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Another Question about ‘Clinical Reader’ …and the NEJM - http://davidrothman.net/2009...
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So, Clinical Reader shows video content from the NEJM, including a video on chest tube insertion (yeah, the same one I blogged about a ways back). I thought this was odd. After all, if you go to the NEJM’s home for this video, it clearly says one needs a subscription to view the content. Hmmm. So I decided to [...]
Another Question about ‘Clinical Reader’ …and the NEJM - http://davidrothman.net/2009...
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My nephew wanted to wear a hat like me while he was taking me to the airport! - http://www.flickr.com/photos...
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vicster, A. (Girl Entropy), David Rothman (☤) and 5 other people liked this
You two are adorable!
- tab thinks you're awesome
Happy news! We're buying ebook readers with endowment funds for a pilot program. One each of a Kindle, Nook, Sony Reader and iPod Touch, plus possibly a netbook.
RudĩϐЯaЯïan, Galadriel C., Rochelle Rochelle and 5 other people liked this
So jealous.
- David Rothman (☤)
you'll wanna keep the Touch for yourself, I promise you
- D0r0th34
I love my Touch, but I still haven't managed to read a book on it.
- laura x
Had to fiddle with Stanza a bit to get it where I wanted it, but I can read with it.
- D0r0th34
I'm going to put requests in for a Touch and a Sony Reader in my mid-year budget submission. Kindles are not available in Canada yet, of course.
- John Dupuis
I think if it had margins, I'd be happier, but then that would make the reading area even tinier. I'd really *like* to be able to read on it, as it'd be super convenient, but I'm not quite there yet.
- laura x
Our Dean fully supports this, which is nice. Also, it would be dandy if he would let me keep the iTouch :)
- marthalib
I asked director for a Sony Reader--you know..."THINK OF THE PATRONS!" Also, our consortium will be getting some myILibrary titles through Ingram which are downloadable to Sony Reader. It's a go. Larger program will have to wait, pending me coming up with an actual program.
- Rochelle Rochelle
Create your own LibGuides with WordPress at bavatuesdays - http://bavatuesdays.com/create-...
Richard Akerman, suelibrarian, Laura Norvig and 7 other people liked this
wow...that's cool, good to know thats out there
- Sir Shuping
Cool, thank you for calling this to my attention! I've been thinking about hacking something like this together with our Drupal installation.
- Catherine Pellegrino
Wow, that's pretty awesome. Part of the advantage of Libguides is the back-end ease of repurposing content, though -- wonder how much of that they can take advantage of with this homebrew?
- Jàson Puçkett
Good question, Jason. It would seem like Drupal would be a better tool to gain that functionality.
- Meredith
i would also call attention to the comments in that post, in which a library vendor actually engages in a *very constructive* conversation about features and functionality with a proponent of an open-source solution. quite refreshing.
- Luke Rosenberger
Excellent point, Luke, and thank you for calling it to our attention. From what I've seen here and elsewhere, this is very typical (in a good way!) of Slaven's approach to his product and the library community. If we were in the market for a LibGuides-type application, this kind of interaction would be a strong recommendation for LibGuides.
- Catherine Pellegrino
I've often wondered whether the $$ individual libraries are spending on LibGuides would be more responsibly spent on collaborating to fund a programmer for a couple of months to come up with a Drupal or Wordpress module or template. For those who were uncomfortable running their own Drupal/WP installation, there would still be LibGuides.
- Kathryn says love n peace
We're actually implementing LibGuides, mainly for the ability to reuse content from other places, thus shortening our development time. Our decision turned out to be less about the engine (we have a working install of Library a la Carte from Oregon State) and more about speed of content creation.
- Jason Griffey
Wouldn't the same be achieved with WP widgets and themes that place the widgets whereever u want?MFPOW went with Libguides bcs librarians cd learn them quicker and were more comfy dealing with a company selling a product with "library" in the title. I thought they were paying money to not learn skills. ( ...and they proceeded to reproduce their text-heavy subject guides)
- Kathryn says love n peace
from iPhone
I don't know enough about WP widgets to answer your question, Kathryn, but we went with LibGuides in a large part because it's so easy to reuse content (both from within your institution and from the LibGuides community as a whole). I just tell it I want to reuse a page or a box from another guide, and it appears. Also, while we have some amazing programmers on campus, their priorities...
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- lris
Colleen is a little sad that she totally forgot to tell the universe she got a book contract (librarystuff, not poetry) due to all the other hullabaloo going on at work and in life. I'm going to reannounce it next week and pretend it's new news so i can enjoy it properly ;).
♫Geek in the 410♫, T. Brent, technopeasant, jambina and 5 other people liked this
Congrats!!!!!!
- Katy S
congrats on this too!!
- Katie
congratulations!
- Betsy (bentley) Vera
Conga rats!
- David Rothman (☤)
congrats!!! that's awesome! what's the topic??
- Sir Shuping
Played with Google Wave today. That's about all there is to say about that.
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Yay for Vanderbilt's Nurse-Midwifery practice! https://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/reporte...
David Rothman (☤), RAPatton and Rochelle liked this
Jumping Rothman's Train: I agree with those posting in the Rothman thread that the video was exceptionally effective *as a video*. And one of the "Next LSW ideas" was podcast/videocast. Can we work up enthusiasm for an occasional videocast, done by whomever has something to say & a camera at the time?
David Rothman (☤), JSNFLMNG, holly and Dana Longley liked this
One possibility for the time-crunched: an LSW 12seconds.tv (http://12seconds.tv/) channel? A crappy example I did a while back! http://12seconds.tv/v/USCH5
- Dana Longley
I love the idea, but I don't think I'll contribute. I don't like looking at myself on video or listening to my voice on audio. :-/
- cecily
LSW YouTube channel? I like the idea; not sure I have equipment available to contribute.
- Rachel Walden
I've got equipment and I don't mind looking at/hearing myself (though it's definitely weird and apparently when I was a preschooler it was *deeply* upsetting to me) but I'm not very good with open "Say something about something" topics - if someone gave me an assignment, though... :-)
- Deborah Fitchett
A conversation sounds fun. What kind of logistics are you thinking of: one camera focused on two people in the same location? screen capture of two people in similar timezones skyping? two people emailing an mp4 back and forth and splicing in their comments? (The last would involve a greater lead time but is probably the only way I could realistically contribute; skyping might be possible but is more likely to be awkward due to timezones.)
- Deborah Fitchett
I could possibly handle a conversation.
- cecily
I think there need not be one way to do it, especially if we had a group YouTube channel or video blog. One time it could be a monologue, one time it could be the simultaneous Skype, the other time it could be asynchronous Q&A or whatever. Iris did her little tour of her library from the front door to her office, and that kind of thing could be fun.
- Steve is older than ever
A youtube channel would be cool. Anyone want to register codslap?
- Joe....
We really ought to have codslap as a gmail address, too.
- laura x
Has anyone tried this conference call service. I am on it right now with a state call, and seems to be working fine. I wonder what the recorded output is like though?
- JSNFLMNG
you could also do the LSW channel idea more informally - each week or month there is a topic chosen or put out to LSWers and whoever wants to can upload a video dealing with that topic from their own perspective to the LSW channel, post video and text responses to ones already posted, etc.That way we build up a diverse library of video and discussions/expressions on a variety of topics and anyone can participate (who has a web cam or the like)
- Dana Longley
Bloggingheads does some interesting stuff with video conversations. I've watched a few of them and they've been pretty good: http://bloggingheads.tv/
- John Dupuis
I would definitely take Dr. Martha Jones for a ride in my TARDIS! #imaginarygirlfriendthursday
David Rothman (☤) and Betsy (bentley) Vera liked this
Hashtag Contexts - http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2009...
Mickey Schafer, Christopher Granade, Mike Chelen and 4 other people liked this
#amateuranthropologist strikes again ;-)
- lris
I'm shocked there are no other posts tagged #nasaisharshingmyfuture
- Steve is older than ever
Now there are two. :-)
- lris
Iris, you take the ideas that are tickling the back of my brain, and turn them into well-though-out, nuanced, and, when appropriate, marvelously snarky mini-essays.
- Catherine Pellegrino
there is no limit to what a hashtags can convey, they are a form of metadata or annotation
- Mike Chelen
I initially didn't like hash tags, because I really didn't get it. Now that I feel like I do, I find myself using them a lot. I like Mike's observation that they're a kind of annotation.
- Christopher Granade
Yeah, I'm a recent convert, myself. But then, I initially hated Twitter and then loved it. Then I hated FriendFeed and was dragged here kicking and screaming. *sigh* This is why I'm not a venture capitalist.
- lris
Embarrassingly, I spent quite a long time not getting tags, either. Then one day it hit me -- duh!
- Mickey Schafer
Good morning! Feeling somewhat better this morning. I'm back at work for a half-day.
Mary Carmen, David Rothman (☤), Galadriel C. and Pete liked this
good to hear, stay well
- JSNFLMNG
Pearls Before Swine free online comic strip library at comics.com - http://comics.com/pearls_...
Kirsten, David Rothman (☤) and The Archangel ωαřмaiden liked this
Heh.
- laura x
**laughing uproariously**
- The Archangel ωαřмaiden
How Superman Defeated The Ku Klux Klan - Superman - io9 - http://io9.com/5394980...
Hip-Hop in da House, Sam Harmon, Private Sanjeev and 21 other people liked this
"Almost too weird to believe: writer Stetson Kennedy infiltrated the KKK in the late 1940s, and learned the powerful organization's secrets — but nobody would publish them. Meanwhile, the Superman radio program needed a villain to replace the Nazis. According to Mental Floss Magazine, Kennedy managed to work all of the Ku Klux Klan's most secret recruiting and organizational practices into his 1940s radio serial, "Clan Of The Fiery Cross." And as a result, the Man Of Steel dealt a crushing blow to the racist organization: As the storyline progressed, the shows exposed many of the KKK's most guarded secrets. By revealing everything from code words to rituals, the program completely stripped the Klan of its mystique. Within two weeks of the broadcast, KKK recruitment was down to zero. And by 1948, people were showing up to Klan rallies just to mock them."
- RAPatton
from Bookmarklet
Is it incorrect to infer that recruitment went down as protections to secrecy were dismantled?
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
I think that is what the author holds to be true.
- RAPatton
It's a true story - the Klan arc on the Superman radio serial went nationwide when the show was very popular. The KKK was outraged that some of its closest secrets were being divulged to children in an afternoon radio serial.
- Bill Sodeman
That's really cool.
- Toby Graham
@RAP... I find that a bit disturbing and disappointing. People will participate in all manner of foolishness and base behavior under cover of darkness. Perhaps it's naive to think otherwise.
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
*stops vivisecting grandmothers and becomes a dentist*
- Joe Silence is not dead
You guys crack me up.
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
OMG people, I am so embarrassed. The SirsiDynix open source thing was supposed to be Abram's submission to Librarian Bomb--a satire of what a desperate purveyor of expensive, unfriendly software would say to customers who are considering dumping them for open source competitors. How those wiki people got it, I have no idea.
Galadriel C., Christina Pikas, marlene and 16 other people liked this
hahahahahahaha!
- marthalib
*SNERK* You owe me a new keyboard. Pony up.
- D0r0th34
*dies of the giggles*
- Abigail
Hee!
- Catherine Pellegrino
I told him his earlier submission was weak--I think it had something to do with FUD about SLA/AskPro? I thought this was much more inspired (if long).
- Steve is older than ever
Steve Lawson FTMFW!
- josh neff, Fun Dip of FF
Nicely played, Lawson.
- laura x
April fool! (oh, wait). still: lol!!!
- Stephanie_GoBigBlue!
I commend you on both your delightful avatar and the delight with which you are posting. Your evil side is evident.
- Evil Librarian
Bobbi Newman, David Rothman (☤), Rodfather and 7 other people liked this
You both look so great!!!!!
- Mary Carmen
Thanks!
- josh neff, Fun Dip of FF
Cute!
- Steve is older than ever
Thanks, Steve!
- josh neff, Fun Dip of FF
WIN.
- Derrick
Thanks, D!
- josh neff, Fun Dip of FF
Found out that Mr. 7 sometimes has to be spoken to in school for cracking jokes at inappropriate times. I'm shocked.
Bobbi Newman, Michael Porter, David Rothman (☤) and 12 other people liked this
where on earth would he learn a thing like that?
- D0r0th34
I blame television.
- Steve is older than ever
It takes a while getting used to the fact that your kids can be very different people when you're not around. It only gets worse as they get older. Equally shocking is the realization that sometimes the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree.
- John Dupuis
I wonder where he learned that?
- Mary Carmen
Mr. 7's father's 8th (?) grade English teacher: "Class, I'm growing annoyed." Mr. 7's father: "You're growing a WHAT?" The important question about Mr. 7's jokes is, are they funny?
- Judy Lawson
I remember a teacher chiding me for cracking jokes to my friends in class. "Keep them to yourself!" Me: "But if I keep them to myself, they're not funny!"
- josh neff, Fun Dip of FF
Liking this for Lawson's mom participation.
- Sarah G.
Once in school, at a teacher-parent conference, the teacher said I was "loquacious". I snortled. My mom looked at me and asked what was up. And with an eyeroll, I go, "Loquacious? Please...I'm BLACK."
- Derrick
Okay, yay for Mom popping up in this thread. And Derrick? x.X
- Anika
Mama Lawson gets a fist bump. And yeah, Anika. What did I know? I was like...8.
- Derrick
this whole thread is *shocking*
- holly
Chris Z., josh neff, Fun Dip of FF, David Rothman (☤) and 2 other people liked this
jealous.
- DJF
josh neff, Fun Dip of FF, David Rothman (☤), JSNFLMNG and 2 other people liked this
For Mary Carmen.
Eric Sizemore, ÉllbeeÇee, Amanda and 8 other people liked this
LOVE!!! SARAH I LOVE YOU!!!!
- Mary Carmen
URGENT! If you are going to Internet Librarian and would be able to print, fold, staple, and transport 10-50 copies of the new LSW zine, Librarian Bomb, please email steve@stevelawson.name.
Joe...., Rachel Walden, David Rothman (☤) and josh neff, Fun Dip of FF liked this
I had three volunteers, but I finished so late (as usual) that I think some of them are already airborne. Expect to be able to order copies next week (details forthcoming).
- Steve is older than ever
email sent
- holly
OK, Holly is planning to do this as is Matt Hamilton, though I'm sure things could still get messed up. I have one other person who may or may not have received the file in time.
- Steve is older than ever
Care package to Australia when they are available. Look forward to issue 3 , Librarian CodBomb
- Kathryn says love n peace
How about PsyCodKiller Librarian? (a semi-Talking Heads theme)
- Katy S
And you may find yourself in the 360s with a beautiful book, with a beautiful spine. And you may ask yourself "Well, this is a 616.334, how did it *get* here?"
- Kathryn says love n peace
LOL @ Ms. GrumpyPants!
- Laura B needin' waders
is that Banksy?
- barbara fister
On my way to Monterey with zines in suitcase! :)
- Matt Hamilton
Altough security did sure look at me funny when they saw I was carrying a "librarian bomb".
- Matt Hamilton
Excellent, Matt! And yes, it's an altered Banksy on the cover.
- Steve is older than ever
Matt: stick it to the man!
- laura x
Did I miss the link to the pdf-ized version? is there an pdf of the original of the series?
- Aaron the Librarian
Librarians are the only ones who care who has an MLS. Users just want help. #libcamp09
Mary, Anna Lynn M., Laura Norvig and 8 other people liked this
AMEN x a bajillion!!!!!
- Mary Carmen
Hm. Too hard to comment +/- without more context. I doubt Jenica is going to start hiring a bunch of people without the MLS to run the library she directs, but if she was, that would be pretty interesting.
- Steve is older than ever
I've actually had people specifically ask if I'm a librarian or staff, because they want expert research help. But maybe that's just at academic libraries?
- Kaijsa Calkins
At a public library, I don't think most patrons care. Hell, I doubt most patrons even know you can go to grad school to be a librarian.
- josh neff, Fun Dip of FF
At MPOW - which is an academic library - I don't think most of our patrons know you can go to grad school to be a librarian, either.
- Laura H.
Same here, Laura.
- Jàson Puçkett
I think professors care. But again, is the context "do patrons care if people have a specific degree" or is the question "are credentials irrelevant for librarians" or is the question "is the MLS the best possible credential for librarians" or "do MLS-having librarians give better service than non-MLS staff" or what? Patrons don't care about library budgets, either, but somebody has to.
- Steve is older than ever
the context was a statement that it's challenging to have non-MLS staff on service desks, because "how will users know they're not talking to librarians?" and I maintain that your average patron at a public library or at many academic libraries doesn't care if they're talking to staff with an MLS; they care if the staff they're talking to are skilled at providing the help they need.
- Jenica
The MLS does provide some of that skill and background. Does that mean you can't be skilled without a degree? No, but I bet some training/education is involved. I think the original statement does hold true...patron don't care...but we as directors need to make certain we have skilled and knowledgable staff, MLS or not.
- Kenley Neufeld
from iPhone
yep, Kenley, exactly. The conversation went on to touch on how with good training, many non-MLS staff are excellent service providers, and the user may never know the difference -- so long as they're getting what they need. But no one was dissing the MLS, just the assertion that only MLS-holders can provide good public service in libraries.
- Jenica
My comment's context: a patron comes to a service desk to ask for help, they dont care if they are speaking to a librarian or a clerk, they just know that this is a service point where they expect assistance, whether its a reference question or help locating a book in the stacks. We should not think that because we have an MLS we dont go up in the stacks and locate materials. That is not beneath us. And yes, this has happened at MPOW and we are actively working to change that.
- Mary Carmen
I've watched our patrons (academic) and they often don't notice the difference between the circ and reference desk. they just want help and they often go to the folks that help them the most, which is circ (just nature of their job)
- Sir Shuping
In a corporate lib context a degree gives a librarian the cred to be treated like a professional by management. The libraries I have been working in have only one or two librarians so we do everything anyway. But it was important that the users (in this case researchers, lawyers, policy writers) know we can do far more than sort books.
- suelibrarian
from iPhone
Why do librarians need a Multiple Listing Service account?
- Glen Campbell
Then I'll add a "hell yes" to what both Jenica and Mary Carmen said.
- Steve is older than ever
A couple of times I've had to explain that no, I don't actually have an engineering degree, but I have a library degree and that's just as good, promise! --In those kinds of situations it never sounds convincing even to me.
- Deborah Fitchett
How Mobile Phones have changed from The People History Site - http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/mobilep...
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To all of those leaving FF, declaring it dead, etc. - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
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*smooches*
- holly
from Bookmarklet
LOVE IT
- Steve is older than ever
one of my favorite phrases I picked up from Fark... WELL, BYE! (they have a lot of AW drama queen exits there)
- holly
I love you, Holly!
- josh neff, Fun Dip of FF
HOLLY HAVE MY BABY!!!!! I love me some KC!
- Mary Carmen
*mwah* isn't it awesome? All I was looking for was the Well, Bye scene, but when I saw it paired with Keyboard Cat? PERFECTION.
- holly
LOL!
- Steven Perez
<3 Fantastic!
- adf
keyboard cat is the bomb!
- Free?
I have the 3 KC moon t-shirt because I am such a KC nerdgrl.
- Mary Carmen
heh
- Bren, Photophobe
lollercaust.
- teh Dork Knight
Play him off, Keyboard Cat!
- Simon Curran
WIN
- Rodfather
LOL
- rowlikeagirl
lol
- mikepk
Robert Scoble hasn't commented on any of my posts. I MUST BE DEAD!!!
Mycaptain, Iván Abrego, ♫Geek in the 410♫ and 20 other people liked this
so you're ghost FFing? that's quite a talent. i wonder if i can sleep post?
- pea ♥ fierce as a woozle
Scoble Said You're Dead™
- Johnny Worthington
Josh...NOOOOOO!
- Mo Kargas
TechCrunch headline: First victims of FriendFeed's death rumors confirmed, Scoble is a murderer.
- directeur
directeur best line ever
- Sir Shuping
Scoblecide?
- Johnny Worthington
from iPhone
LOLOLOLOL!!!! :)))
- Wulffy
You're not dead, you've just been scobleized.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
Scoble'd!
- josh neff, Fun Dip of FF
You, dead? You should see the lack of comments on *my* posts. Most of the comments on my posts are mine! None of the rest are Scoble's. I'm like un-Scobleizable.
- Dennis Jernberg
LOL =))))))))))))
- Mycaptain
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Good morning, world! It's Friday! w00t!
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