Posted in Education, Knowledge Management on March 27, 2008 | No Comments »
’tis the night before comps, and…
no…
no parody, just genuine thanks.
The past few days of blogging about comps prep have been fun, and I haven’t done it alone. The unseen, unrecognized backbone of this operation has been my study partner, Ken. For weeks, nay months, we have been examining possible questions, researching current events, scouring through [...]
Posted in 2.0, Everyday Life, satisficing on March 27, 2008 | No Comments »
In focusing on information users, I found two articles that suggest that the Internet is quickly becoming our preferred source of information. The Pew Internet & American Life Project released findings in December, 2007, and comScore, a global leader in measuring the digital world, released a report in January, 2008. Both substantiate Brenda Dervin’s 1976 [...]
Posted in 2.0, Education, Everyday Life on March 27, 2008 | No Comments »
More on Web. 2.0
OU-Tulsa is so very fortunate to have Stewart Brower, MLIS, AHIP, as the enthusiastic and charming leader (more than a director) of our library. He has graciously agreed to post his RSS (Web 2.0) slide presentation on his “Professional Notes” blog. This serves as a good review of Web 2.0 for [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on March 27, 2008 | No Comments »
… this just in from Mary: an excellent resource from the School of Information Resources and Library Sciences at The University of Arizona: The Information Professional’s Glossary. This might be a good final check of definitions we need to know.
Posted in Education, Knowledge Management on March 27, 2008 | No Comments »
…and, the topic for right now IS management. (This one’s for you Matthew.)
Countdown to comps is about 20 hours…
And this is from Dr. Patterson’s class… for any of you that need your memories refreshed…
Effective management involves:
Analytics
Business
Communication
Coordination
Direction
Human Resources
Leadership
Managing change
Organizing, i.e. policies and procedures
People
Planning
Political
Problem Solving
System
Posted in Open Access on March 26, 2008 | No Comments »
Comps reviews today tells us lest not we forget…
WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organization
DMCA: Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 combines two WIPO treaties
FAIR USE act entered into legislation in 2007 and seeks permission of libraries and institutions of education to circumvent technological barriers placed on the access of information. Makes the six temporary exemptions (nonprofit [...]
Posted in Open Access, folksonomies on March 25, 2008 | No Comments »
For those of you keeping up with the blog, the last several days may have bored you to tears. We’re still studying! I’m hoping that microcontent chunks of information are beneficial to you. Today, while studying open access, open source and open science, I found a wonderful article by Dr. John Willinsky, founder of the PKP and [...]
Posted in Education on March 24, 2008 | No Comments »
Although these are targeted at LIS professionals, KMers would be wise to adhere to these, as well. ALA Core Values:
Access: All information resources that are provided directly or indirectly by the library, regardless of technology, format, or methods of delivery, should be readily, equally, and equitably accessible to all library users.
Confidentiality: Library’s responsiblilty to keep [...]
Posted in 2.0, Knowledge Management on March 24, 2008 | No Comments »
If you’re wondering where KM sits in the face of social networking, check out David Gurteen’s slide presentation “KM Goes Social” on slideshare.
Posted in 2.0, Communication, Education, Everyday Life, International Conference on KM, tagging on March 24, 2008 | No Comments »
We’re studying web 2.0 today, as the countdown to comps continues. David Gurteen has cleverly explained the 2.0 phenomenon in a powerpoint and chart comparing “World 1.0 and 2.0″. Today an area of focus for comps studies is Web 2.0. Following is a summary of information offered by the ACRL. [...]
