I won’t spend much time commenting on how I haven’t posted anything since last October. Let’s just all agree that it’s embarrassing and move on, shall we? Instead, I’ll just jump in and give the people (maybe a handful out there!) what they want, which is an update on the renovation at my library obviously. The [...]
I was fortunate enough to present at two programs this afternoon for the 2011 ALA Annual Conference. Here’s the full description of the first program, “From Grocery Stores to Kitchens: Empowering Users to Get Creative with Digital Media.” It’s time for libraries to stop functioning like grocery stores where people simply come to get stuff [...]
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I’m working on a new series of classes called “Business Bytes.” The basic idea is to help local business owners learn more about ways to use technology and the internet. Tonight, I taught the very first one in the series, providing an introduction to Google Places and the [...]
I am so excited about Barrington Area Library’s new media lab and I don’t even work there! @ryuden, @detlev_p, and the other folks at BAL are doing some great things! If you still need some convincing to create your own library digital media lab, check out this inspiring promotional video (created using iLife ’11):
While watching Jony Ive talk about the new Macbook Air, Jorgen Leth’s short film, The Perfect Human (1967), came to mind. This short film is permanently imprinted into my brain because I watched it more times than I can count while working as a film studies TA during grad school. If you’re intrigued by the [...]