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Amanda Barden posted an update in the tribe
Connection Cafe' 1 day, 3 hours agoWhat is everyone reading? I just finished The Handmaid’s Tale last night.
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Megan Price posted an update in the tribe
Connection Cafe' 1 day, 9 hours agoFound this (in a budget document of all things) and wanted to share, because it shows how important it is for values to permeate all facets of an organization:
“The human rights and dignity of every woman and man must be our starting point and the measure of our success. These times are calling for a new humanism that marries human development w…[Read more]
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Whoops: And it makes me exceedingly happy to read it.
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@megan It makes me very very happy too! thanks for sharing this.
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Dana posted an update in the tribe
Connection Cafe' 3 days, 2 hours agoThis is my cat, Harley, currently “helping” me with my INFO 287 homework. He is serving as a paperweight for my notebook –
which I need to take notes.
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laurette posted an update in the tribe
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laurette posted an update in the tribe
Hyperlinked Newsroom 3 days, 5 hours agoAs may be already known, anyone in the state of California can get a library card in any library in the state, usually in-person.
The SFPL has on their elibrary link a choice called emagazines and enews. Periodical Finder is a choice within this category. Librarians may be particularly interested in these titles: Foreword Reviews, Quill and…[Read more]-
Thanks @laurette this is really interesting, I did not know about the Periodical Finder, I have only used Zinio.
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Ashton Vagnone posted an update in the tribe
Connection Cafe' 3 days, 7 hours agoSaw this on Reddit today, but a new Netflix-like Indie game service just launched: http://www.playonjump.com
Pretty excited.
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@ashtonv That is a cool service! I had no idea.
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Shana L posted an update in the tribe
Hyperlinked Newsroom 3 days, 22 hours agoThis is awesome! Google searches for books will now show you which public libraries near you have the title available on e-book!
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I have cards at LAPL, SFPL, and my home library in Sacramento. This makes it a lot easier to search all of them rather than having to look at each individual website!
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Thank you for the link. Everywhere I travel I try to sign up with a library.
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The great and powerful Google. I had never really explored Google books so this was informative and it was fun playing around with the “find a library” feature and other tools. I didn’t even know there was a Google Books index! Thanks for sharing. Your link inspired me to learn something new about web tools. The knowledge sharing community…[Read more]
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laurette posted an update in the tribe
Course Site Help 3 days, 22 hours agoHi, I posted a web link twice in two different posts. It shows as present when I check it, but then disappears in
subsequent views of the post. I’d like very much for this link to be live, and am mystified. Other web links I’ve posted are consistently showing.-
@laurette Can you share URLs for where you posted the link? I can investigate.
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Michael Stephens posted an update in the tribe
Connection Cafe' 4 days, 2 hours agoThis is a more personal type thing, but it really resonated with me. http://awarenessact.com/13-traits-of-people-with-true-integrity/ I think I would call these soft skills or even mindset?
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That reminds me of the book that I read for the context report. In Quiet, by Susan Cain, she writes that the US left the culture of character for the culture of personality. The culture of character valued integrity and all of the character traits listed in that link while the culture of personality values charisma and being social. Ever since…[Read more]
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@michael Great share! Raising two teenagers I must say this whole list goes out the window during the ages of 15-19… but integrity has always been my #1 value within my families values. I can’t wait until their integrity comes back… 😉 ~C
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The “They give most people the benefit of the doubt” is really emphasized during customer service training in our library system. When working the circ desk, it’s not unusual to have patrons come up contesting fines or lost book notices. Our gut reaction might be to be distrusting, but we’re encouraged to set those initial judgments aside until…[Read more]
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This is a wonderful list. I especially appreciate the “doesn’t argue over disagreements.” This list describes what I would consider a very empathetic person.
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I think I will add this to the Reflective Practice module. Thanks for the feedback everyone!
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laurette posted an update in the tribe
Hyperlinked Newsroom 4 days, 16 hours agoI was inspired by the article Collection Bashing and Trashing to google Collection Development; I found a mega-site on the issue from OCLC, with dozens of articles. https://www.oclc.org/en/sustainable-collections/bibliography.html
I read through some of them and of those my favorite explains that it is expensive to keep paper books available on…[Read more]-
@laurette That’s super interesting to me! Thanks for the link.
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laurette posted an update in the tribe
Connection Cafe' 4 days, 20 hours agoThere’s a survey quiz link attached at the bottom of my Context Book report. The quiz has questions about library statistics. I’m hoping people will take 3 minutes to complete the questions.
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Shana L posted an update in the tribe
Ask A Question! 4 days, 21 hours agoQuestion about commenting within the site! How do we delete a comment within a thread? For example, in the comments within the post to share our book reviews, I deleted my comment in my profile activity stream (because I forgot the descriptive text!) , but it still shows up in the comments.
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@slaurienzo I don’t think you can delete a comment on the course blog. I can certainly do that for you if you would like.
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Thanks @michael but I think it is ok for now. Please excuse the missing descriptor with my comment for the book review! 🙂
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@slaurienzo No worries at all!
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laurette posted an update in the tribe
Hyperlinked Newsroom 4 days, 23 hours agoThis is an example of a hyperlinked library from the New York City Library:
http://www.mta.info/news/2017/06/08/metropolitan-transportation-authority-transit-wireless-new-york-public-library-
@laurette That’s a super cool model. Thanks for sharing. I just saw am article about circulating hot spots too. I will find it and post.
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Michael Stephens posted an update in the tribe
Hyperlinked Newsroom 5 days, 5 hours agoThis is interesting: https://www.libgig.com/technologies-librarians-need-know/ I need to think a bit more about it – I think skills and mindset are even more valuable.
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Dana posted an update in the tribe
Hyperlinked Newsroom 5 days, 9 hours agoCame across this article today http://www.techsoupforlibraries.org/blog/my-opinion-libraries-need-to-be-zones-of-the-possible?utm_content=60488205&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter I follow Phil Shapiro on Twitter and he always has words of wisdom about the intersection of librarians and technology. I loved this paragraph especially and it…[Read more]
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I bookmarked the blog. It’s great. Thank you!
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@dvlema Phil Shapiro is super cool. I follow him on Twitter. This post is amazing!
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Dana posted an update in the tribe
Connection Cafe' 6 days, 3 hours agoIs anyone else a “This is Us” fan? My sister got me hooked on it and I’m so glad she kept encouraging me to watch it. I was so happy to see Sterling K. Brown won an Emmy last night. His acting is heart wrenching. Chrissy Metz is incredible too. I can’t wait for the Season 2 premier!
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@dvlema I can’t wait! I got hooked too last spring. I will own it: I wept every episode. Like Parenthood before it, I usually went to watch with the two dogs and a box of tissue!
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@dvlema Yes, I am also a fan! I didn’t watch the Emmys, but I can’t wait for season 2 🙂
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Ok, this is going to need to be my catch up show this winter. 🙂 I LOVED Parenthood, so I need to make time for this!
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You won’t regret it, Swetta. Like Michael suggests, stock up on tissues!
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@dvlema I haven’t been able to get past episode 4 because I feel like an emotional train wreck each time, but happy to hear Sterling won an Emmy! ~C
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@dvlema Love This is Us! I can’t wait for season 2. It’s amazing how emotionally involved you become with the characters. I have to remind myself, it’s just a TV show. 🙂
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Brianna A. posted an update in the tribe
Hyperlinked Newsroom 6 days, 8 hours agoThis was in my email this morning and looks amazing. Plus it’s totally free!
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Ooo free is nice 🙂 and it looks interesting!
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Such an important topic. I met Marnie Webb at Next library. Her workshop was great!
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I signed up! Thanks for the heads up.
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I signed up too! I’m really interested to see how the presenters incorporate tech in all of the different library spaces.
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Shana L posted an update in the tribe
Ask A Question! 6 days, 11 hours agoDid anyone else turn in their book assignment through Canvas yesterday and find today that the assignment is marked past due? Trying to see if this was an issue on my end or with Canvas.
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@slaurienzo Odd! If others had similar we should contact IT support through the web form.
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Mine does not say past due. It just says that it hasn’t been graded yet. Does your assignment show a submission date that is before the due date?
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@slaurienzo I submitted mine a few days ago, and it shows a blue circle next to the words ‘Context Book.’ It also shows the grade I received.
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It must have just been a goof on my part! Thanks for responding! 🙂
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I am going to be teaching that novel in a few weeks! Anything stand out as super important? I read it years ago and will need to do a refresher.
My library has a subscription to cliffsnotes.com. After I read each section in the book, I read the discussion sections on there. That was helpful for me since I didn’t have a someone to discuss it with as I was reading. They had tons of good discussion questions, etc. Things that stood out to me were how quickly a society can change and I thought…[Read more]
I am re-reading Game of Thrones and a mystery titled The Dante Club.
@aebarden Reading a collection of essays by Twin Peaks scholar John Thorne entitled “Wrapped in Plastic: Pathways to Twin Peaks.”
@dvlema I read Game of Thrones for the first time this summer. I loved it. I’m taking a little break before diving into Book 2. Have you read the whole series?
@michael I love the interest in Twin Peaks. That is on my to-watch list!
@aebarden @dvlema I read the first three GoT books. I ran out of steam but I did enjoy the deeper glimpses into the world of Westeros.
@aebarden How interesting! Is this book the inspiration for the series? How did you enjoy reading it?
Yes, The Handmaid’s Tale is the inspiration for the recent TV show. The book was great. I haven’t seen the show yet, but am looking forward to it. It just won an Emmy, right?