This week’s 4cast:
- Co-Opting Library 2.0
Technology brings challenges, of course, but how much 2.0 does a library really need? Are important issues being ignored for the sake of all that is L2-centric?
- Library 2.0 Debased (Blyberg.net)
- The Essence of Library 2.0? (Information Wants to be Free)
- Has Elvis Left the Building? (David Lee King)
- Are Librarians Culturally Self-Aware? (Loose Cannon Librarian)
- Library Technology Reports
Meredith Farkas of Information Wants to be Free, shares some hand-picked
- Changing the Way We Work (
- Next Generation Library Catalogs (
- Five Weeks to a Social Library (SocialLibraries.com)
- HigherEd BlogCon (HigherEd BlogCon.com)
- Social Media Adoption for Your Library: Yay or Nay?
Social networking can help increase a library’s online visibility, but it requires staff time and effort. Below, some thoughts and objections on the value of networking in the virtual arena:
- Ten Common Objections to Social Media Adoption and How You Can Respond (ReadWriteWeb)
- Social Networks, from the 80s to the 00s (GigaOM)
- Networked Out: Are There Too Many Social Web Sites? (Sacbee.com)
- Your Social Media Strategy (Duct Tape Marketing)
- Gaming Continues to Gain Acceptance in Libraries
Board games, putt-putt golf, and video games are turning up in libraries across the country as a means to raise money, increase awareness, and draw in library users of all ages.
- More Gaming in the Library (The Shifted Librarian)
- New Library Gaming Blog (Library Gamer)
- Putting for Dollars: Library Raises More than $10,000 with Golf Fundraiser (
- Growth of Gaming in 2007 Far Outpaces Movies, Music (Ars Technica)
