Dewey or BISAC

Read blog by Librarian.net about two libraries changing over from the Dewey system to BISAC. Interesting read. Something to think about. Check it out at Karen Scneider's blog at: http://www.techsource.ala.org/blog/2007/07/raising-arizona.html.

All Consuming

Found a cool site on the Librarian in Black blog. It is called ALL CONSUMING. Check it out at http://www.allconsuming.net . The site entails sharing the latest and greatest in Books, Music, Movies, Food & Drink and Other. You get to read and review and share your thoughts on all or any of the topics.

Tech Support

Found a site by MLS student called Life as I Know It: http://scruffynerf.wordpress.com/ . Jenny listes the five great tips for giving tech support to patrons in need from the Librarian in Black site. She goes on to give her tips she has learned from her life experiences of working with people needing tech help. Good reminder to think like the patron and how you would like to be treated. I have found very patient people surrounding me in my back-to-school endeavor. Thank you for the support.

Second Life Info

Went to Ms. Atkin's blogsite the Unlibrarian and read about some of the sessions she attended at the ALA Convention. She mentioned the website http://secondlife.com/education. This is a good site for educators who are interested in using Second Life in their teaching. There is a Teen Second Life strictly for ages 13-17 year olds. You need to be 18 to enter the adult Second Life. How do sites get monitored for appropriate ages? All very interesting. Check it out.

ALA Trends Information Commons

Found blog by The Librarian in Black about trends she thinks will be addressed at the ALA Conference.

Top Technology Trends

By Sarah Houghton-Jan

I'm a couple of years into my time on the LITA Top Technology Trends committee. I like it a lot. It forces me to stop and think a bit, process, all that information I've been absorbing over the months. I've just posted my trends for the upcoming ALA conference I don't claim to have anything revolutionary, but take a gander if you wish.

• Keep New:
• Posted on: Wed, Jun 20 2007 5:26 PM

Nashville Library Teen Site

June 18, 2007

Nashville Library Teen Site

By dv6939

Check http://www.library.nashville.org/teens/teenweb.asp for teens. Great ideas for what to do in your library for the teens. Found it on The Untamed Librarian website. My local library does a good job ith the childrens' programs but the teens' programs are lacking. It is usually an afterthought kind of program and not enough of them to get a real pattern going for bringing in that age.

Blogger Song

Went to a new site introduced by Amber and found this from You Tube. A Web 2.0, Are You Blogging This ? song. Go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGKki_WJJRA to hear the song.

Blame It On Tenure

Found an article debating why some libraries are reluctant to change at http://liblogs.albany.edu/library20/2007/03. The title of the article is Don't Blame Tenure by Laurie Cohen. Check it out.

Teen 'n Tech

Found this article about the first annual Teens Tech Week held March 4-10 by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) in Charlotte, North Carolina. It describes the highlights and activities of the week. It is an article in the School Library Journal. To see the article please check out this site :www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/ca6www430163.

Teens 'n Tech

Rural Libraries Conference

I read this really cool blog on the Loleta B. Fyan Rural Libraries Conference. I like that the presentation that Jenny Levine and Michael Stephens did at the conference is on this site. I think that it gives you a sense of what kind of ideas were presented at this 2.0 conference.You can read the original post here.

Hey, I'm new at this

This is my very first blog message. So please bear with me. I am a new graduate student at Wayne State University in Library & Information Science Program. I enjoy reading and love BOOKS!!! I enjoy working at libraries and am excited about going back to school at this time in my life.