http://www.dysartjones.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:23:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I spend most of my professional life facilitating decision-making in all kinds of libraries & organizations. I'm fascinated with how people make choices, how they decide, what influences these decisions - and what doesn't. I haven't finished the book yet, so there will be more postings on this, but The ... http://www.dysartjones.com/2010/03/choices-choose-to-read-the-art-of-choosing/ The Economist's Feb 25, 2010 issue has a special report on managing information targetting business but to be leveraged by all those in the information industry. Information management, which is all about understanding & applying information, is growing in businesses --- so why are libraries being cut? We need to ... http://www.dysartjones.com/2010/03/special-report-in-the-economist-must-reading-for-librarians/ Margaret Heffernan is a woman who knows her way around information Internet environment organizations. She's not a noted author, particularly for women entrepreneurs, and is Executive in Residence at Babson College. She got to this point by being CEO of InfoMation Corporation, ZineZone Corporation and iCAST Corporation, and was named one of ... http://www.dysartjones.com/2010/03/stop-whining-please-i-cant-hear-the-people-who-are-trying-to-move-things-forward-over-you/ [caption id="attachment_1043" align="alignleft" width="175" caption="Library Journal M & S 2010"][/caption] Congratulations to all Library Journals Movers & Shakers! If you would like to meet and see some of them in action, join us at Information Today's Computers in Libraries 2010, Apr 12-14 in the DC area.   As speakers we have Gretchen ... http://www.dysartjones.com/2010/03/lj-movers-shakers-cil-2010/ I just finished one of SirsiDynix' free webinars -- what a great experience! Focus Groups: Perceptions for Planning is really about when to consider using focus groups - when not to - and how. I liken focus groups to organizational leadership.  To be an effective leader, you need to journey ... http://www.dysartjones.com/2010/03/focus-groups-gathering-group-gold/ So wonderful to see the creativity & fun in public libraries.  Ontario Library Association challenged libraries to "pimp their booktrucks" - and they did! Ontario Library Service - North in Sudbury and Springwater Library (in between Collingwood and Barrie -- hopefully that doesn't offend anyone!) took the Gold & Silver ... http://www.dysartjones.com/2010/03/pimp-our-booktruck/ [caption id="attachment_1002" align="alignright" width="300" caption="     Happy Fiddling with Google doodle!"][/caption] It's so exciting how Information Today is using its content management system to build a community for their conference events that I'm using Google's doodle to celebrate with some fiddling!  Yes today is the 332nd birthday of Antonio Vivaldi, an Italian ... http://www.dysartjones.com/2010/03/computers-in-libraries-goes-social/ [caption id="attachment_996" align="alignleft" width="355" caption="Google's Olympic Hockey Doodle"][/caption] I have been fascinated by Google doodles for years and often include them in posts.  Now here is an interesting article from Interbrand's blog that all sites can learn from: "Well, aside from being fun, inspiring, and surprising as a recent CNN interview with ... http://www.dysartjones.com/2010/03/google-doodles-enhancing-brand-user-experience/ What a great idea, the Human Library. I'm so pleased to be participating in the Human Library @ OLA as the "Networking Librarian" on Thursday morning Feb 25th at 10 am at the Ontario Library Association Super Conference at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.  Come join me.  Here's the idea: The ... http://www.dysartjones.com/2010/02/human-library-ola/ [caption id="attachment_968" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Google Doodle for Olympic Curling"][/caption] I just love what social media is adding to the 2010 Olympics!  From the thousands of tweets from the #Olympics Twitter feed, to YouTube videos, to Facebook, social media is definitely enriching my experience of the Vancouver Winter Olympics.  Amazing. My favorite tweets ... http://www.dysartjones.com/2010/02/social-media-the-2010-olympics/