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Lately, a few folks have asked me how I manage to keep up/stay fresh with the latest information for professional development. Thanks to the beauty of RSS, I can follow many blogs, podcasts and free webinars, and I can access the information when I have free time in the evenings. A few of my (highly [...]
It was over two years ago when I researched Libraries using twitter for a library school assignment. Back then, there were about 90-100 libraries on twitter. As much as time has allowed, I kept an updated list. Just typing them into a blog post is a bit user unfriendly, so I put the list in [...]
Please check out SaveLibraries.org: Save Libraries is a grassroots effort to compile information about libraries in need of our support. Save Libraries will aggregate information about current advocacy efforts, archive advocacy efforts, and provide links to resources for libraries facing cuts. On her blog, Lori Reed explains further: Our mission is to help raise awareness [...]
From Musings about Librarianship, Aaron posted something I wanted to share with the greater blogospere: Libraries on FriendFeed. With the ever-increasing numbers of libraries using sites such as Twitter, Flickr, Facebook, Delicious, etc, Aaron was curious about how many libraries are using lifestreaming services to aggregate all accounts making up their on-line presence. He did [...]
Today I stumbled upon CollegeDegree.com‘s posting of 100 Extensive University Libraries From Around the World that Anyone Can Access. That’s exactly correct – anyone can access certain collections from these libraries – no affiliation needed! The 100 libraries fit within the following categories of interest: – Digital Libraries – International Digital Libraries – Texts – [...]
