Comments for Simon Chamberlain's library weblog

Comment on Library 2.0/Web 2.0 books by Brenda Chawner

Brenda Chawner — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:30:29 +0000

Simon, there’s another book you can add to your list, Using Interactive Technologies in Libraries, edited by Kathlene Hanson and H. Frank Cervone. It covers a narrower range of technologies (RSS, wikis, blogs, and podcasts), and each chapter describes at least one use of the technology in practice. I’ll be returning the VUW Library copy later today.

Comment on Library 2.0/Web 2.0 books by Simon Chamberlain

Simon Chamberlain — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:25:32 +0000

Thanks Susan, I’m downloading it now.

Comment on Catching up on reading, and reposting it here by Connie Crosby

Connie Crosby — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:25:12 +0000

Hi Simon:

Thanks for the mention. I’m glad you found my article on wikis of interest.

Cheers!
Connie

Comment on Library 2.0/Web 2.0 books by susan gibbons

susan gibbons — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:41:59 +0000

Simon:

We did in fact write a full-length book about our study of undergraduate using ethnographic and anthropological methodologies. It was published by ACRL in September and is called “Studying Students: The Undergraduate Research Project at the University of Rochester.” It is available in print for about $28, or you can download a free PDF version of it from the ACRL website at http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/downloadables/Foster-Gibbons_cmpd.pdf

Comment on My big news: moving to the UK by Simon Chamberlain

Simon Chamberlain — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:44:55 +0000

Hi Phil, that sounds great. I’ll definitely email you once we’re over there.

Hi Bridget: not on the way there – the plan is to do as much traveling as possible, based in London. I’d like to do a lot of traveling on the way back, maybe take 3 months or so getting home.

Comment on My big news: moving to the UK by Bridget

Bridget — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:15:15 +0000

Hey Simon, good luck with the move (back) to London! Doing any travelling on the way?

Comment on My big news: moving to the UK by Phil Bradley

Phil Bradley — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:05:42 +0000

Exciting news indeed. Feel free to drop me an email if you want to meet up at some point.

Comment on Thursday roundup: a varied collection by walt crawford

walt crawford — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:58:00 +0000

Thanks for the kind words. It’s always the essay that I almost don’t publish that gets the attention…something I should learn from, I suppose. I’d say I considered pulling that essay right up to the point that I was spinning out the HTML separates…

Comment on Facebook by Judi Kercher

Judi Kercher — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 04:43:36 +0000

Until Facebook does get rid of the annoying features I won’t be signing up again. It’s too user-unfriendly for me to bother with. The fact that you do have to sign up even to view a page must surely be offputting to many. If the idea is to increase communication and collaboration, particularly for libraries, then this is a huge obstacle. Why bother? I’m sure I’m not the only lazy browser who clicks away from a site if registration is needed to view anything.

Comment on MeeboMe, Yahoo! Answers, and much more by Judi Kercher

Judi Kercher — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 04:38:58 +0000

I was interested to see the link to the student protest about poor library opening hours. I wonder if the poor hours were due to budget cuts and an attempt to save money. Certainly this has been the case in New Zealand. But the upshot often is that the cuts have to be made elsewhere which will affect services to students in a less visible manner. The powers that be still don’t seem to realise the importance of the library to academic life, preferring, instead to pour money into new buildings which are viewed as more important investments.