Libraries should use Linux

Why do libraries spend thousands of dollars a year on Microsoft Windows licenses for pc’s that are only used for access to the internet? 
I’m no expert by any means, so it’s possible that they think it’s worth it so they won’t need a separate server for those computers, but in reality they probably already have a dedicated [...]

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Netflix has a long tail. It’s true, I saw it in the library.

Library Journal published a short article last year about small libraries using Netflix to supply movies to patrons.  It’s a short article and doesn’t say much, but the interest and ideas it sparks make up a hundred fold for the small amount of screenspace it needs to be read – at least for me. 
At the time I thought this [...]

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On the Go? – Text a Librarian

I’m not a big texter.  I text, but I’d rather call or email.  I get frustrated not being able to have all five fingers on a keyboard typing 100 wpm…  Texting takes too long for me, but I’ll admit it’s still rather convenient sometimes.
Although, it’s not my usual mode of communication I do know there [...]

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Show off your Library 2.0 on Flickr!

I was back on my Flickr page the other day and was reminded of the group I started on there while I was taking that wonderful Library 2.0 class with Michael Stephens. I was really interested to see how people around the world are pulling the ideas of Library 2.0 into their physical library [...]

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Scratch Day is coming!

And, no, that doesn’t mean we will spend all day scratching ourselves…
Scratch Day is on May 16, 2009 – follow the link above to find more info. It doesn’t say, but I think this is the first of its kind. If there are any librarians out there who have [...]

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The BookHouse

Man, I wish I’d had one of these growing up!
This house was unveiled last summer to kick off their summer reading program. I moved last year and somehow my Winter 2008 copy of Children & Libraries was just forwarded to me about a month ago! I’m glad it finally made it [...]

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Librarians Investigated for Playing Rock Band!

When we’ve got politicians like Rod Blagoevich out there doing the real pay to play thing I find it quite sad for people to focus on something like librarians playing Rock Band at work…  Come on people, let’s move on into the 21st Century!  We should be congratulating these librarians and their communities not condoning [...]

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Wowbrary?

I can’t say I love the name, but I love what they’re doing.  You can sign up to receive email updates from your neighborhood library with new books, movies, etc.  This is a service provided to libraries for a minimal cost, but it’s free for users and there’s no time spent by librarians to get it [...]

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Me and Santa in Second Life

I was rummaging around the hard drive and I came across the pic I took with Santa in Second Life! I had completely forgotten… I might be too big to visit Santa at the mall, but in there I can do anything I want – within reason of course.
Here it [...]

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Library of Congress on flickr

I think this is so great. I hope it grows!
Library of Congress has posted over 3,000 photos on flickr. They’ve been given a special area of their own – The Commons. Go check out what they’ve done!
You can read more about the project on their flickr page and also in American [...]

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