http://blog.cortland.edu/gailwood News, tales, and details from the library director of Memorial Library at SUNY Cortland, Cortland New York. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:12:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last Thursday, the campus was treated to a wonderful presentation by Jill Hurst-Wahl about online communities and tools to network with others.  She told us that it was the online version of the water cooler or a "virtual coffee pot."  People gather for a variety of reasons including information sharing, problem ... http://blog.cortland.edu/gailwood/2008/04/01/social-networking-tools-and-second-life/ Yesterday, Information Resources had a professional development retreat on campus.   After unit reports (not your usual talking heads!) in video, our guest speaker was Frank Pastizzo; a motivational speaker. Through stories, jokes, and music, Frank talked about how people view work.  He had us visualize our favorite place to go and ... http://blog.cortland.edu/gailwood/2008/01/16/warm-up-the-workplace/ For an interesting post on this topic of social networking tools and their use in libraries, see Paula Warnken's blog on November 14th from which this quote is excerpted: "What do those findings mean for those of us who invest heavily in online library resources?  How do we reach our students who ... http://blog.cortland.edu/gailwood/2007/11/30/web-20-and-libraries-20/ There are lots of exciting things happening in the library these days.   Students are spending a good deal of time in the library, flocking in to study together, use the services, eat at the cafe and for quiet study.  We got new furniture in the Late Night Reading Room and ... http://blog.cortland.edu/gailwood/2007/11/30/library-update-for-information-resources-tech-liaison-council/ For many years I did work with a librarian named Bob; and there was a librarian working at Memorial Library named Bob.  He now works in a law library.  At Memorial Library, librarians come with many non-Bob names and who wear many different hats, all aimed at helping faculty and ... http://blog.cortland.edu/gailwood/2007/09/07/bob-free-zone/ Some days the inspiritation flows like a river and other days it's like navigating a stream full of beaver dams.  That's when you need a good laugh.  A great parody of inspirational management drivel is at and their demotivator collection.  Full of words of wisdom for a random bad day. http://blog.cortland.edu/gailwood/2007/08/31/a-good-place-to-find-a-laugh/ Have you seen the READ posters throughout the library?  They are pictures of SUNY Cortland's luminaries, all reading a favorite book. The READ poster program was started by the American Library Association to promote reading in schools and libraries.  Many popular figures from entertainment and sport have graced the posters over the decades.   A ... http://blog.cortland.edu/gailwood/2007/08/29/suny-cortland-read/ Isn't this the grandest picture, and just you don't feel this way sometimes? The image comes for the AP Multimedia Archive, a database of images and audio files from the Associated Press.  It's a fabulous recource offered to the students, faculty, and staff of SUNY Cortland.  These files are available for ... http://blog.cortland.edu/gailwood/2007/08/28/a-terrific-library-resource-visuals-sound-and-more/