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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 [...]

No man is an island…anymore


The days of rugged individualism are over. Being a maverick and going your own way are outdated. We are entering an age where success is measured by how well you are able to collaborate and draw on the strengths of groups. The main reason for this is the lack of barriers for people to connect, [...]