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Libraries = Learning and Fun


Libraries come down to two key concepts: learning and fun (in the context of information). We’ve known this for years. An example is our collection of both scholarly works  and more leisurely reading. These two concepts are the reason why we collect content in varied forms. They are the reasons we host events for our users. [...]

The Three Spaces of Libraries


In prepping for a tour for RAs at our college last week I started thinking of libraries in terms of space and realized that libraries are a combination of three distinct spaces: community space, learning space, and virtual space. This was how I ended up framing the tour, and I thought it was pretty helpful. [...]

FBML and problem solving


I have risen to a new level of geekdom. The other day, as I was putting together a Facebook page for the library I ran into some problems, so I had to learn some FBML. We recently switched from Meebo to Digsby for our IM reference widget. I wanted to put that same Digsby widget [...]