No. I will not show you how to read your screen.
Earlier today, I tweeted: “Today, 2 different librarians asked me if I would show them how to set up a FB account. No, I will not. Figure it out like 800mil others did.” Since then, I have had another...
View ArticleLibraries and QR Codes: You’re doing it wrong.
So, after listening to the talk about QR codes and libraries for a while, here are my thoughts on the matter. Feel free to disregard them entirely. Basically, I feel like a lot of the libraries who are...
View ArticleDeveloping an App Collection
My 2 1/2 year old daughter, Claire, using a library iPad. Yesterday, I got a call from a really nice children’s librarian who was really, really excited. She had purchased an iPad for in-house use at...
View ArticleFood For Thought: Libraries and SEO
I taught a “21st Century Search Trends” class for librarians a few times recently, and in each session, there was one thing in particular that caught my attention. Very few (a tiny minority) of the...
View ArticleWant to REALLY remain relevant? Stop making our advocates liars.
Good customer service isn’t just important for libraries. It’s absolutely essential. We have a lot of wonderful, intelligent, enthusiastic people out there spreading the word that librarians are still...
View ArticleMaking Social Media Matter in Libraries
“We use social media in our library to post program announcements, publish lists of our new books, write book reviews, and tell the community what’s going on at the library!” YAY! Good for you! You’ve...
View ArticleLibrary Staff Exchange? Just a thought…
I spend a lot of time visiting different libraries, and I’ll never cease to be amazed by just how different they can be from one another. I’m not even talking about museum libraries differing form...
View ArticlePresentation Notes – Social Media Engagement Through Listening
Below are my notes for a talk I gave at the Innovative User’s Group meeting last week in Chicago. This talk was given as part of the Public Library Luncheon panel. Please keep in mind that these are...
View ArticleSilly Thought Experiment: The “Library-Free World” Library
So, let’s just image nor a minute that public libraries did not exist and never have. And let’s imagine for a minute that some brilliant person or persons came up with this idea to use tax dollars to...
View ArticleJust something I was reading this morning…
For anyone interested in going beyond fundamental UX Web design in to more data-driven analysis and development, check out this ebook by Gary Angel. I recently read an article by him discussing the...
View ArticleUsing Technology to Engage Your Community
My contribution to the 2013 Long Island Library Conference happening tomorrow, May 2nd. Don’t blame me for the title. It’s a long story. And I promise some of the parts make way more sense when I...
View ArticleGetting Ready for ALA 2013
So ALA 2013 is coming up, and I’m getting really excited. It’s one of my favorite conferences to attend, mostly because of the diversity of libraries represented there. There is always someone new and...
View ArticleSince When Do People Care What I Have to Say?
I’ve never been one who’s shy about offering my unsolicited opinion on just about any topic. But at some point, someone apparently started listening to what I’m saying. Or, at least that’s what it...
View ArticleFrom the *headdesk* Files
Recently, I had a conversation with a librarian that veered towards the topic of community outreach. She told me about how they go to community events and pass out library card sign up forms to...
View ArticleWhen I grow up, I want to “Bee”…
… a librarian. Or, so says my daughter, Claire, age 4. When I grow up, I want to “Bee” a librarian. And what, exactly, does a librarian do, according to this little mischief maker? “A librarian sits in...
View ArticleMy Take on Dressing to Lead
So, about the recent discussions in LibraryLand regarding the role of our dress, especially for those of us in a leadership position. Yeah, you know. The stuff discussed HERE, HERE, HERE, and a number...
View ArticleWho’s Awesome? I am.
Logo by John LeMasney via lemasney.com It’s the last day of May 2013, and the librarian “Show Me The Awesome” project has saved the best for last! Well, maybe not LAST, but certainly late to the game....
View ArticleALA 2013 is Almost Here! Time to Pack!
FOLD UP FLATS ARE YOUR FRIENDS!!! Last year, I did a little Pinterest board showing some of the items I was planning to pack in my suitcase for ALA 2012. Mostly, it served the purpose of getting me...
View ArticleALA 2013 BINGO: Get Ready to Play Along!
Bring a little fun to your ALA 2013 experience with ALA 2013 BINGO! Created as a supplement to my Sunday Morning Conversation Starter, Are We Having Fun Yet? Energizing Staff Development, ALA 2013...
View ArticleALA 2013: Are We Having Fun Yet??
Here are the slides from my ALA 2013 Conversation Starter – I guess it loses a little out of context, but trust me, we had fun! Are We Having Fun Yet? Engergizing Staff Development from Emily Clasper
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