Note: This post grew out of an email exchange with colleagues who voiced legitimate questions and concerns about whether makerspaces were an appropriate choice for their library system. The following is my slightly edited (for grammar and clarity) response. Colleagues, I agree with you that having a “makerspace” (i.e. designating a specific space to… Continue reading Meditation on Makerspaces, Missions, and other Matters
As requested, here’s the link to the Wiki that supports the Magical Mystery Tour: http://librarygarden.pbwiki.com My Flickr set from the day is available here. My 15 minutes was focused on getting across the concept of RSS. I did a powerpoint (also up on slideshare.) All of my supporting information is up on the wiki here:… Continue reading Magical Mystery Tour Wiki Link
Some of you may be following the conversation going on concerning ALA’s Library 2.0 Boot Camp. (If you want to catch up, read here, here, here, here (audio here), here, here, here, here and here). I am a participant in the workshop, and I see the conversation that’s playing out as one big, (public) demonstration… Continue reading Thoughts on ALA Bootcamp: An L20 Manifesto
Kevin Kelly’s NY Times Magazine article, Scan This Book, blew my mind. I read it straight through on Sunday and have re-read selected snippets a few times trying to wrap my mind around the implications. Here are a few selections that really jumped out at me (with my comments if I rally the brain cells… Continue reading Scan this post
