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In a World Where Chaos Reigns….

I’ll be interested to see this game from the Orange County Library System (FL) when it becomes available on May 15. Citricon: Library Defender Watch for more in a couple of days at http://www.ocls.info/citricon/. creating games, flash games, gaming and libraries, gaming in libraries, ocls, orange county library system

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13.05.2008 13:38:43 - The Shifted Librarian

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Casual Conversation with Tom Peters

I completely forgot to post here that I was doing a “Casual Conversation” interview with Tom Peters this past Friday - sorry, Tom! - but you can still go back and listen to the session online. I had a lot of fun, and I’d like to thank everyone who listened in. I really enjoyed the [...]

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12.05.2008 13:25:16 - The Shifted Librarian

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Present at GLLS2008!

I have a lot going on at work right now, which is one reason I haven’t been posting much to my blog. I’m going to talk a little more about MPOW here, as some of my projects are kicking into gear and will have some visible results during the next few months. The gaming piece [...]

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09.05.2008 14:01:49 - The Shifted Librarian

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“Libraries Aren’t Just Buildings Where Books Are Kept”

Pokemon teaches kids to respect libraries. Originally uploaded by Klara Kim No Tags

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07.05.2008 15:38:50 - The Shifted Librarian

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H Is for Ham

I work with some fun and interesting people. John Chrastka is one of them, and not just because he’s willing to ham it up in service of ALA. John stars in the latest AL Focus video, a guide to Annual Conference for new attendees. Be sure to watch until the very end. Your ALA Annual Conference [...]

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30.04.2008 14:16:32 - The Shifted Librarian

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Agreeing with Vint Cerf

What I’ve Learned: Vint Cerf “It may seem like sort of a waste of time to play World of Warcraft with your son. But you’re actually interacting with each other. You’re solving problems. They may seem like simple problems, but you’re solving them. You’re posed with challenges that you have to overcome. You’re on a quest [...]

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28.04.2008 06:09:48 - The Shifted Librarian

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Talk about Going Where Your Users Are

The Ask Cart with the Library Dude “The ASK cart (actual hotdog cart) is a mobile library service offered by the Thun Library to provide reference assistance. Designed as a simple, effective and fun approach to faculty and student outreach, the Library Dude aka Billie Walker and other librarians offer on-the-spot information and/or reference assistance outdoors. Equipped [...]

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25.04.2008 14:28:58 - The Shifted Librarian

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How School Libraries Can Use Board Games

Back in February, I was excited that Brian Mayer had tied the New York state curriculum standards to board games and that the School Library System of Genesee Valley BOCES had invested in a board game collection for use by its member libraries. Since then, however, Brian, Chris Harris, and their colleagues have stepped it [...]

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22.04.2008 14:24:09 - The Shifted Librarian

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Gaming Presentation in Second Life

Just a quick note that I’ll be giving a presentation in Second Life tomorrow (Friday, April 18) at 11:00 a.m. CDT on ALA Island to celebrate gaming @ your library day. It’s free, it’s in-world, it’ll be a fun time. Then afterwards, I get to play games at work, as ALA staff celebrate gaming by [...]

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18.04.2008 05:29:20 - The Shifted Librarian

The Shifted Librarian

In a World Where Chaos Reigns….

Casual Conversation with Tom Peters

Present at GLLS2008!

“Libraries Aren’t Just Buildings Where Books Are Kept”

H Is for Ham

Agreeing with Vint Cerf

Talk about Going Where Your Users Are

How School Libraries Can Use Board Games

More on How Gaming Promotes Reading and Library Usage

Gaming Presentation in Second Life

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