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Archive: Information Pros

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Library Day In The Life, Days 2 & 3

Back to work after three excellent days in southern California. That first day back after trips are always the hardest — especially after arriving home at midnight (in bed closer to 1:30) and having an 8:30 am meeting. The morning was a bit rough trying to figure out what I missed on the day off. [...]

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Old and New

I’m lucky. Growing up with a wide range of technology gives a perspective that the Millennials missed and the Boomers didn’t fully understand. I’ve seen the progression from a mostly analogue world to a very wired and digital world. This instilled an appreciation for the ease, the simplicity, the complexity, and speed at which information [...]

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Occupy Wall Street Library

Libraries Build Communities

Having just opened a membership-driven community tech library, I love to see how it pulls everyone together and centers the community. Not only is a library a place to read and gain information, it’s a place to gather and share information.

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/usr/lib Open For Business!

It’s official! /usr/lib officially opened to the public this evening. A number of people from the tech community turned out to support the space, and share some food and drinks. As anyone who ever has worked in a library knows, you may start out with a small area and collection, but it will always grow [...]

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Can the open source way help nurture passion in classrooms?

Passions

Hmm… using today’s NaBloPoMo prompt, and it’s about passions. What is your secret (or not-so-secret) passion? This is something that I’ve been thinking of a lot lately. At work, one of the core values is Be Passionate and Determined. Many people know what they’re passionate about. Me? Well, that’s a bit harder to pinpoint. I’m [...]

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