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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Dear readers!
The russian version of this log was accepted to take part in a russian-wide public libraries websites contest, though it as actually a personal blob :)
So, if you want, you can give me and my russian-language "Library Bat" your voice here.
We are #3. Екатеринбург. Авторский блог "Мышь библиотечная".
Thanks in advance!
So, if you want, you can give me and my russian-language "Library Bat" your voice here.
We are #3. Екатеринбург. Авторский блог "Мышь библиотечная".
Thanks in advance!
Monday, December 17, 2007
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Need some help on virtual reference statistics
Dear colleagues. I am writing a research paper based on a survey we made last year to find out our patrons' needs and wishes concerning virtual reference. The main goal of that survey was to compare our perception of VRS with our patrons'. Now I need some other examples of this kind of poll, taken BEFORE creating a library VRS. Some results of our survey you can see here.
Please, if you have any kind of information - researches, results and so on - share it with me!
Thanks in advance
Please, if you have any kind of information - researches, results and so on - share it with me!
Thanks in advance
Monday, July 23, 2007
JSTOR news
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has decided to discontinue its relationship with JSTOR, effective December 31, 2007. The AAAS and JSTOR began working together in 1998 to include Science and Scientific Monthly, a related title that has ceased publication, in the JSTOR archive.
No content will be removed from the archive. JSTOR will continue to preserve Science from 1880 to 2002, as well as Scientific Monthly, which was published
from 1915 to 1957. The Moving Wall will become fixed. With the addition of the 2002 issues in early 2008, JSTOR will cease to digitize and archive any further issues of Science. Access will continue. JSTOR will continue to provide access to Science from 1880 to 2002, as well as to all issues of Scientific Monthly. This includes supporting persistent links to articles in Science and Scientific Monthly from online resources and web pages.
No content will be removed from the archive. JSTOR will continue to preserve Science from 1880 to 2002, as well as Scientific Monthly, which was published
from 1915 to 1957. The Moving Wall will become fixed. With the addition of the 2002 issues in early 2008, JSTOR will cease to digitize and archive any further issues of Science. Access will continue. JSTOR will continue to provide access to Science from 1880 to 2002, as well as to all issues of Scientific Monthly. This includes supporting persistent links to articles in Science and Scientific Monthly from online resources and web pages.
Monday, July 16, 2007
Translation finished
Long ago I have recieved a permission from John Blyberg to translate his 11 reasons why library 2.0 exists and matters. Today I've posted the the last - 11th - reason on my russian virsion of this blog and the whole translation is now available here.
Thank you, John!
Thank you, John!
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Infobib : Library blogs in Russia
As I have already posted, I was very surprised and flattered, when in the end of May I was asked to write a sort of article about Russian biblioblogoshere for the international project Infobib. I also must confess that I first agreed and then started thinking what I will be writing about, as at that moment I was sure I was the only librarian blogger in Russia. The situation has changed recently. I have learned that my friend and coworker Marianna Ponikarovskaya has a kind of blog on library related topics. And in the end of June Russian State Library has also started blogging. So, one can say that nowadays there are at least three library blogs in Russia.
The rest of the post read on Infobib next week. As soon as it appears there, I'll post a link.
The rest of the post read on Infobib next week. As soon as it appears there, I'll post a link.
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Every blogger should read this
If you are going to start or already running a blog, then this information will be interessting for you
55 Essential Articles Every Serious Blogger Should Read by Matt Huggins
What I liked most, that links are categorised, so you'l find information on:
Blogging Basics: Getting Started
Building Meaningful Content
Increasing Traffic & Retaining Readers
Linkbaiting, SEO, & Social Networks
Building a Community
Blog Monetization
Miscellaneous Blogging Advice
Wish you luck with your blogs
Thanks to Srephen and his Lighthouse
55 Essential Articles Every Serious Blogger Should Read by Matt Huggins
What I liked most, that links are categorised, so you'l find information on:
Blogging Basics: Getting Started
Building Meaningful Content
Increasing Traffic & Retaining Readers
Linkbaiting, SEO, & Social Networks
Building a Community
Blog Monetization
Miscellaneous Blogging Advice
Wish you luck with your blogs
Thanks to Srephen and his Lighthouse
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Friday, June 22, 2007
M. Gorman : linked and discussed
I've dicided to unite all the Gorman related discussions.
Here is the first part:
http://del.icio.us/ms.kite/Gorman
Web 2.0: The Sleep of Reason, Part I - Britannica Blog
Web 2.0: The Sleep of Reason, Part II
A Blog from Britannica Should Know Better (or, Gorman is blogging?) : David Lee King
The Answer to Web 2.0: Political Activism! - Britannica Blog
Authority of a New Kind - Britannica Blog
Lost in the Hive Mind - Britannica Blog
The Siren Song of the Internet: Part I - Britannica Blog
A Wandering Eyre » Archive » Out of Context or Being a Hypocrite
Иван Бегтин | Критика социальных сетей. Web 2.0. Сон разума.
The Counter-Information Age - Britannica Blog
A Wandering Eyre » I'm Being Repressed!
Here is the first part:
http://del.icio.us/ms.kite/Gorman
Web 2.0: The Sleep of Reason, Part I - Britannica Blog
Web 2.0: The Sleep of Reason, Part II
A Blog from Britannica Should Know Better (or, Gorman is blogging?) : David Lee King
The Answer to Web 2.0: Political Activism! - Britannica Blog
Authority of a New Kind - Britannica Blog
Lost in the Hive Mind - Britannica Blog
The Siren Song of the Internet: Part I - Britannica Blog
A Wandering Eyre » Archive » Out of Context or Being a Hypocrite
Иван Бегтин | Критика социальных сетей. Web 2.0. Сон разума.
The Counter-Information Age - Britannica Blog
A Wandering Eyre » I'm Being Repressed!
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Good News
Great! I've got a permission from John Blyberg to translate and post his "11 reasons why library 2.0 exisits and matters". For those interested - visit Russian version of this blog.
Many thanks to John!
Many thanks to John!
Monday, June 18, 2007
on-line journal
If you are interested in Russian library science, than this link might be helpfull
on-line archive of a journal Bibliotechnoe Delo
on-line archive of a journal Bibliotechnoe Delo
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Appologizes
I am sorry not to post for such a long time.
I'm deep inside Fulbright application, our patrons' examination period, every-day extreamely urgent duties and other occupations.
I'll post something as soon as I have more than 5 free minutes.
I'm deep inside Fulbright application, our patrons' examination period, every-day extreamely urgent duties and other occupations.
I'll post something as soon as I have more than 5 free minutes.
Friday, May 25, 2007
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
IfoLib invites
Today I recieved a letter from Sarah Lohre to become a guest blogger in an international project on InfoLib.de. It's aim is to draw a picture of library related blogs in different countries and to make up a world wide bibloiblogosphere.
As far as I know - I am the only russian biblioblogger, so I have nothing to share but my own experience, thoughts, assumptions and interntions.
Well, it's is nice to feel yourself a history.
As far as I know - I am the only russian biblioblogger, so I have nothing to share but my own experience, thoughts, assumptions and interntions.
Well, it's is nice to feel yourself a history.
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Weekend in the village
This weekend I spent in the village near the lake Okunkul, Chelyabinsk region.
I just want to share wonderful feelings and photos.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Fulbright programme
Fulbright programme offers teachers, scientistc, library and museum workers to goto USA on a probation period. I am going to be an applicant. Wish me luck.
Friday, May 11, 2007
Information services : Part 2
In Part 1, devoted to essential principles of information services (IS), I made an attempt to consider the IS organization taking into account different users’ needs and library resources. Today’s meditation will be devoted to principles, a library should follow. Here are they are:
differentiation
dialogue
visuality and obviousness
systematicity
Strange as it may seem, but all the above mentioned principles are true for education. That is any teacher or tutor should follow them in her/his work. Really, a teacher (librarian) communicates with students (patrons), explains or informs something, ask and answer different questions. In this case the main either librarian’s or teacher’s purpose is to provide some information to students or patrons, help them to get some skills.
The differentiation principle is based on individual psychological features, that distinguish one person from another and are related to successful implementing of this or that activity. With reference to libraries this may mean the following: every patron is unique, all patrons are different! For someone you will have to spell out chapter and verse how to search OPAC, for one patron it will be enough to demonstrate once the foundations of information retrieval; someone get information on the air, for another you’ll have to explain once and again; some patrons prefer to read a printed book, another – its e-version, someone is an IT-guru, someone cannot tell word from excel. A librarian must find out all these little nuances, and suggest the most efficient search strategy. This is where we need the dialogue principle, that implies equality in patron-librarian communication. So the patrons are not only allowed to ask questions, but also to give some advice or to suggest an idea. The librarians may not only answer questions, but to advise a particular information resources, clear up patron’s needs and interests, specify the inquiry, find out whether the recommended information was useful, and so on. Why not to make a compliment or wish good luck at exams. :)
So that the patron could find the information himself or to better understand librarian’s explanations, so that a patron has a complete image of search strategies – the design of collections, catalogues, library web-site must be visually and intuitively understandable.
The systematic principle is based on the following. First, all types of IS in a library must constitute a single system of interconnected and interrelated elements. If your library provides ILL, it is great when a link to ILL form is placed in a corporate OPAC, so that a patron could easily get a book from another library. And second, if you are going to introduce a new service, be sure to think everything over and consider all pros and cons. And don’t give up immediately as something goes wrong. Try to organize your services as easy and comfortable to use and don’t leave your patrons all alone in the great ocean of information. If you provide wireless access to the internet for you patrons – there should be a person to help to “tune up” a laptop, if your library subscribes to different databases, there should be a person to help patrons to search information there.
And so on, and so forth... I think each of you can give your own examples.
differentiation
dialogue
visuality and obviousness
systematicity
Strange as it may seem, but all the above mentioned principles are true for education. That is any teacher or tutor should follow them in her/his work. Really, a teacher (librarian) communicates with students (patrons), explains or informs something, ask and answer different questions. In this case the main either librarian’s or teacher’s purpose is to provide some information to students or patrons, help them to get some skills.
The differentiation principle is based on individual psychological features, that distinguish one person from another and are related to successful implementing of this or that activity. With reference to libraries this may mean the following: every patron is unique, all patrons are different! For someone you will have to spell out chapter and verse how to search OPAC, for one patron it will be enough to demonstrate once the foundations of information retrieval; someone get information on the air, for another you’ll have to explain once and again; some patrons prefer to read a printed book, another – its e-version, someone is an IT-guru, someone cannot tell word from excel. A librarian must find out all these little nuances, and suggest the most efficient search strategy. This is where we need the dialogue principle, that implies equality in patron-librarian communication. So the patrons are not only allowed to ask questions, but also to give some advice or to suggest an idea. The librarians may not only answer questions, but to advise a particular information resources, clear up patron’s needs and interests, specify the inquiry, find out whether the recommended information was useful, and so on. Why not to make a compliment or wish good luck at exams. :)
So that the patron could find the information himself or to better understand librarian’s explanations, so that a patron has a complete image of search strategies – the design of collections, catalogues, library web-site must be visually and intuitively understandable.
The systematic principle is based on the following. First, all types of IS in a library must constitute a single system of interconnected and interrelated elements. If your library provides ILL, it is great when a link to ILL form is placed in a corporate OPAC, so that a patron could easily get a book from another library. And second, if you are going to introduce a new service, be sure to think everything over and consider all pros and cons. And don’t give up immediately as something goes wrong. Try to organize your services as easy and comfortable to use and don’t leave your patrons all alone in the great ocean of information. If you provide wireless access to the internet for you patrons – there should be a person to help to “tune up” a laptop, if your library subscribes to different databases, there should be a person to help patrons to search information there.
And so on, and so forth... I think each of you can give your own examples.
Sunday, May 6, 2007
Join us!
Join us at library 2.0 community on ning.com
Lots of interesting people to chat, ideas to share and information to learn!
I'm already there
Lots of interesting people to chat, ideas to share and information to learn!
I'm already there
Monday, April 23, 2007
To or not to be...or Reference desks are in danger
I don't know what made me think so, but it seemed to me that all the problems, that Russian librarians have been facing recently, had already been solved by our western colleagues. But, to my sincere surprise, it not absolutely true. most of the thing we worry about, are still actual abroad.
For example, my elder colleagues are completely upset that the amount of the reference questions asked, falls every year. And what upsets them much more - most of the questions have nothing to do with real reference, the questions are - "Where can I make copies?", "How long can I work on PC?". Questions like "Where can I find this book?" or "Do you have this books in the library?" are very seldom.
We have to answer lots of questions on computers and information retrieval, but still the questions are simple to the limit "How to save files?", "How to switch languages?", "How to spell "yandex" or "google"?"
It's become a great pleasure to me to tell a rare student how to search and work with databases that our library has access to.
What am I driving at? At the problem that was outlined in the article "Are Reference Desks Dying Out", and raise a hot discussion at The Ubiquitous Librarian and walking paper. And also (Thanks to Kathy DeMey) aroused a nice talk on DIG_REF list.
The main issue is the following: Do our patrons still need face to face communication with librarians or they are completely virtualized.
My IMHO is - A virtual reference desk will not (in the nearest future) replace a real in person communication with our patrons. And all information services should supplement each other, not replace. May be we just need to think over the reference desk construction and to get rid of cumbersome tables or desks made of wood or metal, that to a greater extent separate us (reference librarians) from our patrons.
Lets get closer to them! :)
For example, my elder colleagues are completely upset that the amount of the reference questions asked, falls every year. And what upsets them much more - most of the questions have nothing to do with real reference, the questions are - "Where can I make copies?", "How long can I work on PC?". Questions like "Where can I find this book?" or "Do you have this books in the library?" are very seldom.
We have to answer lots of questions on computers and information retrieval, but still the questions are simple to the limit "How to save files?", "How to switch languages?", "How to spell "yandex" or "google"?"
It's become a great pleasure to me to tell a rare student how to search and work with databases that our library has access to.
What am I driving at? At the problem that was outlined in the article "Are Reference Desks Dying Out", and raise a hot discussion at The Ubiquitous Librarian and walking paper. And also (Thanks to Kathy DeMey) aroused a nice talk on DIG_REF list.
The main issue is the following: Do our patrons still need face to face communication with librarians or they are completely virtualized.
My IMHO is - A virtual reference desk will not (in the nearest future) replace a real in person communication with our patrons. And all information services should supplement each other, not replace. May be we just need to think over the reference desk construction and to get rid of cumbersome tables or desks made of wood or metal, that to a greater extent separate us (reference librarians) from our patrons.
Lets get closer to them! :)
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