http://www.blyberg.net A library-geek blog Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:10:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been using my new Droid for just under a week now and I have to say that is is the most compelling smart phone I've used to date. Not surprising--I've never had an iPhone, but I have used an iPod Touch extensively, and it's clear to me that ... http://www.blyberg.net/2009/11/15/droid-barcode-app-google-books/ I knew it was coming, but it wasn't until I got back from ALA that I was able to head over to pvld.org and see for myself that SOPAC2 was live on the Palos Verdes Library District web site. Palos Verdes, working with Crafty Space, has moved to SOPAC2 and in ... http://www.blyberg.net/2009/07/15/pvld-goes-live-with-sopac/ On March 26th, Darien Library hosted an event called "In the Foothills: A Not-Quite-Summit on the Future of Libraries" at which participants were instructed to "come prepared to help sketch out the role librarians should play in defining the future of libraries". The two speakers, John Berry and Kathryn ... http://www.blyberg.net/2009/04/03/the-darien-statements-on-the-library-and-librarians/ At many Library conferences these days, we focus on technology so intensely that often we forget to consider the larger work for which technology is just a tool. And perhaps not the most important tool. Yet, information technology has proliferated and become "humanized" over the last dozen years to the extent ... http://www.blyberg.net/2009/03/10/in-the-foothills-a-not-quite-summit-on-the-future-of-libraries/ Registration for Drupal4Lib Camp is closed and the final attendee list is now available online. Also available, are travel and lodging tips. We've secured a conference block in the nearby Doubletree, so be sure to check out the details on the camp wiki (Thanks to Amanda Etches-Johnson for setting it ... http://www.blyberg.net/2009/02/03/get-ready-for-drupal-camp/ http://www.blyberg.net/2009/02/01/new-darien-library-opening-day/ http://www.blyberg.net/2009/01/29/midterms/ http://www.blyberg.net/2009/01/10/cutting-the-ribbon/ Over a year-and-a-half ago, I said we would have one in our new library. Fait accompli. Our Surface arrived this week.  We've been talking about it internally for awhile as a theoretical purchase.  Now it's a reality.  It's already made Microsoft's Surface Blog, too!  It's actually surprisingly easy to get one.  I ... http://www.blyberg.net/2008/12/17/surfacing/ Never again will a book be lent from 35 Leroy Avenue. See the final day flickr photoset. http://www.blyberg.net/2008/11/27/closed-forever/ Former Darien Library board president Alice Look created this wonderful retrospective. Today at 6:00 PM, the doors will close on 35 Leroy Avenue forever. When we reopen on January 10th, 2009 in our new location, we will be one of the first New Libraries--a third place that engages ... http://www.blyberg.net/2008/11/26/darien-library-the-great-good-place/ If you're planning on going to Code4Lib in Providence this year, you might want to consider a short train ride down to Darien for the Friday after.  The first official unconference in our new building will be a fun-filled day of Drupal for libraries goodness.  It'll be like brownies, without ... http://www.blyberg.net/2008/11/17/drupal4lib-camp-in-darien/