A Wandering Eyre

I am very pleased that Jason Griffey, my conference husband and friend extraordinaire, is joining the TechSource Team. He is a super smart guy and is always amazing me with the things he knows and finds. I know he will have some very good things to tell us.

Welcome, Jason.

–Jane, loves to see her friends do amazing things

I have an interview with Christopher Harris over at the TechSource Blog today. We talk about his new project called Fish4Info.

The vision behind Fish4Info was a desire to create a positive library experience. I wanted to change the typical library catalog which is often used as a pass through to information into a destination where students would stay and interact. This means that the catalog had to become more social.

Chris, who writes Infomancy, is a friend who I think is doing some really fabulous stuff for school libraries. Hooray for school librarians!

–Jane, hooray for Friday

I wrote the first 2008 issue of Library Technology Reports on how technology has changed the way we do business, in libraries and outside of them. It includes case studies, tool reviews, and best practices for organizations, team leaders, and team members. Here is the blurb from the ALA TechSource site:

The way of work in the Information Age continues to be commuted by the Internet. The interconnected, collaborative functionality the World Wide Web provides, when implemented and utilized, can help individuals, as well as working groups, achieve greater flexibility and productivity, reports Michelle Boule, the author of the first issue of Library Technology Reports in 2008.

A social sciences librarian and technology trainer, Michelle Boule (Univ. of Houston) examines how technology—which in Boule’s report is defined as “any tool that can be used to communicate and collaborate over the Internet”—can and has impacted libraries in her issue “Changing the Way We Work.”

I am very excited about this report. Even in the business community, this information is non-existent or hard to find. I hope that people find it useful.

–Jane, loves the potential for technology to create a revolution

Until September 10th, I will be furiously working on finishing a writing project and getting ready to speak at Harris County Public Library. Except for Twitter updates, this space may be quiet. Just a warning that you can look elsewhere for your insights and snark for a couple weeks.

–Jane, gtd

IL Press Pass

Originally uploaded by Wandering Eyre.

All I need now is one of those silly hats with a little white card that says press. Now if I could only think of something clever to say.

According to The Chronicle of Higher Ed, the Chicago Manual of Style is movin’ on up and online. As a fan of MLA, I hope they follow the cluetrain soon. Scholars and librarians rejoice!

–Jane, still loves MLA the best