Today's post is all about obsolete technologies. Contrary to the what?s next people, I do not believe libraries are going anywhere. I do think libraries will continue to evolve as community space and that more of our products and services will be digitally based (especially if kindle continues to catch on), but considering most libraries are free, we fit perfectly into the economy of free!

Today's post is all about obsolete technologies. Contrary to the what?s next people, I do not believe libraries are going anywhere. I do think libraries will continue to evolve as community space and that more of our products and services will be digitally based (especially if kindle continues to catch on), but considering most libraries are free, we fit perfectly into the economy of free!

I dunno, do I need this? I kind of feel like we all need to stake our digital identities firmly NOW, because the 'net is only going to be a more crowded space.From twitter:What does it mean?

With this feature, you can easily see which accounts we know are 'real' and authentic. That means we've been in contact with the person or entity the account is representing and verified that it is approved.

I dunno, do I need this? I kind of feel like we all need to stake our digital identities firmly NOW, because the 'net is only going to be a more crowded space.From twitter:What does it mean?

With this feature, you can easily see which accounts we know are 'real' and authentic. That means we've been in contact with the person or entity the account is representing and verified that it is approved.

Well... for some of us, the traditional education system didn't work so well... regardless of our generation, especially those of us who are visual + creative learners. I am so thankful I was pulled into at least a few nontraditional classes... Better than standard lecture all of the time, for sure.Love Michael Wesch's videos...[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o&hl=en&fs=1&]

Well... for some of us, the traditional education system didn't work so well... regardless of our generation, especially those of us who are visual + creative learners. I am so thankful I was pulled into at least a few nontraditional classes... Better than standard lecture all of the time, for sure.Love Michael Wesch's videos...[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o&hl=en&fs=1&]

For those interested in Evergreen or opensource library projects....The Evergreen Documentation Interest Group needs your input to help prioritize its activities for the next few months. Please share the following survey link widely. We are casting a wide net -- we want input from as many roles as possible, from project coordinators to people working the front lines in libraries, and whether you are just thinking about Evergreen or running it since Day 1.Responses are due no later than 5 p.m. ET Thursday, August 20, 2009.

For those interested in Evergreen or opensource library projects....The Evergreen Documentation Interest Group needs your input to help prioritize its activities for the next few months. Please share the following survey link widely. We are casting a wide net -- we want input from as many roles as possible, from project coordinators to people working the front lines in libraries, and whether you are just thinking about Evergreen or running it since Day 1.Responses are due no later than 5 p.m. ET Thursday, August 20, 2009.

If you haven't heard/read (and you don't follow my tweets -- georgiawebgurl@twitter), Friendfeed has been bought by Facebook. Read about it here and here.On another note, I asked for an invite for Wowd. I am interested to see how this will differ from StumbleUpon.

If you haven't heard/read (and you don't follow my tweets -- georgiawebgurl@twitter), Friendfeed has been bought by Facebook. Read about it here and here.On another note, I asked for an invite for Wowd. I am interested to see how this will differ from StumbleUpon.