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Web 2.0 beckons. There's been a breathtaking proliferation of social networking sites that offer us all kinds of opportunities for interpersonal interactions. We can forge both personal and professional contacts on these sites and serve users in the bargain. Web...
One of the strengths of the library profession is that we are not one size fits all. Even within particular classes of libraries, there is significant variation in what we can choose to do. There are local imperatives. Each institution...
Should a candidate for a professional library position demonstrate knowledge of Library 2.0 in order to be viable? Should this be a litmus test? As I've been observing interviews at my library in recent months, this question has been on...
Next week, I'll be giving the wrap-up talk at the spring conference of the Eastern New York Chapter of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ENY/ACRL). The theme of the conference is "Who's Driving the Technology Bus?" Apparently the...
I don't blog too prominently about my library. I've been steering this blog in more conceptual directions, while sometimes using my library as an example to illustrate my points. But today, I think I'll come down out of the clouds....
Is there a difference between using social software tools in one's social life and using them in one's professional life? The tools are often the same, and the lines are blurring. This is one of the most fascinating aspects of...
As many of you know, a few days ago the social Web dealt a blow to the efforts of the trade organization Advanced Access Content System Licensing Administrator (AACSLA) to keep its encryption code secret. This encryption code is used...