Adventures of an InfoMage in TrainingLibrary news from the Pacific Northwest and tidbits about adventures in grad school.Fun Night at Answerland- October 31, 2003 It was a most excellent night on Answerland.org. Earlier today on NEXGENLIB-L there had been a brief discussion on reader's advisory so of course, I got to practice that skill tonight ;-) Additionally, I was doubled-teamed by a motherdaughter team who started off looking for a particular book (no title and no author, of course) -- something along the lines of an "old dark woman who turns children into either objects or food." I didn't have a clue and I said as much. I kind of tried to explain...http://radio.weblogs.com/0126361/2003/10/30.html#a154 The Myth of Generation N- October 29, 2003 http:www.technologyreview.comarticleswo_garfinkel080803.aspp=0 "Commentary Columnist Simson Garfinkel challenges what he calls the myth of "universal computer competence among young people." While Generation "Net" is more tech-savvy than its predecessors, millions of kids are still not "wired." According to Garfinkel, these kids risk falling behind much faster than their elders. He cites research from the Pew Foundation, which found that 26 percent of young adults do not have Internet access....http://radio.weblogs.com/0126361/2003/10/28.html#a153 Two Reports on the Digital Divide- October 29, 2003 CPB Report Shows Surge in Internet Use Among Underserved Children http:www.cpb.orgprogramspr.phpprn=314 "According to the study, parents play an important role in their childrens use of the Internet, with a majority of parents of children ages 2 to 17 and children ages 6 to 17 agreeing that parents have knowledge of and influence over childrens online activities. To a striking extent (86 percent), parents perception of their role is as a guide to good Internet content rather than as a watchdog.http://radio.weblogs.com/0126361/2003/10/28.html#a152 ASIST Student Chapter of the Year Awarded to the University of Washington- October 28, 2003 "This is a well deserved award and all ASIST student members, past & present, and the iSchool Community at large should feel very proud for this achievement. The ASIST Student Chapter (http:students.washington.eduasis) has been very active and over the years, as our programs have increased, it has expanded its membership and now includes in its ranks Informatics, MLIS, MSIM, and PhD student members. The Student Chapter has a long tradition of organzing professional networking &...http://radio.weblogs.com/0126361/2003/10/28.html#a151 E-Government for All- October 27, 2003 Announcing E-Government for All A Virtual Conference on E-Government and the Digital Divide November 3-14, 2003 Issues to be covered at the conference: E-government best practices Access to government information, services and decisionmaking Latest research from leading experts Citizen's panel: underserved community experiences with e-government Government website accessibility E-government and importance of 21st century skills International perspectives of e-government And more!http://radio.weblogs.com/0126361/2003/10/27.html#a150 T-Shirts No Cool Librarian Can Do Without! :-)- October 27, 2003 You must check out these great new t-shirts! I, of course, am leaning towards this one!http://radio.weblogs.com/0126361/2003/10/27.html#a149 Alive Again- October 27, 2003 Well, after having been sick for the past few days, I'm alive again. I seem to have caught some kind of 24-hour bug, having spent Saturday fighting a 101.4 fever. My LIS 550 class is wrapping up: we turned in our group paper last night (a policy document implementing CIPA for a large metropolitan public library) and will spend the last two weeks in small, online discussion groups discussing Manuel Castells' The Internet Galaxy: Reflections of the Internet, Business, and Society. I still have...http://radio.weblogs.com/0126361/2003/10/27.html#a148 UT's JobWeb Site Now Open to the Public- October 20, 2003 The Career Services Office of the School of Information at the University of Texas at Austin is proud to announce the opening of the = online Professional JobWeb to the public. The JobWeb is an online listing of jobs specifically geared toward students and professionals in the fields of Library and Information Science, updated daily. To view the listings visit: http:sentra.ischool.utexas.edujobweb To post a position, free of charge, email careersischool.utexas.edu with the complete...http://radio.weblogs.com/0126361/2003/10/20.html#a147 iTunes for Windows- October 18, 2003 Taking a quick break from writing papers to pop into the Apple iTunes for Windows users forum and talk about a clash of cultures! What's fascinating from an information management point of view is the conflict in approaches to how Windows users have become accustomed to managing their music files versus how Apple users have. It will be interesting to see how many converts Apple makes to their way of thinking :) Personally, I have become more and more willing to let something else take care of...http://radio.weblogs.com/0126361/2003/10/18.html#a146 High Praises for Reference Librarians- October 18, 2003 Geniuses at Your Fingertips. Ron Force writes "They're geniuses, and they're at your fingertipsLong-forgotten public library reference desk stocked with answers, Doug Clark says.This is the Information Age, when fact-seekers surf the cyberwaves via powerful search engines like Google, Alta Vista or the ever-popular Yahoo. Not this yahoo.When Doug needs data, he puts down the computer mouse. He picks up the telephone and dials up Dennis, Jean or Louise.Google's cool, sure. But my search engines.http://radio.weblogs.com/0126361/2003/10/18.html#a145 |