Comments for Librarians Matter http://librariansmatter.com/blog It is and we do. Musing, enthusing, libraries, emerging technologies, balancing, being mum. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:43:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Comment on Virtual Learning Commons at University of Manitoba by Your Recent Questions About Fafsa http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/03/12/virtual-learning-common-at-university-of-manitoba/comment-page-1/#comment-121218 Your Recent Questions About Fafsa Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:43:42 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/03/12/virtual-learning-common-at-university-of-manitoba/#comment-121218 [...] Paying for schoolMore on a Successful FAFSA ApplicationRed River College and University of Manitoba Strengthen PartnershipService-Learning Co-ordinator, University of ManitobaVirtual Learning Commons at University of Manitoba [...] [...] Paying for schoolMore on a Successful FAFSA ApplicationRed River College and University of Manitoba Strengthen PartnershipService-Learning Co-ordinator, University of ManitobaVirtual Learning Commons at University of Manitoba [...]

]]> Comment on Want Australian Kindle ebook content? Don’t be Australian. by Frank http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2010/08/16/want-australian-kindle-ebook-content-dont-be-australian/comment-page-1/#comment-120851 Frank Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:19:30 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/?p=2513#comment-120851 Ditto, I listen to audio books (audible) and also frustrated by restrictions on what I am ALLOWED to purchase because I am in Australia. I can buy some books by Frank Herbert but most by Brian are not avaliable, these are available on US and UK sites. Catherine Asaro, Peter F Hamilton, and so many others are available in other countries. It is just ridiculous that I can buy 13 of Asaro's but 3 of them I am not allowed. I am not surprised that so many people try to find ways around what is basically discrimination. Good luck controlling copy right breaches, when this problem is ongoing. I say we lobby for all publishing law to be under one system and stop this idiotic nonsense! Equal opportunity reading for all! Ditto, I listen to audio books (audible) and also frustrated by restrictions on what I am ALLOWED to purchase because I am in Australia.

I can buy some books by Frank Herbert but most by Brian are not avaliable, these are available on US and UK sites. Catherine Asaro, Peter F Hamilton, and so many others are available in other countries.

It is just ridiculous that I can buy 13 of Asaro’s but 3 of them I am not allowed.

I am not surprised that so many people try to find ways around what is basically discrimination.

Good luck controlling copy right breaches, when this problem is ongoing.

I say we lobby for all publishing law to be under one system and stop this idiotic nonsense!

Equal opportunity reading for all!

]]> Comment on Want Australian Kindle ebook content? Don’t be Australian. by Cormac http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2010/08/16/want-australian-kindle-ebook-content-dont-be-australian/comment-page-1/#comment-120578 Cormac Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:49:24 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/?p=2513#comment-120578 Trying to get the best selling series "His Dark Materials" (The Golden Compass) and it isn't available in Australia. Go figure? Trying to get the best selling series “His Dark Materials” (The Golden Compass) and it isn’t available in Australia. Go figure?

]]> Comment on 100 articles that every librarian should read by Update your skills freely (or at least cheaply) | the outreach librarian http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2011/06/15/100-articles-every-librarian-should-read/comment-page-1/#comment-120258 Update your skills freely (or at least cheaply) | the outreach librarian Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:41:10 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/?p=3179#comment-120258 [...] Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki, A Library Story, Librarians Matter (check ou the post on 100 Articles Every Librarian Should Read), and [...] [...] Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki, A Library Story, Librarians Matter (check ou the post on 100 Articles Every Librarian Should Read), and [...]

]]> Comment on A social media policy for a one branch public library by A social media policy for a one branch public library » DOs and DON'Ts s | Social Networking for Information Professionals | Scoop.it http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2010/09/10/a-social-media-policy-for-a-one-branch-public-library/comment-page-1/#comment-119570 A social media policy for a one branch public library » DOs and DON'Ts s | Social Networking for Information Professionals | Scoop.it Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:54:38 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/?p=2613#comment-119570 [...] jQuery("#errors*").hide(); window.location= data.themeInternalUrl; } }); } librariansmatter.com - Today, 4:54 [...] [...] jQuery("#errors*").hide(); window.location= data.themeInternalUrl; } }); } librariansmatter.com – Today, 4:54 [...]

]]> Comment on Getting deeply local at our libraries by 21st century Library by Everything Library - Pearltrees http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2009/06/24/getting-deeply-local-at-our-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-119114 21st century Library by Everything Library - Pearltrees Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:10:23 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/?p=1018#comment-119114 [...] Partnerships with other local groups or institutions, like the Health Bags in Topeka Shawnee County Public Library in partnership with a local hospital. Online initiatives to promote local discussion of reading, like the Yarra Plenty Reads blog or the Mosman Readers Ning Job clubs that help locals support each other in finding information and upgrading skills to find jobs Projects like Kete Horowhenua that allows community members to create an online repository of locally produced content important to the community Getting deeply local at our libraries » Librarians Matter [...] [...] Partnerships with other local groups or institutions, like the Health Bags in Topeka Shawnee County Public Library in partnership with a local hospital. Online initiatives to promote local discussion of reading, like the Yarra Plenty Reads blog or the Mosman Readers Ning Job clubs that help locals support each other in finding information and upgrading skills to find jobs Projects like Kete Horowhenua that allows community members to create an online repository of locally produced content important to the community Getting deeply local at our libraries » Librarians Matter [...]

]]> Comment on Zotero and saving Flickr images. Wowza! by referencing by robynjay - Pearltrees http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2009/09/15/zotero-and-saving-flickr-images-wowza/comment-page-1/#comment-119109 referencing by robynjay - Pearltrees Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:55:09 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/?p=1375#comment-119109 [...] Zotero and saving Flickr images. Wowza! | Librarians Matter I usually upload them to slideshare.net, which means I am stringent about attributing the image with a “Media Credits” slide at the end. I have been cutting and pasting the details from Flickr. With the URL, the author/date and the image title all being in different spots, this was three separate transactions that took a couple of minutes per image. Now Zotero – the Firefox extension that organises citations, saves the day. It recognises when I am browsing a Flickr image and knows how to harvest the data I need. One click adds the citation to my Zotero library, then I can just drag and drop the title on to my “Media Credits” slide and the entire citation is dropped there, in whichever format I specify. [...] [...] Zotero and saving Flickr images. Wowza! | Librarians Matter I usually upload them to slideshare.net, which means I am stringent about attributing the image with a “Media Credits” slide at the end. I have been cutting and pasting the details from Flickr. With the URL, the author/date and the image title all being in different spots, this was three separate transactions that took a couple of minutes per image. Now Zotero – the Firefox extension that organises citations, saves the day. It recognises when I am browsing a Flickr image and knows how to harvest the data I need. One click adds the citation to my Zotero library, then I can just drag and drop the title on to my “Media Credits” slide and the entire citation is dropped there, in whichever format I specify. [...]

]]> Comment on Memes: “Passion Quilt” and “High School Daze to Praise” by My personality (expressed through flickr) | Social.net http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2008/04/29/memes-passion-quilt-and-high-school-daze-to-praise/comment-page-1/#comment-118124 My personality (expressed through flickr) | Social.net Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:46:54 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2008/04/29/memes-passion-quilt-and-high-school-daze-to-praise/#comment-118124 [...] other meme Image by karindalziel See here for [...] [...] other meme Image by karindalziel See here for [...]

]]> Comment on Want Australian Kindle ebook content? Don’t be Australian. by Justine http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2010/08/16/want-australian-kindle-ebook-content-dont-be-australian/comment-page-1/#comment-117660 Justine Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:34:59 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/?p=2513#comment-117660 Oh my email is lake.frangipani@hotmail.com or justine.cameron@switch1197.com Oh my email is lake.frangipani@hotmail.com or justine.cameron@switch1197.com

]]> Comment on Want Australian Kindle ebook content? Don’t be Australian. by Justine http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2010/08/16/want-australian-kindle-ebook-content-dont-be-australian/comment-page-1/#comment-117659 Justine Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:34:10 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/?p=2513#comment-117659 Sorry this may have been covered already in the comments but I didn't read them all - when I log into amazon.com with my aussie account, almost every single eBook I looked up was unavailable in Australia. It said to click a certain link for a list of books available in Australia...but when I clicked it I remained in the same part of the website browsing eBooks unavailable to me. If anybody knows a solution please email me. Sorry this may have been covered already in the comments but I didn’t read them all – when I log into amazon.com with my aussie account, almost every single eBook I looked up was unavailable in Australia. It said to click a certain link for a list of books available in Australia…but when I clicked it I remained in the same part of the website browsing eBooks unavailable to me. If anybody knows a solution please email me.

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