It’s Friday – and I’d just like to share a presentation with you. Uber-librarian Jessamyn West recently gave a talk about social media tools and libraries, titled The Mayor of Everywhere: Using Social Tools to Be More Places at Once. I think it’s a great talk, and if you click through this link here, you’ll [...]
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November 19, 2010
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Social Media Tools and Libraries
By Jason W. Dean in Librarianship, Library, Library Advocacy
October 1, 2010
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Library Love: The London Library
By Jason W. Dean in Culture, Library, Library AdvocacyBy now, you know of my love for the London Library. What a place! Well, check out this wonderful video about the Library, and check out how much love libraries and librarians get. Almost makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside. Ha. Have a great weekend!
September 30, 2010
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Banned Books Week
By Jason W. Dean in American Library Association, Culture, Librarianship, Library, Library Advocacy, Library HistoryThis week, the ALA and libraries in many places are celebrating Banned Books Week. It’s a wonderful idea, and something I am proud of my profession for – the active advocacy on behalf of our right to free speech here in the United States.
September 27, 2010
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The Privatization of Public Libraries
By Jason W. Dean in Librarianship, Library, Library AdvocacyI was going through my Google Reader feed recently when I came across
July 21, 2010
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Why I Hope Libraries are Not the Next Big Pop-Culture Wave
By Jason W. Dean in Culture, Library, Library AdvocacyOne of our friends on Facebook recently shared this NPR piece with Jen and I: Why The Next Big Pop-Culture Wave After Cupcakes Might Be Libraries, by Linda Holmes. I am happy to see that libraries are getting some much-needed attention in the public eye during this most difficult of times for libraries. People are [...]
