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The Brewin' Librarian

English - Libraries, Technology, Web 2.0
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The Brewin' Librarian · 1Y ago

Harper Collins and some more numbers

In response to some of the criticisms I’ve seen leveled in Teleread comments and some quite inaccurate blog posts from those more sympathetic to the publisher side, I have been interested in the numbers but hadn’t made time to pull stats because that just isn’t something I work with normally– my lib
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The Brewin' Librarian · 1Y ago

Solidarity is powerful. And Libraries don’t have it.

By now we’ve had time for the various responses to the Harper Collins proposed licensing changes to sink in. There are many different camps within the library and publisher worlds, some are still in favor of a boycott, whether explicit or implicit. We can debate whether a boycott would work or not f
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The Brewin' Librarian · 1Y ago

The eBook User’s Bill of Rights

  I am reposting this document, drawn up by Sarah Hougton-Jan and Andy Woodworth because I support this effort and I hope to see it expanded. What do *you* think? Are there parts you would change? Is there something forgotten? I’ve seen at least two other related efforts– one claims to be an “eBook
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The Brewin' Librarian · 1Y ago

Silence = Death

One night, you’re walking home alone and you are jumped in an alley and cornered. You can smell the alcohol on the attacker’s breath and see the desperation in his eyes, this isn’t someone you can reason with. Your first instinct should be to avoid conflict, losing a wallet and a couple of credit ca
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The Brewin' Librarian · 1Y ago

Moving on, change is in the air!

There are those of us who love change. It’s magical, exciting… the feeling of embracing a fresh new reality is exhilarating. As someone who loves change, I am truly ecstatic right now to announce that in a few short weeks, I will begin a new job as the IT manager for the Anythink Libraries (formerly
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The Brewin' Librarian · 1Y ago

I’m speaking at ALA Annual

Please join LITA: Heads of Library Technology (HoLT) for an exciting session at ALA Annual Emerging Technologies: Virtualization in Libraries When: Monday, June 28th (10:30 AM – 12:00 PM) Where: Washington Convention Center, Room 143B/C A panel presentation on the use of virtualization technologies
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The Brewin' Librarian · 1Y ago

I’m speaking at ALA Annual

Please join LITA: Heads of Library Technology (HoLT) for an exciting session at ALA Annual Emerging Technologies: Virtualization in Libraries When: Monday, June 28th (10:30 AM – 12:00 PM) Where: Washington Convention Center, Room 143B/C A panel presentation on the use of virtualization technologies
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The Brewin' Librarian · 1Y ago

I’ve upgraded to WordPress 3.0!

I am impressed with how easy the multi-site feature is to implement and use. I played with WordPress MU at times in the past and found it less friendly. Look for HUNDREDS of more blogs to be spawned here and never updated soon! Just kidding.
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The Brewin' Librarian · 1Y ago

I’ve upgraded to WordPress 3.0!

I am impressed with how easy the multi-site feature is to implement and use. I played with WordPress MU at times in the past and found it less friendly. Look for HUNDREDS of more blogs to be spawned here and never updated soon! Just kidding.
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The Brewin' Librarian · 2Y ago

Computers in Libraries 2010 – Libraries and Transliteracy

Library Technology: Supporting Transliteracy View more presentations from Matthew Hamilton. This year’s Computers in Libraries conference was themed “Information Fluency: Literacy for Life”, and the task of defining and supporting new literacies has rightfully risen to the forefront of librarian’s m
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