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ALA2008 Privacy Revolution Panel

does anyone care if their library records are being tracked? should they? ALA OIF has received a grant from the Open Society Institute/Soros Foundation to explore the issue of privacy in the digital age Panelists: Dan Roth (Wired), Cory Doctorow (CrapHound), and Beth Givens (Privacy Rights Clearinghouse) Dan Roth no one ever talks about privacy in his world unless [...]

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30.06.2008 09:27:11 - The Shifted Librarian

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Reblogging the ALA Privacy Panel

I’ve been invited to liveblog and solicit questions for an Annual Conference session about a newish ALA grant project designed to educate the public about privacy rights. More info will be up soon at their site, Privacy Revolution, but for now, they have a top-notch panel speaking about this subject at Annual (Cory Doctorow, Dan [...]

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26.06.2008 20:28:45 - The Shifted Librarian

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Literally, Where I’ll Be Gaming at ALA

I’ve finally had a moment to collect room numbers, and since I see that some of the gaming stuff isn’t listed in the program guide, here’s a quick run-down. Open Gaming Night Friday, June 27, 7:30-10:30pm Hilton, Pacific Ballroom C Games and Gaming MIG meeting (open to any attendee) Saturday, June 28, 10:00am-noon Sheraton Park Hotel in Plaza A/B [...]

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25.06.2008 14:15:27 - The Shifted Librarian

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Implementing the Prototype (Thinkering Spaces III)

Having explained what the Thinkering Spaces project is about and how it works, I want to wrap up some thoughts on it by noting next steps. Using the MacArthur grant, the Illinois Institute of Technology Institute of Design folks are going to implement two installations in the Chicagoland area so that they can monitor them [...]

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24.06.2008 16:36:52 - The Shifted Librarian

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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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Wiisterical

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

The Shifted Librarian

ALA2008 Privacy Revolution Panel

Reblogging the ALA Privacy Panel

Literally, Where I’ll Be Gaming at ALA

Implementing the Prototype (Thinkering Spaces III)

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

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