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Comment on A crowdfunded library? by ellen

ellen — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 07:00:35 +0000

I supported this library too – it is an idea to try, and if enough of us give money to help it will happen. I hope that it is funded as a trial. I am not sure about the funding model they have planned as a lot of people can not afford to pay for services, but perhaps there are other funding options they can look at over time. Despite this reservation, it seemed important to support this experiment.

Comment on Save the Bookboat! by Thomas Brevik

Thomas Brevik — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 04:29:28 +0000

Yes, it is still running. We are now in the 50th year.

Comment on Save the Bookboat! by jennifer

jennifer — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 01:32:20 +0000

is there still a book boat service in norway (2013)

Comment on Coding in libraries – a new service? by Coding in libraries - a new service? | CS Ed | Scoop.it

Coding in libraries - a new service? | CS Ed | Scoop.it — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:10:57 +0000

[...] There are so many things happening around in libraries these days. I love how some libraries are becoming makerspaces, and other libraries are connecting to their communities in new and creative wa… [...]

Comment on Coding in libraries – a new service? by Peter Murray

Peter Murray — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:38:42 +0000

Thanks for linking to my post, Magnus; that drew me here to read Thomas’ post. I think that helping our community members and ourselves learn some form of coding is key to removing the mystery in the machine. In the United States in the 1980s it was common for public libraries to offer VCR machines for check-out along with the tapes themselves so that our community could get familiar with them. Libraries can play a similar role for technologies now emerging.

Comment on Coding in libraries – a new service? by magnusenger

magnusenger — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:43:39 +0000

I would also add that a little bit of coding knowledge can be an extremely useful tool. If you need to manipulate some data (like logs from the ILS or other electronic resources or MARC-records), you will sometimes run into limitations on what you can achieve with off-the-shelf tools like spreadsheets or MarcEdit, but there are no limits to what you can do with a little custom scripting. Coding does not have to mean creating patron-facing web applications! There are some good thoughts about this here: http://dltj.org/article/security-implications-of-librarian-developers/

Comment on Save the Bookboat! by hsteinmiller

hsteinmiller — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:16:48 +0000

It would be a huge loss if this were cancelled. It looks lovely, and as a high school librarian myself, it would be a pity to deprive these isolated communities of their chance to interact with books and other cultural activities.

Comment on The future of the book, and libraries by The future of the book, and libraries | DIGITAL EDUCATION | Scoop.it

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:55:39 +0000

[...] "It is really hard to think about the future of the book and not link it to the future of libraries. But increasingly it seems that this is something we must do. The nature of the book will change…" [...]

Comment on The future of the book, and libraries by The future of the book, and libraries | Technology and Education Resources | Scoop.it

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 08:19:35 +0000

Comment on The future of the book, and libraries by The future of the book, and libraries | Australian School Libraries | Scoop.it

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 02:07:47 +0000