Journaling
Photo Credit: Tom Swift Do you journal? I’ve been trying a few different ways to get my thoughts on paper daily and it seems like nothing sticks for more than a couple of weeks – at the outside. The...
View ArticleHow time flies and Project Management Skills
Those two things *are* actually related – keeping track of schedules while managing a project is pretty important. While I have managed to keep track of my schedule in planning the project of my...
View ArticleNotes from an eGathering (Rich Harwood) and a realGathering (Daniel Pink)
Yesterday, I participated in Lyrasis’ yearly meeting via webinar – what they branded as an eGathering – along with a few other NEKLS staff and librarians. The main part of the eGathering that I wanted...
View ArticleLibraries as Entreprenurial Spaces
Libraries meanwhile may be associated today with an outmoded product in paper books. But they also happen to have just about everything a 21st century innovator could need: Internet access, work space,...
View ArticleLibraries and Open Source
Photo Credit: Kuzeytac (will be back soon) via Compfight cc In an article about how the use of Inkscape can possibly reduce the number of incarcerated people by Phil Shapiro, there is the following...
View ArticleCory Doctorow Came To Lawrence
Tonight, I went to the campus of KU and saw the one and only Cory Doctorow speak. This is the first time I’ve actually attended a speaking engagement of his, despite the fact that we both were at the...
View ArticleGoogle Keep?
I’m a fan of Evernote, have been for a very long time. I’ve gotten into the habit of checking Evernote whenever someone asks me a question – chances are the answer is in there in notes I’ve taken,...
View ArticleDigital Literacy – What Responsibility Do Libraries Have?
Over at the GovLoop site today, there is a post from Dave Briggs on the need for digital literacy in the general population today. He mentions that Howard Rheingold in his book Net Smart outlines five...
View ArticleLibraries and Education (yes, I’m going to use the word MOOC – a lot)
Sorry for those folks who feel they’ve heard *way* too much about MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) lately… While reading “Why online education is mostly a fantasy” at Pandodaily today, I was struck...
View ArticleMore about learning and libraries
Yesterday, I posted about the libraries role in regards to giving people space, equipment and motivation in order to get the most out of MOOCs. Today I’m going to talk about why that is so very...
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