Joy Weese Moll, librarian consultant, Washington University Libraries presented a program on Reaching Out with Social Software. It was a fun and informative class for novices and experts alike.
You can stop reading here if you like because her entire presentation is available on a wiki at: http://mlasocialsoftwarepresentation.pbwiki.com
Joy’s definition of social software was [...]
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Vampires & Werewolves & Witches, Oh My!
October 5, 2007Kathy Leitle, associate deputy director, St. Louis Public Library and Amy Brown, assistant manager of the Buder Branch, St. Louis Public Library presented a program entitled Vampires & Werewolves & Witches, Oh My! The Wild World of Paranormal Romance Readers Advisory.
As most adult services librarians know, paranormal romances are hot! Slap a vampire in [...]
Library Databases and RSS
October 5, 2007All of the Computer and Information Technology presentations were really great, but this was my favorite! We learned so many practical applications for our library users and faculty members! We learned how to set up RSS feeds directly from EBSCO to our web pages or to an email address…what a valuable tool! One of the [...]
Highlight of the Day
October 4, 2007I think the highlight of my day was attending the Second Life session. Since becoming the web designer for Pius Library, I became interested in Web 2.0 tools and how they can be applied in the library. I can see the potential of Second Life as an educational and instructional tool. However, I think the [...]
A great start to the 2007 conference!
October 3, 2007The first day of a conference got off to a fabulous start with the keynote address by Nancy Pearl. Many others have already discussed her exceptional skill in pulling her audience into her speaking. The best words I can think of to describe her is master storyteller.
I attended the program What Makes a Book a [...]
