tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31580834390307481172024-03-05T03:50:30.849-08:00LIB(e)RARYAspen Walker.
Public Librarian.Aspen Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415471888845192804noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3158083439030748117.post-9653071995958346322011-10-14T14:44:00.001-07:002011-10-14T14:44:17.422-07:00Internet LibrarianI'm looking forward to attending the Internet Librarian Conference in Monterey Oct. 16-20. I'll be filling in for my buddy Matt at an eBook session. <br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.infotoday.com/il2011/speakers.asp?speaker=AspenWalker">More info</a>. <br />Aspen Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415471888845192804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3158083439030748117.post-31701345915543364052011-10-08T13:20:00.000-07:002011-10-09T22:59:47.361-07:00The New Advocacy, #CALCON11<div id="__ss_9624779" style="width: 425px;"><b style="display: block; margin: 12px 0pt 4px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/AspenWalker/the-new-advocacy-calcon11" target="_blank" title="The New Advocacy, #CALCON11">The New Advocacy, #CALCON11</a></b> <iframe frameborder="0" height="355" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/9624779" width="425"></iframe> <br />
<div style="padding: 5px 0pt 12px;">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/" target="_blank">presentations</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/AspenWalker" target="_blank">AspenWalker</a> </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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See also:</span><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.oclc.org/reports/2010perceptions.htm">Perceptions of Libraries, 2010: Context & Community </a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.oclc.org/reports/funding/default.htm">From Awareness to Funding: Library Support in America</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://bhagcolorado.blogspot.com/">BHAG Colorado Public Library Advocacy</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://bad3bad4libraries.blogspot.com/">Bad 3 Bad 4 Libraries</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://savelibraries.org/">SaveLibraries.org</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/ola/index.cfm">ALA Library Advocacy</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.geekthelibrary.org/">Geek the Library</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.whatsnextlibraries.org/">What's Next?! Colorado Libraries</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://savenyclibraries.org/">Save NYC Libraries</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://themwordblog.blogspot.com/">The M Word: Marketing Libraries</a></span></li>
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</span>Aspen Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415471888845192804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3158083439030748117.post-79069922368342170792011-07-25T17:11:00.000-07:002011-07-26T15:57:40.366-07:00Guest Gig: DU Library Advocacy Class<div style="text-align: right;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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See <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/sk/libraryadvocacy/" target="_blank">http://www.cafepress.com/sk/libraryadvocacy/</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>A few links I want to share for the class I'm guest teaching at the University of Denver's School of Library and Info Science:<br />
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<ul><li><a href="http://bhagcolorado.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">BHAG Colorado Public Library Advocacy</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bad3bad4libraries.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bad 3 Bad 4 Libraries</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=F5BBC2282FEEAFC7" target="_blank">Library Stories Video Project </a></li>
<li><a href="http://savelibraries.org/" target="_blank">SaveLibraries.org</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.oclc.org/reports/funding/default.htm" target="_blank">From Awareness to Funding </a></li>
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If you haven't checked out <a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/advocacy/index.cfm" target="_blank">ALA's advocacy work</a>, and <a href="http://www.geekthelibrary.org/">Geek the Library</a> do, but (definitely!) see also:<br />
<ul><li><a href="http://www.whatsnextlibraries.org/" target="_blank">What's Next?! Colorado Libraries</a></li>
<li><a href="http://savenyclibraries.org/" target="_blank">Save NYC Libraries</a></li>
<li><a href="http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Agnostic, Maybe</a></li>
<li><a href="http://themwordblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The M Word: Marketing Libraries </a></li>
</ul>The Big Lessons:<br />
<ol id="internal-source-marker_0.6882475301126675" style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><li style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">No single super hero is going to save the day. Assemble a league of super heroes to share the work. Build your tribe of library lovers and advocates.</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Reminding people is the essence of campaign organizing. </span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Tools, not rules.</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Library use does not equal library support.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ignore the naysayer. Put your energy into working with folks who support libraries, and the people you can convince to support libraries. </span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Reframe the message to get results.</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Start with story.</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Library advocacy projects are a wonderful opportunity to gain experience in a host of areas, including project management, leadership, political organizing, teamwork, technology, and communication.</span></li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: decimal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Have a good time and be kind to all-- including yourself.</span></li>
</ol>For other presentations I've given on library advocacy see "Conference Presentations" in the right sidebar of this blog.Aspen Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415471888845192804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3158083439030748117.post-65353028327284852522011-06-30T14:00:00.000-07:002011-06-30T14:00:03.976-07:003M's eBook Cloud Library Didn't Come Out of Nowhere!<h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"> Please share and repost far and wide... There's more to the 3M eBook story than you make have heard: <a href="http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.<wbr></wbr>com/</a></span></h6>Aspen Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415471888845192804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3158083439030748117.post-2799373704300049602011-06-27T09:25:00.000-07:002011-06-27T09:27:52.276-07:00Library Advocacy Flash Mob Caught on "Tape" #ala11 #alatt<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hslmt9Ilbo8" width="425"></iframe><br />
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I ran all the way there, got caught in the rain, and know what? It was worth it!Aspen Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415471888845192804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3158083439030748117.post-65811479080198830432011-06-13T12:34:00.000-07:002011-06-13T12:36:47.149-07:00Son of BHAG! Library Messaging in the Social NetworksI was one lucky lady last year: I got to work with the fabulous Son of BHAG crew. Read more to learn more...<br />
<a href="http://www.coloradolibrariesjournal.org/?q=content/beyond-echo-chamber-library-messaging-social-networks">Valerie Horton's new <span style="font-style: italic;">Colorado Libraries </span>article on the 2010 Son of BHAG experiment</a><br />
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Still hungry for more info? <a href="http://myliberary.blogspot.com/2010/10/intlib10-engaging-evangelists-external.html">See also... </a>Aspen Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415471888845192804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3158083439030748117.post-40783876946932842082011-04-10T18:34:00.000-07:002011-04-15T10:12:54.064-07:00Let's Talk<div style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZZsOTWYIOu5VuBec2O3KWpILBKmXBKYOjHJtEoMlnGrsex4C-c5D8ba_Mg8AqAn8PmdYV9T8TIzMVL9dg13RrtlE-Fz4O4jvPcziTM1Fp0P2fPyW1Q5twiKX9WHF3sriHJJasaMnucyQ/s1600/Java+Printing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br />
</a></div><span style="font-size: large;">A few of my ideas & strategies to activate & sustain <span style="line-height: 115%;">community conversation about the importance of libraries (this was a presentation I made at work).</span></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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My slidedeck:<br />
<div id="__ss_7591271" style="width: 425px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="display: block; margin: 12px 0pt 4px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/AspenWalker/lets-talk-7591271" title="Let's Talk">Let's Talk</a></b><object height="355" id="__sse7591271" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=aspenwalkercomrelmgr0411-110411134809-phpapp02&stripped_title=lets-talk-7591271&userName=AspenWalker" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><embed name="__sse7591271" src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=aspenwalkercomrelmgr0411-110411134809-phpapp02&stripped_title=lets-talk-7591271&userName=AspenWalker" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></div><div style="padding: 5px 0pt 12px;"></div></div><div id="__ss_7641500" style="width: 425px;"><b style="display: block; margin: 12px 0pt 4px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/AspenWalker/aw-talkingpoints-041111" title="Aw talkingpoints 041111">Talking Points</a></b><object height="355" id="__sse7641500" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=awtalkingpoints-110415113818-phpapp02&stripped_title=aw-talkingpoints-041111&userName=AspenWalker" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><embed name="__sse7641500" src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=awtalkingpoints-110415113818-phpapp02&stripped_title=aw-talkingpoints-041111&userName=AspenWalker" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br />
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<div class="MsoPlainText"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRScS25ohLZmTC9161JBKkDKtsW-J_nfPIWn1_fZL8QPG1kdoJtnT7p_pMG5CM9KUNNyUoC-TdG9GlLUFF5MOwpWjeQvZCRXNcm6dLTXJB_l_jNC4bCYhG04NdZplpRogV6flm13PSIVw/s1600/eFront.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRScS25ohLZmTC9161JBKkDKtsW-J_nfPIWn1_fZL8QPG1kdoJtnT7p_pMG5CM9KUNNyUoC-TdG9GlLUFF5MOwpWjeQvZCRXNcm6dLTXJB_l_jNC4bCYhG04NdZplpRogV6flm13PSIVw/s200/eFront.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Welcome, my friend, to the eFrontier. <br />
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The landscape of eBooks, digital content and library access is ever-shifting. As <a href="http://www.libraryjournal.com/csp/cms/sites/LJ/LJInPrint/MoversAndShakers/profiles2011/moversandshakersSanchez.csp" target="_blank">Joe Sanchez</a> (a 2011 <i>LJ </i>Mover and Shaker and eFrontier's chair) would say, "Welcome to the wild, wild west."<br />
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eFrontier is one attempt to help gain some bearings and a strong foothold for libraries in these shifty times. Our aim is to help Colorado library staff keep up with -and get ahead of- issues involving eBooks and Resources in libraries. We also want to foster collaboration statewide and beyond, while helping to avoid duplication of effort in Colorado. Along these lines, we've set up an info-sharing blog at <a href="http://efrontiercoloradolibraries.blogspot.com/">eFrontierColoradoLibraries.blogspot.com</a><br />
Come join the conversation. <br />
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</div>Aspen Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415471888845192804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3158083439030748117.post-49576769254862740622011-03-16T10:48:00.000-07:002011-03-29T13:12:31.071-07:00Moving and Shaking<a href="http://www.libraryjournal.com/csp/cms/sites/LJ/assets/images/Movers2011smallslug.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.libraryjournal.com/csp/cms/sites/LJ/assets/images/Movers2011smallslug.jpg" /></a>I am honored to be among <i>Library Journal's</i> 2011 <a href="http://www.libraryjournal.com/csp/cms/sites/LJ/LJInPrint/MoversAndShakers/profiles2011/moversandshakersWalkerA.csp" target="_blank">Movers & Shakers</a>. It's heartening and confidence-boosting, and also humbling. As I've often said, we need (and we've got!) vast crews of super heroes in libraryland. I am proud to be among your numbers, library peeps. Thank for all of the congrats and the amazing work YOU do.<br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/LibraryJournal/ljmovers2011-2" target="_blank">Twitter List of 2011 Movers & Shakers</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.libraryjournal.com/csp/cms/sites/LJ/LJInPrint/MoversAndShakers/moversandshakers2011.csp" target="_blank">Movers & Shakers 2011: The People Shaping the Future of Libraries</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.google.com/reader/bundle/user%2F03317264448514690871%2Fbundle%2FLJ%20%2711%20Movers%20and%20Shakers" target="_blank">Subscribe to all the blogs in one click</a> (Thanks <a href="http://twitter.com/micahvandegrift" target="_blank">Micah Vandegrift</a> for the Google Reader bundle, and <a href="http://librarianbyday.net/" target="_blank">Bobbi Newman</a> for the tip).Aspen Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415471888845192804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3158083439030748117.post-1660852729557639712011-02-28T07:07:00.000-08:002011-02-28T11:46:59.116-08:00The eBook User’s Bill of Rights #ebookrights #hcod<i>The eBook User’s Bill of Rights is a statement of the basic freedoms that should be granted to all eBook users. </i><i>It was initiated by </i><a href="http://librarianinblack.net/librarianinblack/" target="_blank">Sarah Hougton-Jan</a> and <a href="http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Andy Woodworth</a>. <i>I heartily endorse and support this effort, and hope you'll help spread the word far and wide and well beyond library land.</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b> The eBook User’s Bill of Rights </b></span><br />
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Every eBook user should have the following rights:<br />
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<ul><li>the right to use eBooks under guidelines that favor access over proprietary limitations</li>
<li>the right to access eBooks on any technological platform, including the hardware and software the user chooses</li>
<li>the right to annotate, quote passages, print, and share eBook content within the spirit of fair use and copyright</li>
<li>the right of the first-sale doctrine extended to digital content, allowing the eBook owner the right to retain, archive, share, and re-sell purchased eBooks</li>
</ul>I believe in the free market of information and ideas. <br />
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I believe that authors, writers, and publishers can flourish when their works are readily available on the widest range of media. I believe that authors, writers, and publishers can thrive when readers are given the maximum amount of freedom to access, annotate, and share with other readers, helping this content find new audiences and markets. I believe that eBook purchasers should enjoy the rights of the first-sale doctrine because eBooks are part of the greater cultural cornerstone of literacy, education, and information access. <br />
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Digital Rights Management (DRM), like a tariff, acts as a mechanism to inhibit this free exchange of ideas, literature, and information. Likewise, the current licensing arrangements mean that readers never possess ultimate control over their own personal reading material. These are not acceptable conditions for eBooks.<br />
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I am a reader. As a customer, I am entitled to be treated with respect and not as a potential criminal. As a consumer, I am entitled to make my own decisions about the eBooks that I buy or borrow.<br />
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I am concerned about the future of access to literature and information in eBooks. I ask readers, authors, publishers, retailers, librarians, software developers, and device manufacturers to support these eBook users’ rights.<br />
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<i>These rights are yours. Now it is your turn to take a stand. <br />
To help spread the word, copy this entire post, add your own comments, remix it, and distribute it to others. Blog it, Tweet it, Facebook it, email it, and post it on a telephone pole. <br />
</i><b>#ebookrights</b><br />
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B3WbP34xp3MeY2EyMGJkNzMtZjRmNi00MzcwLTgwMzctNzNlZWVmMjQ2MmVl&hl=en" target="_blank">PDF version of the eBook User's Bill of Rights</a><br />
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See also: <span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://librarianbyday.net/2011/02/25/publishing-industry-forces-overdrive-and-other-library-ebook-vendors-to-take-a-giant-step-back/" rel="bookmark">Publishing Industry Forces OverDrive and Other Library eBook Vendors to Take a Giant Step Back</a></span>Aspen Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415471888845192804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3158083439030748117.post-9560740120240028402011-02-25T11:35:00.001-08:002011-02-25T11:35:06.102-08:00Spread the Word: Why I Need My Library Teen Video Contest<h2 class="title"><a href="http://bit.ly/dUdJck" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/advocacy/whyineedmylibrary/index.cfm/">http://bit.ly/dUdJck</a></h2>Aspen Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415471888845192804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3158083439030748117.post-76323326491688698912011-02-12T11:58:00.000-08:002011-02-12T12:08:21.822-08:00Library Lobby Day Talking PointsLibraries mean business...<br />
Library lovers are converging on the <a href="http://cal-webs.org/CAL_LobbyDay_2011.html">Colorado State Capitol March 3</a>.<br />
We're not asking for money.<br />
We're talking about how libraries benefit Colorado, especially in these tough economic times.<br />
I've been working on some <a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B3WbP34xp3MeOWExZTIyNGUtOTBhZC00Yzk0LWIwY2UtZTczNjI1OTJkN2E5&hl=en&authkey=CMyl4ZkI">talking points</a> so we have a consistent message, and easy-access inspiration. <br />
My personal approach to avoiding a tongue-tied stammer? I plan to <i>briefly</i> cover each talking point with story and stat. Stories stick to the head and the heart in swift fashion, and the data is an impressive addition to true-story narrative. I'll also bring along a few videos that feature patrons from my library sharing their library stories to appointments with my local legislators.<br />
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See also:<br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1562594423"></a><br />
<a href="http://savelibraries.org/2010/04/colorado-library-lobby-day-libraries-mean-business/">Colorado Library Lobby Day 2010, SaveLibraries.org</a><br />
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<a href="http://myliberary.blogspot.com/2010/08/libraries-mean-business-library-story.html">Libraries Mean Business </a><br />
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<a href="http://myliberary.blogspot.com/2010/10/intlib10-engaging-evangelists-external.html">Engaging Evangelists for Library $upport, #intlib10</a><br />
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I've also been working on a project called <a href="http://blogs.douglascountylibraries.org/ediscovertheclassics/">eDiscover the Classics</a>, which provides the MARC records for several public domain Project Gutenberg titles, so that libraries can offer a direct download link to these titles right in their online library catalog. This is a work in progress, but it is one affordable way to open a door to library eBooks, while providing eBook education for staff and patrons.<br />
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We find ourselves in dynamic times when it comes to eBooks, and it can be intimidating. I'm still finding my way (as we all are), but I do know this: if we want to stake out a a place for libraries in the eBook world, we need to take experiment and action (over and again), stand up for our copy-rights, and question anything that erodes a library's ability to get quality, life-changing materials into the hands and heads of our patrons.<br />
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See also, <a href="http://libraryrenewal.org/">LibraryRenewal.org</a>. This is a wonderful, large-scale project that I look forward to contributing to as it kicks into full momentum.Aspen Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415471888845192804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3158083439030748117.post-63104621339266883862010-11-03T11:12:00.000-07:002010-11-03T11:14:16.805-07:00The Bad 3 Go Down & What's Next for Aspen?I've got a big old grin on my face today. Amendments 60/61 and Proposition 101 failed last night. I've got two posts up about this success at <a href="http://bad3bad4libraries.blogspot.com/2010/11/yippee-and-and-its-gonna-be-future-soon.html">Bad3Bad4Libraries</a> and <a href="http://savelibraries.org/">SaveLibraries.org</a>.<br />
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It seems I've spent most of the year worrying that "my" library system, which is a two-time <a href="http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/articlereview/886939-457/americas_star_libraries_2010_the.html.csp"><i></i>Four-Star Library</a>, and ranked <a href="http://www.haplr-index.com/HAPLR100.htm">Number 1 in the Nation for its population size</a>, would be pulled apart by these ballot initiatives. So what's next for me? Continued library advocacy and $upport-building, more video, and a deep dive into the issues surrounding library access to digital content. Ebooks are here, and libraries need an equal and excellent presence on the digital playing field. I look forward to helping out with <a href="http://libraryrenewal.org/">LibraryRenewal.org</a>, and similar efforts. <br />
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And can I just say, "Woot! Woot!"Aspen Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415471888845192804noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3158083439030748117.post-80392574940467079722010-10-16T22:46:00.000-07:002011-07-26T09:52:08.791-07:00#intlib10 Engaging Evangelists for Library $upport<a href="http://www.infotoday.com/il2010/speakers.asp?speaker=AspenWalker" target="_blank">More about my talk.</a><br />
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=13pHewB2cnt2JgaHaZ1yz1pBZtOYmeUQsIbU89e2xXcY" target="_blank">Photo credits.</a><br />
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See also: <br />
<ul><li><a href="http://www.oclc.org/reports/funding/default.htm" target="_blank">From Awareness to Funding</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=F5BBC2282FEEAFC7" target="_blank">Douglas County Libraries on YouTube </a></li>
<li><a href="http://bhagcolorado.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">bhagColorado.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li> <a href="http://bad3bad4libraries.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">bad3bad4libraries.blogspot.com</a></li>
<li><a href="http://savelibraries.org/" target="_blank">SaveLibraries.org</a></li>
<li><a href="http://geekthelibrary.org/" target="_blank">GeekTheLibrary.org</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.whatsnextlibraries.org/" target="_blank">What's Next?! </a>Colorado's statewide support marketing campaign</li>
<li>Agnostic Maybe: <a href="http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2010/09/20/vertical-advocacy-in-libraryland/" target="_blank">Vertical Advocacy in Libraryland</a> and <a href="http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2010/10/02/social-media-library-advocacy/" target="_blank">Social Media & Library Advocacy</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.selco.info/display/TSL/2010/03/29/Storytelling+-+Catch+them+by+the+Tale+at+PLA" target="_blank">Storytelling- Catch them by the Tale at PLA</a></li>
<li>Handy data: <a href="http://www.oclc.org/reports/pdfs/214109usf_how_libraries_stack_up.pdf" target="_blank">How public libraries stack up in 2010</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.douglascountylibraries.org/AboutUs/LibraryValue" target="_blank">DCL Return on Investment</a>; <a href="http://www.lrs.org/public/roi/" target="_blank">more ROI info</a> at LRS.org </li>
<li>The beginnings of BHAG: LaRue's <a href="http://jaslarue.blogspot.com/2010/04/reframe-tell-new-story-build-something.html"target="_blank">blog post</a> </li>
<li>Keeping Our Message Simple: LaRue' <a href="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/features/06082011/keeping-our-message-simple"target="_blank">BHAG Article</a> in American Libraries </li>
</ul><i>Special thanks to <a href="http://jaslarue.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jamie LaRue</a>, the entire BHAG crew, Douglas County Libraries, and the Colorado library community. You are superheroes!</i><br />
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I could start by saying, "I'm a public librarian." But let's be honest, that simple statement could be tainted by the myriad of perceptions and preconceptions the other person uses to color their own reality (and after all, we know there are a host of stereotypes out there about librarians). First impressions last, and I want to shape and frame this one-time opportunity. <br />
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So here's my ten-second elevator speech:<br />
"I help people change their lives, connect with their community, and boost their local economy, while enjoying the present and preparing for the future. I do this without a charge, because you have already paid for my services."<br />
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Chances are, they will say, "Wow. Tell me more."<br />
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And that's my golden chance to tell them all about the wonders of public libraries, which can be summed up (and expanded upon) with four simple messages:<br />
1. Libraries change lives.<br />
2. Libraries build community.<br />
3. Libraries mean business.<br />
4. Libraries are a smart investment.<br />
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See also:<br />
<a href="http://bhagcolorado.blogspot.com/"target="_blank">http://bhagcolorado.blogspot.com/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.oclc.org/reports/funding/default.htm"target="_blank">OCLC's From Awareness to Funding</a><br />
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#savelibraries<br />
#CObhagAspen Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415471888845192804noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3158083439030748117.post-74332623365202892902010-09-08T15:24:00.001-07:002010-10-06T12:52:27.564-07:00CALCON10: Career Development for Recent MLIS Grads<div style="text-align: left;"><i><b>Career Development for Recent MLIS Grads - DCL's New Professional Committee</b></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Friday, October 8 at 3:15 pm</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>The Douglas County Libraries New Professionals Committee is comprised of recent MLIS grads from around the district. The committee's goal is to provide these new professionals with valuable project management and resume-building experience. Find out how your district can similarly cultivate and exploit new talent in our panel presentation. Featuring Lisa Chipouras, Erica Olivier, Jamie LaRue, Kerri Martin, Aspen Walker & Melanie Wehrle.</i></div><br />
Resources:<br />
<a href="http://www.oclc.org/reports/funding/default.htm" target="_blank">"From Awareness to Funding"</a><br />
<a href="https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B3WbP34xp3MeODEyZGM3NjUtN2JhNS00ZmQwLTk3OTctYWU1M2JjZDBkNzQw&hl=en" target="_blank">The Library Stories Project </a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=F5BBC2282FEEAFC7" target="_blank">DCL's YouTube Videos </a><br />
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A to-the-point explanation of free culture philosophy.<br />
I like their logic, but I also favor a middle path approach: IMO, creators should decide whether or not to share copies of their work freely (and potentially build their fan-base in the process, like Cory Doctorow). I also favor shorter copyright durations.Aspen Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415471888845192804noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3158083439030748117.post-6135552810680666862010-08-30T09:10:00.000-07:002010-09-25T10:05:08.972-07:00Lunch & Learn Super Summit: Public Library Directors<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFF03TXChAEwW4UiPHuHUEwoIGJWaEs3wkrdm0fKb5xiukgmtWOb98fb5hM0G8WggDLXV_zZq8hN2GA2A1Q3SPJDUWhHALMkBqZUp3YTRdBoVLsMY0mgP4Qhnt9hSkyWYEKDwnxvpaEcw/s1600/lnl2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFF03TXChAEwW4UiPHuHUEwoIGJWaEs3wkrdm0fKb5xiukgmtWOb98fb5hM0G8WggDLXV_zZq8hN2GA2A1Q3SPJDUWhHALMkBqZUp3YTRdBoVLsMY0mgP4Qhnt9hSkyWYEKDwnxvpaEcw/s400/lnl2.jpg" width="132" /></a><br />
UPDATE: the video footage is <a href="http://vimeo.com/15269616">here</a>.<br />
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Now’s your chance to witness six public library directors answer surprise questions on-the-fly. Sit back, enjoy your lunch and watch the spectacle unfold…<br />
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Lunch & Learn Super Summit: Public Library Directors<br />
Friday, September 24 at Noon<br />
Philip S. Miller Library <br />
100 S. Wilcox <br />
Castle Rock, CO 80104 <br />
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Featuring: Shirley Amore (Denver Public Library), Kari Baumann (Elbert County Library District), Jamie LaRue (Douglas County Libraries), Eloise May (Arapahoe Library District), Bob Pasicznyuk (Cedar Rapids Public Library, IA), and Marcellus Turner (Jefferson County Public Library). <br />
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Presented by the Douglas County Libraries New Professionals Committee. The Committee will select the surprise questions. <br />
The panel will have five minutes to consider the questions, and 45 minutes to discuss. <br />
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Free. Please bring your own lunch. <br />
RSVP requested: <a href="http://bit.ly/amiTb1">http://bit.ly/amiTb1</a> <br />
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Bring along your friends! Promote the event! A flier is available for download at <a href="http://bit.ly/c3cOQy">http://bit.ly/c3cOQy</a>Aspen Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415471888845192804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3158083439030748117.post-10667079922149424122010-08-12T15:14:00.000-07:002010-08-12T15:38:44.314-07:00Libraries Mean Business- A Library Story & Some Data Too<meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5Cawalker%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><style>
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</style> <i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Libraries mean business.</span></i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"> <o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p><br />
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><a href="http://www.douglascountylibraries.org/Research/iGuides/SmallBusiness">We help people</a> get their small business started, and provide resources to help them excel and persist.<o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">We draw folks into town and commerce centers, and then they spend their money in area businesses (did you know that the Philip S. Miller Library is the number one reason people visit downtown Castle Rock, Colorado? Between January-July of this year, the library has already 285,566 visitors. That's almost 9,500+ people a week! And when they do visit, they spend at least $20 in surrounding stores. We're an anchor store... with a benevolent [and fun!] social purpose). <o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">We offer an amazing <a href="http://www.douglascountylibraries.org/AboutUs/LibraryValue">return on investment</a>. I only pay $42 a year in taxes to fund my local library, but I enjoy hundreds of dollars worth of materials and services every year. In fact, for every dollar invested in my library district, we return at least <a href="http://www.douglascountylibraries.org/files/aboutus/DCLroi.pdf">$5 in value</a>. Magic? No. It's the sheer wonder of the public library.<o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"> <a href="http://articles.sfgate.com/2010-08-01/business/22006425_1_public-libraries-library-computer-job-seekers">We help people</a> find jobs. My friend Tana, shared a poignant story with me earlier this year, based on an actual experience she had working in public libraries: <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">I just remember his hands; nails short and squared, fingers wide and knobby, his skin thick and calloused. Hovering over the keyboard, index fingers extended, carefully, slowly plucking out the letters in an introduction to be inserted into an email application for employment, they were easily the size of my face.</span></i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">The man, a journeyman plumber, was hesitant. It was a new feature of his profession to have to submit his resume and bids electronically… He needed help opening an email account; questions of passwords and etiquette were answered – but really, how could I answer the larger question in his eyes? Is the world changing too fast? How do people suddenly catch up with the digital tsunami that has swept through every industry, every profession? </span></i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">It made me sad for a moment to imagine those strong, capable hands suddenly left idle because an employer’s new mandate required email applications. But then I realized that here he was, hunched in a library chair, eyes glued to the screen, brow furrowed, making the leap into the future – with my help! “Got it?” I asked just to make sure he was going to be okay. “Yup. Think so… If I need you again, you’ll be around to help, right?” </span></i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Hopefully.</span></i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</div>Aspen Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415471888845192804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3158083439030748117.post-49595534020112050402010-06-24T10:52:00.000-07:002010-06-24T10:55:06.648-07:00My latest videosLately, I've been mashing our I love it! library stories footage all together:<br />
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<object width="380" height="260"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/V7DGP8pOkL4&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/V7DGP8pOkL4&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="380" height="260"></embed></object>Aspen Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415471888845192804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3158083439030748117.post-31944236867404730292010-06-24T10:43:00.000-07:002010-06-24T10:48:32.789-07:00Censorship, The Gay & Lesbian Fund for CO & Douglas County LibrariesThis new video features my boss, Douglas County Libraries Director Jamie LaRue, and Robert Sullivan, a generous donor who has made the recent children's area renovations at Philip S. Miller Library in Castle Rock <a href="http://denver.yourhub.com/HighlandsRanch/Stories/News/General-News/Story%7E774844.aspx">possible</a>. The video provides a nice overview of some of the challenges we have have received at DCL over the years.<br />
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<object width="480" height="260"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/awNYHFXX0Uo&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/awNYHFXX0Uo&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="260"></embed></object>Aspen Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415471888845192804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3158083439030748117.post-47737593852299864282010-05-28T10:07:00.000-07:002010-05-28T10:12:30.129-07:00What do you make?So many Americans don't <i>make </i>anything today. We sell stuff. We buy stuff. We consume stuff. We yak about stuff. (For me, it's books. I read them voraciously, but I sure don't write them. Yet.) But many of us don't make much, aside from toast and messes.<br />
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But there are many "makers" left in this country. There's even a "makers' movement afoot. I am fascinated by this phenomenon. Two recent books from the guys at <a href="http://boingboing.com/">BoingBoing.net</a> epitomize the idea:<br />
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Corey Doctorow's <i><a href="http://craphound.com/makers/download/">Makers</a> </i>(the link points to a free download at CrapHound.com; I love love love that Doctorow gets the benefits of free downloads. Be sure to check out his reasoning in the section called "About this Download" at the beginning of the ebook. And if you like what you read, buy a hard copy of the book, or spread the word about Doctorow's sagacity to your buddies). This book held me spellbound until I finished the last "page" on my phone's Stanza reader. Many of the book's main characters combine the free and sharing spirit of the open source and creative commons movements, with the inventive and entrepreneurial spunk that peppers the stories of American history. It's like crossing Edison with Larry Lessig. An unlikely mix, but truly inspirational when it all comes together. Plus, the book offers a barely futuristic view of a post boom US, marked by nearly-abandoned suburbiascapes and new ways of doing business. The book also talks a lot about 3-D printing, a technology that will hijack your brain if you give it some thinking time (check out the videos below).<br />
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Mark Frauenfelder just came out with <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/title/made-by-hand-searching-for-meaning-in-a-throwaway-world/oclc/457151299&referer=brief_results">Made by hand : searching for meaning in a throwaway world.</a> I've got it on hold at my public library, and can't wait to take a gander. <br />
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See also <a href="http://makerfaire.com/">MakerFaire.com</a><br />
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