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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – Monitoring Chicago Public Library comments on Twitter….
I was surprised about how much CPL is mentioned on Twitter.  In the month that I monitored the library, they were mentioned at least once a day– most often several times a day, in fact.  Twitter is a major social tool [...]


Posted at: March 5th, 2009 - 1:22 pm - Number of Comments » 0

My topic is how libraries are changing their physical space to accommodate their “tribes.”  I have several ideas of what I want to write about, including:
-Going Dewey-less
-The changing reference desk
-Installation of coffee shops and other food stuffs
-Becoming cell-phone friendly (via special rooms)
-Libraries offering book vending machines
-”Cool” names of public space
Sources I am consulting:
Casey, Michael E. [...]


Posted at: March 5th, 2009 - 12:30 pm - Number of Comments » 0