Blogaries

Blogging in libraries? How? The field in unlimited. You know, when Wikipedia first came out, we librarians were skeptical of the the "wisdom of the crowd". We information professionals said it would be totally disorganized, untruthful, untamed because it smacked of the crowd mentality. Actually, the wisdom of the crowd is quite intelligent in information gathering-- and it has been proven in several studies. It is similar to people standing in long lines. There's certain unspoken and unposted rules, courtesies that are followed. And it works.

So, we information pros just have to go with the flow. The rest will follow.

7 1/2 Habits...

The 7 1/2 Habits of Highly Successful Lifelong Learners reinforces what we know about learning as adults: that we learn best by doing. Believe it or not, the toughest part here is the new technology. Those of us that are Boomers didn't grow up with a silver computer in our mouths. Paradoxically, my approach is "okay, let's just have fun with it!" And I am.