Library 2.0

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Events

International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL 2013) New Delhi, India

November 27, 2013 to November 29, 2013 – IHC, New Delhi

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Volunteers - Library 2.0…

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Conference Partner Organ…

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Advisory and Outreach Bo…

30 members

The New Librarian Experi…

170 members
Library Leadership

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School Libraries

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Creative Librarians

230 members

Open Source Software

190 members
Training 2.0

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Videos

Most prevalent spellings of US English sounds

Added by Tom Zurinskas

Pustakawan Berprestasi Terbnaik 2012.flv

Added by Nazaruddin Musa

The Game of Books: A Game of Discovery for Libraries and Readers

Added by Sidian M.S Jones

Library 2.013 Conference

The Library 2.013 Worldwide Virtual Conferencewill be held October 18 - 19 (Friday and Saturday). The conference is online, in multiple time zones over the course of two days, and free to attend! The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at San José State University is the founding conference sponsor.

Register as a member of this Library 2.0 network to be kept informed! See the conference information and welcome HERE and the menu links at the top and right side of this network.

Forum

Effective Use of the Twitterverse for Professional Development

Tags: professional development, social media, twitter

Started by Alexandra Janvey in Library 2.013 Conference Submissions & Waitlist 18 hours ago.

Developing Soft Skills for Virtual Reference Interactions: An Exploration of Best Practice

Tags: Distance, Embedded, Online, Academic, Interview

Started by Stacey von Winckelmann in Library 2.013 Conference Submissions & Waitlist 21 hours ago.

Connecting Space and Learning: Exploring the SFPL Digital Media Lab and Developing Bay Area Hive

Tags: 2.013LC

Started by Mary Ann in Library 2.013 Conference Submissions & Waitlist 21 hours ago.

Authority Control and Linked Data for Digital Library Metadata

Tags: 2.013Digital

Started by Jeremy Myntti in Library 2.013 Conference Submissions & Waitlist yesterday.

Project:Connect -- Summer Youth Programming for Libraries (Apply Now: Deadline is June 10, 2013

Started by Sheryl Grant in Introductions on Wednesday.

There's an App for That! Or Is There? : Examining Mobile Apps for Library Functions

Your Name and Title: Emily Krug, Emerging Technologies and Cataloging LibrarianLibrary, School, or Organization Name: Somerset Community College Learning CommonsCo-Presenter Name(s): Area of the World from Which You Will Present: Kentucky, United…Continue

Tags: smart phones, tablets, mobile, apps, 2.013Emerging

Started by Emily Krug in Library 2.013 Conference Submissions & Waitlist on Monday.

Blog Posts

Librarian cosplay: Civilian hire in Starfleet sciences

Posted by Cynthia Parkhill on May 20, 2013 at 3:30pm

‘Diversity in Youth Literature,’ released by ALA

Posted by Cynthia Parkhill on May 20, 2013 at 1:24pm

new library website

Posted by Gurwinder Singh on May 20, 2013 at 1:06am

EIFL wins WSIS 2013 Project Prize for contribution to community ICT capacity building

Posted by Jean Fairbairn on May 17, 2013 at 2:09am

Powerful impact of public libraries

Posted by Jean Fairbairn on May 17, 2013 at 2:04am

Latest Activity

Dana Haff and Stacey von Winckelmann are now friends

17 hours ago

Alexandra Janvey posted a discussion

Effective Use of the Twitterverse for Professional Development

Your Name and Title: Alexandra JanveyLibrary, School, or Organization Name: Digital Initiatives & Art Image Library, Long Island UniversityCo-Presenter Name(s): Monika Talaroc, Archivist at the Honolulu Museum of ArtArea of the World from Which You Will Present: New York, USA & Honolulu, HawaiiLanguage in Which You Will Present: EnglishTarget Audience(s):Any library school students, librarians, and archivists interested in learning how to use twitterShort Session Description (one…See More

18 hours ago

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Monika Talaroc, Mary Ann and Jeremy Myntti joined Steve Hargadon's group

Presenters - Library 2.013

Welcome!This is the discussion and email group for conference presenters. You must join this group as part of submitting a proposal, as important communication with presenters will be sent to this group's members.See More

20 hours ago

Stacey von Winckelmann posted a discussion

Developing Soft Skills for Virtual Reference Interactions: An Exploration of Best Practice

Your Name and Title: Stacey von Winckelmann, Digital Services LibrarianLibrary, School, or Organization Name: Ashford UniversityCo-Presenter Name(s): Dana Haff, Digital Services Librarian & Cynthia Lewis, Digital Services LibrarianArea of the World from Which You Will Present: San Diego, California, USALanguage in Which You Will Present: EnglishTarget Audience(s): Academic Librarians, Reference Librarians, Distance Learning LibrariansShort Session Description (one line): This presentation…See More

21 hours ago

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Mary Ann posted a discussion

Connecting Space and Learning: Exploring the SFPL Digital Media Lab and Developing Bay Area Hive

Your Name and Title:Mary Ann Harlan, Lecturer Library, School, or Organization Name:San Jose State University; School of Library and Information ScienceCo-Presenter Name(s):Jon Worona (San Francisco Public Library)Jennifer Collins (San Francisco Public Library)Matt Ganacheau (California Academy of the Sciences)Ingrid Dahl (Bay Area Video Coalition)Youth of the SFPL Advisory BoardArea of the World from Which You Will Present: Pacific Northwest (San Francisco, primarily)Language in Which You Will…See More

21 hours ago

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Jeremy Myntti posted a discussion

Authority Control and Linked Data for Digital Library Metadata

Your Name and Title: Jeremy Myntti, Head of Cataloging and Metadata Services Library, School, or Organization Name: University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library Co-Presenter Name(s): Nate Cothran, Backstage Library Works Area of the World from Which You Will Present: Utah, USA Language in Which You Will Present: English Target Audience(s): Metadata Librarians, Library IT Staff Short Session Description (one line): This presentation will cover a method being tested for automated authority…See More

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Adegbile Samuel Abiodun joined Steve Hargadon's group

Volunteers - Library 2.013

Discussion and email group for volunteer moderators for the Library 2.0 conference. Please sign up here and you will be emailed when the calendar for volunteer scheduling is online.Debbie Faires is our Volunteer Chair and Coordinator--hurrah for Debbie! Please use the badge below to take some credit for your participation--right-click on the image to…See More

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Adegbile Samuel Abiodun, Darlene Neumann, Christina Dorman and 5 more joined Library 2.0

yesterday

Sheryl Grant posted a discussion

Project:Connect -- Summer Youth Programming for Libraries (Apply Now: Deadline is June 10, 2013

HASTAC/MacArthur Foundation Digital Media and Learning Competition 5Project:Connect-Summer Youth Programming CompetitionThe fifth Digital Media and Learning Competition--the Project:Connect-Summer Youth Programming Competition-- is now accepting applications. The Project:Connect-Summer Youth Programming Competition calls for summer event and programming proposals to excite and enable youth to engage the web in civil, collaborative, productive, safe, and confidence-building ways. The…See More

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