Nice to be able to attend a conference from the comfort of your own office. While the first day of this particular conference wasn't very applicable to academic library work, it was interesting to learn about things I had not yet encountered - like MakerSpaces (places where groups of people get together, rent an old warehouse and create collaborative workspace centered around something like a laser cutter or a 3D printer - have you seen these yet??? Pretty amazing that a computer can create an object out of plastic or ceramics from a digital set of instructions!). Also saw the concept and design of a brand new library in Aarhaus, Denmark to be built in a harbor area where old and abandoned warehouses had existed. Stellar design that plans to embed all kinds of services on beyond books.
I caught up on the latest research from Pew Internet about how people interact with information and I have to say it is delightful to hear that librarians are being encouraged to think out of the box in ways I have been saying for years. Today's presentations are a bit more practical - but I am still being exposed to resources that are new to me - like Pinterest and libraries moving into internet publication business of social and local writers for income generation.
Also heard about the book behind the beautiful forevers" - a journalist lived among the poorest section of the city of Mumbai to write about how they got into their situation and how they are blocked from making any progress both by the upper levels and also by their peers. Very interesting read. By Katherine Boo. Check it out! And now, back to the conference to learn about better customer service ventures and making YouTube info literacy videos.
I caught up on the latest research from Pew Internet about how people interact with information and I have to say it is delightful to hear that librarians are being encouraged to think out of the box in ways I have been saying for years. Today's presentations are a bit more practical - but I am still being exposed to resources that are new to me - like Pinterest and libraries moving into internet publication business of social and local writers for income generation.
Also heard about the book behind the beautiful forevers" - a journalist lived among the poorest section of the city of Mumbai to write about how they got into their situation and how they are blocked from making any progress both by the upper levels and also by their peers. Very interesting read. By Katherine Boo. Check it out! And now, back to the conference to learn about better customer service ventures and making YouTube info literacy videos.
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