Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 26th, 2008 No Comments »
Should libraries allow their users to add content to their catalogs? I don’t think it should be an unmonitored free-for-all, but I think it is possible to allow users to interact with the catalog (such as giving their reviews of materials they have used, or giving ratings).
When a user adds their review to material in [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 6th, 2008 4 Comments »
MySpace is a social networking site for people to find others with common interests and share information.
I found MySpace because I had a need; I was looking for a support group of parents with autistic children. I connected with people all over the country.
Then I started thinking about my job (I work in a public library). How [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 2nd, 2008 1 Comment »
How do libraries measure success? Is it the number of materials checked out, or programs attended? Is it how well libraries can attract donations? There are a number of ways to measure this.
One way is to rank libraries against each other using statistics. Thomas Hennen has created the HAPLR index (Hennen’s American Public Library Ratings [...]