Archive for April, 2009
Facebook or Facadebook?
From time to time a discussion on a list such as ILI-L generates a post so intriguing that I think it deserves a wider audience. (Not that ILI-L doesn’t have a wide audience; it has over 4,700 members!) I was so struck by Camilla Baker’s comments on Facebook – especially how her mayor uses it, [...]
Posted by Barbara Fister on April 29th, 2009 under Marketing, Technology Issues.
Comments: 6
Action-Reflection Action-Reflection
The ACRL final keynote speech was my first opportunity to hear from Ira Glass, the host of the public radio program This American Life. Glass used his presentation to give us a feel for how he puts together both his radio show and the stories he features there. There were many fans in the audience, [...]
Posted by StevenB on April 28th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
Comments: 5
Thinking Differently, Thinking the Same
Two interesting takes on the future of scholarly communications this morning:
In the New York Times, Columbia University’s Mark C. Taylor urges us to “end the university as we know it.” His suggestions include completely re-thinking our approach to the curriculum, the organization of the university into academic departments, and the place of tenure (spoiler alert: [...]
Posted by Scott Walter on April 27th, 2009 under Faculty, Higher Education, Scholarly Communications.
Comments: 9
Sudden Thoughts And Second Thoughts
If Ranganathan Was Around Today There Would Be No Five Laws
I imagine if Ranganathan was writing right now he’d probably be scared shitless to publish his Five Laws, worried that some anonymous blogger might ridicule it into oblivion or that other bloggers might just rip it to shreds to get their tribe riled up. Of [...]
Posted by StevenB on April 23rd, 2009 under Just Thinking.
Comments: 7
Assessment is the New Black
I’m teaching a course this semester for the Graduate School of Library & Information Science at Illinois called, “Libraries, Information, and Society.” Like similar courses, it presents an introduction to a number of core concepts for future information professionals, as well as an introduction to professional skills, values, and employment environments. This week, we heard [...]
Posted by Scott Walter on April 22nd, 2009 under Assessment, Just Thinking, LIS Education.
Comments: 1