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Anyone using podcasts in the library?

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About Me:: What would you like to know? Contact me at contradiction64@hotmail.com.

Interest in Library 2.0: I want to explore how to apply the concepts of Library 2.0 to government documents promotion and instruction. Government publications, from all levels of government, are under-utilized. By bringing these resources directly to patrons, using the various tools of Library 2.0, government documents librarians can introduce patrons to a wealth of information resources that they can use in their teaching and research activities, and in daily life.

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Free Government Information

James R. Jacobs, International Documents Librarian at Stanford University and one of the co-founders of Free Government Information (FGI), sent a message to the GOVDOC-L listserv earlier this week, asking for volunteers to serve as guest bloggers for FGI. I volunteered and should be receiving more instructions about this "post" soon. FGI is a site designed to "raise public awareness of the importance of government information and create a community with… Continue

Posted on April 5th, 2007 at 9:49am — No Comments (Add)

Preliminary job hunting

I'm currently scanning, and will continue to scan, the various library job websites for opportunities in the Salt Lake City area. I'll be moving there in early November, after I get married. My preference would be to work in an academic setting, but I'm open to other types of libraries, too.

Posted on March 23rd, 2007 at 12:14pm — No Comments (Add)

Home stretch to ACRL Conference...

I'm definitely looking forward to the ACRL Conference in Baltimore next week. Library 2.0 topics will be the focus, of course, which will provide me with plenty of inspiration for future projects. I especially hope to get ideas about how to put the spotlight on government documents at my library. I'll be doing a poster session entitled "Documents Directly to the People: Using Podcasts to Promote Government Documents Collections" from 9:30-10:30 on Saturday, 3/21. This will be a fabulous way t…

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Posted on March 23rd, 2007 at 12:03pm — No Comments (Add)