Comments on: 20071029-06 Internet Librarian PL Track: Stump the Panel of Experts http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/10/29/20071029-06-internet-librarian-pl-track-stump-the-panel-of-experts.html shifting libraries at the speed of byte Fri, 16 May 2008 03:45:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Emily Lloyd http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/10/29/20071029-06-internet-librarian-pl-track-stump-the-panel-of-experts.html#comment-567 Emily Lloyd Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:52:36 +0000 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/10/29/20071029-06-internet-librarian-pl-track-stump-the-panel-of-experts.html#comment-567 >>question from allan: we haven’t been very successful to get our staff to adapt to 2.0, although we’re playing with sites; how did you actually motivate your staff - with or without a stick - to blog? reference staff don’t see this as part of their job answer: Marilyn - can’t pretend we haven’t had people kicking and screaming >>question from allan: we haven’t been very successful to get our staff to adapt to 2.0, although we’re playing with sites; how did you actually motivate your staff - with or without a stick - to blog? reference staff don’t see this as part of their job
answer: Marilyn - can’t pretend we haven’t had people kicking and screaming

]]> By: Emily Lloyd http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/10/29/20071029-06-internet-librarian-pl-track-stump-the-panel-of-experts.html#comment-568 Emily Lloyd Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:53:15 +0000 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/10/29/20071029-06-internet-librarian-pl-track-stump-the-panel-of-experts.html#comment-568 Whoops--this didn't post, for some reason: I've been with HCL since last January, and one of my issues with the system is that we are seen as such a cutting-edge leader in public library systems, but that most staff have been very limited in what 2.0 resources we can use or explore. I can't imagine, for ex, "23 Things" coming to HCL any time soon. When I asked IT if I could download Google Earth (and, at other times, Second Life--this refusal I do understand--and Silverlight, so I could look at Tafiti) to become familiar with it, not only was the answer no, but they CCd my supervisor as if to "tell on" me for making such a wacky request. Staff are not encouraged to explore or play, as far as I can tell--not on work time, at least. Control is tightly reined. As for people "kicking and screaming"--I bet more of us are kicking and screaming to be allowed to use some of these tools than are kicking and screaming in reluctance. I do love working for HCL, but this has been discouraging. Whoops–this didn’t post, for some reason:

I’ve been with HCL since last January, and one of my issues with the system is that we are seen as such a cutting-edge leader in public library systems, but that most staff have been very limited in what 2.0 resources we can use or explore. I can’t imagine, for ex, “23 Things” coming to HCL any time soon. When I asked IT if I could download Google Earth (and, at other times, Second Life–this refusal I do understand–and Silverlight, so I could look at Tafiti) to become familiar with it, not only was the answer no, but they CCd my supervisor as if to “tell on” me for making such a wacky request. Staff are not encouraged to explore or play, as far as I can tell–not on work time, at least. Control is tightly reined. As for people “kicking and screaming”–I bet more of us are kicking and screaming to be allowed to use some of these tools than are kicking and screaming in reluctance.

I do love working for HCL, but this has been discouraging.

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]]> By: The Ethics of Conference Attendance in a Networked World « The Other Librarian http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/10/29/20071029-06-internet-librarian-pl-track-stump-the-panel-of-experts.html#comment-647 The Ethics of Conference Attendance in a Networked World « The Other Librarian Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:40:32 +0000 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/10/29/20071029-06-internet-librarian-pl-track-stump-the-panel-of-experts.html#comment-647 [...] that IL is wrapping over and I’m reading all the great blogging about the conference, there’s an element in me that wonders if going to such [...] […] that IL is wrapping over and I’m reading all the great blogging about the conference, there’s an element in me that wonders if going to such […]

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