me and barbara

Iowa Library Assn 2008 Conference
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two library association presidents together :-) me and Barbara Peterson, president of the Iowa Library Assn.

Iowa Library Assn 2008 Conference

Iowa Library Assn 2008 Conference
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I had a great time at my presentation today! must have had about 70 or so attendees! My session was blogged at the Librarian's Rant!

http://lblog.jalcorn.net/archives/1196-ILA-Session-IM-Anyone-Lately-How-to-Get-Your-Library-Chatting.html

Thanks Louise!

me at charlotte airport

me at charlotte airport
Originally uploaded by curtis rogers

waiting at the CLT airport headed to Dubuque for the Iowa Library Association annual conference. it's nice to have free wifi here!!!

North Americans demand social media

Librarians need to pay attention to these kinds of stats! People expect libraries, information specialists, and knowledge managers to be up on this and offer social media options for users.

Americans really dig social media… but Canadians love it.

Almost 60% of Americans interact with companies on a social media
Web site, and one in four interact more than once per week. These are
among the findings of the 2008 Cone Business in Social Media Study (Cone LLC).


When asked about specific types of interactions, Americans believe:

• A company should have a presence in social media (93%)

• A company should not only be present but also interact with its consumers via social media (85%)

• American consumers feel both a stronger connection with and better
served by companies when they can interact with them in a social media
environment (56%)

• Companies should use social networks to solve my problems (43%)

http://blog.ragan.com/contentmatters/2008/09/north_americans_demand_social.html

Iowa Library Association sessions

Tomorrow I head out to Dubuque for the Iowa Library Association Annual Conference! Should be lots of fun! It looks like they have a great program planned. Here is a link to my session presentations: http://www.slideshare.net/crr29061.

My sessions are:

im ANYONE LATELY? HOW TO GET YOUR LIBRARY CHATTING
Curtis Rogers, President, South Carolina Library Association, Columbia, South Carolina
Sponsored by Iowa Small Library Association

FROM JOOMLA TO BLOGS: GIVING YOUR WEBSITE A REFRESHING NEW LOOK
Curtis Rogers, President, South Carolina Library Association, Columbia, South Carolina
Sponsored by Editorial Committee

FLICKR AND OTHER SOCIAL NETWORKING TOOLS TO CONNECT WITH PATRONS
Curtis Rogers, President, South Carolina Library Association, Columbia, South Carolina
Sponsored by Editorial Committee and Iowa Small Library Association

I'll be seeing you in Iowa real soon!

How to Use the SC State Library's Newsroom

My presentation at the SC Public Sector Communications Conference

Even A State Agency Can Do Social Media9703

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Even A State Agency Can Do Social Media9703

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: library state)

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Online Offerings Rise at US Libraries, 68% of Americans Have Library Cards

The US’s public libraries are dramatically increasing new-media
offerings and have signed up an all-time high number of cardholders,
but online services are - in many cases - still not enough to meet
demand, according to studies from the American Library Associaton (ALA).

http://www.marketingcharts.com/topics/demographics/online-offerings-rise-at-us-libraries-68-of-americans-have-library-cards-6345/ala-public-library-sources-available-2007-2008jpg/

Prague Library

Prague_Library1_nw_lead
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ultra mod!

Google Opens South Carolina Data Center

I wonder if the library was invited?


Google has begun operating its new $600 million data center in Goose Creek, South Carolina. The company marked the occasion yesterday with a grand opening event for local residents and officials.

http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2008/10/08/google-opens-south-carolina-data-center/

Reading Rooster Recommends October 7 2008

Storytelling with Helen Fellers

SONY’S THIRD GENERATION READER DIGITAL BOOK GIVES READERS A “FEEL” FOR LITERATURE

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 2, 2008- With the latest edition of Sony’s Reader Digital Book, announced today, readers can truly let their fingers do the walking.

An
interactive touch screen display allows for the most intuitive digital
reading experience to date. The new model, PRS-700, will join the
PRS-505 model in the Reader family to give consumers a choice of how
they would like to read electronically.

http://news.sel.sony.com/en/press_room/consumer/computer_peripheral/e_book/release/37586.html

SC Governor Proclamation

SC Governor Proclamation
Originally uploaded by South Carolina State Library

How great that the Governor has proclaimed October 19-25 as Friends of the Library Week in South Carolina!

QandANJ.org Commercial: Knowledge is Sexy: Go Get Some

here is a great example of a library commercial!