CMS: What it is it? Why use it? Which one? {infographic]
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3101, 2014
Monthly Archives: January 2014
3101, 2014
Outdated work practices and transportation nightmares: thoughts on snowjam leon
I’ve been thinking about the Jan. snowstorm for a while. The problems are numerous: a lack of transportation options, a commuter city, poor planning, unpredictable weather (hee!)… well, the options for where to point fingers are numerous! As an IT worker who knows lots of other IT and technology workers, I am always surprised by how many of us have
3001, 2014
Fixed thinking vs. fluid – creativity, problemsolving, and technology
I found this article fascinating as I am definitely not of a fixed mindset. 🙂 I have been berated more than once by fixed mindset people and colleagues who question why “I’m not happy” (I am usually but they see my inability to be static as unhappiness or being unsatisfied – I’m neither but I am quest oriented). I think
2301, 2014
Accountability, leadership, and how to develop your organizational culture
A really interesting read on the relationship between accountability, leadership and the impact on organizational culture. Short answer: if you want to change organizational culture, it has to start at the top. ” When someone like Governor Chris Christie stands up and says “I’m responsible because it happened on my watch” the public often gets the sense that the speaker
1701, 2014
Stressed: Organize your life and de-stress !
For librarians, stress comes from many sources: building renovations and other changes in physical spaces; interactions with colleagues; changes and problems with technology and systems; new or outdated policies and procedures; more demanding workplaces; multitasking; institutional culture; and family, health, and life situations. Even managing stress can itself be a stressor. Stress not only impacts productivity and morale, but getting
1601, 2014
Creating ongoing events in Facebook
At one point Facebook removed the ability to create an ongoing event, but now you can (well sort of) ! First you have to CREATE your event. There are several ways to get to the create page, but here is one place: https://www.facebook.com/events/calendar Click on the actual event page from the calendar (or if you have the URL handy, you
1501, 2014
the death of net neutrality and a deepening digital divide [video]
Net neutrality has been gutted. Net neutrality is “the principle that Internet service providers should enable access to all content and applications regardless of the source, and without favoring or blocking particular products or websites.” (Google definition) ISPs and others who have had to provide content without discrimination, no longer have to do that. Of course, we already have a
1401, 2014
0701, 2014
Thoughts on CATALOGING, RDA, and metadata in netflix
I have so many thoughts on this nexflix article but they can all be summed as humans and machines working together to organize, describe and provide relevance (the best of both worlds!) : semantic cataloging. Of course, libraries have been organizing, categorizing, and describing materials from the beginning, but RDA is a big step forward. With the end of print
0601, 2014