17 New Library Tech Stories You May Have Missed

Ellyssa Kroski — December 22, 2011

The past month has been great for library technology news, articles, and blog posts. Here’s a roundup of 17 of them that you won’t want to miss. and please list any other recent library tech stories in the comments!!

    Technology Trends

  1. 10 Presentations, Videos, and Papers from Online Information 2011 – iLibrarian
  2. 5 Best Practices for Educators on Facebook – Mashable
  3. 20 Best TED Talks for Students of Social Media – Best Colleges Online
  4. Discovery Layers in Law Libraries – AALL Spectrum

    5. Open Access & Copyright

  5. Copyright Fair Use and How it Works for Online Images – Social Media Examiner
  6. 50 Open Access Resources for Librarians – Part 1 – iLibrarian
  7. 50 Open Access Resources for Librarians – Part 2 – iLibrarian

    8. Digitization & Archives

  8. British Library puts 19th C newspapers online – Associated Press
  9. Personal Digital Archiving: An Overview – iLibrarian
  10. Personal Digital Archiving: Part One – Strategy – iLibrarian
  11. Personal Digital Archiving: Part Two – Storage Options – iLibrarian
  12. Personal Digital Archiving: Part Three – File Formats – iLibrarian

    13. Mobile

  13. Mobile Technology in Libraries – iLibrarian

    14. Misc.

  14. Libraries Make Room For High-Tech ‘Hackerspaces’ – NPR
  15. Return of the Coffeehouse: How to turn your library into an ideas factory – It’s Not About the Books
  16. The 10 Key Skills for the Future of Work – GigaOm
  17. Q & A: a Onetime Librarian Talks About the ‘Unconference’ Movement – Wired Campus