TWO THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN FLOATING IN AND OUT OF MY MIND DURING MY HOLIDAY...
The whole eBook thing reminds me of what happened to the music industry after Napster and continues to happen to this day (death of the physical product, digital music sales up, piracy of digital...
View ArticleThe end of the eReader debate (for me)
I bought a Kindle because I wanted to use a Kindle to read eBooks. In my eyes, the Kindle provides a great reading experience. I like the device and how it works. I like the ability to highlight...
View ArticleEbooks, again
Every blog post should have a good image. I don't have a good image for ebooks, so this sloth will have to do. They're really neat animals. Carol Schaffer took this picture, and you can find the...
View ArticleCommunity (is greater than) eBooks
This image is from http://goo.gl/7EmS9 and is being used because of a Creative Commons license! If you’ve read anything that I’ve shared, retweeted, liked, +1′ed, or written myself over the past few...
View ArticleThank You Belfast Free Library!
I had a wonderful time yesterday at the Belfast Free Library hosting a Technology Petting Zoo program for their library patrons. This year, they’re celebrating 125 years of enlightening and inspiring...
View ArticleChoice quotes from two must read pieces
Over the past few days, I’ve come across two must read pieces for librarians as we move ahead into a very interesting and exciting time for public libraries. I’ve included links and some choice quotes...
View ArticleChoice quotes from “All Hat, No Cattle: A Call for Libraries to Transform...
Click on this image to read the whole article I really enjoyed reading Jamie Larue’s post All Hat, No Cattle: A Call for Libraries to Transform Before It’s Too Late. It was very refreshing to hear...
View ArticleDigital Resources
I don’t post a lot about digital resources in libraries anymore because 1) I really don’t care for debating the pro/cons of every digital resource 2) I’d rather focus on doing something cool for the...
View ArticlePost Holiday Library Technology Help
Like most librarians in a public library, I am expecting a sizable number of patrons visiting the library after the holidays in search of technology help. For the last few years, I’ve watched this...
View ArticleThank you Marigold Library System!
A big thank you to everyone at the Marigold Library System and everyone that attended their 2014 Members Workshop. I was so honored to give the keynote for the event. I talked about experience,...
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