Comments on: A conversation with Beth Jefferson about reinventing the library catalog http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/11/04/a-conversation-with-beth-jefferson-about-reinventing-the-library-catalog/ Strategies for Internet citizens Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:33:03 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Socially innovative uses of technology: a year of podcasts « Jon Udell http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/11/04/a-conversation-with-beth-jefferson-about-reinventing-the-library-catalog/#comment-116019 Socially innovative uses of technology: a year of podcasts « Jon Udell Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:21:38 +0000 http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/11/04/a-conversation-with-beth-jefferson-about-reinventing-the-library-catalog/#comment-116019 [...] Federating the online catalogs of public libraries, and pooling the participation of patrons. (blog)Ned Gulley: Designing problems to be solved by gameplay that teaches advanced skills using an [...] [...] Federating the online catalogs of public libraries, and pooling the participation of patrons. (blog)Ned Gulley: Designing problems to be solved by gameplay that teaches advanced skills using an [...]

]]> By: Jim Argeropoulos http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/11/04/a-conversation-with-beth-jefferson-about-reinventing-the-library-catalog/#comment-85342 Jim Argeropoulos Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:30:27 +0000 http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/11/04/a-conversation-with-beth-jefferson-about-reinventing-the-library-catalog/#comment-85342 Here you can see the hold area I was talking about http://www.mcmillanlibrary.org/library/images/0509010007.JPG Here you can see the hold area I was talking about http://www.mcmillanlibrary.org/library/images/0509010007.JPG

]]> By: Jim Argeropoulos http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/11/04/a-conversation-with-beth-jefferson-about-reinventing-the-library-catalog/#comment-85337 Jim Argeropoulos Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:27:26 +0000 http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/11/04/a-conversation-with-beth-jefferson-about-reinventing-the-library-catalog/#comment-85337 When I lived in Wisconsin Rapids, WI, the library http://www.mcmillanlibrary.org/index.shtml reorganized their check out infrastructure. One of the changes I love was moving the hold shelf from behind the circulation desk into the patron area. I was then able to peruse what the other patrons were requesting from other libraries. I loved it! Amit Gupta has an intersting search site http://www.amitgupta.info/E41ST/ that mixes Amazon and local libraries. After seeing how I liked looking at requested materials locally, I asked him if he could show us what others are searching for. He has that as well. When I lived in Wisconsin Rapids, WI, the library http://www.mcmillanlibrary.org/index.shtml reorganized their check out infrastructure. One of the changes I love was moving the hold shelf from behind the circulation desk into the patron area. I was then able to peruse what the other patrons were requesting from other libraries. I loved it!

Amit Gupta has an intersting search site http://www.amitgupta.info/E41ST/ that mixes Amazon and local libraries. After seeing how I liked looking at requested materials locally, I asked him if he could show us what others are searching for. He has that as well.

]]> By: phil shapiro http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/11/04/a-conversation-with-beth-jefferson-about-reinventing-the-library-catalog/#comment-76593 phil shapiro Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:46:17 +0000 http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/11/04/a-conversation-with-beth-jefferson-about-reinventing-the-library-catalog/#comment-76593 I commend Beth Jefferson and her colleagues for forging this new path. Just recently I've been interested in ways of mapping the thoughtsphere to the geosphere using discussions about books conducted via videoconference. Here's a blog posting I made on this topic on PCWorld.com today. http://tinyurl.com/397tqv What fascinates me more than the cross-country videoconference is the cross-town book discussion videoconference, though. What would it mean to move into a community and to immediately be able to view 5, 10, 20, or 50 book discussions with residents in that community? How about if you were able to view some of those book discussions in a community you knew you were going to move to in 3 months? What does it mean for social fabric to run into someone in a store and know about the books they like and why they like them? I commend Beth Jefferson and her colleagues for forging this new path. Just recently I’ve been interested in ways of mapping the thoughtsphere to the geosphere using discussions about books conducted via videoconference.

Here’s a blog posting I made on this topic on PCWorld.com today.
http://tinyurl.com/397tqv

What fascinates me more than the cross-country videoconference is the cross-town book discussion videoconference, though. What would it mean to move into a community and to immediately be able to view 5, 10, 20, or 50 book discussions with residents in that community? How about if you were able to view some of those book discussions in a community you knew you were going to move to in 3 months? What does it mean for social fabric to run into someone in a store and know about the books they like and why they like them?

]]> By: Jon Udell http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/11/04/a-conversation-with-beth-jefferson-about-reinventing-the-library-catalog/#comment-76534 Jon Udell Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:11:53 +0000 http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/11/04/a-conversation-with-beth-jefferson-about-reinventing-the-library-catalog/#comment-76534 "There are also many ’social engineering’ sites that do not sell the items that allow upload (whether you own it or not) and encourage discussion by putting together people with like portfolios of stuff. Aren’t they sharing common metadata?" Well, there's no federation of user-contributed reviews, for example, across Amazon and competitors. Libraries could be in an interesting position to do that kind of federation. “There are also many ’social engineering’ sites that do not sell the items that allow upload (whether you own it or not) and encourage discussion by putting together people with like portfolios of stuff. Aren’t they sharing common metadata?”

Well, there’s no federation of user-contributed reviews, for example, across Amazon and competitors. Libraries could be in an interesting position to do that kind of federation.

]]> By: Jim Yates http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/11/04/a-conversation-with-beth-jefferson-about-reinventing-the-library-catalog/#comment-76480 Jim Yates Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:07:50 +0000 http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/11/04/a-conversation-with-beth-jefferson-about-reinventing-the-library-catalog/#comment-76480 "... libraries aren’t selling their collections of text/audio/video." It is a long discussion about selling versus renting and how many sites that are looked at as selling are really renting in a digital world. A library is really renting. Perhaps with a charge and perhaps not. There are also many 'social engineering' sites that do not sell the items that allow upload (whether you own it or not) and encourage discussion by putting together people with like portfolios of stuff. Aren't they sharing common metadata? Jim “… libraries aren’t selling their collections of text/audio/video.”
It is a long discussion about selling versus renting and how many sites that are looked at as selling are really renting in a digital world. A library is really renting. Perhaps with a charge and perhaps not. There are also many ’social engineering’ sites that do not sell the items that allow upload (whether you own it or not) and encourage discussion by putting together people with like portfolios of stuff. Aren’t they sharing common metadata?
Jim

]]> By: Jon Udell http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/11/04/a-conversation-with-beth-jefferson-about-reinventing-the-library-catalog/#comment-75908 Jon Udell Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:56:43 +0000 http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/11/04/a-conversation-with-beth-jefferson-about-reinventing-the-library-catalog/#comment-75908 "How is this different than the music sites" Well, among other things, libraries aren't selling their collections of text/audio/video. “How is this different than the music sites”

Well, among other things, libraries aren’t selling their collections of text/audio/video.

]]> By: Baladodiffusion: Beth Jefferson de BiblioCommons « Mon Memex http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/11/04/a-conversation-with-beth-jefferson-about-reinventing-the-library-catalog/#comment-75830 Baladodiffusion: Beth Jefferson de BiblioCommons « Mon Memex Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:03:05 +0000 http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/11/04/a-conversation-with-beth-jefferson-about-reinventing-the-library-catalog/#comment-75830 [...] semaine, Jon Udell présente une entrevue avec Beth Jefferson de BiblioCommons. BiblioCommons propose un système qui [...] [...] semaine, Jon Udell présente une entrevue avec Beth Jefferson de BiblioCommons. BiblioCommons propose un système qui [...]

]]> By: Jim Yates http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/11/04/a-conversation-with-beth-jefferson-about-reinventing-the-library-catalog/#comment-75461 Jim Yates Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:49:23 +0000 http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/11/04/a-conversation-with-beth-jefferson-about-reinventing-the-library-catalog/#comment-75461 How is this different than the music sites that tell you who else has the same or similar CDs? Jim How is this different than the music sites that tell you who else has the same or similar CDs? Jim

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