“These seven colorful shipping containers traveled the world before settling down in Batu, Indonesia as the Amin Library. Home to 6,000 books, it’s a story in and of itself” via Seven Shipping Containers Make Up This Colorful Library | Gizmodo.
A Selection of Fascinating E-book Innovations From the Past Year – Flavorwire
10 Stellar Presentations from Computers in Libraries 2013 – iLibrarian
10 Stellar Presentations from Computers in Libraries 2013 – iLibrarian
1.) Augmented Reality & Next-Gen Libraries
2.) Enabling Innovation
3.) UX & Accessibility Pecha Kucha
4.) Metrics That Work
5.) Becoming TechCentral
6.) LibGuides: Sustaining & Embedding Strategies
7.) Mobile Discovery & Search
8.) Top Tips From Top Searchers
9.) Mobilizing the User Experience: Mobile First and Responsive Design
10.) The Future of Libraries: Uncertainty & Imagination:Evolving Libraries Through Technology
Researcher’s Corner: Reference Competencies from the Academic Employers’ Perspective | Hiring Librarians
Quotable: “One of the best ways for aspiring reference librarians to succeed in the job market is to have a clear understanding of job expectations, to develop the necessary skills and proficiencies, and be able to demonstrate and discuss those abilities on their resume and in job interviews. In this column, I share the results of a survey of academic reference librarians indicating what skills and knowledge they believe is important in the field right now.”
Taking an Inquiry Stance on Participatory Culture, Learning, Literacy, and Libraries | The Unquiet Librarian
This New Library Of The Future Brings You Your Books Via Robot | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation
“In a digital age where many commentators tolled the death knell for the book-bound library, we’ve reported time and time again that the libraries of the future are the ones that react and adapt to new technology, not run from it.”
15 Web Design Trends for 2013…04.13.13 | The Proverbial Lone Wolf Librarian’s Weblog
15 Web Design Trends for 2013…04.13.13 | The Proverbial Lone Wolf Librarian’s Weblog
Original source slideshare presentation | David Lee King
- content first
- design simplicity
- UX centred design
- app style interfaces
- responsive design
- no skeuomorphism
- coding languages
- fixed header bars
- large photo backgrounds
- CSS transparency
- social media badges
- infinite scrolling
- homepage feature tours
- sliding panels
- parallax design
Banned Books 2013: ‘Captain Underpants’, ‘Fifty Shades’ Make List Of Most Challenged | Huffington Post Books
Banned Books 2013: ‘Captain Underpants’, ‘Fifty Shades’ Make List Of Most Challenged | Huffington Post Books
See article source: ALA’s State of America’s Libraries Report 2013, specifically, the Intellectual Freedom section from the report.
The OIF’s [ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom] Top Ten List of Frequently Challenged Books in 2012:
- Captain Underpants (series), by Dav Pilkey (offensive language, unsuited for age group)
- “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian,” by Sherman Alexie (offensive language, racism, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group)
- “Thirteen Reasons Why,” by Jay Asher (drugs/alcohol/smoking, sexually explicit, suicide, unsuited for age group)
- “Fifty Shades of Grey,” by E. L. James (offensive language, sexually explicit)
- “And Tango Makes Three,” by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell (homosexuality, unsuited for age group)
- “The Kite Runner,” by Khaled Hosseini (homosexuality, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit)
- “Looking for Alaska,” by John Green (offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group)
- Scary Stories (series), by Alvin Schwartz (unsuited for age group, violence)
- “The Glass Castle,” by Jeannette Walls (offensive language, sexually explicit)
- “Beloved,” by Toni Morrison (sexually explicit, religious viewpoint, violence)
The Most Important LinkedIn Page You’ve Never Seen | Wired Business | Wired.com
The Most Important LinkedIn Page You’ve Never Seen | Wired Business | Wired.com
Quotables:
“Tucked behind your professional, yet pretty, profile picture, the descriptions of all your past jobs, and that column of “People You May Know” is a section of LinkedIn that most people have never heard of, let alone seen. And yet it’s the real reason why you should actually care about sprucing up your LinkedIn profile and network.”
“If you care a whit about your career not only do you have to be on LinkedIn, you should have a detailed profile with your job history. It should look like your resume. Taking advantage of LinkedIn features like Skills can also make you more searchable to recruiters. And of course, build out your network with people you know.”
“Instead of sticking to the usual job board or paying an outside agency to find candidates, recruiters can use LinkedIn to find exactly who they want with the skills and experience they want.”
Virtual Library Launched in a Philadelphia Train Station – The Digital Reader
“Cities all over the word are discovering that virtual libraries need little physical space, making it possible to place them in locations that would otherwise not be able to hold more than a handful of books. Cities as diverse as Mexico City and Bucharest are putting virtual libraries in transit stations, and earlier this week Philadelphia followed suit.”
via Virtual Library Launched in a Philadelphia Train Station – The Digital Reader.
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