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Monthly Archives: March 2010
Huh. Missed That.
Yesterday, my blog turned four. It’s nice to be in my own space this year, and in many ways it’s nice that blogging isn’t the sole source of communication in my corner of library land any more. (It’s easier to follow discussions on FriendFeed than it was when you had to read everyone’s blogs separately.) [...]
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Capitalizing on Gaming — Saving the Real World
I found this TED talk absolutely fascinating. Totally worth the 20 minutes it takes to watch it. Jane McGonigal talks about the expertise of gamers, and about her hopes for using this expertise to solving real world problems. Also, she does her research through The Institute For The Future. That, my friends, is an epic [...]
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That’ll be Different
Tomorrow and the next day, I’m attending a conference. A virtual conference. A virtual conference in a Second Life environment. I’ve heard of having newbie orientation to large conferences (ALA and ACRL do this, for example), but I’ve never attended those. I did, however, attend the newbie orientation session for this conference and learned such [...]
15 Things About Me And Books
A while back, some other librarians revived an old meme. Way back then, I started this list. Today, I found it in my drafts. I was a late reader. I don’t remember exactly how late (being home schooled at that point was probably a blessing). I do remember being a little mortified when my younger [...]
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Carleton Infiltrates the Colbert Report