Just how do we find information in this day and age?

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 [...]

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thanks Stewart Brower…

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 [...]

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thanks Mary…

… 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.

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managing stress for comps…

…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

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more on open access and intellectual property…

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 [...]

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Countdown to comps…

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 [...]

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Core values for comps

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 [...]

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KM goes social

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.

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2.0

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.  [...]

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Important stuff…

Still studying! Do YOU know about these quintessential people and things?
Authors and Researchers:
Batelle, John: “The Search”, i.e. How Google is changing the way we search for info
Buckland, Michael: “information as a thing”; leading author in LIS field, including library services, information retrieval, cultural heritages, and the historical development of Information Management; concerned with metadata, electronic [...]

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