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Where are we going with social software?

December 16th, 2009 · View Comments

On my drive from Ojai to Fresno last night I listened to the recent Library 2.0 Gang episode on Social Software in Libraries. A great conversation well worth the 45-minutes.
Further, this week I’ve been setting up a WordPressMU and BuddyPress installation at classes | kenleyneufeld to be used for online instruction and my new course [...]

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Tags: Library · OBP · Technology · teaching

Being a Library Director: What’s it all about?

November 25th, 2009 · View Comments

My philosophy is the more you are outside the library, the better it is for the library.
Being a library director isn’t always what it may seem to others. For me it has been one of the most rewarding positions, but it moves way beyond work in the library. If you have any interest in this [...]

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Tags: Library · OBP

Librarians Can Be So Strange

October 28th, 2009 · View Comments

via youtube.com
After you watch the video, head over to the Library 101 site and read the essays and other ideas.
Strange but GREAT and CREATIVE.

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Building a Social Library

September 21st, 2009 · View Comments

Today I had the privilege to speak with 40 high school and community college librarians about building a social library. The event took place at the Powell Library at UCLA at the invitation of Esther Grassian.
Though I created a Keynote Presentation (below) and demonstrated how one could use drop.io with groups, the majority of the [...]

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Tags: Library · Technology · teaching

Are you an edupunk librarian?

August 9th, 2009 · View Comments

It’s risky business…talking about limited money/funding when you still have some money/funding. Some might suggest, based on this exploration, that if you can do without the money then we’ll take away what you have already. This discussion is more of an exploration in planning. Planning is important for leaders to consider, especially with the potential [...]

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Video of Reference Desk Toolkit

April 20th, 2009 · View Comments

Recorded with my Flip MinoHD camera, but only captured first 23-minutes because I had recorded the first presenter.

Reference Desk Toolkit from Kenley Neufeld on Vimeo.

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Reference Desk Toolkit

April 16th, 2009 · View Comments

I’ve been invited to a presentation on reference desk tools at Mt. San Antonio College on Friday, April 17. The moderated panel presentation is sponsored by CARLDIG-South and I will be sharing the stage with Michelle Jacobs of UCLA and Amy Wallace of CSU Channel Islands.
If I remember to video or audio my talk, it [...]

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Top 10 iPhone Apps for Librarians

February 11th, 2009 · View Comments

I started writing this post on my iPhone, using the WordPress app; all the pictures were taken and uploaded from my iPhone. Since I’ve been using the iPhone (had a 1st generation and now 3G), I have been thrilled with the development of applications and it is easy to just start downloading anything and everything [...]

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Tags: Library · Technology

Twitter Dominated ALA Midwinter

January 27th, 2009 · View Comments

The predominant player at ALA Midwinter Meeting, at least from my personal angle, was Twitter. Though I have been using Twitter for two years, I continue to find more useful applications for this free tool. It does seem that Twitter is reaching a more critical mass, based on the meeting tag (#alamw09) activity, and so [...]

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Tags: Environment · Library · Ojai · Technology

Is it cold in Denver? ALA Starts Friday.

January 22nd, 2009 · View Comments

Heading out to Denver first thing in the morning. The flight leaves from LAX at 6:00am and poor Leslie will have to drive me since I stopped riding. The weather may include snow, with temperatures in the 20s and 30s, so I’ll pack my jacket, gloves, and my touk. This is my 15th year as [...]

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