fieldwork. We had 11 players tonight, so we did a double elimination tournament. The three top players from each branch library (this was the last qualifying round) will compete in the championship on August 3rd.
5:30 pm - whew! End of the day! Headed home for souvlaki and homemade tzatziki!
7:15 am - Opened our Circulation and Cataloging modules (we use Voyager here at UW-Madison) and ran reports of circulation statistics, exceptions, item related issues etc that pertain to our project. Next I go through each item listed on the report and make sure it was processed according to our standards. - Darn, the program won’t let me in yet! Only problem with getting to work this early!
7:20 am - co-worker asked me to check a report that Google provides for information on a book that was flagged. The flag was blank, so he wasn’t sure how to process it. It was a duplicate book, meaning that another institution had already sent the book to be digitized. We run into this quite a bit, since each institution is working off the same picklist.
7:25 am - pushed a cart up to the stacks to be shelved.
7:35 am - got agenda emailed to me for the Staff Development Committee meeting this morning - looks like it will be a busy meeting!
7:40 am - trying to print my reports again. Success! On to processing...
8:00 am - discussing my upcoming transition to ILL with my coworker, while discharging and processing a cart of items returned from Google. Pandora is my friend today - got my “Rock Out” channel on right now! :) I’ll be leaving this office in three weeks - and after having been here for over 2.5 years - the transition will be... interesting.
8:45 am - done processing cart, and routing a few damaged items to our Preservation Department and adding “unrepairable” note to a few more items.
9:07 am - Question: why is the building manager always out for the day when things need his attention? HUGE cockroach in our hallway... guess what - no one has any Raid on hand... Maybe it will drown in all the red tape around here... Back to cutting pages...
9:10 am - Heading up to my Staff Development Committee Meeting!
10:45 am - back from Staff Development Committee meeting. We talked about a lot of upcoming programs and plans for future as well. This is a fun committee to be a part of; we get to provide both educational and interesting/fun programs for all library staff on campus.
10:50 am - quick lunch break! Early, I know... but that’s what happens when you eat breakfast at 6 am!
11:00 am - finishing up that page cutting and other repair work on books that will be sent back to Google. When we resend items, we put notes on them to make sure they’re processed properly upon return. These, I’ll give to my coworker because they’re from the collection from which he’s currently pulling.
11:30 am - started a document to leave for my replacement detailing some of the things they’ll need to know moving forward.
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm - on the circulation desk
Highlights:
A friend of mine stopped by and said she’d be doing #libday7 too! Excited to see what she posts! She also blogs (very well) about her experiences in Library School here.
Sent an email out to all the local folks who went on the Librarian’s Tour Of Germany back in May to see if anyone is interested in presenting our experiences for a Staff Development Program this Fall. (See, I told you it was a fun committee!)
Catching up on my library-related feeds on my Google Reader - great way to keep up on current trends, articles, etc... and maybe a few cooking blogs too :)
Another library on campus called to have a hold for a patron routed to their library. The patron decided they wanted to pick the item up at a different location. Luckily it was a book owned by this campus so it was an easy switch!
Had to hand-write carrel receipts for about a dozen items... patron didn’t know that items in his carrel needed receipts!
Carrel key that the patron has had for “a million years” returned :)
Referred patron to Circ Office to speak to someone in ILL about a book that was supposedly being held past it’s hold expiration date... through today... but wasn’t on the shelf for her. I’ll be dealing with those myself in a few weeks...
Spoke with another library staff member about my fieldwork experience and my last class for my MLIS
1:40 pm - back in the office for a little bit before I head off to fieldwork.
2:00 pm - left Memorial library to catch a bus back to my car so I can get to the Video Game Tournament at the Meadowridge Branch of the Madison Public Library by 3 pm.
2:45 pm - 5:30 pm - Video Game Tournament for Fieldwork. We had 11 players tonight, so we did a double elimination tournament. The three top players from each branch library (this was the last qualifying round) will compete in the championship on August 3rd.
5:30 pm - whew! End of the day! Headed home for souvlaki and homemade tzatziki!
Library Day in the Life 2011! Introductions...
Hi! My name is Erin and this is my first year participating in Library Day in the Life. I am currently the Operations Manager for the Google Book Project on the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s campus. As a project, we send over 10,000 books per month to Google to be digitized for eventual inclusion in Google Book Search. My two co-workers and I are responsible for filling carts at 3 of the 4 libraries on our campus that send to Google and other staff fill from the one other library.
I also work about 10 hours a week as a shelver at the Fitchburg Public Library which is near Madison.
In addition, I’m also completing my MLIS degree this summer (will be done August 20th!!) and for that, I’m taking one class and doing a fieldwork. This week, I have to do things for each of these - so you’ll get to hear about all of it!
Stay tuned!
I also work about 10 hours a week as a shelver at the Fitchburg Public Library which is near Madison.
In addition, I’m also completing my MLIS degree this summer (will be done August 20th!!) and for that, I’m taking one class and doing a fieldwork. This week, I have to do things for each of these - so you’ll get to hear about all of it!
Stay tuned!
7.22.2011
Not even REMOTELY library related....
But... I am amazed that, since most of my clothing comes from chain department stores, I don't often look like anyone else I see walking around campus... Do I just buy the rejects - or... do THEY?! :)
7.18.2011
Library Day in the Life: Get Ready for Round 7!
This is what I'll be up to next week! :)
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Library Day in the Life: Get Ready for Round 7!: "
Library Day in the Life, a project coordinated by Bobbi Newman (of Librarian by Day), is gearing up for Round 7!
Who: Librarians and informational professionals of all stripes
What: Share a day (or week) of their work
When: July 25th through July 31
Where: Blogs, photos, videos, Twitter
Why: Well, why not? This is an excellent opportunity to take a peek into the realities of librarianship. If you’re a library student unsure about a specialty, this is a great tool to explore some of the fields you are thinking about. Already know what you want to specialize in? See what a typical day in your profession will look like. Even better, this can connect you to someone who works in your field and is open to sharing and communicating about their experience. Taking a peek at the responsibilities of people outside of your specialization is also a great way to have a broader perspective on the information ecosystem (and contribute to Big Tent Librarianship/Library School!). For a library student’s take on Library Day in the Life, check out this post from editor Lauren Dodd.
How to participate: As one of my patrons likes to say, easy-peasy, lemon-squeezy! If you want to add your voice, just head on over here, and follow the directions to sign up and add your blog, Tumblr, or Twitter account to the roster. While you’re there, check out the archives of past Library Day in the Life events, and start exploring early. Follow along the day of by searching the tag librarydayinthelife, or on Twitter using #libday7. You can also see what’s going on here and here.
I’m excited by the range of librarians already signed up, and I’m going to be following closely an outreach librarian, which is one of the new public library careers I’m most interested in, and two public library directors. Now that I’ve got my foot in the library door, it’s time to plan for my long-term goal!
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Library Day in the Life: Get Ready for Round 7!: "
Library Day in the Life, a project coordinated by Bobbi Newman (of Librarian by Day), is gearing up for Round 7!
Who: Librarians and informational professionals of all stripes
What: Share a day (or week) of their work
When: July 25th through July 31
Where: Blogs, photos, videos, Twitter
Why: Well, why not? This is an excellent opportunity to take a peek into the realities of librarianship. If you’re a library student unsure about a specialty, this is a great tool to explore some of the fields you are thinking about. Already know what you want to specialize in? See what a typical day in your profession will look like. Even better, this can connect you to someone who works in your field and is open to sharing and communicating about their experience. Taking a peek at the responsibilities of people outside of your specialization is also a great way to have a broader perspective on the information ecosystem (and contribute to Big Tent Librarianship/Library School!). For a library student’s take on Library Day in the Life, check out this post from editor Lauren Dodd.
How to participate: As one of my patrons likes to say, easy-peasy, lemon-squeezy! If you want to add your voice, just head on over here, and follow the directions to sign up and add your blog, Tumblr, or Twitter account to the roster. While you’re there, check out the archives of past Library Day in the Life events, and start exploring early. Follow along the day of by searching the tag librarydayinthelife, or on Twitter using #libday7. You can also see what’s going on here and here.
I’m excited by the range of librarians already signed up, and I’m going to be following closely an outreach librarian, which is one of the new public library careers I’m most interested in, and two public library directors. Now that I’ve got my foot in the library door, it’s time to plan for my long-term goal!
Backing up our thoughts
This article is very interesting! I wonder though, does the ability that we have now to know "how" to search to recall the information equate to the "old version" of remembering countless resources that would best answer a patron's query? I like to think so. On top of the fact that in the digital age we not only need to know how/where to find the resources, we also need to be able to evaluate them and sythesize them into something useful is the key.
http://bps-research-digest.blogspot.com/2011/07/has-internet-become-external-hard-drive.html
http://bps-research-digest.blogspot.com/2011/07/has-internet-become-external-hard-drive.html
7.14.2011
"In this current climate..."
Sometimes 'buzz' words and phrases get so overused they lose their meaning. I'm beginning to feel this way about the "current climate" of libraries and the library job market. Of course - this "current climate" is far from desirable and so the description of the situation is quite apt. That doesn't make it any easier to deal with as a new graduate or an early career professional.
While I appreciate all my new library acquaintances asking when I'll be done with school (37 days, not that anyone is counting) and what I'd like to do once I have my degree (work in a more public-service oriented position, preferably in a public library) - the last thing I want to hear from them is how 'easy' it was for them to get a job in the late 90's and early 2000's when they graduated, and how unfortunate it is that now with such a saturated job market, there aren't more jobs available for "good up and coming young librarians like yourself." Unless you're going to offer me a job, that's not helpful! Instead, please tell me what you like to see on resumes, what I can do to make myself stand out from the masses, and other useful things like that.
It's not like I went into this profession with the delusion that getting a (good) professional job would be easy - I knew the stakes. But, I feel that people often think they have to say *something* and usually it's not what I want to hear at this point in my life.
While I appreciate all my new library acquaintances asking when I'll be done with school (37 days, not that anyone is counting) and what I'd like to do once I have my degree (work in a more public-service oriented position, preferably in a public library) - the last thing I want to hear from them is how 'easy' it was for them to get a job in the late 90's and early 2000's when they graduated, and how unfortunate it is that now with such a saturated job market, there aren't more jobs available for "good up and coming young librarians like yourself." Unless you're going to offer me a job, that's not helpful! Instead, please tell me what you like to see on resumes, what I can do to make myself stand out from the masses, and other useful things like that.
It's not like I went into this profession with the delusion that getting a (good) professional job would be easy - I knew the stakes. But, I feel that people often think they have to say *something* and usually it's not what I want to hear at this point in my life.
7.11.2011
7.08.2011
Library Day in the Life
I will be participating in the Library Day in the Life Project! I'm excited! I've followed the activity of this project for awhile and I'm glad to be a part of it! I'll be posting here, of course, with links to Twitter via LinkedIn. This session runs from July 25th to July 31st. Should be fun! Stay tuned!
7.07.2011
Hennepin County Library in Twitter Nightmare After Hackers Break In
Privacy is an issue that only gains more importance in our 'connected' world - and is one that anyone, whether they're associated with an organization or not, should be aware of! This is a prime example that malicious hackers don't care who they hit...
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Hennepin County Library in Twitter Nightmare After Hackers Break In: "
It's not what Senior Librarian Meg Knodl would like to do on her day off...but ever since 1:15 Wednesday afternoon, she's been at her home computer trying to regain control of the Hennepin County Library's Twitter Account.
Knodl tells kstp.com an east Indian company hacked into the account and has changed the library system's URL, email, and password...and its content.
Full story
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Hennepin County Library in Twitter Nightmare After Hackers Break In: "
It's not what Senior Librarian Meg Knodl would like to do on her day off...but ever since 1:15 Wednesday afternoon, she's been at her home computer trying to regain control of the Hennepin County Library's Twitter Account.
Knodl tells kstp.com an east Indian company hacked into the account and has changed the library system's URL, email, and password...and its content.
Full story
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The greatest books that never were
This is fun to think about! Perhaps some of these books will be written, now that there is a list of titles!
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The greatest books that never were: "
Literature is full of imaginary books. Given the choice, which one would you read?
Imaginary books seem to be nearly as numerous as the real ones, and that's even when you don't count all those bestselling thrillers people believe they'll write someday if only they can find the time to write the damn thing down. Nonexistent books certainly have some devoted fans, such as the proprietor of the ever-diverting Beachcomber's Bizarre History Blog, who is making bold moves to expand the collection known as the Invisible Library.
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The greatest books that never were: "
Literature is full of imaginary books. Given the choice, which one would you read?
Imaginary books seem to be nearly as numerous as the real ones, and that's even when you don't count all those bestselling thrillers people believe they'll write someday if only they can find the time to write the damn thing down. Nonexistent books certainly have some devoted fans, such as the proprietor of the ever-diverting Beachcomber's Bizarre History Blog, who is making bold moves to expand the collection known as the Invisible Library.
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The Paperless Cockpit
This was a really interesting concept, that I'm not surprised at all to see. Honestly, I think it would be a lot easier for the pilots, too, since the iPad (or any tablet for that matter) has search functionality that would make locating the right bit of information quick and easy.
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The Paperless Cockpit: "
What is in those bulky, black flight bags that pilots carry into the cockpit? It is not a change of clothes but reams of reference material needed for the flight — about 40 pounds of it. There are the aircraft’s operating manual, safety checklists, logbooks for entering airplane performance data, navigation charts, weather information, airport diagrams and maybe a book of KenKen puzzles thrown in for good measure.
But instead of carrying all that paperwork, a growing number of pilots are carrying a 1.5 pound iPad.
Full story
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The Paperless Cockpit: "
What is in those bulky, black flight bags that pilots carry into the cockpit? It is not a change of clothes but reams of reference material needed for the flight — about 40 pounds of it. There are the aircraft’s operating manual, safety checklists, logbooks for entering airplane performance data, navigation charts, weather information, airport diagrams and maybe a book of KenKen puzzles thrown in for good measure.
But instead of carrying all that paperwork, a growing number of pilots are carrying a 1.5 pound iPad.
Full story
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100 articles that every librarian should read
This should keep you busy while I migrate all my posts over from my old blog! Enjoy!
(Found on Librarians Matter)
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100 articles that every librarian should read: "
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(Found on Librarians Matter)
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100 articles that every librarian should read: "
Over at Ruminations, Con is thinking about a link that she retweeted today from @clairebrooks entitled 100 Articles that Every Journalist Should Read.
Con is riffing on this and wonders whether collaboratively we can get together 100 articles that you would:
recommend to anyone working in a library, who is thinking about the future of libraries and their role in building this future?
I have my own list of articles that I think all librarians should read – well those that are interested in the same things as me, anyhow. Some are there because they offer a perspective from outside the library echo-chamber, some are there because they represent large-scale research that breaks away from the “how we done it good” that characterizes much library literature. Some are toolkits for equity of access. Most items are on it because they are a good read by themselves – clear, logical and interesting writing that makes me think of more questions, rather than feel like I have just read all the answers.
Strahl, P. (2011). Thumbs-up Conny. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/strahl/5723899741/
I see very little literature on my list about management or philosophies of librarianship. There is little about taxonomy, cataloguing, corporate librarianship and knowledge management. I guess they are outside my interests.
My list has an Australian slant, and leans toward:
- equity of access to information and library resources
- the impact on libraries of shared data on the internet
- how library users find research information
- format changes – the rise of online video, ebooks, transliteracy and DRM
- how librarians and libraries are preparing for the future
I have created a Zotero group for sharing articles that people recommend, 100 articles every librarian should read . The library of references is here, 100 articles that every librarian should read library .It is public, so anyone can look at it. Some of my links go through my university library’s link resolver, but it is easy to work out what they should be. If you have (or make!) a Zotero account, then you can add your own candidates. We can then pare them down to just 100. If you are blogging this or want to contribute to the list in another way, please pop over to Con’s post Day 14 #blogjune Library Futures Reading List and leave a comment there.
So – I have around 40 items on my list. I am sure that only about a quarter of them would make it to a definitive list of “must reads” for EVERY librarian. What would you keep? What is missing?
MY LIST OF MUST-READS FOR LIBRARIANS
I have asterisked *** those that I think you should read RIGHT NOW.
- American Library Association. (2008). Serving Non-English Speakers Toolkit. American Library Association: Office for Literacy and Outread Services. Retrieved from http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/olos/toolkits/LI_toolkit.pdf
- ATSILIRN. (2005). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Library and Information Resources Network Protocols. Retrieved from http://www1.aiatsis.gov.au/atsilirn/protocols.atsilirn.asn.au/index6df0.html?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=0&Itemid=6
- *** Berners-Lee, T. (2010). Long live the web. Scientific American, 303(6), 80-85. Retrieved from http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=long-live-the-web&print=true .
- Berners-Lee, T., Hendler, J., & Lassila, O. (2001). The semantic Web: a new form of Web content that is meaningful to computers will unleash a revolution of new possibilities. Scientific American, 284(5), 34.
- Bush, V. (1945). As We May Think. Atlantic Magazine. Retrieved from http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1945/07/as-we-may-think/3881/
- Carpenter, J., Tanner, S., & Smith, N. (2011). Researchers of Tomorrow: Annual Report 2010-2011. British Library / JISC. Retrieved from http://explorationforchange.net/index.php/rot-home.html
- Casey, M. E., & Savastinuk, L. C. (2006). Library 2.0 : service for the next generation library. Library Journal, 131(4), 40-42. Retrieved from http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6365200.html
- Colbow, B. (2010, March 1). Why DRM Doesn’t Work or how to download an audio book from the Cleveland public library. The Brads. Retrieved March 24, 2011, from http://bradcolbow.com/archive/view/the_brads_why_drm_doesnt_work/?p=205
- Draft Treaty on Copyright Exceptions and Limitations for Libraries and Archives. (2011). Retrieved May 7, 2011, from http://www.ifla.org/en/publications/draft-treaty-on-copyright-exceptions-and-limitations-for-libraries-and-archives
- Fenn, J., Gammage, B., & Raskino, M. (2010). Gartner’s Hype Cycle Special Report for 2010. Trumbull United States: Gartner Research. Retrieved from http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=205839&ref=g_noreg
- Gleick, J. (2011). The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood. New York: Pantheon. (See http://www.worldcat.org/title/information-a-history-a-theory-a-flood/oclc/607975727 )
- Gow, V., Brown, L., Johnston, C., Neale, A., Paynter, G., & Rigby, F. (2009). Making New Zealand Content Easier to Find, Share and Use. Museums and the Web 2009. Presented at the Museums and the Web 2009, Toronto: Archives & Museum Informatics,. Retrieved from http://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/papers/gow/gow.html
- Hildenbrand, S. (2000). Library feminism and library women’s history: Activism and scholarship, equity and culture. Libraries & culture, 35(1), 51–65. Retrieved from http://www.gslis.utexas.edu/~landc/fulltext/LandC_35_1_Hildenbrand.pdf
- Holland, M. (1997). Diffusion of innovation theories and their relevance to understanding the role of librarians when introducing users to networked information. The Electronic Library, 15(5), 389-394. doi:10.1108/eb045587
- Hull, D., Pettifer, S. R., & Kell, D. B. (2008). Defrosting the Digital Library: Bibliographic Tools for the Next Generation Web. PLoS Comput Biol, 4(10), Retrieved from http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pcbi.1000204
- IFLA/FAIFE. (2010). IFLA/FAIFE World Report. The Hague, The Netherlands: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. Retrieved from http://www.ifla-world-report.org/cgi-bin/static.ifla_wr.cgi?dynamic=1&d=ifla_wr_browse&page=query&interface=map
- Johnson, L., Adams, S., & Haywood, K. (2011). The 2011 Horizon Report K-12 edition. Austin, Texas: New Media Consortium. Retrieved from http://www.nmc.org/publications/2011-horizon-report-k-12
- Kelly, K. (2011, 15). What Books Will Become. The Technium. Retrieved May 9, 2011, from http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2011/04/what_books_will.php
- ***Kelly, K. (2008, January 31). Better Than Free. The Technium. Retrieved September 30, 2010, from http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2008/01/better_than_fre.php
- King, D. L. (2009). What is a Digital Branch, Anyway? Building the Digital Branch: Guidelines for Transforming Your Library Website, Library Technology Reports, 45(6), 5-9.
- Lankes, R. D. (2008). Credibility on the internet: shifting from authority to reliability. Journal of Documentation, 64(5), 667–686. Retrieved from http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/Publications/Journals/credibilityontheinternet.pdf
- Lebert, M. (2009). A Short History of eBooks. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: University of Toronto. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29801
- ***Lemley, M. A. (2011). Is the sky falling on the content industries? Journal of Telecommunications and High Technology Law, 9, 125–313. Retrieved from http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1656485
- Levine, R., Locke, C., Searles, D., Weinberger, D., & McKee, J. (1999). The Cluetrain Manifesto. Retrieved April 29, 2011, from http://www.cluetrain.com/
- ***Library Council of New South Wales. (2009). The bookends scenarios: alternative futures for the Public Library Network in NSW. Retrieved from http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/services/public_libraries/publications/docs/bookendsscenarios.pdf
- Morville, P. (2005). Information Interaction. Ambient Findability (pp. 43-63). O’Reilly Media, Inc.
- National Library of Australia. (2007). National Library of Australia IT Architecture Project Report. Canberra, A.C.T.: National Library of Australia. Retrieved from http://www.nla.gov.au/dsp/documents/itag.pdf
- OCLC. (2010). Perceptions of Libraries, 2010: Context and Community. Retrieved March 3, 2011, from http://www.oclc.org/reports/2010perceptions.htm
- Oldenburg, R. (1999). The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community (3rd ed.). Da Capo Press.
- Schneider, K. G. (2006a, April 3). How OPACs Suck, Part 2: The Checklist of Shame ALA TechSource. ALA Techsource. Retrieved September 16, 2010, from http://www.alatechsource.org/blog/2006/04/how-opacs-suck-part-2-the-checklist-of-shame.html
- Schneider, K. G. (2006b, March 13). How OPACs Suck, Part 1: Relevance Rank (Or the Lack of It) ALA TechSource. ALA Techsource. Retrieved September 16, 2010, from http://www.alatechsource.org/blog/2006/03/how-opacs-suck-part-1-relevance-rank-or-the-lack-of-it.html
- Seale, M. (2008). Old Maids, Policeman, and Social Rejects. Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship, 9(1). Retrieved from http://southernlibrarianship.icaap.org/content/v09n01/seale_m01.html
- ***Sheehan, K. (2010, August 3). Keeping Up with Keeping Up. ALA Techsource. Retrieved October 1, 2010, from http://www.alatechsource.org/blog/2010/07/keeping-up-with-keeping-up.html
- Silipgni, L., & Dickey, T. (2010). The Digital Information Seeker: Report of the Findings from Selected OCLC, RIN, and JISC User Behaviour Projects ( No. 706). London: Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) on behalf of JISC. Retrieved from http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/publications/reports/2010/digitalinformationseekerreport.pdf
- State Library of Victoria. (n.d.). Disability Awareness Kit: A training resource for public library customer staff. Retrieved from http://www.openroad.net.au/access/dakit/welcome.htm
- Raymond, E (n.d.) The Cathedral and the Bazaar. Retrieved from http://catb.org/~esr/writings/homesteading/cathedral-bazaar/
- The IFLA Internet Manifesto. (2002). . Retrieved May 7, 2011, from http://www.ifla.org/publications/the-ifla-internet-manifesto
- Thomas, S., Joseph, C., Lacetti, J., Mason, B., Mills, S., Perril, S., & Pullinger, K. (2007). Transliteracy: Crossing divides. First Monday, 12(12). Retrieved from http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2060/1908
- Transformation Lab – Prototyping the Future. (2007). Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpFO_L_jA1c&feature=youtube_gdata_player
- United Nations Organisation. (n.d.). The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Retrieved from http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml
- Wesch, M. (2008, July 26). An anthropological introduction to YouTube. Library of Congress. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPAO-lZ4_hU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
- Wesch, M. The Machine is Us/ing Us (Final Version). (2007). Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Post number 15 for #blogjune 2011. Half way there!!!!
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