CAL2006: Keeping Current with Technology: How Popular Trends in Technology Can (and Should) be Put to Use in Your Library

November 10, 2006 Posted by Michael

Steve Lawson, Colorado College & Emilee Satterwhite, Mesa County Public Library

  • http://keepingcurrent.pbwiki.com/
  • Blogs
    • Website that displays postings in reverse chroological order…
    • How are blogs useful for librarians
      • professional development
      • keep current
      • get ideas for the library
      • generate discussion
      • How do you find the time to read them all?
        • use and aggregator such as Bloglines
    • How are blogs useful for libraries
      • Blogging Libraries Wiki
      • communicate between libraries and users
      • internal communication
      • readers’ advisory
      • don’t let the possible problems keep you from doing it
    • How do Emilie and Steve use blogs?
      • Blogger
        • mcpldteens.blogspot.com
        • librarianslove.blogspot.com
        • bookleggerlibrarian.blogspot.com
      • Moveable Type
        • library.coloradocollege.edu/bookends
        • /colospgslibs
        • /program
        • /steve
        • /news
  • Wikis
    • What is a wiki?
      • Web page any one can edit
      • new pages and links created automatically
      • HTML knowledge not necessary
      • collaborative
      • revision history
    • Wikipedia
      • the site librarians love to hate
      • or is it hate to love
      • an encyclopedia can edit
    • Wikis for keeping current
      • Library Success
      • LISWiki
      • IRead Wiki
      • Library Instruction Wiki
      • futurelib
      • Blogging Libraries Wiki
    • A wiki at your Library
      • Michael Sauers on “blogorwiki”
      • Intranets
      • Conference planning
      • Subject guides
      • Colloborative space
      • Committee space
      • Community Wikis
    • Setting up your Wiki
      • Choose software
        • wiki farms
        • wiki software
        • WikiMatrix
      • give it some structure
      • set people loose
  • Feeds
    • What is the point
      • keep up with blogs, news, weather, etc.
      • need a feed reader
    • RSS or Atom
      • different flavors of the same thing
    • Consume Feeds
      • Online readers
        • bloglines
        • google reader
      • stand-along readers
        • NetNewsWire Lite
        • Sharp Reader
    • Find Feeds
      • Look for the icon
      • Other
        • Library Elf
        • Package Tracking
        • Photos
        • wiki changes
        • legislation
        • weather
    • Convey Feeds
      • Publish info via feeds
      • Examples on presentation wiki
    • Create Feeds
      • Run blog through FeedBurner
      • Generate out fo your courseware
      • Out of your ILS
  • Podcasting
    • What is podcasting
      • audio blogging via feeds
    • why should we be podcasting
      • outreach
      • patrons may already be confortable with listening to them
    • how are libraries currently podcasting
      • book reviews
      • poetry
      • storytime
      • adult news & reviews
      • video podcasts
      • events
    • how to find or listen
      • iTunes
      • Juice
      • podcast search engines
    • what equipment/software is needed
      • recording software
      • microphone
      • odeo studio (online hosting)
    • basic procedure
      • igure out what you’re going to say
      • say/record
      • publish

About Michael

Michael Sauers is currently the Technology Innovation Librarian for the Nebraska Library Commission in Lincoln, Nebraska and has been training librarians in technology for more than 15 years. He has also been a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, serials cataloger, technology consultant, and bookseller. He earned his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany’s School of Information Science and Policy. Michael’s tenth book, Blogging & RSS: A Librarian’s Guide, Second Edition was published October 2010 with three more books to be published in 2012. He has also written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines. In his spare time he blogs at travelinlibrarian.info, runs Web sites for authors and historical societies, takes many, many photos, and reads more than 100 books a year.

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