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Guess who was recently censored in New Jersey? Yep, it’s Infopeople’s own book maven Michael Cart. In this podcast, he talks about the experience of having his book Love and Sex: Ten Stories of Truth challenged in a New Jersey high school and discusses other issues regarding book banning [...]
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In this edition of Thinking Out Loud, George and Joan share their thoughts about some of the discussions they participated in during ALA Midwinter in Boston. One of the big topics of conversation: alternative revenue streams for libraries. Some of the ideas discussed: ways you can generate income from your excess space, [...]
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Everybody is interested in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and how it’s going to impact them, and libraries are no exception. There are some helpful sites out there that can get you and your patrons started on the road to knowledge.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 101 – ALA does a [...]
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ALA recently released this cool resource for libraries: The Librarian’s Guide to Gaming: An Online Toolkit for Building Gaming @ Your Library. The online toolkit contains “resources, tips, and best practices from expert librarians who deliver exemplary gaming services, is a jumping off point for all types of libraries, serving members of all [...]
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While Infopeople continued responding to new requests for sessions of Cheryl Gould’s “Fully Engaged Customer Service” workshop in libraries throughout California, attendees at the American Library Association (ALA) 2009 Midwinter Conference in Denver earlier this week were talking about a different aspect of reaching library [...]
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Denver’s Central Library this morning delivered the ultimate example of great customer service as the American Library Association (ALA) 2009 Midwinter Conference was nearing its conclusion: a newborn girl.
A security officer, assisting a woman who had gone into labor, put his coat on the floor so the [...]
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For those of us who have attended many Infopeople training sessions, the simple question “How do you train staff?” was guaranteed to grab our attention during a session at the American Library Association (ALA) 2009 Midwinter Conference here in Denver this morning. And when the topic under discussion—the newly [...]
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It wasn’t all that long ago that Infopeople instructors helped introduce many of us to Web 2.0. Our colleagues at OCLC this afternoon upped the ante by hosting “From Linking to Thinking: How We’ll Live When Information Surrounds Us” at the American Library Association (ALA) 2009
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If you need a quick reminder about the rules regarding the rights of libraries and archives to make copies of copyrighted materials, check out the Section 108 Spinner! Move the wheel’s pointer to the desired section (preservation, replacement, portions for users, works for users, last 20 years) and read the relevant text. Thanks [...]
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The title and idea behind Gail Griffith’s current Infopeople workshop—“Community Engagement”—came to mind again less than a few hours after I arrived here in Denver this afternoon to attend the American Library Association (ALA) 2009 Midwinter Conference.
Griffith, as mentioned in an [...]
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