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Flowchart: Practicing Music and Librarianship

This is about musical practice but I do think that it applies equally to the practice of librarianship.

http://ilovecharts.tumblr.com/post/48618847638/this-is-taped-to-the-office-door-of-my-schools

This is taped to the office door of my school&#8217;s band director. Creative and rather accurate, music majors will confirm.<br />
-wheremythoughtsescape

Stephen

 

Posted on: May 21, 2013, 6:52 am Category: Uncategorized

What Guests Want…at Hotels

What Guests Want…at Hotels

I spend a lot of time in hotels so this survey interests me.  Hotels.com has released the 2013 version of their Global Hotel Amenities Survey, summarized in the infographic What Guests Want.
2013 Hotels.com Amenities Survey
Stephen

 

Posted on: May 21, 2013, 6:21 am Category: Uncategorized

New BookStats Report Uses Questionable Data to Show Spectacular Growth of eBook Market Since 2008

New BookStats Report Uses Questionable Data to Show Spectacular Growth of eBook Market Since 2008

http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/05/15/new-bookstats-report-shows-spectacular-growth-of-ebook-market-since-2008/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheDigitalReader+%28The+Digital+Reader%29#.UZo4I7VJOAg

“The AAP estimates that the total US book market in 2012 was up 7% from 2011, and up 14% from 2008. The net number of units sold were also up, though not quite to the same degree.

bookstats us book trade overall

Sales of downloadable audiobooks were also up significantly over 2011, with the AAP estimating that sales had tripled since 2008. This is largely attributed to an increasing number of mobile devices like smartphones and tablets.

bookstats us book trade audiobook

And ebooks, now there is the best news. The AAP believes that the total US ebook market in 2012 (including more than just the AAP members) increased 44% over 2011, with a slightly larger increase over 2008.

bookstats us book trade ebook overall

Surprising, isn’t it? eBook sales increased largely at the expense of mass market paperbacks, with the other paper formats largely holding their own or increasing in sales.”

Stephen

Posted on: May 20, 2013, 11:50 am Category: Uncategorized

State Universities Should Move Online More Agreessively: Report Argues

State Universities Should Move Online More  Aggressively, Report Argues 

“Public universities have a long history of adapting to technological change,  but they must speed up their embrace of online education — and work together to  do so — to remain at the forefront of educating the citizens of their states  and the country, argues a new report from two Washington research groups. “State U  Online,” from the New America Foundation and Education Sector, traces the  history of public universities and of online education and suggests that major  public universities have been slower than other sectors — especially for-profit  higher education — to incorporate digital learning into their offerings. The  author, Rachel Fishman of New America, argues that the institutions are best  positioned to offer a high-quality, affordable digital education that is  “grounded in public values,” and offers a roadmap for doing so, including  creating a clearinghouse where state institutions can “collaborate to provide an  easy-to-search library of online courses and degrees,” sharing contracts for  digital platforms and online support services to meet multiple institutions’  needs, and sharing credentialing beyond state  borders.”

Read more: http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/04/23/state-universities-should-move-online-more-aggressively-report-argues#ixzz2RQoEnDjn Inside Higher Ed

48 Page PDF:

http://education.newamerica.net/sites/newamerica.net/files/policydocs/FINAL_FOR_RELEASE_STATE_U_ONLINE.pdf

Stephen

Posted on: May 20, 2013, 6:43 am Category: Uncategorized

Student Needs and Expectations: A CLOSER LOOK AT THE RESEARCH

Student Needs and Expectations

http://www.onlinecollege.org/2013/05/13/the-future-of-online-learning-student-needs-and-expectations/

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE RESEARCH

Teens and Technology 2013

Changing Course: Ten Years of Tracking Online Education in the United States (2012)

2012 National Online Learners Priorities Report

NMC Horizon Report: 2013 Higher Education Edition

WHO IS LEARNING ONLINE?

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INSTRUCTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS

Stephen

 

 

Posted on: May 20, 2013, 6:41 am Category: Uncategorized

Perfect Gifts for Teacher-Librarians (Or Things You Would Buy for Yourself)

It might be year end gift time at your school.  Here’s a cool list from A Media Specialist’s Guide to the Internet:

“Perfect Gifts for Teacher-Librarians (Or Things You Would Buy for Yourself)

100 Gifts for the Bookworm- unique and some are over the top ideas
2010 Librarian Lump of Coal Guide-
2011 Librarian Lump of Coal Guide- humorous gits
2012 Librarian Lump of Coal Guide- humorous gifts
ALA Store- books, posters, clothing, gifts, incentives, downloadable art files
ALikelyStory- “literary jewelry and bookmarks for the bookish”
Demco Gifts
Gifts for Bookworms: 10 Clever Ideas for Readers and Writers
Gifts for Bookworms Who Live for Lazy Weekend Reads
Just Dewey It- necklaces, t-shirts, bookmarks, posters
Nerd Tote- carry all your books
Swiss Army Librarian- library holiday gift guide
Ten Awesome Gifts for Librarians- from Library Journal
Unique Personalized Gifts for Librarians- includes gifts for volunteers and retirees”

Stephen

Posted on: May 20, 2013, 6:40 am Category: Uncategorized

Cloud Jargon Unwound: Distinguishing Saas, IaaS and PaaS [Infographic]

Cloud Jargon Unwound: Distinguishing Saas, IaaS and PaaS [Infographic]

http://readwrite.com/2013/05/08/explained-saas-iaas-paas-infographic?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+readwriteweb+(ReadWriteWeb)

 

Stephen

 

Posted on: May 19, 2013, 4:37 pm Category: Uncategorized

How Can I Survive a Job that Makes Me Use Outdated Technology?

Just sayin’

Maybe some of you need this advice in your libraries:

How Can I Survive a Job that Makes Me Use Outdated Technology?

http://lifehacker.com/how-can-i-survive-a-job-that-makes-me-use-outdated-tech-476852720

Make Friends with Your IT Department

Offer to Be a Beta Tester

Try Your Gear Anyway

Work from Home

Deal With It

Check it out:

http://lifehacker.com/how-can-i-survive-a-job-that-makes-me-use-outdated-tech-476852720

Stephen

Posted on: May 19, 2013, 6:33 am Category: Uncategorized

The Usable Library

Check it out

The Usable Library

http://www.walkingpaper.org/5958?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+walkingpaper%2Ffull+%28Walking+Paper%29

Have you seen The Usable Library? Aaron Schmidt gave it a refresh last week.

The Usable Library: Straight talk from Influx Library User Experience

All sorts of straight talk about library usability, and a redesigned postcard that you can print and hang up!

ULPoster

Stephen

Posted on: May 19, 2013, 6:29 am Category: Uncategorized

Infographic: Decoding Google Analytics

Infographic: Decoding Google Analytics

http://www.marketingtechblog.com/decoding-google-analytics/

Stephen

 

Posted on: May 18, 2013, 7:14 am Category: Uncategorized