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2008 17 Sep

Yoga at the Library? Basketball at the Library?

I work at the Historical Society Public Archives and Research Library. We're looking for new ways to get motivated, get exercise and de-stress. We're trolling the free ads on Craig's List for a basketball net for our back parking lot and crossing our fingers for a yoga class to be organized sometime soon.

Anyone else have things like this? How do you get motivated?

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    2008 03 Oct

    Digitization in Idaho Libraries

    I was asked a lot of questions about digitization at ILA this year. Then I attended Karen Kearns' great presentation about the digitization process. She explained from the history to the future what digitization means, and what it will mean, and she did a great job!

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    2008 07 Oct

    SPLAT Couch - ILA 2008

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    2008 17 Dec

    Leadership & Webjunction!

    From the ALA Code of Ethics: We strive for excellence in the profession by maintaining and enhancing our own knowledge and skills, by encouraging the professional development of co-workers, and by fostering the aspirations of potential members of the profession.

    2009 03 Feb

    Stacks Stats

    Stacks Logo

    Can you say, "Stacks Stats" ten times fast?

    Stacks is the new name for the Idaho Digital Repository! Think of the stacks and stacks of information, all easily findable with a quick search. We harvest the digital content on all of the state's web sites and make them findable, too.

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    2009 20 Feb

    Stacks in the news!

    State Librarian Ann Joslin presented to the Senate Affairs Committee and was picked up by the Associated Press as breaking news! Stacks is breaking news! So cool... http://www.localnews8.com/Global/story.asp?S=9867713&nav=menu554_1_1

    We're collecting state documents, though, and not public records!

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    2009 25 Feb

    Zines in Idaho libraries?

    Does your library have a zine collection or host workshops on zines? Zine is short for magazines and the name's brevity also implies some content. Zines are shorter than magazines, and more personal.

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    2009 04 Mar

    Southwest Idaho Library Association - Blogger's Headquarters!

    This year as part of the evaluation for the Southwest regional conference, we're trying to see how many conversations and resource sharing erupt on the web.

    Bloggers and twitterers can add their information, and presenters can create links to their presentations on SlideShare or Scribd: http://swila2009bloggers.pbwiki.com/

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    2009 30 Apr

    Networked Learner: Rights? Responsibilities?

    Curious how to keep learning on the web? Wondering the right ways to act/react to others around you on the web?

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    2009 15 Jun

    Nampa Public Library's The Dewey Family Finds Fun at the Library

    I stopped by Nampa Public Library on Saturday, and I heard all about how many visitors they've been getting, how many more than usual (last week they had two days with over 1,800 people!) and saw this amazing zine! The zine is a little comic strip about the library and is interspersed with facts about things. I love it! It's awesome!

    2009 30 Jun

    Wolfram Alpha

    Dylan Baker at Ada Community Library shared this in our last SPLAT meeting, and I loved Wolfram Alpha as soon as I started playing with it. I loved these results. This is like the genius-educational version of a search engine.

    I was impressed to say the least.

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    2009 06 Aug

    Google Voice & Libraries

    If you sign up for Google Voice you can get an invitation to join - which means a bunch of cool beta features. You get a phone number, which you can use to see voice mail messages all nice and typed out for you. You get to text to individuals for free. You also get discounts on international calls.