Dave Lankes Blog

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Dave Lankes Blog

• The point of the participatory library is to get
  involved. . . . Simply pointing to the work of a
  members peers is only one small way of doing
  that. Connecting them to ongoing conversations
  and communities of like members is a much
  stronger way. These communities need
  infrastructure to thrive. That might mean a place
  to meet (online as well as in person), or a
  collection of stuff, or simply recognition.
• http//quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/blog/?p595

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New Setting

• Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
• 2008-
• Graduate Advanced Programs
• and Allied Health Services Librarian

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China Map
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Eberly Library
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LIBRARIANSHIP COMPARISON

• SETTING 2
• WAYNESBURG UNIV.
• Main Campus Undergraduates
• Multi-Site Graduate Programs.
• Heavily Invested in DBs
• ERIC-Medline-PsycInfo-CINAHL
• More E-book Acquisitions
• Interlibrary Loan borrower!
• No Reference Desk!
• Circ Students by default

• SETTING 1
• COLUMBIA SEMINARY
• One Site/One Campus
• Some Distance Learning
• Exclusively Graduate Level
• Text Driven (The Book)
• Database focus mainly on ATLA
• Interlibrary Loan lender!
• Central Reference Desk
• Professionally Staffed

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LIBRARIANSHIP ISSUES

• Sedentary vs. Peripatetic
• At Your Service vs. Business Model
• Please Interrupt me! vs. May I Interrupt You?
• Just-in-case vs. Pre-emptive
• Paid-to-Wait vs. Tip-Hustling Waiters

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Plato vs. Aristotle
Sedentary vs. Peripatetic Information
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Reference is dead! Long live Reference! Huh?By
Donna Bachowski May 15, 2007
Plato at work?
Aristotle at work?
Orange Slices Blog blog.ocls.info/DRI/2007/05/ref
erence_is_dead_long_live_re_1.html
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• What Do Millennial Generation Patrons Want?
• What Do Millennial Generation Patrons Expect?
• What Do Millennial Generation Patrons Need?
• What Can Millennial Generation Patrons Use?

to receive information quickly prefer
graphics--then, perhaps, text
little tolerance for delay, expect web pages to
load immediately
to construct their knowledge from
experiencesnot truth
teacher as guide interact with peers
comfortable with uncertainty
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Social Networking Web 2.0 Mashups

• Ask-A-Librarian
• IM, Chat, Meebo, Virtual 24/7 Reference
• Blogs RSS
• Facebook MySpace
• Second Life
• SMS Twitter

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EBSCOhost EMAIL MEEBO
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Library Blogs

• Offer your patrons the latest library news, book
  suggestions and more in a popular, easy-to-use
  format. Turn on the optional comments feature to
  allow your users to engage in conversations about
  books, library services, and more!
• Blogs can be integrated into your website's look
  and feel
• Update your blog using a simple web formno
  coding required
• WYSIWYG editing makes creating attractive posts
  as easy as typing
• "Save as Draft" feature allows you to save your
  work in draft status and complete it later
• Engage your patrons by enabling the optional
  comment feature
• Postings are automatically archived and
  searchable
• Include photos or graphics with your posts
• Allow multiple staff members to post blog
  entries
• Includes an RSS feed of all postings
• No limit to the number of blogs you can create

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Risks Tensions

• LOSS OF PERSONAL LIBRARIAN INTERACTION
• MISSED OPPORTUNITIES OF Reference Interview
• WEB 2.0 DISTANCE LEARNING CURVE
• LIBRARIAN 3.0 TRAINING REQUIRED
• INTERACTIVITY MONITORING 24/7
• MARKETING DISCOMFORT BY SHY LIBRARIANS

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