http://ellieheartslibraries.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:12:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Saturday morning began with ACRL 101, which was my Emerging Leaders project. Outgoing ACRL president Julie Todaro led the membership meeting. She emphasized the content ACRL is putting out there, especially in the many wikis in progress. Incoming ACRL president Erika Linke talked about advocacy and emphasized that it's not ... http://ellieheartslibraries.wordpress.com/2008/07/05/ala-2008-acrl-101/ Conference Materials Podcasts for WebVisions 2008 Social Software Showcase 2008 Recent Library Presentations 4+ Ways to Quickly Create Excellent Presentations Online http://ellieheartslibraries.wordpress.com/2008/07/03/friday-link-round-up-23/ Technology 10 Emerging Technologies from MIT WorldCat Search widget for Wordpress Life Skills Giving and Receiving Feedback Reference How to Find a Novel, Short Story, or Poem Without Knowing its Title or Author Professional Development Extension Cool things other libraries are doing Breaking stereotypes 50 Tips and Resources to Implement User-Generated Content In Your Library http://ellieheartslibraries.wordpress.com/2008/06/20/friday-link-round-up-22/ Cool things other libraries are doing smiling library people Learning from outside the field Why You Shouldn't be Afraid of Customer Reviews Web Sites for Reporters "It's an interesting view into the research world of other information pros." Marketing Online Marketing for Academic Libraries Just interesting How to Take a Mini-Retirement: Tips and Tricks from Timothy Ferriss http://ellieheartslibraries.wordpress.com/2008/06/13/friday-link-round-up-21/ I'll be one of the panelists at the ACRL President's Program at ALA this year (Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions). After watching a Google talk where the speaker took questions from the audience by going back and forth between people at the microphone and questions on ... http://ellieheartslibraries.wordpress.com/2008/06/09/sms-logistics-question/ A big one this week as I'm getting caught up from Intersession... Cool things other libraries/ITS are doing The Space Is the Message: First Assessment of a Learning Studio Starbucks asks for Feedback (see comments for the library example) Kid Book Reviews on StoryTubes Office hours mobile versions of library web sites Teaching and Learning Education: Learning to ... http://ellieheartslibraries.wordpress.com/2008/06/06/friday-link-round-up-20/ TLA is making the 2008 Second General Session program with speakers Roy Tennant, Joe Janes, Karen Schneider, and Stephen Abram available on the TLA website. This extraordinary panel really stimulated thinking about the transformational process; and with the speakers' permission, we are disseminating this valuable content. You can ... http://ellieheartslibraries.wordpress.com/2008/06/04/transforming-program-at-tla-annual-conference/ Unfortunately the hosted Wordpress doesn't seem to like the code to embed this, so here's a picture. Retaggr found via What I Learned Today... http://ellieheartslibraries.wordpress.com/2008/06/02/testing-retaggr/ Please consider celebrating Pride month at your library. A book display would be an easy and simple way, as would a resources page on your website linking to local activities. Thanks to Self Check for reminding me. Thank you Denver Public Library (Pride '08 Page), Oakland Public Library (Pride Page), Las ... http://ellieheartslibraries.wordpress.com/2008/06/02/soapbox-for-pride-month/ Technology The 100 Best Products of 2008 from PC World The 100 top Web apps for 2008 Shrink-O-Matic: Batch Image Resizer Compfight: The Perfect Flickr Image Search Tool Work-Life Balance The Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee Cool things other libraries are doing Arlington Heights Takes Learning 2.0 to the People http://ellieheartslibraries.wordpress.com/2008/05/30/friday-link-round-up-19/