Utah Libraries » ceggett http://utahlibraries.org Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:51:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Website in a Box program is moving on http://utahlibraries.org/websiteinabox/ http://utahlibraries.org/websiteinabox/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:09:36 +0000 ceggett http://utahlibraries.org/?p=1062 ‘The time has come,’ the Walrus said, ‘To talk of many things: Of shoes — and ships — and sealing wax – Of cabbages — and kings – And why the sea is boiling hot – And whether pigs have wings.’

–Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass

It has been so rewarding to run the Website in a Box program. It’ s . . . → Read More: Website in a Box program is moving on]]> http://utahlibraries.org/websiteinabox/feed/ 0 Trading Spaces: Utah Library Mentoring program http://utahlibraries.org/trading-spaces/ http://utahlibraries.org/trading-spaces/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:19:55 +0000 ceggett http://utahlibraries.org/?p=1009 Apply by . . . → Read More: Trading Spaces: Utah Library Mentoring program]]> http://utahlibraries.org/trading-spaces/feed/ 0 21st Century libraries http://utahlibraries.org/21st-century-libraries/ http://utahlibraries.org/21st-century-libraries/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:49:43 +0000 ceggett http://utahlibraries.org/?p=1013 . . . → Read More: 21st Century libraries]]> http://utahlibraries.org/21st-century-libraries/feed/ 0 A new vision of the library http://utahlibraries.org/visio/ http://utahlibraries.org/visio/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:56:05 +0000 ceggett http://utahlibraries.org/?p=999 Earlier this decade, the library’s vision was access to information.  Before that, much before that, say 1894, the library’s vision was free books for all. But how quickly we’ve changed. Today it’s all about connection.

Connection to the world through internet access

Connection to vital public services through the same

Connection to community through programming

Connection to others by . . . → Read More: A new vision of the library]]> http://utahlibraries.org/visio/feed/ 0 http://utahlibraries.org/loose-tooth/ http://utahlibraries.org/loose-tooth/#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:43:58 +0000 ceggett http://utahlibraries.org/?p=983 Recently I went on a small hike with Zach (7 years old, adorable as they get). His daddy’s my favorite dentist, btw.

We were hiking down the path collecting rocks. He saw one he liked semi-buried in the ground. Bending down, he tried to pry it with his hands. Looking up he grinned and said, “it’s . . . → Read More: ]]> http://utahlibraries.org/loose-tooth/feed/ 0 “Free For Books for All” going going gone http://utahlibraries.org/free4all-going/ http://utahlibraries.org/free4all-going/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:00:43 +0000 ceggett http://utahlibraries.org/?p=957 My great grandpa would have remembered when Philadelphia Public Library coined the phrase, “Free Books for All.”  That was 1891 and he would have known. He was proud to witness the driving of the Golden Spike ( now that was progress), the buggy and wagon’s morph to the automobile, the steam locomotive’s morph to the . . . → Read More: “Free For Books for All” going going gone]]> http://utahlibraries.org/free4all-going/feed/ 0 What’s new in Medline Plus? http://utahlibraries.org/medline-plus/ http://utahlibraries.org/medline-plus/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:11:16 +0000 ceggett http://utahlibraries.org/?p=949 MedlinePlus (www.medlineplus.gov), the authoritative online consumer health resource from the National Library of Medicine, has many great new features to help you locate appropriate materials that meet the unique needs of your community. The site, which debuted in 1998 with 22 health topics, now boasts over 800 topics and many new enhancements:

Enhanced Searching

MedlinePlus has new . . . → Read More: What’s new in Medline Plus?]]> http://utahlibraries.org/medline-plus/feed/ 0 Outcomes based training for libraries http://utahlibraries.org/outcomes/ http://utahlibraries.org/outcomes/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:09:55 +0000 ceggett http://utahlibraries.org/?p=934 Yesterday I went to a very interesting training sponsored by UALC:  Outcomes based measurement by Julie Todaro. She did a great job. There were many people there (maybe 100) from academic libraries in Utah. It was kind of fun to catch up with some of my old “cronies” from when I used to work at . . . → Read More: Outcomes based training for libraries]]> http://utahlibraries.org/outcomes/feed/ 0 Tools of engagement http://utahlibraries.org/tools/ http://utahlibraries.org/tools/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:14:04 +0000 ceggett http://utahlibraries.org/?p=923 As Clay Shirky said in his 2008 keynote at  Web 2.0 Expo,  media is a triathalon: people like to consume, produce, and share it. Media that is targeted at you but doesn’t include you may not be worth watching. We might ask ourselves, in what ways are we engaging our audiences? How well do libraries . . . → Read More: Tools of engagement]]> http://utahlibraries.org/tools/feed/ 0 Free Webinar: Finding (Legally Safe) Music and Videos for Presentations, Blogs and Podcasts http://utahlibraries.org/free-webinar/ http://utahlibraries.org/free-webinar/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:46:37 +0000 ceggett http://utahlibraries.org/?p=913 June 17, 2009, 1-2 pm MDT

InfoPeople of California is offering a free webinar. Pre-registration is not required. To participate go to http://infopeople.org/training/webcasts/webcast_data/321/index.html

Your library has been creating content for websites and blogs for years, and now it’s moving into adding sounds, songs and video. You know just what type of clip you want, but have an uneasy . . . → Read More: Free Webinar: Finding (Legally Safe) Music and Videos for Presentations, Blogs and Podcasts]]> http://utahlibraries.org/free-webinar/feed/ 0