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    Night of the Doctor

    by  • November 14, 2013 • Fun, video • 0 Comments

    Here’s the first minisode prequel to Day of the Doctor. I literally got goose-bumps at the line “I”m a doctor. But probably not the one you’re expecting.”

    Tinkers, Printers & Makers: Makerspaces in the Library

    by  • November 1, 2013 • Presentations, Tech, video • 2 Comments

    NCompass Live – Recorded on October 30, 2013

    Interested in creating a Makerspace in your library? This program will discuss what a Makerspace is, how libraries of all types create and share Makerspaces with library customers and the community and feedback from users. Libraries are a much needed and often used third space, which are ideal for community Makerspaces to collaborate and encourage creativity among all users. There will be gadgets, hands-on demos and group discussion on the nuts & bolts necessary for Makerspace in the library as well as what products should be found in successful Makerspaces. Gordon Wyant will share how his library successfully wrote a grant for a 3D printer, and Michael Sauers will demo a range of new gadgets including a Raspberry Pi and LibraryBox.

    Presenters: Marcia Dority Baker, University of Nebraska College of Law Library, Lincoln; Michael Sauers, Nebraska Library Commission; Gordon Wyant, Bellevue Public Library.

    Alexis Ohanian, “Without Their Permission” | Talks at Google

    by  • October 28, 2013 • video • 0 Comments

    “In WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSION, Alexis Ohanian shows you how to share your great ideas with an unlimited world online. Ohanian charts a course for you to build a business, or create a following, or just expand your world and those of people you haven’t even met. What you’ll lean from Ohanian isn’t taught in any school or in any modern curricula. It is the knowledge of the future-to create a better world.”
    - Soledad O’Brien, Journalist, CEO, Starfish Media Group

    “Alexis talking about the internet is like Sid Vicious talking about punk. Analysts merely adopted it, but Ohanian was born in it, molded by it, and is the voice of it. A fascinating story, but more importantly: a crucial insight into the healthy proactive mindset of the tech startup world that will keep defining the future.”
    - Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby, author of Anything You Want

    About the Author:
    In addition to starting Reddit.com, Alexis Ohanian has also been instrumental in other successful online ventures, including HipMunk and BreadPig. He lives in Brooklyn but remains a diehard fan of the Washington Redskins.

    Published on Oct 25, 2013

    Andrew Fitzgerald: Adventures in Twitter fiction

    by  • October 20, 2013 • Tech, video • 0 Comments

    In the 1930s, broadcast radio introduced an entirely new form of storytelling; today, micro-blogging platforms like Twitter are changing the scene again. Andrew Fitzgerald takes a look at the (aptly) short but fascinating history of new forms of creative experimentation in fiction and storytelling.

    Published on Oct 11, 2013