http://pbworks.com/content/edu-librarians
self-hosted
media wiki
drupal (content management system, can do blogs and websites as well)
wikimatrix.org
Region 2 children's wiki --oh. theirs doesn't get "used" either. Well, they may be reading, but not adding.
Wyoming Author Wiki (why is there not a Kentucky author Wiki?)
Warren County Public Library Staff Wiki
Disaster and emergency plans
employee handbook
staff forms
Thursday, April 15, 2010
SHORT MESSAGES, BIG RETURNS: MAKING THE MOST OF ONLINE AND MOBILE OUTREACH WITH TWITTER, FACEBOOK, AND MYINFOQUEST
Adding services based on new tools:
building
media
staff
catalog
phones
computers
websites
email
chat
social media
text
Why?
Accessible
Popular
Flexible
Free
Marketing tools, but also provides service as well.
Applications:
Worldcat
weread/goodreads/bookshare
live chat/ ask a librarian
book clubs
libguides
catalog
Sync facebook with twitter
Use lists on twitter to send people information relevant to them? Teen events to teens, Senior events to seniors, movies to the movie watchers.
Searchtwitter.com
Does anyone know
I need
public library
where can I
what is the
books
#nowreading
#nky
#book
#library
Look at New York Public Library facebook page for ideas.
RA Day? Tell me what you've read, I'll give you a new author/series/book.
My info quest: reference consortium
building
media
staff
catalog
phones
computers
websites
chat
social media
text
Why?
Accessible
Popular
Flexible
Free
Marketing tools, but also provides service as well.
Applications:
Worldcat
weread/goodreads/bookshare
live chat/ ask a librarian
book clubs
libguides
catalog
Sync facebook with twitter
Use lists on twitter to send people information relevant to them? Teen events to teens, Senior events to seniors, movies to the movie watchers.
Searchtwitter.com
Does anyone know
I need
public library
where can I
what is the
books
#nowreading
#nky
#book
#library
Look at New York Public Library facebook page for ideas.
RA Day? Tell me what you've read, I'll give you a new author/series/book.
My info quest: reference consortium
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Children's Computing, part 2
So now that I've decided on downloadable games, where do I go to buy them? Stephanie wanted games for kids ages 2~12, so I made up a list for her of games, prices, and recommendations.
Giggles Baby: Nursery Rhymes 6-24 months $19.99
(ALASC Great Interactive Software for Kids Spring 2009)
Bob the Builder Can-Do Zoo Rated E $6.99
(ALASC Great Interactive Software for Kids Spring 2009)
Dora’s Carnival Adventure Rated E $6.99
World of Goo Rated E $6.99
(ALASC Great Interactive Software for Kids Spring 2009)
Nancy Drew and the Phantom of Venice Rated E $6.99
(ALASC Great Interactive Software for Kids Fall 2008)
I Spy Funhouse Rated E $6.99
(ALASC Great Interactive Software for Kids Spring 2008)
JumpStart Advanced Preschool, JumpStart Advanced Kindergarten, JumpStart Advanced 1st grade, JumpStart Advanced 2nd grade, JumpStart Advanced 3rd grade
$14.99
(ALASC Great Interactive Software for Kids Spring 2008)
Thomas and Friends: Special Delivery Rated E $19.99
So I had Giggles for the babies, JumpStart for Edutainment Pre-K through 3rd grade, Dora and Bob the Builder for younger girls and boys, Thomas the Tank Engine because he is a local favorite, World of Goo (one of my personal favorites!) and Nancy Drew for the older boys and girls, And I Spy because it was a favorite from the older computers. I couldn't bring back Barney or Magic School Bus, but I Spy was still around.
I purchased 5 licenses for the Giggles game, and the JumpStart Games, though neither one of them required a license key or any sort of activation. I would rather cover my bases though. The Thomas Game specifically allows for you to install the game on five different computers with one license, so only one license was needed there. (It does require activation, so they are going to hold you to that five computer limit. No cheating!) The Big Fish Games site is awesome. Not only are their games only $6.99 a piece, but when I emailed them to inquire about multiple licensing, their tech support cheerfully replied that I only needed to buy one copy and I would be able to reinstall on all five of my children's computers. Hooray! Big Fish Games does have a client window that pops up underneath their games, but with SteadyState I was able to block the client from popping up, and the games still run just fine. (You wouldn't necessarily need to block the client from running, I just preferred they access the games from the desktop icon, and not through the client.)
(Just a note: Since you are downloading the entire game, many of these files are ridiculously big. Even if you have a fast internet connection, these downloads are going to take some time, so just be patient. The lack of disk-switching will be well worth it in the end!)
Giggles Baby: Nursery Rhymes 6-24 months $19.99
(ALASC Great Interactive Software for Kids Spring 2009)
Bob the Builder Can-Do Zoo Rated E $6.99
(ALASC Great Interactive Software for Kids Spring 2009)
Dora’s Carnival Adventure Rated E $6.99
World of Goo Rated E $6.99
(ALASC Great Interactive Software for Kids Spring 2009)
Nancy Drew and the Phantom of Venice Rated E $6.99
(ALASC Great Interactive Software for Kids Fall 2008)
I Spy Funhouse Rated E $6.99
(ALASC Great Interactive Software for Kids Spring 2008)
JumpStart Advanced Preschool, JumpStart Advanced Kindergarten, JumpStart Advanced 1st grade, JumpStart Advanced 2nd grade, JumpStart Advanced 3rd grade
$14.99
(ALASC Great Interactive Software for Kids Spring 2008)
Thomas and Friends: Special Delivery Rated E $19.99
So I had Giggles for the babies, JumpStart for Edutainment Pre-K through 3rd grade, Dora and Bob the Builder for younger girls and boys, Thomas the Tank Engine because he is a local favorite, World of Goo (one of my personal favorites!) and Nancy Drew for the older boys and girls, And I Spy because it was a favorite from the older computers. I couldn't bring back Barney or Magic School Bus, but I Spy was still around.
I purchased 5 licenses for the Giggles game, and the JumpStart Games, though neither one of them required a license key or any sort of activation. I would rather cover my bases though. The Thomas Game specifically allows for you to install the game on five different computers with one license, so only one license was needed there. (It does require activation, so they are going to hold you to that five computer limit. No cheating!) The Big Fish Games site is awesome. Not only are their games only $6.99 a piece, but when I emailed them to inquire about multiple licensing, their tech support cheerfully replied that I only needed to buy one copy and I would be able to reinstall on all five of my children's computers. Hooray! Big Fish Games does have a client window that pops up underneath their games, but with SteadyState I was able to block the client from popping up, and the games still run just fine. (You wouldn't necessarily need to block the client from running, I just preferred they access the games from the desktop icon, and not through the client.)
(Just a note: Since you are downloading the entire game, many of these files are ridiculously big. Even if you have a fast internet connection, these downloads are going to take some time, so just be patient. The lack of disk-switching will be well worth it in the end!)
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Children's Computing, the easy way
So we've recently had a dilemma that caused me a ton of headache and stress. The Library's Children's computers were terribly, horribly out of date (like original Gates computers, Windows NT out of date) but we had no idea how to recreate the setup. We liked the idea of a locked down computer, without internet access, and with pre-installed computer games the kids would recognize. But we ran into all sorts of problems! The major one being that most games produced now run off a disk, and require the disk to run as a copy-protection/space issue. But for our children's section, changing game CDs every time someone wants to play a different game is just impossible. Besides, then those CDs can be damaged through use, or even stolen. Not an ideal situation. So I thought. And thought some more.
First I tried Qimo, an open source linux desktop designed for children. Unfortunately, I'm not all that familiar with linux (I have some knowledge, but I'm by no means a linux expert. I'm a Mac girl.) and Qimo hasn't quite been perfected to lock down the system yet. Kids went to smash buttons, and the entire desktop would disappear. Poof.
So back to Windows we went. I tried a Windows XP install with TuxPaint, GCompris, Childsplay, and other open source games installed. It went okay, but a regular Windows install still allows for way too much fooling around on the desktop, adding folders, and moving/deleting/hiding icons, and things that I had to go back and fix when things went horribly wrong. And then I found Kiddix. Kiddix was it's very own operating system (linux based), but it was framed in such a user friendly manner that that didn't matter. Everything was locked down, so no mishaps with the entire taskbar disappearing or the language getting switched to Chinese without any indication as to how to switch back. And if something ever went wrong, they had awesome tech support who worked through it for me. We ran Kiddix for six months before the subject came up again.
Unfortunately, the computers we replaced the original children's computers with were still older computers. I don't know if it was the abuse the computers got from the kids, or the already aging computers limping around on their last legs, but we had issues with the computers freezing up and other various issues. Not major problems, just annoyances for the staff. So when fixing the children's computers came up again, the decision was made to buy brand new computers -and- to find games that the kids would recognize. Children and parents kept asking about games we had on the old Gates computers: Barney, and Magic School Bus, etc., and while they would play the no-brand games on Kiddix, it was decided to look again.
So I started at LibGaming. A search there lead me to GameTap, a game streaming service. I had considered game streaming before, but we always ran into a couple of problems. One, it required access to the internet. Two, most game streaming collections had far more extensive collections than we needed. These computers would only be used for roughly ages 2-12, and primarily for the younger set. (The older kids tend to use the public computers because they want to access the internet.) But looking at the Library Gaming Toolkit, GameTap looked like a pretty viable solution, as long as we could possibly use SteadyState to lock out all internet sites except for the ones GameTap needed to run. Why SteadyState? Well, it's free. Also, the Whitelist function. So I got an older test computer, and I tried it out. I managed to find all the servers to make the GameTap website load (*.metaboli.fr, *.gametap.com), but I never was able to get the plugin to connect. I contacted GameTap technical support, but all they could tell me was that GameTap had not been tested with SteadyState, and could not be guaranteed to work. Gee, thanks guys.
So GameTap was out of the picture. I began to despair, and then I realized I was a moron. No seriously. While searching for Bob the Builder downloadable games, I found....BOB THE BUILDER DOWNLOADABLE GAMES! Not streaming flash games, or anything like that, but games that you bought the license for, downloaded the installer, and put it on your computer, never to have to connect to the internet again. And best yet, since there is no disk, well, there is no disk to deal with! This seemed like such a simple solution, I couldn't believe I hadn't thought of it before! I mean, I don't think I've bought any software in the past two years that came on CD. Everything has been downloaded from the internet. Why didn't I assume that children's games would be the same way? Of course, even the ALA's Great Interactive Software for Kids list, doesn't take this into account. Some of the games they labeled as "needs disk to run" I purchased as downloads, so maybe I shouldn't feel so bad.
(Part 2 coming, with links to where I purchased my downloadable games.)
First I tried Qimo, an open source linux desktop designed for children. Unfortunately, I'm not all that familiar with linux (I have some knowledge, but I'm by no means a linux expert. I'm a Mac girl.) and Qimo hasn't quite been perfected to lock down the system yet. Kids went to smash buttons, and the entire desktop would disappear. Poof.
So back to Windows we went. I tried a Windows XP install with TuxPaint, GCompris, Childsplay, and other open source games installed. It went okay, but a regular Windows install still allows for way too much fooling around on the desktop, adding folders, and moving/deleting/hiding icons, and things that I had to go back and fix when things went horribly wrong. And then I found Kiddix. Kiddix was it's very own operating system (linux based), but it was framed in such a user friendly manner that that didn't matter. Everything was locked down, so no mishaps with the entire taskbar disappearing or the language getting switched to Chinese without any indication as to how to switch back. And if something ever went wrong, they had awesome tech support who worked through it for me. We ran Kiddix for six months before the subject came up again.
Unfortunately, the computers we replaced the original children's computers with were still older computers. I don't know if it was the abuse the computers got from the kids, or the already aging computers limping around on their last legs, but we had issues with the computers freezing up and other various issues. Not major problems, just annoyances for the staff. So when fixing the children's computers came up again, the decision was made to buy brand new computers -and- to find games that the kids would recognize. Children and parents kept asking about games we had on the old Gates computers: Barney, and Magic School Bus, etc., and while they would play the no-brand games on Kiddix, it was decided to look again.
So I started at LibGaming. A search there lead me to GameTap, a game streaming service. I had considered game streaming before, but we always ran into a couple of problems. One, it required access to the internet. Two, most game streaming collections had far more extensive collections than we needed. These computers would only be used for roughly ages 2-12, and primarily for the younger set. (The older kids tend to use the public computers because they want to access the internet.) But looking at the Library Gaming Toolkit, GameTap looked like a pretty viable solution, as long as we could possibly use SteadyState to lock out all internet sites except for the ones GameTap needed to run. Why SteadyState? Well, it's free. Also, the Whitelist function. So I got an older test computer, and I tried it out. I managed to find all the servers to make the GameTap website load (*.metaboli.fr, *.gametap.com), but I never was able to get the plugin to connect. I contacted GameTap technical support, but all they could tell me was that GameTap had not been tested with SteadyState, and could not be guaranteed to work. Gee, thanks guys.
So GameTap was out of the picture. I began to despair, and then I realized I was a moron. No seriously. While searching for Bob the Builder downloadable games, I found....BOB THE BUILDER DOWNLOADABLE GAMES! Not streaming flash games, or anything like that, but games that you bought the license for, downloaded the installer, and put it on your computer, never to have to connect to the internet again. And best yet, since there is no disk, well, there is no disk to deal with! This seemed like such a simple solution, I couldn't believe I hadn't thought of it before! I mean, I don't think I've bought any software in the past two years that came on CD. Everything has been downloaded from the internet. Why didn't I assume that children's games would be the same way? Of course, even the ALA's Great Interactive Software for Kids list, doesn't take this into account. Some of the games they labeled as "needs disk to run" I purchased as downloads, so maybe I shouldn't feel so bad.
(Part 2 coming, with links to where I purchased my downloadable games.)
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Meme: What Dewey Decimal Number are You?
Emily's Dewey Decimal Section:
078 Newspapers in Scandinavia
Emily's birthday: 9/5/1983 = 95+1983 = 2078
Class:
000 Computer Science, Information & General Works
Contains:
Encyclopedias, magazines, journals and books with quotations.
What it says about you:
You are very informative and up to date. You're working on living in the here and now, not the past. You go through a lot of changes. When you make a decision you can be very sure of yourself, maybe even stubborn, but your friends appreciate your honesty and resolve.
Find your Dewey Decimal Section at Spacefem.com
Monday, October 20, 2008
PLI NOTES: Library Governance
310: No tax given to them
470: People vote to give money to library
710: People petitioned to give tax money to library
Do we have copyright law posted by the copy machine? We used to.
173.060 – Board must meet once a month.
173.040 – Missing four monthly meetings means automatic resignation.
173.040 – Library board is volunteer.
Trustee terms are 4 years each. People can serve two terms consecutively.
OMA – Board meetings must be open. Unless buying/selling land, discussing litigation, discussing appointment/discipline/dismissal of employee.
61.825 – Special meetings must abide by specific rules.
ORA – all records are open for inspection. NOT individual circ records. We can charge (up to .10 per page) to print out these records.
After being appointed/elected to public office in KY, you cannot fight a duel.
Fiscal Year July 1- June 30, by state law.
Boards have 5 members, also by state law. (Some with 7 have extenuating circumstances.)
Library board has one employee – the director.
Citizen visitors to board meetings do not have to identify themselves, unless they plan to speak.
Staff should not show up at the board meeting with a complaint, go through your director first please.
The best way to predict the future is to invent it. Hmmm.
Do you know your library's mission statement? “The Nelson County Public Library strives to anticipate and serve the changing needs of its growing community.” That's what is on our website, anyway.
Why don't we post our minutes on the webpage?
470: People vote to give money to library
710: People petitioned to give tax money to library
Do we have copyright law posted by the copy machine? We used to.
173.060 – Board must meet once a month.
173.040 – Missing four monthly meetings means automatic resignation.
173.040 – Library board is volunteer.
Trustee terms are 4 years each. People can serve two terms consecutively.
OMA – Board meetings must be open. Unless buying/selling land, discussing litigation, discussing appointment/discipline/dismissal of employee.
61.825 – Special meetings must abide by specific rules.
ORA – all records are open for inspection. NOT individual circ records. We can charge (up to .10 per page) to print out these records.
After being appointed/elected to public office in KY, you cannot fight a duel.
Fiscal Year July 1- June 30, by state law.
Boards have 5 members, also by state law. (Some with 7 have extenuating circumstances.)
Library board has one employee – the director.
Citizen visitors to board meetings do not have to identify themselves, unless they plan to speak.
Staff should not show up at the board meeting with a complaint, go through your director first please.
The best way to predict the future is to invent it. Hmmm.
Do you know your library's mission statement? “The Nelson County Public Library strives to anticipate and serve the changing needs of its growing community.” That's what is on our website, anyway.
Why don't we post our minutes on the webpage?
PLI NOTES: Library history
Library History
1638- Harvard Research Library founded. Oldest Library in the country.
Ben Franklin founded the first Lending library. Membership by subscription.
Library of congress begun to assist congress to create policy. Destroyed in 1812, Thomas Jefferson sold his personal collection to them to help rebuild.
Boston had the first public library in 1848.
“In a public library, men could at least share cultural opportunities on a basis of equality.” --Carnegie.
Seven Carnegie libraries still operating in KY. Four in Louisville.
Packhorse Librarians – Took books to Eastern KY by horseback, donated by Western KY patrons. Like early bookmobiles.
Trueviewers were distributed by libraries.
First bookmobiles were converted hearses and ambulances.
There are two KY counties with no library service. Carter & McLean. Why?
Now we are getting support from Bill and Melinda Gates, Laura Bush.
SELA Southeastern Library Association
KDLA
ALA
KLA
KPLA
ilovelibraries.org
1638- Harvard Research Library founded. Oldest Library in the country.
Ben Franklin founded the first Lending library. Membership by subscription.
Library of congress begun to assist congress to create policy. Destroyed in 1812, Thomas Jefferson sold his personal collection to them to help rebuild.
Boston had the first public library in 1848.
“In a public library, men could at least share cultural opportunities on a basis of equality.” --Carnegie.
Seven Carnegie libraries still operating in KY. Four in Louisville.
Packhorse Librarians – Took books to Eastern KY by horseback, donated by Western KY patrons. Like early bookmobiles.
Trueviewers were distributed by libraries.
First bookmobiles were converted hearses and ambulances.
There are two KY counties with no library service. Carter & McLean. Why?
Now we are getting support from Bill and Melinda Gates, Laura Bush.
SELA Southeastern Library Association
KDLA
ALA
KLA
KPLA
ilovelibraries.org
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Beth Galloway is awesome, part 2
Etools for DND. Auto leveling, stats.
Teen Gaming interest group
Games: goals.
Tools
Learning
Second chances
Goals: winning, shiny things, levels
LEET on wikipedia.
Carol has never been to game night in a public library. How long has she been around?
http://www.boardgameswithscott.com/
Use games for readers advisory
Be a strategy guide - not a level boss
Embrace your inner techno geek
Embrace change!!
Immerse in pop culture
The adventures of Blue Avenger
Teen Tech Week March 2009
Gamingwithchildren.com
videogame librarian.com
mediafamily.org (take with grain of salt?)
Handheld Program: cellphone clinic
PSP gamefest
DS party
Guitar Hero Tournament (red octane.com)
Library wish list online?
Overdrive will be offering video games soon?
Offering games from one console, but allow donations from other consoles.
Helen McGraw gaming check out policy looks good. $35 cap, means no new games? Buy used games from gamestop? Promised to work.
aadl.org (Eli has made their leaderboard available for libraries.
aadl.org/aadlgt
Teen Gaming interest group
Games: goals.
Tools
Learning
Second chances
Goals: winning, shiny things, levels
LEET on wikipedia.
Carol has never been to game night in a public library. How long has she been around?
http://www.boardgameswithscott.com/
Use games for readers advisory
Be a strategy guide - not a level boss
Embrace your inner techno geek
Embrace change!!
Immerse in pop culture
The adventures of Blue Avenger
Teen Tech Week March 2009
Gamingwithchildren.com
videogame librarian.com
mediafamily.org (take with grain of salt?)
Handheld Program: cellphone clinic
PSP gamefest
DS party
Guitar Hero Tournament (red octane.com)
Library wish list online?
Overdrive will be offering video games soon?
Offering games from one console, but allow donations from other consoles.
Helen McGraw gaming check out policy looks good. $35 cap, means no new games? Buy used games from gamestop? Promised to work.
aadl.org (Eli has made their leaderboard available for libraries.
aadl.org/aadlgt
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
MyFacebook and Beyond: Beth Galloway
web 2.0 – web as platform (sims onstage)
collective intelligence (wikispaces)
data driven (slideshare)
everything is in beta (meebo)
simple programming (facebook)
cross platform (twitter)
rich user experience
assumptions:
everything meant to be shared
everything is meant to be critiqued.
everything is meant to be remixed.
programming
slideshow of teen pages. “This is my page” and why.
pimp your myspace
lecture/demo for parents?
author connections
biographical myspace
career mentoring
author connections
Links:
http://www.zinch.com/
http://www.slideshare.net/informationgoddess29
http://usernamecheck.com/
http://thesimsonstage.ea.com/index.html
http://www.gcast.com/?nr=1&&s=107261189
collective intelligence (wikispaces)
data driven (slideshare)
everything is in beta (meebo)
simple programming (facebook)
cross platform (twitter)
rich user experience
assumptions:
everything meant to be shared
everything is meant to be critiqued.
everything is meant to be remixed.
programming
slideshow of teen pages. “This is my page” and why.
pimp your myspace
lecture/demo for parents?
author connections
biographical myspace
career mentoring
author connections
Links:
http://www.zinch.com/
http://www.slideshare.net/informationgoddess29
http://usernamecheck.com/
http://thesimsonstage.ea.com/index.html
http://www.gcast.com/?nr=1&&s=107261189
Monday, August 18, 2008
Book Rec: The Wednesday Wars
Schmidt, Gary D.
THE WEDNESDAY WARS
New York: Clarion, 2007.
Holling Hoodhood is pretty sure that his teacher hates his guts. Between trying to have eighth graders assassinate him at recess and forcing him to read Shakespeare during their Wednesday private lessons, Holling doesn't have much hope of surviving the seventh grade. But when Mrs. Baker's "plot" to bore Holling with Shakespeare fails, Holling discovers that maybe there is much more to himself than just being "The Boy Who Will Inheirit Hoodhood And Associates". Maybe Shakespeare (with a little help from Mrs. Baker) can help him survive seventh grade afterall.
(By the end of the book, I was so intensely proud of Holling, I cried. <3)
THE WEDNESDAY WARS
New York: Clarion, 2007.
Holling Hoodhood is pretty sure that his teacher hates his guts. Between trying to have eighth graders assassinate him at recess and forcing him to read Shakespeare during their Wednesday private lessons, Holling doesn't have much hope of surviving the seventh grade. But when Mrs. Baker's "plot" to bore Holling with Shakespeare fails, Holling discovers that maybe there is much more to himself than just being "The Boy Who Will Inheirit Hoodhood And Associates". Maybe Shakespeare (with a little help from Mrs. Baker) can help him survive seventh grade afterall.
(By the end of the book, I was so intensely proud of Holling, I cried. <3)
Friday, April 18, 2008
KPLA 2008 - Wireless Administraton
Minimum age limit?
We've never had bandwidth issues, but that's something to keep in mind.
Printing - internet printing?
WiFi FAQs?
Beware of offering assistance to patrons with laptops. Could blame you with other issues?
Portal capture software (captive portal software)
Extended warranty on patron laptops?
Policy:
Over18
ID
Library card in good standing
2hr limit.
Be consistent with the rules.
Wireless server access? Encrypted wireless.
Router plugs into cell card, to get internet for bookmobile.
We've never had bandwidth issues, but that's something to keep in mind.
Printing - internet printing?
WiFi FAQs?
Beware of offering assistance to patrons with laptops. Could blame you with other issues?
Portal capture software (captive portal software)
Extended warranty on patron laptops?
Policy:
Over18
ID
Library card in good standing
2hr limit.
Be consistent with the rules.
Wireless server access? Encrypted wireless.
Router plugs into cell card, to get internet for bookmobile.
KPLA 2008 - Web 2.0 in libraries.
Jessica Powell
Web 2.0 coined by Tim O'Reilly. Describes what happened to the web after the bust of 2000. Not a programming language or software, or anything like that.
Web 2.0 is constantly updating. reaches out to everybody. relies on viral marketing. (no more pop-ups!) The consumers themselves are talking about it! Harnessing the collective intelligence. the service gets better the more people who use it. user generated content is everything. Crowdsourcing. Giving the jobs to the common user. We work better as a group than one person. Web 2.0 is agile.
Blogging. I've never heard of this concept. ;)
The internet is now a conversation. Not static, one-way.
Emerging technologies:
dynamic websites - content changes constantly
permalinks - link will always direct you to that story. no matter if it's moved.
mashups - one persons free technology can be combined with someone elses free technology.
open source - companies willing to share their code with you.
digital video - there would be no youtube without cheap cell phone cameras.
google ad source - any person who is making an internet page can add a little text ad to their page to make money.
conversational media vs. packaged goods. connecting with peers.
User generated content
blogs, wikis, podcasts, RSS, Digg, Fark, amazon, ebay yahoo, cnn, BBC,
Implications.
Who controls it?
Rise of individualism, loss of national identity? greater participation?
creation of user gap?
Regulatory environment, beware the recording industry
Youtube, Myspace can be used for reference. Video how-tos on Youtube, music reference on Myspace.
Librarians as trend-spotters.
Let go a little.
Be open, be transparent.
The user is not broken!
Throw out the culture of perfect.
Paper is not king. Video and Sound, etc are perfect for reference.
Web 2.0 coined by Tim O'Reilly. Describes what happened to the web after the bust of 2000. Not a programming language or software, or anything like that.
Web 2.0 is constantly updating. reaches out to everybody. relies on viral marketing. (no more pop-ups!) The consumers themselves are talking about it! Harnessing the collective intelligence. the service gets better the more people who use it. user generated content is everything. Crowdsourcing. Giving the jobs to the common user. We work better as a group than one person. Web 2.0 is agile.
Blogging. I've never heard of this concept. ;)
The internet is now a conversation. Not static, one-way.
Emerging technologies:
dynamic websites - content changes constantly
permalinks - link will always direct you to that story. no matter if it's moved.
mashups - one persons free technology can be combined with someone elses free technology.
open source - companies willing to share their code with you.
digital video - there would be no youtube without cheap cell phone cameras.
google ad source - any person who is making an internet page can add a little text ad to their page to make money.
conversational media vs. packaged goods. connecting with peers.
User generated content
blogs, wikis, podcasts, RSS, Digg, Fark, amazon, ebay yahoo, cnn, BBC,
Implications.
Who controls it?
Rise of individualism, loss of national identity? greater participation?
creation of user gap?
Regulatory environment, beware the recording industry
Youtube, Myspace can be used for reference. Video how-tos on Youtube, music reference on Myspace.
Librarians as trend-spotters.
Let go a little.
Be open, be transparent.
The user is not broken!
Throw out the culture of perfect.
Paper is not king. Video and Sound, etc are perfect for reference.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
KPLA 2008 - Wii would like to play
Ruthie Maslin & Kelly Dean
Why Wii? Highly interactive, easy to use, fairly inexpensive. Cutting edge.
Most games suitable for everyone.
Doesn't use weapons, just the sports types.
Exercize, hand-eye coordination, balance, range of motion, interactive, brain/memory stimulation. can be done with physical limitations, mobility issues.
inexpensive, portable, new audiences, multigenerational opportunities, new technology/information literacy, diversity of participants.
Nerf attachments for wiimotes. Tote bag.
Challenge: locating a system, convincing activity directors, convincing seniors how easy it really is.
Is gaming really a library program?
Where should programs be conducted?
Should gaming programs be intergenerational or should they be targeted to a specific age group?
Should libraries add games and consoles to their circulating systems?
Problem: Not accessible for people with eyesight issues.
Why Wii? Highly interactive, easy to use, fairly inexpensive. Cutting edge.
Most games suitable for everyone.
Doesn't use weapons, just the sports types.
Exercize, hand-eye coordination, balance, range of motion, interactive, brain/memory stimulation. can be done with physical limitations, mobility issues.
inexpensive, portable, new audiences, multigenerational opportunities, new technology/information literacy, diversity of participants.
Nerf attachments for wiimotes. Tote bag.
Challenge: locating a system, convincing activity directors, convincing seniors how easy it really is.
Is gaming really a library program?
Where should programs be conducted?
Should gaming programs be intergenerational or should they be targeted to a specific age group?
Should libraries add games and consoles to their circulating systems?
Problem: Not accessible for people with eyesight issues.
KPLA 2008 - I just got PWNED @ the library!
Rich Haynes -- I think I've worked with Rish before. He's fun. :)
Just plugged my own talk. Go me! Rich is going to let us borrow his equpiment. W00+!!
Sony: Playstation Most of your patrons will not remember the first PS.
PS2. PS3. Newest of the systems to come out.
DDR Supernova 2
Guitar Hero
Nintendo: NES, Gamecube, Wii. NintendoPower magazine for cheats.
Super Smash Brothers Brawl/Melee
Mario Kart Double Dash
Microsoft: Xbox. Xbox360.
Halo II
Atari Emulator. Proloaded with games.
Just plugged my own talk. Go me! Rich is going to let us borrow his equpiment. W00+!!
Sony: Playstation Most of your patrons will not remember the first PS.
PS2. PS3. Newest of the systems to come out.
DDR Supernova 2
Guitar Hero
Nintendo: NES, Gamecube, Wii. NintendoPower magazine for cheats.
Super Smash Brothers Brawl/Melee
Mario Kart Double Dash
Microsoft: Xbox. Xbox360.
Halo II
Atari Emulator. Proloaded with games.
KPLA 2008 - Why Wiki in the Wiberry?
JC Morgan
Wiki as an intranet.
mediawiki - same as wikipedia.
Editable by anyone, if you can figure it out.
Locked down. Login required.
Navigation links on the sidebar. Helps give structure to the site.
Flag status: why is the flag half-mast?
Things you should know: news,interesting tidbits.
How do you get information to your staff? Communication aided with a wiki.
JC has a thing for the Terminator. The question is, which one?
Some things can be locked down to just the system admin. Lock down policies and board minutes.
---And he hates musicals. Tragic.
Fun stuff- staff movie picks reader's advisory.
Committee list w/ minutes.
Forms housed here.
"Once you understand how it's working...." Yeah, that's the problem.
Try wikiwig?
Watch pages to know when they are updated.
Creating your own little private "dungeon"... Until the party discovers it.
90% are readers. 9% edit and play 1% go in and play a lot.
Install on server - webserver (Internet information service) --
PHP software. MySQL -- MediaWiki
Approx. $400 for programmer labor.
Wiki as an intranet.
mediawiki - same as wikipedia.
Editable by anyone, if you can figure it out.
Locked down. Login required.
Navigation links on the sidebar. Helps give structure to the site.
Flag status: why is the flag half-mast?
Things you should know: news,interesting tidbits.
How do you get information to your staff? Communication aided with a wiki.
JC has a thing for the Terminator. The question is, which one?
Some things can be locked down to just the system admin. Lock down policies and board minutes.
---And he hates musicals. Tragic.
Fun stuff- staff movie picks reader's advisory.
Committee list w/ minutes.
Forms housed here.
"Once you understand how it's working...." Yeah, that's the problem.
Try wikiwig?
Watch pages to know when they are updated.
Creating your own little private "dungeon"... Until the party discovers it.
90% are readers. 9% edit and play 1% go in and play a lot.
Install on server - webserver (Internet information service) --
PHP software. MySQL -- MediaWiki
Approx. $400 for programmer labor.
KPLA 2008 - Pig Skulls meet the Queen
I have decided I don't want to go to the Server Administrator talk. Instead, I'm listening in on how to get guys into the library.
R. Michael Key:
Pig Skull Book club
Chess club
Whay are men and boys avoiding your library? Men less likely to read. Brain structure difference. Less ability to stay still. Need more stimulating activities.
Men's reading preferences are devalued. Sci-fi, fantasy, sports, humor, nonfiction.
Library programs are testosteronephobic? Not attractive to boys and men. Default to female friendly or fuzzy androgynous programs.
What do do?
Estrogen supplimets for males?
Brain Surgery?
Offer males free pizza?
Then force them to read Princess Diaries?!?
Library reading material and programming must interest males.
What do we do?
Brain surgery for females?
Testosterone suppliments for females?
Establish a DMPC (designated male person consultant).
Hire more male librarians. For every 80 female librarians, there are only 20 male.
OR
develop a testosterone outlook.
ask yourself - will this interest males? Lather, rinse, repeat.
Michael Sullivan.
Pig-skull book club: Six father-son pairs read Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl. 3rd-4th graders.
Meets Sundays, 2-3PM.
Plot discussion
best and least favorite characters, moral questions, make a good movie. activities.
storytellrs, DVD (good conversations DVD) OPAC and Compass scavenger hunt. Campfire.
Typical turnout is three pairs.
No girls allowed.
Seargant at "arms" can make exceptions an "honorary guy".
"city of ember"
"wanderings of odysseus"
"rangers apprentice"
"the giver"
"pig scrolls"
"black potatoes" - nonfiction.
Stop program in June for summer vacation.
Book selection:
interesting to boys
humor, nonfiction.
Books should not be cute.
Cheap paperback ed. available.
No sissies, no girls allowed. GUY STUFF.
pigskull.blogspot.com
bookmark in club books announcing cllub meeting.
Newspapers: get to know your local reporters and make their jobs easy.
Word of mouth is important.
Notices to school, and school librarian.
Blog.
Billboard? Wow.
Booklists, websites, other guys-only bookclubs.
Novelist.
Watch what they're checking out.
Ask the guys what they read.
Ask their moms.
Common themes:
good vs. evil
courage, honor,
measured use of violence to confront evil.
blood and gore.
knight-like characters.
adventure.
boys or men as heroes.
supportive fathers
sometimes the activities don't go over well.
boys like reading series. but difficult.
moms are usually first contact. pass on word to dad.
enthusiastic boys do not equal recruits.
trying to: recruit nonreaders.
more school visits.
go to parents.
annual pig skull spooky campire kick off.
Working with summer reading to promote.
(I've currently had twenty people trip over my laptop cord. Oops.)
Chess Club
Over 50 members. 2nd and 4th Sunday 2-4 PM.
Not girls only. Partnership with a local chessplayer.
Other ideas:
Hunter education
sports
video games
debate club
weapons
tanks, fighter jets,rifles, ancient weapons.
military influential battles, battle presentations.
outdoor adventure club
orienteering.
graphic novels
homebrewing
R. Michael Key:
Pig Skull Book club
Chess club
Whay are men and boys avoiding your library? Men less likely to read. Brain structure difference. Less ability to stay still. Need more stimulating activities.
Men's reading preferences are devalued. Sci-fi, fantasy, sports, humor, nonfiction.
Library programs are testosteronephobic? Not attractive to boys and men. Default to female friendly or fuzzy androgynous programs.
What do do?
Estrogen supplimets for males?
Brain Surgery?
Offer males free pizza?
Then force them to read Princess Diaries?!?
Library reading material and programming must interest males.
What do we do?
Brain surgery for females?
Testosterone suppliments for females?
Establish a DMPC (designated male person consultant).
Hire more male librarians. For every 80 female librarians, there are only 20 male.
OR
develop a testosterone outlook.
ask yourself - will this interest males? Lather, rinse, repeat.
Michael Sullivan.
Pig-skull book club: Six father-son pairs read Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl. 3rd-4th graders.
Meets Sundays, 2-3PM.
Plot discussion
best and least favorite characters, moral questions, make a good movie. activities.
storytellrs, DVD (good conversations DVD) OPAC and Compass scavenger hunt. Campfire.
Typical turnout is three pairs.
No girls allowed.
Seargant at "arms" can make exceptions an "honorary guy".
"city of ember"
"wanderings of odysseus"
"rangers apprentice"
"the giver"
"pig scrolls"
"black potatoes" - nonfiction.
Stop program in June for summer vacation.
Book selection:
interesting to boys
humor, nonfiction.
Books should not be cute.
Cheap paperback ed. available.
No sissies, no girls allowed. GUY STUFF.
pigskull.blogspot.com
bookmark in club books announcing cllub meeting.
Newspapers: get to know your local reporters and make their jobs easy.
Word of mouth is important.
Notices to school, and school librarian.
Blog.
Billboard? Wow.
Booklists, websites, other guys-only bookclubs.
Novelist.
Watch what they're checking out.
Ask the guys what they read.
Ask their moms.
Common themes:
good vs. evil
courage, honor,
measured use of violence to confront evil.
blood and gore.
knight-like characters.
adventure.
boys or men as heroes.
supportive fathers
sometimes the activities don't go over well.
boys like reading series. but difficult.
moms are usually first contact. pass on word to dad.
enthusiastic boys do not equal recruits.
trying to: recruit nonreaders.
more school visits.
go to parents.
annual pig skull spooky campire kick off.
Working with summer reading to promote.
(I've currently had twenty people trip over my laptop cord. Oops.)
Chess Club
Over 50 members. 2nd and 4th Sunday 2-4 PM.
Not girls only. Partnership with a local chessplayer.
Other ideas:
Hunter education
sports
video games
debate club
weapons
tanks, fighter jets,rifles, ancient weapons.
military influential battles, battle presentations.
outdoor adventure club
orienteering.
graphic novels
homebrewing
KPLA 2008 - The Public Library as the "Place to be"
Getting used to our super-tiny new laptop. Like, itty-bitty. Fun stuff!
Kelly Krieg-Sigman:
"In order to know who you are, you must know where you are." Wendell Berry.
3 places we are:
1.Home
2.Work
3. Public places on neutral ground where people can gather and interact in positive ways.
Heart of a community's social vitality
Foundation of a functioning democracy.
Move from Space to Place
S words negative, L words positive.
Common letters are PACE
playfulness - "people rarely suceed at anything unless they are having fun doing it."
"The opposite of work is not fun, it's depression." SHOULD-- how often do we use that? judgemental.
atmosphere - more than the physical space. The psychology of the place. Cluttered?
comfort - do high overdue fines detract from our enjoyability
environment - surroundings
Do we want to be "the place to be"?
Traditional views of libraries
Changing social environment. Library 2.0 is no good without other changes as well.
"Things are just fine in libraries the way they are." ??
Look at job descriptions. Are your employees "culturally literate"?
First break all the rules - best practices of managers
There might be some things, that you just can't change.
Attitude changes. Creating public value Change your ideas. Choose to be positive, not negative.
Energy and engagement.
Are you "in the moment" at work? Or a robot?
We are a neutral public space. No agenda. Not trying to sell you anything.
Kelly Krieg-Sigman:
"In order to know who you are, you must know where you are." Wendell Berry.
3 places we are:
1.Home
2.Work
3. Public places on neutral ground where people can gather and interact in positive ways.
Heart of a community's social vitality
Foundation of a functioning democracy.
Move from Space to Place
S words negative, L words positive.
Common letters are PACE
playfulness - "people rarely suceed at anything unless they are having fun doing it."
"The opposite of work is not fun, it's depression." SHOULD-- how often do we use that? judgemental.
atmosphere - more than the physical space. The psychology of the place. Cluttered?
comfort - do high overdue fines detract from our enjoyability
environment - surroundings
Do we want to be "the place to be"?
Traditional views of libraries
Changing social environment. Library 2.0 is no good without other changes as well.
"Things are just fine in libraries the way they are." ??
Look at job descriptions. Are your employees "culturally literate"?
First break all the rules - best practices of managers
There might be some things, that you just can't change.
Attitude changes. Creating public value Change your ideas. Choose to be positive, not negative.
Energy and engagement.
Are you "in the moment" at work? Or a robot?
We are a neutral public space. No agenda. Not trying to sell you anything.
KPLA 2008 - Bowling Green
Here at the convention center, and Catherine and I are already sharing a brain. Fear us, folks.
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