Comments for DIY Librarian

Comment on Do Creative Commons licenses work for creators? by Ed

Ed — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:33:15 +0000

I find the Creative Commons lic. useful and for the most part people follow what I set for me work. I do post a lot of photographs but not looking for money for them so my license is set pretty open, I just ask that my name be included with the image… so not looking to protect it that much. For my needs it works fine and I find that people do write to me to let me know that they have used my images, which strokes my ego

Comment on What is a commercial use? by Tara

Tara — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:44:54 +0000

Wired claims their use is “editorial” and therefore not commercial. (Huh?) The New Yorker never responded to my inquiry.

Comment on Conference serendipity by Jeff Rivera

Jeff Rivera — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 11:23:45 +0000

History-related collections should be shared with people who values the essence of past events. It would remind us that it should be treasured and preserved.

Comment on The Facebook tip I learned at SLA by Tom Rink

Tom Rink — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:34:59 +0000

Tara,

What a great tip. Thanks. I’m not an administator on any facebook pages (yet), but it is good to know that you can comment as an individual instead of as the administrator.

Tom R.

Comment on The Facebook tip I learned at SLA by michael sholinbeck

michael sholinbeck — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:17:41 +0000

did it! tx.

Comment on Still blogging after all these years by jessamyn

jessamyn — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 00:56:36 +0000

Ha! I’ve been out and about for a few weeks and reading RSS always suffers. I remember this blog back in the old design. But OMG not until right now did I know anything about the stamp library blog! Bookmarked.

Anil Dash is sort of afriend of mine, because back when having a blog was crazy new, we all knew all the people who had blogs. I’m loving that there are still people who are finding reasons to use blogs to do things, even as some people move on to Twitter or Facebook or more offline endeavors. This was a nice post.

Comment on Still blogging after all these years by Tara

Tara — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:36:34 +0000

Thank you for your thoughts, Eileen. I enjoyed reading your “Why I Blog” post.

It was very evident in the session that people no longer consider blogging scary or suspicious – the questions were about how to do it and what to write about. No one questioned whether it was a good idea or not.

Comment on Still blogging after all these years by Eileen

Eileen — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:06:58 +0000

Excellent post! I have been thinking a lot about this lately, especially since I finally did a “Why I Blog” post in July, mostly for me, but also as part of a write-up for the SLA Solo Division newsletter. I have been thinking lately how funny it is when someone says “Are you a blogger?” because if you say yes, it doesn’t mean much anymore. [I was once asked this with suspicion by a Borders employee who let me buy a CD the night before it was to be released.] I do consider myself a “library blogger” though, and my organization has several different transportation blogs, each with its own purpose, focus and voice.

I also like what you said about how the other social networking formats have (perhaps) freed up the blogosphere for more focused long-form writing. At one point I stopped using Google Reader when I got into Twitter, but now I use it again for select feeds like yours that I know I want to click through to and spend time with.

Comment on The other side of the booth by Serious Expert

Serious Expert — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:49:46 +0000

It sounds like they gave you a warm welcome. In my experience, few groups are genuinely nicer and more engaging than hardcore enthusiasts about a subject, whether it’s stamps, gardening, or silent film. OK, the silent film crowd is a little cliquish, but you can’t win them all.

Comment on The other side of the booth by Eileen

Eileen — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:56:00 +0000

Good for you for listening, and for enduring the trade show! I always learn a lot at ours. It’s a great opportunity to get to know the business, and it helps you figure out how you can best serve your organization. Kudos!