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Abstract: Recently, cloud computing has begun to receive significant media attention. Although much of the advertising just touches the tip of the cloud computing iceberg, it signals that cloud computing is here now. Despite a multitude of concerns, people are already using cloud services, many without even realizing it. There are several…[Read more]

Over the past couple of weeks my research on cloud computing and libraries has taken me on a rather meandering journey. It seems as if every article I read or website that I visited led to a whole new concept and set of ideas in a completely different direction. The further I followed these off [...]

I decided to draft a social media policy for Chatterbox Public Library. In my mind, the staff at Chatterbox Public Library love to chat and therefore love social media! They are just getting started using social media extensively and will edit the policy as necessary. When I started crafting this policy it seemed like a [...]

 Gail Borden Public Library (Main Library) A few months ago I had the opportunity to visit the Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin. I was completely blown away with the library and impressed by so much of it. The main library was completed in 2003 and it is a massive building.  According to its website, it is [...]

Ever since I learned about cloud computing in LIS 753, I have been intrigued by how “the cloud” will shape the future of technology.  While cloud computing has already impacted how people receive, save, and view information, it will have an even bigger influence in the future. Recently, I have been annoyed by the Windows [...]

One of my first experiences with a virtual community involved participating in AOL chat rooms. Like many people at the time (late 90s early 00s), my parents used dial-up AOL for their internet service. Naturally, I started an email account with AOL and began connecting with friends. Early on, my parents limited my Internet time to [...]

I just read an article in the Wall Street Journal called “Wannabe Cool Kids Aim to Game the Web’s New Social Scorekeeprs: Sites Use secret Formulas to Rank Users’ Online ‘Influence’ From 1 to 100; ‘It’s an Ego Thing.’” You can read it here: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704637704576082383466417382.html The article tells the story…[Read more]

For my Context Book Report I read Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. I truly enjoyed this book and highly recommend it. It is full of interesting stories and intriguing ideas. Here is the link to my Animoto video: Blink Context Book Report

While “The Hyperlinked Organization” in the Cluetrain Manifesto was packed with interesting ideas this quote stuck with me out of all of the readings this week: “Increasingly, a useful expert is not someone with (containing) all the answers but someone who knows where to find answers. The new experts have value not by centralizing information and…[Read more]

Intrigued by the article “A Second Life For Your Museum,” I decided to try out Second Life for myself. I only spent about an hour and a half on the site, but I have a few thoughts on the experience. As I entered the new world, my first thought was that this is utterly addicting. There [...]

A few days ago I got to visit the Gail Borden Public Library and it totally blows my socks off. The whole library is awesome. I was most happy to discover that in the last few weeks they just opened a new teen space called Studio 270. Here is the link to the teen webpage:   http://www.gailborden.info/m/content/view/491/641/ The studio [...]

Recently, one of my third graders asked why the library has computers. When I turned the question around, she explained they were here to look up information. While I was relieved she came up with a reason, it reminded me of the need for libraries to be seen as more than just a place for books. [...]