{"id":2952,"date":"2011-04-21T09:26:35","date_gmt":"2011-04-21T01:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/librariansmatter.com\/blog\/?p=2952"},"modified":"2011-04-21T09:26:35","modified_gmt":"2011-04-21T01:26:35","slug":"all-of-us-smarter-than-any-of-us-so-lets-share","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/librariansmatter.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/21\/all-of-us-smarter-than-any-of-us-so-lets-share\/","title":{"rendered":"All of us, smarter than any of us. So let&#8217;s share."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of days ago, I added to my Twitter profile the phrase &#8220;all of us are smarter than any of us&#8221;. I seem to say it over and over to students. It is really the backbone idea around many of the things about which I am passionate &#8211; Open Source, unconferences, personal learning networks and libraries.<\/p>\n<p>Wikipedia works because enough people care and put in time and effort to make something with authority. Pushing for an &#8220;Australian content only&#8221; site separate from Wikipedia would just not work. There is not critical mass to maintain it and more people would search Wikipedia first.<\/p>\n<p>What if we had something similar in libraryland? We already do. I suggest that if we get behind the efforts below and read, comment and engage, we will make our own library lives easier. I would love to see Australian library folk adding Australian-based content to these sources.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/librariansmatter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/LINT.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2959\" title=\"LINT\" src=\"https:\/\/librariansmatter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/LINT-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/librariesinteract.info\">Libraries Interact: blog central for Australasian Libraries<\/a> . Started in 2006 by a group of Australian library bloggers. Anyone can <a href=\"http:\/\/librariesinteract.info\/contributing\/\">join up and submit a blog post<\/a> as long as it is relevant to libraries and Australasia.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/librariansmatter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/LibSuccess.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2954\" title=\"LibSuccess\" src=\"https:\/\/librariansmatter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/LibSuccess-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.libsuccess.org\/index.php?title=Main_Page\">Library Success: a best practices wiki<\/a> .\u00a0 Originally created by librarian <a href=\"http:\/\/meredith.wolfwater.com\/wordpress\/\">Meredith Farkas<\/a>. The Grand Dame of collaborative libraryland sharing that details ways that libraries have done things well. It is looking a bit tired at the moment, but pages like the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.libsuccess.org\/index.php?title=M-Libraries\">Mobile Libraries page<\/a> are still being updated. I wonder whether it would make a good student project for someone to research and update the topics? And for another to run a social media campaign to encourage people to contribute?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/librariansmatter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/LISNews.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2955\" title=\"LISNews\" src=\"https:\/\/librariansmatter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/LISNews-300x189.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lisnews.org\/\">LISNews<\/a> . Created by librarian Blake Carver in 1999 . Publishes news stories about libraries from around the world. A great way to find out who is doing what, and how what we do is regarded by other people. You can very easily contribute by <a href=\"http:\/\/lisnews.org\/node\/add\/story-suggestion\">suggesting a story<\/a> . (And if you want to kill a couple of seconds in a very amusing way, check in every so often and watch the site tagline change &#8230;I believe that no kittens were injured in the production of the latest tagline)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/librariansmatter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/LISEvents.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2956\" title=\"LISEvents\" src=\"https:\/\/librariansmatter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/LISEvents-300x221.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lisevents.com\/\">LISEvents<\/a> This aims to be a &#8220;library community conferences and events site&#8221;.\u00a0 It is another Blake Carver brainchild. It was launched earlier in the week and so far there is just one Australian entry. <a href=\"http:\/\/lisevents.com\/node\/add\/event\">Adding an entry<\/a> is easy.\u00a0 Something like this could become a great directory for Australian library events. There is also a &#8220;speakers&#8221; section where you can find someone who can talk about a particular topic or add your own details<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/librariansmatter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/LISVendor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2957\" title=\"LISVendor\" src=\"https:\/\/librariansmatter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/LISVendor-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lisvendor.info\/index.php?title=Main_Page\">LISVendor<\/a> Created by law librarian, <a href=\"http:\/\/sarahglassmeyer.com\/\">Sarah Glassmeyer<\/a>. This wiki is self-described as\u00a0 &#8220;a place for  librarians to communicate and otherwise share information about our  interactions and business dealings with library vendors: complaints and  compliments about customer service, problems with products, pricing  information, etc.&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>And &#8230; not really open contribution &#8230; . You can <a href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheets.google.com\/viewform?formkey=dF9JZnR5WTBxZVREcTdyOFlsUW5WRHc6MQ\">suggest ideas for blog posts in their Contributor Interest Form<\/a>. \u00a0 I think the profession would benefit if we engaged with what is being said here and through comments &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/librariansmatter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/HackLibSchool.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2960\" title=\"HackLibSchool\" src=\"https:\/\/librariansmatter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/HackLibSchool-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hacklibschool.wordpress.com\/\">Hack Library School<\/a> A collaborative blog by library students where they share not only the library school experience, but how that can be made better.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So&#8230;. are there other sources that I have missed?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of days ago, I added to my Twitter profile the phrase &#8220;all of us are smarter than any of us&#8221;. 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