the past few weeks have been, cover your ears kids cuz i’m about to cuss, batshit crazy in libraryland.
i’m done with it.
all of it.
if you don’t have something constructive to say, something that is looking to FIX problems out there, get out tha way.
personal attacks, anonymous attacks, and, well, attacks in general, just create some serious infighting in a profession with WAY MORE IMPORTANT things to worry about.
to the folks in libraryland who have had a rough coupla weeks, THANK YOU.
haters will always have blogs. drama llamas will always figure out a way to snark.
but please know that many of us think you rock.
(and remember, there’s always PS22 goodness available 24/7 thanks to the intertubes.)
heading to Monterey today to attend Internet Librarian. not only do i get to catch up with my friends, but i get to hear about all the awesome ways libraryland is taking advantage of the web to better meet the needs of library uses.
tomorrow is the first ever LibraryCamp at IL and i’m really looking forward to facilitating that with Jenica Rogers.
i’m also giving a talk on cloud computing with Kendra K Levine and Laura Harris.
finally, i am participating in BattleDecks on tuesday night with folks who are wicked fun.
this is gonna rock.
This will be an interactive discussion about people, technology, and libraries. Bring your war stories and your questions and be prepared to share as this is definitely NOT a “sage on the stage” event. (PowerPoints are forbidden!) This unstructured conversation may range from web development to info commons to everything in between, in all types of libraries.
Head over to the wiki to add your name and any topics that you’d like to discuss.
the lovely Cecily Walker has proposed a panel at SXSWi and i think you should vote for it.
not just because i’m part of it and really want to visit Austin.
and not just because i’m part of it and really want to geek out in Austin.
you should vote for it because Cecily and i want to talk about tech in libraries to techies, and to tell techies how awesome it is to work in a library and maybe, just maybe, they might like to give it a go.
the panel is called “can i reserve this book with my iphone” and you have to create a free account to vote for it. once you’ve created the account, there are tons of other cool panels which you can vote on – touching on a bajillion different aspects of technology. get your vote on!
this past tuesday Louisville Free Public Library was hit by a flash flood. the estimates on the damage are still being tallied, but let’s just say it’s going to take more than a few bake sales to recoup their losses.
the wonderful steve lawson came up with the idea to have the LSW raise 5000$ by Sept 1 to send to the LFPL. for details on how to donate, visit steve’s post. [and for the record - steve is hella trustworthy.]
following in the lovely abigail‘s steps, i’ve decided to have a giveaway too. all those that make a donation to the LSW fund, and then shoot me an email to let me know they have done so, will be put in raffle for one item of their choosing from the libpunk store.
i should also note that this is the library where greg schwartz works. if you listened to uncontrolled vocabulary (which you should have – go listen to the archives now!) then consider a donation to LFPL as your way of thanking greg for his awesomeness.
i am hoping to upload a few posts as part of the library day in a life blog-o-rama that is going on this week (go sign up!) but i don’t think that’ll start today, because this day in my life is filled with lots of changes (AWESOMELY GOOD ONES) and i need to wrap my head around things. stay tuned.
tara st james, one of my nearest and dearest has founded a creative collective in Brooklyn. (she used to be the creative director of covet.)
this is a new venture for her and she’s hoping to get funding so that she can launch her first line – The Square Project -during NYC fashion week.
she’s using kickstart to raise some cashola, so if you’re game for donating some money for a woman who designs beautiful clothing (using sustainable materials and solid sourcing practices), click on the little widget below. (thank you gifts available for certain levels of donation.)
tara is also looking for interns to help out with the line, so if you know of a baby fashionista in NYC, have them get in touch with her.
so facebook has begun offering vanity URLs to folks (’bout time, i know). though i hadn’t planned on staying up ’til 12:01am EST, it turns out that i like air conditioning, beer, and television, and the triumvirate were available tonight in DC.
so once i had decided to get a URL with facebook, i had to decide on the name. amy.buckland? amybuckland? amyb?
in the end i picked “jambina” which has been my online identity for a number of years (except on youtube – dunno who that is).
now it’s never been hard to find out who jambina is, but it’s still a bit jarring that i have now associated that name with my facebook identity.
but i see this as a good thing.
i’m proud of my online identity. i participate in much of the conversation out there, and think that on most occasions, i have something of value to say. [this is the point in the post when i realize that someone out there will find something horrible i have said/done online and post it in the comments. such is life.] so i have no reason to be wary of this jambina/amy link.
i think.
do i?
