News February 8, 2008 (mp3 file: 3 MB,3:15 min.)Learning Online for Librarians; Copyright; "Avoid the Conflict Trap"
At the top of the 'cast today: "A Day in the Life." In an earlier podcast I hinted that we were planning a "Day in the Life" project for SW Iowa libraries. Following the example of a library in Indiana who sponsored a Day in the Life project for their county, I'd like to do "A Day in the Life of Libraries in SW Iowa." We invite librarians on that day--Wednesday of National Library Week--to take pictures of their libraries--the building, the stacks, but most of all, what's happening at the library--librarians at work, programs, displays. Then each library will upload the photos onto flickr, into a group for the project--and we'll have a "snapshot" of a day in the life of libraries. Of course, there are a couple other agendas here: you'll get to learn about flickr, see how a project like this works (so you might think about one for your own community), or give you ideas for other photo sharing projects--local history, maybe? We'll give you help with using flickr--a free resources on the web--and with participation in the project. It will be fun, and a good way to help show what libraries are all about.
Check out these two "Day in the Life" projects: one sponsored by a library in Indiana for their county ("A Day in Allen County, Indiana"), and one ("Ein Tag in Der Bib") by a library patron about a day in his life at the library. (If you attended Michael Stephens' session at the online conference you'll remember this one.)
Stay tuned for more details and help with learning flickr, and join us for the project. A picture is worth a thousand words, they say! --Karen
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