Posted on March 31st, 2009 by ruth
John Blyberg, Head of Technology and Digital Initiatives, Darien Library
Gretchen Hams-Caserotti, Head of Children’s Services, Darien Library
Sarah Ludwig, Head of Teen Services, Darien Library
Kate Sheehan, Head of Knowledge and Learning Services, Darien Library
See presentation slides here
A culture of innovation allows us the freedom to fail
The world around us is a legacy of failure
The space between [...]
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Posted on March 31st, 2009 by ruth
Helene Blowers, Director of Digital Strategy, Columbus Metropolitan Library
She blogs at librarybytes.com. See her presentation slides here.
Our focus is on knowing the realities of digital natives and keeping those realities in mind when planning library services.
“Joey” video on YouTube demonstrates the skills mastery of a child at only 18 months old.
Joey is a digital native [...]
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Posted on March 30th, 2009 by ruth
Lee Rainie, Director, Pew Internet & American Life Project
See the slides here.
He’s got a new book coming out: Connected Lives: New Social Network Operating Systems
Follow him on twitter: lrainie
What’s the value of twitter, anyway?
promotion
praise
self-correction: followers and fans can challenge and correct
Use those hashtags! (e.g., “#CIL2009“) to share, search, and gather tweets on a topic
The digital [...]
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