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Introducing the Future Librarians Gang
In this discussion, we introduce the Future Librarians Gang, with attendees drawn from the Love Libraries campaign to find the top young librarians in the country.
We talk about perceptions participants have encountered of their new profession, how we can challenge the traditional librarian stereotypes, the role of professional bodies, career development, attracting talent to the profession, exposing the value of libraries, the challenges participants have faced and how we attract new users to our service.
Programme participants were drawn from the full nominee's list, available on the Love Libraries website, and a forum is available for discussion of issues raised during the recording.
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Posted by at 15:41 on 17 November 2006 | TrackBack
The Library 2.0 Gang on Open Access and Web 3.0
In this Library 2.0 Gang discussion, Gang members discuss a number of Open Access-related topics from recent conferences around the world, including South Africa, the United States, and the United Kingdom. The discussion concludes with some thoughts on the recent arrival of 'Web 3.0' as a term.
Programme participants were drawn, as usual, from the full list of Gang members, and a forum is available for discussion of issues raised during the recording.
As Talis continues to expand our Platform activity, bringing an increasingly rich suite of new technologies to fruition, we are interested in talking to organisations that might be capable of carrying the Library 2.0 Gang forward in a manner that maintains the group's objectivity in this rapidly evolving environment.
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Participants in this edition of the Library 2.0 Gang were;
- Janie Hermann, Technology Training Librarian for Princeton Public Library in New Jersey. Janie blogs at LibraryGarden.
- Paul Miller, Technology Evangelist at Talis. Paul contributes to the panlibus blog, and hosts the Talking with Talis podcast series.
- T. Scott Plutchak, Director of the Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in Alabama, USA. Scott blogs at T. Scott.
- Sandra Stewart, Branch Manager at San Jose Public Library's Tully Branch. Sandra blogs at Library Tourguide to Technology.
- Richard Wallis, Technology Evangelist at Talis. Richard contributes to the panlibus blog.
During the conversation, the following sites and resources were cited;
- The 2006 Charleston conference, and Scott's session there [free registration required]
- Internet Librarian 2006
- Richard Wallis' reports from the Stellenbosch Symposium [1, 2]
- Learning 2.0 at the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County
- Nick Carr's “Welcome Web 3.0”, and the original New York Times piece by John Markoff
This conversation was conducted by telephone on Wednesday 15 November 2006. Levelator was used to automatically balance levels across the various participants in the recording.
Technorati Tags: IL2006, Library 2.0, Library 2.0 Gang, Open Access, Podcasting, Web 3.0, Talis, Talking with Talis, Web 2.0
Posted by Paul Miller at 13:31 on 17 November 2006 | TrackBack
The Library 2.0 Gang on Open Data and conferences
In this Library 2.0 Gang discussion, Gang members select some key points from the recent round of conferences, and explore the increasingly significant notion of 'open data' in the library domain.
Programme participants were drawn, as usual, from the full list of Gang members, and a forum is available for discussion of issues raised during the recording.
As Talis continues to expand our Platform activity, bringing an increasingly rich suite of new technologies to fruition, we are interested in talking to organisations that might be capable of carrying the Library 2.0 Gang forward in a manner that maintains the group's objectivity in this rapidly evolving environment.
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Participants in this edition of the Library 2.0 Gang were;
- John Blyberg, Systems Administrator and Lead Developer at Ann Arbor District Library in Michigan, USA. John blogs at blyberg.net.
- Paul Miller, Technology Evangelist at Talis. Paul contributes to the panlibus blog, and hosts the Talking with Talis podcast series.
- Ed Vielmetti, Superpatron.
During the conversation, the following sites and resources were cited;
- Free Our Data!, a blog post about open data
- A recording of Ed Vielmetti's presentation to the IDEA conference in Seattle, 23-24 October 2006
- A recording of Paul Miller's presentation [pdf] to the Access conference in Ottawa, 11-14 October 2006
- Project Cenote
- PatREST
- NCSU's Endeca-powered library catalogue, and information about the installation
- Medialab Solutions, creators of Aquabrowser, and a press release about their use of the Talis Platform
This conversation was conducted by telephone on Wednesday 1 November 2006. Levelator was used to enhance the quality of the recording.
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Posted by Paul Miller at 16:48 on 7 November 2006 | TrackBack