Archive for March, 2010
This Librarian’s Blog Name Says It All
In a recent Sudden Thoughts and Second Thoughts I asked – in a not so direct way – what ACRLog readers wanted us to write about – and a few of you shared your thoughts – though I really didn’t expect that. One comment in particular stood out and I wanted to share it with [...]
Posted by StevenB on March 23rd, 2010 under Graduate Students, LIS Education, library careers.
Comments: 26
Seeking The Killer Connector For A Social Academic Library Site
Editors Note: I recently had the great pleasure of delivering a talk at the McKeldin Library at the University of Maryland. Afterwards Gavin Brown, Manager, Digital Technology Interface Services at the University of Maryland Libraries, and I chatted about ways in which academic libraries could do more to make their web sites social. Brown had [...]
Posted by StevenB on March 15th, 2010 under Technology Issues.
Comments: 13
Not So Native?
You may have seen a few news items recently about the millennial generation and technology. Last month’s issue of Sociological Inquiry published an article by Eszter Hargittai describing differences in internet skills among college students. And an article in The Economist last week quotes several scholars who emphasize that digital natives are not necessarily as [...]
Posted by Maura Smale on March 14th, 2010 under Student Issues, Technology Issues.
Comments: 3
Sudden Thoughts And Second Thoughts
Have Your Librarian Buy My Outrageously Expensive Book
It was quite considerate of this blogger to share with his readers news of his soon-to-be-available book, and to show deep concern and remorse for their inability to purchase it because a print copy for individuals costs a mere $180. Not to worry if you can’t afford it [...]
Posted by StevenB on March 11th, 2010 under Books.
Comments: 8
Now Is The Time To Get ALA Annual On Your Mind
Editor’s Note: Last month we shared news about our new ACRLog-ALA Emerging Leaders Group. Each month one of our Emerging Leaders will contribute a guest post, and each will focus on some aspect of gearing up for the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, DC. To get the series started this month’s post is from [...]
Posted by StevenB on March 9th, 2010 under Professional Development.
Comments: 2