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Where I’ll Be Gaming at ALA

I’ve alluded to the fact that ALA is doing a lot with gaming these days, some of which is happening at our Annual Conference (which starts June 27), some of which I’ve helped organize. The biggest one is the - wait for it - “big” game, “California Dreaming.” I posted about this on the ALA Marginalia [...]

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23.06.2008 16:36:05 - The Shifted Librarian

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Mashing Up Content in the Library (Thinkering Spaces II)

Yesterday I gave an overview of the Thinkering Spaces project, so today I want to explain a little more about how we were able to manipulate content using the various technologies and objects. RFID is a big component of the system, as it identifies content and allows it to travel with an object. To start, [...]

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19.06.2008 06:25:41 - The Shifted Librarian

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Thinkering Spaces in Libraries

Today I saw one possible future for libraries, and it has me pretty excited. I can look back on my professional career and see a progression of advocating for shifting services to where our users are, making our spaces more collaborative, and reinvigorating libraries as the community center (regardless of type of library). It’s why [...]

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18.06.2008 07:20:21 - The Shifted Librarian

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Gaming Gone Wild

I hope to get back to posting more about gaming in libraries soon, but until then, this is going to be a quick link round-up because there’s so much going on, it’s getting difficult for me to track it all. In fact, at work, I’m probably going to have to get a third whiteboard just [...]

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10.06.2008 06:31:29 - The Shifted Librarian

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more cat pictures Thanks, Brandee! lolcatz, mario kart wii, nintendo wii

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06.06.2008 02:49:23 - The Shifted Librarian

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G4C: Sandra Day O’Connor Closing Keynote

Public education is the only solution for preserving a constitutional democracy Have to start with our young people; knowledge is not handed down through the gene pool We have some work to do to get them educated Only a little more than 1/3 can even name the three branches of government, let alone tell us what they do It’s [...]

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05.06.2008 00:37:01 - The Shifted Librarian

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G4C: James Paul Gee and Eric Zimmerman

JPG: the context in which we work now is radically different because we live in a world of complex systems that are biting us pretty badly eg, oil prices –> wheat prices up –> no water, no food –> failed state –> enough failed states = no global economy (from the book “Plan B” - can [...]

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03.06.2008 23:59:16 - The Shifted Librarian

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G4C: Gaming the Class

David Thomas, Justin Hollander David: Urban planning as a curriculum city systems, regional systems wanted to teach young architects to learn to build using games tend to think of urban planning as a design problem - if this then that but cities don’t work that way conflict happens in games, similar to how conflict happens in cities looking for ways to empower the [...]

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03.06.2008 22:42:27 - The Shifted Librarian

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Ou Est La Doctor Who Bibliotheque?

A heads up from Jack! “I just thought you would like this one. The next episode of Doctor Who is titled ‘Silence in the Library.’ The Doctor will be visiting an intergalactic library and the show is devoting two episodes to his visit. I can’t wait to see what the future of libraries looks like in [...]

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28.05.2008 04:59:13 - The Shifted Librarian

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Using Technology for Balance Instead of Guilt

After the questions about gaming, the thing I’m asked about the most these days is how I balance work, home, and the crazy speed of the online world. For most of my professional career, the line between work and personal has been blurred, making it difficult to tell where one starts and the other ends. [...]

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22.05.2008 15:31:01 - The Shifted Librarian

The Shifted Librarian

Where I’ll Be Gaming at ALA

Mashing Up Content in the Library (Thinkering Spaces II)

Thinkering Spaces in Libraries

Gaming Gone Wild

Wiisterical

G4C: Sandra Day O’Connor Closing Keynote

G4C: James Paul Gee and Eric Zimmerman

G4C: Gaming the Class

Ou Est La Doctor Who Bibliotheque?

Using Technology for Balance Instead of Guilt

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