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Tag Archives: Library
Post-Election Statements and Messages that Reaffirm Diversity
These are statements and messages sent out publicly or internally to re-affirm diversity, equity, and inclusion by libraries or higher ed institutions. I have collected these – some myself and many others through my fellow librarians. Some of them were … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity, Librarianship, Library, management
Tagged college, communication, diversity, election, equity, higher ed, inclusion, Library, university
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What Do Libraries Call Users, and What Do Library Users Think of Themselves in relation to Libraries?
Do library users think of themselves as library “patrons?” In American Libraries Magazine, Anthony Molaro wrote a piece titled “Just Who Do We Serve?” There, Molaro mentioned an interesting fact that caught my eyes. Did you know that library … Continue reading
Usability in Action (1) – Don’t Offer Irrelevant Options in the First Place
Many assume that adding more information would automatically increase the usability of a website. While there are cases in which this would be true, often a better option is to make that needed information not necessary at all for a … Continue reading
Making Years of Service Meaningful – My thought on #hlth
By now, I believe almost everyone in the library-land would have heard about the Harvard Libraries Town Hall meeting debacle. (If not, see this post by Tom Bruno.) Like everyone else, I don’t have an inkling about whether the reorganization … Continue reading
Posted in Continuing Education, Librarianship, Library, management
Tagged harvard, Library, reorganizaion, years of service
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Published! Chapter 8. Mobile Use in Medicine: Taking a Cue from Specialized Resources and Devices
The presentation that I gave with my colleague, Marissa Ball, at Handheld Librarian Online Conference II (February 17, 2010.) is now out as a book chapter in the new book published by Routledge, Mobile Devices and the Library: Handheld Tech, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Librarianship, Library, LIS, presentation, Research, Technology
Tagged book, Library, medicine, mobile devices, mobile use in medicine, Publication
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Two Simple Ways to Upgrade the User Experience of Your Library
If you ever had the feeling that your library space might look somewhat dull and unexciting, there might be some relatively simpler ways to change that. Â The university I work at has two separate campuses and I work at one … Continue reading
Posted in Library, Usability
Tagged chairs, color, design, Library, power outlets, space, usability, user experience
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Beyond the Middlemen and the Warehouse Business
No Hyperbole Seth Godin recently wrote a blog post about the future of the library. His question is mostly directed to public libraries, and so many responses came out already. (Among many see the posts by Bobbi Newman, Nancy Dowd, … Continue reading
Library and IT – Synergy or Distrust?
In my previous blog post, I asked why libraries are not actively encouraging those who are novice coders among library staff to further develop their coding skills. I was surprised to see so many comments. I was even more surprised … Continue reading
Posted in Librarianship, Library, management, Technology
Tagged coder, coding, collaboration, communication, culture, distrust, gap, IT, librarian, Library, misunderstanding, programmer, programming, synergy
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Afraid of Marketing? How about a Tagline?
Marketing often comes up as a topic of discussion at libraries since there is much room for improvement for library advocacy and marketing. I have been always a bit afraid of marketing simply because it was never in my background … Continue reading
The way we communicate, Facebook, libraries, and life
Monday this week, Facebook announced its new messaging system. The new messaging system is Facebook’s attempt to unify SMS, email, instant messaging, and Facebook’s existing messaging service in the already powerful and vast social network platform with five hundred million … Continue reading
Posted in Library, Social Media, Technology
Tagged communication, facebook, Library, Technology
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