The Very Rich Hours of the Lambrights

Step #18 of the 23 Things on a Stick program concerns YouTube and other online video sites.  I have played around with YouTube a little but have frankly had trouble finding time to learn the ins and outs of video editing so my output has been sparse.  For what it’s worth, you can see my [...]

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Step #17 of the 23 Things on a Stick program concerns ELM productivity tools. I couldn’t get the RSS feed to work, probably because of the known problems with web-based aggregators (I use Google Reader). I’ve thinking of moving to a PC-based solution and this may push me over the edge.
I’ve been [...]

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Step #16 of the 23 Things on a Stick program concerns online tools for students.  The University of Minnesota Libraries Assignment Calculator is a very cool tool and has obvious utility for reference and homework help centers or anyone else working with students.  I think the tool is pretty complete but one possible enhancement would [...]

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Step #15 of the 23 Things on a Stick program concerns online games and libraries.  I created an account at Puzzle Pirates, as the the step suggests and played around with it.  It was OK but I don’t know that I’ll be spending a lot of time with it in the future.
I’m firmly convinced that [...]

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Step #14 of the 23 Things on a Stick program concerns LibraryThing.  I’ve been using LibraryThing for just a little while, so I’m still exploring all the nooks and crannies of the site.  Being able to see who else has a book you are interested in and, in turn, what other books they have is [...]

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Step #13 of the 23 Things on a Stick program concerns online productivity tools.  I’ve looked at a number of these tools and have been using Basecamp to manage SELCO’s current project implementing new Help Desk software.  In my mind, the jury is still out on this tool and we are only using a limited [...]

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Had a great first day at Computers in Libraries. It started rather inauspiciously when I managed to spill a cup of coffee down the front of my white shirt trying to find a seat at the very start of the first presentation. One trip to the Men’s room and lots of cold water [...]

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I’m in Washington DC for the annual Computers in Libraries conference.  I go to this every year and always come home with new ideas.  I’ll be posting a lot of the library stuff to SELCO Librarian but might put up something here if I find any time to check out DC.  This is one of [...]

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It’s been a busy few weeks for the Lambrights.  Easter was a big deal, of course, with lots of eggs and candy.  We went to church with Nicole’s folks and had a nice lunch afterwards. The girls had matching Easter dresses and looked beautiful.
Easter turned out to be a bittersweet day with the news [...]

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Step #12 of the 23 Things on a Stick program concerns social media.  I set up an account at Mixx and am keeping an eye on it.  I chose News, Technology, and Science as my areas of interest.  So far the news that has been highlighted by the site has been, shall we say…, eclectic.  [...]

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