Category: Travel

Nicole took a bunch of photos today. here they are.
I took some as well, but they are way more random, I’ll put them up later.

Green Librarianship

Started with introductions.

People talked about their frustrations.

• Recyclables disposed of trash
• Packaging, rolls of paper wrapped in plastic
• Aerosoles.
• Web based products, but backed up with printed manuals
• Organization not conscious of the environment, styrofoam cups etc.
• Printers that won’t print double sided.

Suggestions

• Free research guide, practical but also tying into Philosophy, connecting with global community
• Engage the profession at large, use existing networks/organizations
• Reusable coffee cups, Columbia Health sciences library gave out free coffee mugs.
• Fresh Aire initiative – Fresh Aire
• Programs/Collections based around being green
• Charges for printing
• Myth of the paperless Office – Book
• Use a wiki instead of printing out your drafts
• Freecycle
• Materials for the Arts mfta.org
• Allow patrons to bring in used printer cartridges, return them to a refill place for a discount/free refills
• Green Line Paper
• A green library wiki
• More conferences like this, or even virtual conferences.
• Rebrand book sale into reread sale .. its not just about books its about recycling.
• Partner with other recycling agencies
• Energy Star
• Low or No VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) for furniture or paint (improves air quality)
• Report bad air condition to OSHA
• Use the biggest resource, the patrons. Allow green groups to meet in the library.
• Use some of the existing networks, like Palinet, Incolsa etc to leverage buying power
• Kilowatt meters – Kill a watt
• Optional date due slip
• Freegans might be willing to use unwanted items Freegan.info>
• Set an example, influence the culture of an organization
• Screensavers on reference computers

Green Librarian Organization

• Set up a Special interest group
• Radical Reference wiki http://wiki.radicalreference.info/index.php/Green_Librarianship
• Virtual Meetings
• Metro Meetings

Library Thing for Libraries

Second Session of Library Camp

• What is Library Thing (social cataloguing too)
• Library thing for libraries, they sell the data to libraries. (They reserve the right to do this, when you sign up as a library thing user).
• Danbury Library first Library to use Library thing for Libraries
• Works with any ILS
• Possibility of licensing or providing data for free, rather than the web services.
• Better for public libraries, not as good for special
• Licensing data to aqua browser

Interesting, not really discussion, more a sales pitch, but interesting nonetheless.

Open Source Desktop

Talking about general open source, not just desktops.
Talked about Howard County and how they went to OSS
Talked about Games – FreeCiv
Talked about locked down access, how to restrict.
Talked about Koha – Asked about libraries using it
Talked more about Koha, the history of it. And case studies.
Touched on vista
Talked about ILS that can run on open source operating system.
Talked about OpenOffice, and Ubuntu how its creating a groundswell.
Greg from NYPL using OSS stuff for webwork.
User needs analysis should be the driver

Today we focused on more indepth user training, basically carrying on from
where we left off on Monday. So we got into the nitty gritty of cataloguing
including setting up frameworks and plugins.
The highlights of the day were the Diwali morning tea, with fantastic Indian
sweet and savoury tidbits to eat. Then for lunch Joan the Head Librarian
took me to a restaurant that does Fijian food. So I had Palusami with corned
beef, Dalo (taro), Coconda and some incredibly hot chili things.
It was a great lunch, filling and delicious.

Im writing this entry on the bus on the way to Nadi, im staying at the Tanoa
International Hotel there, mostly because it has free shuttles to the
airport so I wont have to get up to early tomorrow.
If they have internet there ill post this otherwise it will have to wait til
I get back to NZ.