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ALA Session on June 23, 2007:
Hey, what’s this “Library Think”?!Hey, what’s this “Library Think”?!
Betsy Martens:
No, but librarians do!
Betsy Martens:
No, but librarians do!
The March of the Librarians
Mr. Abram was our keynote speaker at OLA this year….
Mr. Abram was our keynote speaker at OLA this year….
LIBRARY THINK =
LIBRARIANS LEARNING BY DOING
LIBRARY THINK =
Collection-buildingClassification-buildingCompetency-buildingCommunication-building
Collaboration-buildingCommunity-buildingCreativity-building
New collection-building tools
Web authoring software (Dreamweaver, and other user-friendly tools)
Digital library software (Greenstone, DSpace)
New classification-building tools
WorldCat Wiki
LibraryThing
Connotea, Cite-U-Like
New competency-building tools Open source ILS software (Evergreen, Koha)
Open source learning software (Moodle, Sakai)
Open source programming software (Ruby)
New communication-building tools
Blogs (Blogger, Wordpress, Xanga) RSS feeds and readers (ATOM, Bloglines, Technorati)
Instant messaging (Meebo)
Streaming media (podcasts, YouTube)
New collaboration-building tools
Wikis (Wikipedia, LISWiki, Library Success, etc.)
New community-building tools
Social network sites (Ning, MySpace) Discussion groups (Web4Lib, too many other
lists to list!) Virtual spaces (Second Life)
Start with the sandbox approach: have-fun-with, no-fear-of-trying
new things (even technology!)
New creativity-building tools?
Collection-building examplesfrom LIS 5433:
Betsy Martens: The point of this project was the Little Libby literacy comic strip: the imaginary library here was a bonus!
Betsy Martens: The point of this project was the Little Libby literacy comic strip: the imaginary library here was a bonus!
Betsy Martens: Great story-telling! (And this project is available for free through iTunes!)
Betsy Martens: Great story-telling! (And this project is available for free through iTunes!)
Classification-building examplesfrom LIS 5433:
Betsy Martens: Metadata guru Jane Greenberg leaves very positive comment on student’s blog: wow!
Betsy Martens: Metadata guru Jane Greenberg leaves very positive comment on student’s blog: wow!
Competency-building examplesfrom LIS 5433:
Communication-building examples from LIS 5433:
Betsy Martens:The class had no assigned papers, but did LOTS of assigned reading for “blog fodder.”
Betsy Martens:The class had no assigned papers, but did LOTS of assigned reading for “blog fodder.”
Betsy Martens: This blog was one of the most fascinating in the class, despite the author’s initial fears of trying it….
Betsy Martens: This blog was one of the most fascinating in the class, despite the author’s initial fears of trying it….
Betsy Martens:
This student is still blogging AFTER class is over (and will probably use it during her portfolio defense)-- hooray!
Betsy Martens:
This student is still blogging AFTER class is over (and will probably use it during her portfolio defense)-- hooray!
Betsy Martens:As the instructor, I didn’t necessarily *get* this MySpace project design, but I knew that it would work for the target audience, if not for me. (And it obviously did!)
Betsy Martens:As the instructor, I didn’t necessarily *get* this MySpace project design, but I knew that it would work for the target audience, if not for me. (And it obviously did!)
Betsy Martens: And this translation is from the blog of an MLIS student in Japan, commenting on one of our class project wikis!
Betsy Martens: And this translation is from the blog of an MLIS student in Japan, commenting on one of our class project wikis!
Collaboration-building examplesfrom LIS 5433:
Betsy Martens: The class started by contributing to wikis buillt by other people
Betsy Martens: The class started by contributing to wikis buillt by other people
Betsy Martens:
We had two Wikipedia entries. This one survives with minimal change 6+ months later!
Betsy Martens:
We had two Wikipedia entries. This one survives with minimal change 6+ months later!
Betsy Martens: And some people then built their own wikis for others to use!
Betsy Martens: And some people then built their own wikis for others to use!
Community-building examplesfrom LIS 5433:
Betsy Martens: This one was voted the most popular project in the class!
Betsy Martens: This one was voted the most popular project in the class!
Betsy Martens: Running a virtual book group is just as hard as running one in the real world!
Betsy Martens: Running a virtual book group is just as hard as running one in the real world!
Betsy Martens:
My hope was that the final project would not be thought of as just another class assignment,but as a real information resource for the future. This project clearly shows that mindset.
Betsy Martens:
My hope was that the final project would not be thought of as just another class assignment,but as a real information resource for the future. This project clearly shows that mindset.
Thanks to all the students in KM/LIS 5433 for their
help in making this presentation possible!
(And for their suggestions about how to make
next year’s class even better.
We all “learn by doing” --- including me!)
“Doc Martens”