A few months ago I blogged about my experiences of trying to access social media websites at The Mitchell Library in Glasgow. After that, I was invited to write an article on a similar topic, for Information Scotland. The article appeared in the April 2009 issue but has just been published online. You can [...]
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Public libraries & social media…
Posted in Library 2.0, public libraries, web 2.0, tagged AUPs, CILIP, CILIPS, council websites, public libraries, SLIC, social media on August 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A summer of library conferences to look forward to…
Posted in Conferences, Social Value, public libraries, tagged CILIPS, IFLA, IFLA Pre-conference Turin, Libraries as Space and Place, Library Conferences, public libraries, SCL on May 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It’s that time of year again; I’m gearing up for a summer of library conferences and I’m so, so excited!
First up there’s the CILIPS conference (Branch Group Day) on 3rd June at Peebles Hydro, featuring sessions with Jay Jordan (OCLC), Richard Boulderstone (British Library), Brian Kelly (UKOLN) and David Potts (MLA)…plus lots more; check out [...]
Helsinki’s Library 10 – an excellent example of a modern day public library
Posted in Library 2.0, Social Value, public libraries, tagged CILIPS, helsinki, kari lamsa, Library 10, music libary, public libraries on June 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
At the recent CILIPS Branch/Group Day at Peebles Hydro in Scotland there was lots of buzz surrounding a presentation by Käri Lamsä from Helsinki’s Library 10.
Library 10 is one of the most modern public libraries I’ve ever come across. It’s a music library, but unlike any music library I’ve ever visited. It still provides many [...]
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My name is Christine Rooney-Browne and I'm a PhD student based at the University of Strathclyde in Scotland.I love public libraries but I blog about lots of other stuff too; social value, web 2.0, library 2.0, marketing, management, privacy, what I watched on television last night...
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