http://librain.edublogs.org My thoughts on school librarianship, Web2.0 and the future Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:41:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There have been some great presentations so far, giving lots of food for thought - much of it very profound indeed. So, today was my turn! I presented on "Creating a 21st Century Library in an 1828 Building". There are no complex ideas here, just a practical case-study of how ... http://librain.edublogs.org/2009/10/29/designing-the-future-ysl3/ Again, it is some time since I posted here. I must admit that I have found the last few weeks very difficult professionally - not in my own job, but in the wider profession of school librarianship. Anyone passing by this blog, wondering about my reaction to recent announcements, will ... http://librain.edublogs.org/2009/10/23/library-routes-why-i-became-a-librarian/ Well, folks, I have been neglecting this blog over the Summer - sorry! Anyone who knows me will understand that I have been really busy organising the refurbishment of my school library. Is that a valid excuse? Well, I think so! Anyway, it is progressing very well and we hope to ... http://librain.edublogs.org/2009/09/21/your-school-library-course-3/ In between taking part in the latest Your School Library Course, cataloguing loads of new stock, tweeting, going to a conference and planning the new library, I have also been trying out three Web2.0 tools! Ages ago, I uploaded our catalogue to LibraryThing and put two widgets on the Library ... http://librain.edublogs.org/2009/06/24/using-web20-to-display-books-from-library/ I am really looking forward to the next Your School Library Course, which starts on June 13th. The focus this time is on Web2.0 and Information Literacy. This list of presenters looks fabulous and I can't wait to get started. Your School Library on Netvibes Presenters Information Literacy – The Most Basic of ... http://librain.edublogs.org/2009/06/07/your-school-library-course-part-ii/ Almost a year ago I wrote a post about how I was trying to pull together all of the web services that I was developing in my previous school. I had created a library website, a wiki, a blog and was developing sections of the school's VLE to support teaching ... http://librain.edublogs.org/2009/05/27/branding-our-services/ As we have recently had a lot of new members over on the Ning, I just want to write something more about it. First of all, it has not been made as a result of recent controversies over on SLN, but was created by Yin Doran (a.k.a. Elfin) after the ... http://librain.edublogs.org/2009/05/12/developing-the-school-librarians-ning/ That was the last time I will ever stick my neck out on behalf of my profession. It wasn't worth it. All that happened was total misunderstanding and a lot of nasty flack in my direction. So I doubt that anything will some of it, except for me personally and professionally. So, ... http://librain.edublogs.org/2009/05/12/resolution/ This is a message that I sent to SLN on Friday - it actually arrived on the list on Saturday evening as it had to go through moderation. This is because I left the list and re-joined a few days later. Dear Colleagues, This is most probably the very last time that ... http://librain.edublogs.org/2009/05/08/open-letter-to-sln-members/ This time I am looking at the Web2.0 tools that I use for collaboration. To focus myself, I am going to concentrate on those I use to connect with colleagues, rather than how I use Web2.0 with students. Those of you who know my work situation will be aware that ... http://librain.edublogs.org/2009/04/30/working-with-web20-tools-part-2/