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.

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• 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.