From the monthly archives: October 2011
In this edition of Thinking Out Loud, George and Joan take a look at IT in libraries – more specifically, about the relationship between library culture and IT culture. What do libraries look for when hiring IT people? What sorts of skills are needed? What might be reasonable expectations for libraries [...]
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In this podcast, after months of reporting on the fall of book reviewing, Infopeople’s book maven Michael Cart finds cause for celebration in two new endeavors that promise to actually expand book cove rage.
Mentioned in this podcast:
“USA Today Expands Coverage of Books with NewBooks.usatoday.com” Press release dated July 11, [...]
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Hurrah for Infopeople’s now seven-year tradition of bringing cutting edge ideas to conference, in the form of Master Speakers! This year the schedule provides two great midday opportunities to hear fresh ideas presented right from the innovators.
On Saturday, schedule yourself to be in the Exhibits Hall from 12:30-2pm to hear Nancy [...]
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In this podcast, Infopeople’s book guy Michael Cart goes in search of something new to say about the Harry Potter phenomenon. Is he brave – or foolhardy?
Mentioned in this podcast:
Monica Hesse. “Harry Potter’s Last Film Is Here.” Washington “Post,” Jyuly 14, 2011 Julie Bosman. “Rowling Releases ‘Harry Potter’ Into [...]
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Social media – or more to the point – a snapshot of my life as portrayed on social media. I’ll try to explain that eclectic mix in a bit. I’ll be presenting an Infopeople course, Library Marketing and Promotion via Social Media, from mid October [...]
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In this edition of Thinking Out Loud, Joan starts things off by relating her experience at a recent League of California Cities conference. A panel she moderated got on the topic of underutilized library skills and this topic provides the grist for a lively discussion.
Among the underutilized library [...]
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