SLA 2006 – Day 1
Developing LeadersDr. Ken Haycock is Director of the School of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University. His presentation, Developing Leaders:
outlined the differences between management and leadership
defined leadership; and
described the characteristics of leaders.
According to Haycock, there are four competencies of good leaders:
managing attention
managing meaning
managing trust
managing oneself
Leaders also exhibit the following attributes:
agreement building
networking
non-jurisdictional power
institution [...]
SLA in Baltimore
I leave tomorrow for Baltimore, this year’s host of the annual Special Libraries Association Annual Conference. The conference is already underway and by some reports, it’s already off to a great start. As mentioned in a previous post, I’ll be presenting the findings of the Technology Review Advisory
Group at a joint meeting of the Chapter [...]
Rocky and Caddyshack in 30 seconds, re-enacted by bunnies
Yet another two classics from Angry Alien Productions:
Rocky
Caddyshack
Young Newspaper Readers
Young Canadians who are frequent readers of newspapers are also more likely to vote in elections, volunteer time in community service, and be more socially active than less frequent readers, according to a national survey released this week by the Canadian Newspaper Association (CNA).
Reading Between the Lines: Debunking Common Myths about Young Newspaper Readers (Full [...]
Read more →Friday Fun – Orisinal
DISCLAIMER: The author of this post is not responsible for any damages (especially time loss) due to using the website recommended below.
The amazing artist Ferry Halim has one of the cutest and most enjoyable games sites out there – Orisinal. The games are not only beautiful, they are also challenging and just the thing when [...]
Read more →CUFTS journal search tool
I have seen a few posts lately on a number of different dicussion lists that reference the now-defunct JAKE database. For folks looking for journal titles and the electronic collections that index them, CUFTS, developed at the Simon Fraser University Library, is another excellent tool to use. (As far as I can tell, JAKE is [...]
Read more →Trendio.com
Trendio.com is reported on in the Wall Street Journal today. Similar to Google Trends, but with a twist, Trendio gives every user $10,000 in play money to purchase shares of words. As the popularity of the words increase in the news media (based on Yahoo! News sources) the shares’ value increases. Users’ portfolios of shares [...]
Read more →Toronto at sunset 2
Toronto at sunset 2 Originally uploaded by YankeeInCanada.
I snapped this photo while trying to capture some of the fireworks being set off to celebrate Victoria Day. Alas, I didn’t get the fireworks, but the picture is neat nonetheless.
Casablanca in 30 seconds, re-enacted by bunnies
The talented folks over at Angry Alien Productions have posted another classic.
Casablanca in 30 seconds, re-enacted by bunnies.
Type Books
While wandering around Queen West today, my friend Paul and I stumbled on Type Books. I could have sworn I never saw the place before and a gentle inquiry revealed it’s been open only 3 weeks or so. If you are in the hood, and you are looking for a new collection of good reads [...]
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