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Internet Librarian Conference
August 22nd, 2011 | Permalink | Comment?

A discount is being offered to all ILLINET member libraries for the Internet Librarian 2011 Conference in Monterey, California on October 17–19. For information on conference topics, a preliminary program, hotels and exhibitors, visit here.

To request a registration form with special discounted ILLINET member pricing, e-mail Jill Heffernan at jheffernan@ilsos.net or call 217-557-7259. To obtain the discount, forms must be returned to Jill by September 16.
Continuous Learning, Online Learning, Social Computing
Trends in Social Media & Impact: Analyzing the Social Landscape
May 9th, 2011 | Permalink | Comment?

Dominican University, Graduate School of Library and Information Science sponsored a workshop on Social Media Planning for Libraries. Develop a strategy – Measure effectiveness – Engage your community – Have some fun. Download the slides and handouts from this April 19, 2011 workshop presented by Dawne Tortorella sponsored by the Graduate School of Library and Information Science as part of their ongoing professional development series. One of her key messages: Don’t panic. The time you invest in articulating and understanding the reason your library needs to be present in the social media landscape can be a valuable learning experience.

You can also visit the Dominican website for a list of their programs – http://www.dom.edu/academics/gslis/continuinged.
News, Social Computing
Library News Shared on Twitter
March 7th, 2011 | Permalink | Comment?

If you follow WebJunction’s Twitter feed, you won’t learn what they had for lunch or who were their Oscar picks. Instead, you’ll get links to stories of libraries and the profession in the news, and new online resources they think are worth checking out—all in bite-sized (140-character) chunks.

They also read the tweets of many other library organizations and librarians, and pass along those that will be relevant to WJ readers. The hashtag #libs4jobs is used to mark posts about libraries supporting job seekers, which are fed to the Workforce Resources section of WebJunction Illinois. And, during online conferences, attendees use #wjconf to tag their tweets from the sessions. So, if you already have joined Twitter, you can become one of the 1,400+ followers. If you are new to Twitter, we hope WebJunction’s feed will give you a reason to try it out.
Social Computing
New WJIL Notification Features for “Groups”
July 27th, 2010 | Permalink | Comment?
WebJunction has introduced a new feature that will update you through email about what’s happening in the WebJunction groups you have created or joined. You can now opt to receive email alerts when members join the group, documents are posted, or discussion threads are started. You can also choose how often you want to receive these notifications.

To start getting your group updates:
1. Sign into WebJunction Illinois
2. Go to the Groups list on your My WebJunction page. (Via the tab at the top of the site)
3. Click on the Actions button by a group for which you want to receive alerts.
4. Click on Manage Notifications and complete the form.
5. Repeat steps 3-4 for each group to start alerts.
Note: If you do not set up alerts for a group, you will not receive them. You can change these settings at any time through the Manage Notifications menu on your My WebJunction page.
This new feature is in addition to the RSS feeds and discussion thread subscriptions that you may have already set up.

For more information about these and other Groups features, read the Groups User Guide. If you encounter any issues, please report them to support@webjunction.org.
Grants, ILEAD U, Social Computing
ILEAD U This Week
June 14th, 2010 | Permalink | Comment?

ILEAD U (Illinois Libraries Explore, Apply and Discover), the State Library’s innovative program to build technology and leadership skills among Illinois librarians, returns this week for the second of three three-day seminars.

There will be a pre-meeting Monday, June 14th for the Instructor Corps, Mentors, and ISL Staff. Follow ILEAD U on Twitter and Facebook for real-time updates June 15-17.

The keynote speech by Beck Tench will be tweeted at 8:30 a.m. CST on June 16. Tench serves as Director for Innovation and Digital Engagement at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, NC where she studies and experiments with how visitors and staff use technology to plan, enhance and share their everyday lives.
Online Learning, Social Computing
Maximizing Connections with “Mini” Conferences
February 9th, 2010 | Permalink | Comment?

Join us on February 17th for Maximizing Local Connections and Resources with “Mini” Conferences, the second in a series of webinars presented in collaboration with REFORMA. In these times of tight budgets and restricted travel, attending national conferences has become impossible for many library staff. Many local and regional agencies are joining forces to coordinate “mini” conferences that provide the means of connecting and collaborating locally, often providing a more focused and meaningful experience for attendees.

Since 2005, the Northeast Chapter of REFORMA has joined forces with ALA ethnic caucuses to present a terrific conference where library workers network, exchange ideas and listen to quality speakers. What started as an idea has grown into an annual event embraced by REFORMA, AILA, APALA, BCALA and CALA. Come hear best practices in planning, coordinating and hosting a “mini” conference from your colleagues who have had success in their regions. Webinar presenters include Loida Garcia-Febo, REFORMA president, Tess Tobin, REFORMA’s Northeast Chapter; and Haipeng Li and Janice Rice, co-chairs of the Joint Conference of Librarians of Color.

More information on registration on L2.
Social Computing, Wimba Archives
Special Library Association / Illinois Chapter Meeting: Mojo Magic
October 17th, 2009 | Permalink | Comment?

Description

Mojo Magic! Get your mojo on with a couple of our own info pros, Dianna Wiggins and Lorene Kennard, as they share secret weapons of the Internet by demonstrating tools, widgets and resources that you may not have seen before. Included in this fun, interactive session will be tips and tricks with the latest widgets and applications from the world of social media, aggregation tools that will make you look smarter than you really are (just kidding, but, hey, there’s always room for more!), and just plain fun stuff that you may want to check out for personal or professional reasons.

Best of all, the last part of this session will be featuring you, the audience! Dianna and Lorene are asking those who want to share the spotlight to bring their favorite trick or resource to share with the audience, as time will be provided at the end of their presentation for attendees to walk the group through their own discoveries.

Presenter/Trainer

Dianna Wiggins and Lorene Kennard

Sponsoring Agency

Metropolitan Library System

Archive

Supplemental Materials

Handouts for this session
Social Computing, Wimba Archives
Tea for Two Plus You? WJIL Registration and Social Networking
April 24th, 2009 | Permalink | Comment?

Description:

In this 30 minute session we review how to register for WebJunction Illinois, add an avatar to your WJIL profile and set privacy and communication settings.

Presenters/Trainers:

Lisa Barnhart, WebJunction Illinois Project Coordinator
Dawne Tortorella, WebJunction Illinois Technical Support

Sponsoring Agency:

Illinois State Library

Supplemental Materials:

Create an Account on WJIL
Profile Viewing and Privacy
Create an Avatar
Friends on WJIL
Video Tutorial about My WebJunction
Social Computing, Wimba Archives
Tea for Two Plus You? WJIL: Creating and Joining Groups
April 17th, 2009 | Permalink | Comment?

Description:

In this session we review how to find and join groups on WebJunction. Groups provide a venue for people with similar professional responsibilities, common projects, and shared interest to join together in discussion and document sharing. We compare WebJunction Global groups and WebJunction Illinois groups.

Presenters/Trainers:

Lisa Barnhart, WebJunction Illinois Project Coordinator
Dawne Tortorella, WebJunction Illinois Technical Support

Sponsoring Agency:

Illinois State Library

Supplemental Materials:

Creating Groups in WebJunction Illinois
Create a Group
Social Computing
The Emperor has no clothes, and neither does Muffy Vandeverre
May 3rd, 2007 | Permalink | Comment?
Innovation and open-mindedness are essential in our business. A dose of honesty never hurts either. So, here comes my confession and thoughts.

I started my Second Life about six months ago. I was anxious to join people on Info Island and demonstrate this emerging technology and means of interaction as I spoke to library groups. I created my avatar (free of course) and jumped right in. I didn’t need an orientation, I just wanted to get to the cool library stuff.

Thus, Muffy Vandeverre was born. She is a furry. As I prepared my demonstration I was horrified as I tried to change my scandalous outfit. Wardrobe malfunction took on a whole new meaning as pieces of clothing slipped off while I frantically tried to cover-up. I was one of those kids who dreamed about giving a speech in front of their 5th grade class with only their underwear on. With nowhere else to turn, I relied on my tech-savvy socially-networked 17-year old daughter. Not even she could return my dignity and leave me with an outfit that my mother would approve of. Never in a million years would I consider myself satisfied with hot pants and a tube top, but that was the best we could do. Actually, I was finally successful in getting a Bradley University Library t-shirt. It must be 100% cotton and I think someone dried it on high – it looks more like painted skin.

After spending over an hour trying to make myself presentable, I did what any self-respecting person would do. I looked for a self-help book. Luckily, “Second Life, the offical guide” had just been released. It was the only book returned on an Amazon search for “second life.” Try it today and there are 16 titles. Maybe if I read them all I will be able to do something besides fly and sit. Actually the first book taught me some very important things about SL.
1. Don’t ignore the orientation – and keep all the notecards you gather on your first journey through Help Island. If you don’t you’ll need a second avatar to collect them. Oh yes, that second avatar will be $9.95 please and yes, I got one. She is very respectable and fully clothed.
2. Just like in real life, understand your milieu before you go wandering around. I chose a furry as my avatar because I thought they were cute. Then I discovered furries have a reputation – I know, stereotypes aren’t always accurate.
3. Clothes do make the man. And a lack of clothes makes for an embarrassing public meeting.
I’m not giving up yet, but I have a good idea whether the Emperor is wearing boxers or briefs. And I sometimes have to suppress a giggle as I hum to myself, “It’s hip to be square.”

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Special Library Association / Illinois Chapter Meeting: Mojo Magic

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Tea for Two Plus You? WJIL Registration and Social Networking

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Tea for Two Plus You? WJIL: Creating and Joining Groups

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The Emperor has no clothes, and neither does Muffy Vandeverre