social media | emerging trends | libraries
I attended a session on Tumblr and libraries, mainly because I have to admit - I don't get Tumblr. I use it personally as a blog, but it is HUGE as more of a discovery tool for content, especially visual content. And a bunch of librarians also use it … [Continue reading]
Before I give you my two cents on this particular session, here are links to two articles that describe the session pretty well: BEA Panel Suggests Publishers Still Clueless about Library E-Books and Piracy BEA 2013: Is E-book Lending Good for … [Continue reading]
Patrick Brown, Director, Author Marketing at Goodreads gave a talk on Goodreads. Good stuff! First, some info about Goodreads: 18 million members. Doubled in size in 2012. Acquired by Amazon in march. Still working things out. What isn't … [Continue reading]
Wow - the Book Expo America conference was busy and exhausting! I'm finally getting a chance to share some notes from some of the sessions I attended. The first one comes from the final keynote at the BEA Bloggers conference (I was on the advisory … [Continue reading]
My library is thinking about recharging stations for mobile devices. So I'm looking into outlets with USB slots, special stands, etc. How come? Because customers want to recharge. If you walk around our library, you'll notice we have a lot of … [Continue reading]