lcomito May 3, 2016 With the rise of user tagging services (i.e. Flikr and Tumblr), many libraries are questioning the role of folksonomies (or user-generated metadata) in modern library cataloging. In this 15 minute coffee break, librarian Christina Manzo (Boston Public Library) will outline findings from her recent study “By the People, For the People”: Assessing … Read more
Metadata & Public Trust – Christina Manzo May 3, 2016 – 12pm EST Register With the rise of user tagging services (i.e. Flikr and Tumblr), many libraries are questioning the role of folksonomies (or user-generated metadata) in modern library cataloging. In this 15 minute coffee break, librarian Christina Manzo (Boston Public Library) will outline findings from … Read more
Failure Is an Option
Rebecca Donnelly
Librarians try so many new things–new programs & services, and new ways of promoting them. But not everything works, and it’s worth examining why not. Take a brief tour of library service fails and learn something from someone else’s mistakes!
Would you love to attend the Urban Librarians Conference (Friday, May 6 at Brooklyn Public Library) but you can’t scrape together the cash? Are you an MLIS student or under/unemployed librarian who could really use a little extra financial help to continue your professional learning? We want to hear from you! We have six scholarships … Read more
Tuesday, April 5, 2016 from 12:00 PM to 12:15 PM (EDT) When you really think about it, traditional modes of hip hop music production and the academic research process are more or less the same thing. Both practices require that information consumers become information producers; when done well, the end products are always greater than … Read more
Last year we hunkered down with a group of volunteers and made a little database of facts linked to every City Council member. These 1-pager info sheets really helped advocates when they talked to their City Council members about libraries. Now they need updating, so it’s time for a research party! We’ll bring the snacks, … Read more
“Add in any credit that you heard thus far”: Sampling and the research process Craig Arthur Tuesday, April 5, 2016 from 12:00 PM to 12:15 PM (EDT) When you really think about it, traditional modes of hip hop music production and the academic research process are more or less the same thing. Both practices require … Read more
March 22, 2016 — 12pm EST Bilingual Story Hour for School Age Children at Your Library Selina Sharmin Bilingual Story hour promotes early language learning. The familiar tune of the childhood classic “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” gives a chance to learn faster by repeating same word again and again. For early literacy development bilingual stories … Read more
March 22, 2016 — 12pm EST Bilingual Story Hour for School Age Children at Your Library Selina Sharmin Register Bilingual Story hour promotes early language learning. The familiar tune of the childhood classic “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” gives a chance to learn faster by repeating same word again and again. For early literacy development bilingual … Read more
Helping Students Stress Less about Finals @ Your Academic Library Amanda Lowe March 15, 2016 @ Noon Students often see the libraries as a place of struggle when it comes to the time of year that they will be faced with finals. How can we, in the academic library community, help to dispel stress for … Read more
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