{"id":501,"date":"2008-08-24T23:12:01","date_gmt":"2008-08-24T14:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/librariansmatter.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/24\/hi-fi-sci-fi-library\/"},"modified":"2008-08-24T23:12:01","modified_gmt":"2008-08-24T14:12:01","slug":"hi-fi-sci-fi-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/librariansmatter.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/24\/hi-fi-sci-fi-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Hi Fi Sci Fi Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.libraryman.com\/blog\/\">Michael Porter<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidleeking.com\/\">David Lee King<\/a> not only write together the Internet Spotlight column in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/ala\/pla\/plapubs\/publiclibraries\/publiclibraries.cfm\">Public Library Association Magazine<\/a>,\u00a0 , but they have burst into song together too with <a href=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/file\/1199162\/\">hi-fi sci-fi library<\/a>. It is all about how to harness the power of &#8220;wow&#8221; in our libraries &#8211; to be the library for tomorrow and now.<\/p>\n<p>As Michael (known\u00a0to some only as <a href=\"http:\/\/flickr.com\/search\/?q=libraryman&amp;w=all&amp;l=cc\">Libraryman<\/a>) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.libraryman.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/23\/hi-fi-sci-fi-library-back-story\/\">explains<\/a>, he is delivering one of the keynotes at the American Library Associations <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lita.org\/ala\/lita\/litaevents\/litaforum2008\/2008forumkeynote.cfm\">LITA National Forum<\/a> (that&#8217;s their Library and Information Technology Association.) He wanted to bring along something special. A couple of weeks ago, he published a snippet of song on his blog and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.libraryman.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/05\/your-chance-to-star-in-a-libraryland-music-video\/\">asked people in libraryland to film themselves singing along<\/a>. The clip was published today with snippets from each movie. It&#8217;s a great to see a mob of librarians having fun, but we were all upstaged by <a href=\"http:\/\/citegeist.com\/\">Cindi&#8217;s<\/a> daughter&#8217;s performance at the end, complete with swinging handbag.<\/p>\n<p>Quite amazing to think how many things needed to be invented and the skills that have been learnt in the last three years or so to make an effort like this not only possible, but rather everyday.<\/p>\n<p>My clip is near the start, around 1 min 14 seconds, <a href=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/file\/1199162\/\">hi-fi sci-fi library<\/a>.<br \/>\n<center>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/scripts\/pokkariPlayer.js?ver=2008010901\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/syndication\/write_player?skin=js&amp;posts_id=1205302&amp;source=3&amp;autoplay=false&amp;file_type=flv&amp;player_width=640&amp;player_height=480\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p id=\"blip_movie_content_1205302\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/file\/get\/Libraryman-hifiScifiLibrary179.flv\" onclick=\"play_blip_movie_1205302(); return false;\" rel=\"enclosure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/file\/get\/Libraryman-hifiScifiLibrary179.flv.jpg\" alt=\"Video thumbnail. Click to play.\" title=\"Click to play\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/file\/get\/Libraryman-hifiScifiLibrary179.flv\" onclick=\"play_blip_movie_1205302(); return false;\" rel=\"enclosure\">Click to play<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\t\t\t\t\t\t       play_blip_movie_1205302();\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<p><\/center>The whole clip that I sent in is all of 14 seconds. Here it is, <a href=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/file\/1199356\">Hi Fi Sci Fi Library &#8211; Kathryn&#8217;s clipette extended play<\/a> <center>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/scripts\/pokkariPlayer.js?ver=2008010901\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/syndication\/write_player?skin=js&amp;posts_id=1205499&amp;source=3&amp;autoplay=false&amp;file_type=flv&amp;player_width=1648&amp;player_height=978\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p id=\"blip_movie_content_1205499\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/file\/get\/Sirexkat-HiFiSciFiLibraryClipetteExtendedMix298.flv\" onclick=\"play_blip_movie_1205499(); return false;\" rel=\"enclosure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/file\/get\/Sirexkat-HiFiSciFiLibraryClipetteExtendedMix298.flv.jpg\" alt=\"Video thumbnail. Click to play.\" title=\"Click to play\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/file\/get\/Sirexkat-HiFiSciFiLibraryClipetteExtendedMix298.flv\" onclick=\"play_blip_movie_1205499(); return false;\" rel=\"enclosure\">Click to play<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\t\t\t\t\t\t       play_blip_movie_1205499();\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<p><\/center>The song lyrics are:<\/p>\n<p>Lyrics:<br \/>\nsong: hi-fi-sci-fi Library<\/p>\n<p>Here-in contains collected thoughts from our brains<br \/>\nwhen it comes to the subject of: wow!<br \/>\nLike: Wow, it\u2019s amazing that for thousands of years<br \/>\nlibraries have survived at all<br \/>\nThe razing, book blazing, techno staff crazing<br \/>\nfighting competition new tech and how<br \/>\nto emerge like a rocketship, speedy and fast<br \/>\nthat is demanded in our world right NOW!!!Chorus:<br \/>\nHi-fi, sci-fi, library!<br \/>\nHi-fi, sci-fi, library!<br \/>\nS. R. Ran-ga-na-than  \u2018long with Benjamin Franklin,<br \/>\nDewey, Kilgour and good people like YOU<br \/>\nLearnt that Mashed up with currents and a whole bunch of circuits<br \/>\ninfo went to many not just the few.<br \/>\nNow we wrestle with techno, money and limitations,<br \/>\nthat might sometimes make a good man go \u201cewww\u201d<br \/>\nBut we\u2019re telling you brothers, sisters, ladies and others<br \/>\nthat we\u2019re near a massive \u201cWow!\u201d breakthrough.<br \/>\nit is your:<br \/>\nChorusTo prepare our libraries we must be informed, explore lots<br \/>\nand have fun learning how to evolve.<br \/>\nLearn about things like gaming, social software and being<br \/>\njust where our users are: that brings us HUGE Wows.<br \/>\nLook at open-source software and the creative commons,<br \/>\nlook at netfilx and itunes and learn how<br \/>\nWe can take competition, turn it into fruition:<br \/>\nTHE LIBRARY FOR TOMORROW AND NOW!<br \/>\nIt will be:<\/p>\n<p>hi-fi-sci-fi-libraries!<br \/>\nhi-fi-sci-fi-libraries!<\/p>\n<p>Now we sometimes might wonder how to succeed not blunder<br \/>\nsince we\u2019re underneath the specter of \u201chow?\u201d<br \/>\nIt\u2019s a do or die sea change and we cannot just remain, what we<br \/>\nwere before or we\u2019ll just sink down.<br \/>\nTake time daily, read lib blogs, build community, and<br \/>\nslog the through the learning, practice, wisdom and \u201cpow!\u201d<br \/>\nIt will be fun we promise, you\u2019ll work hard but will harness<br \/>\nand endow your libs tomorrow with \u201cWoW!\u201d<br \/>\nThe wow of:<\/p>\n<p>Chorus repeated<\/p>\n<p>spoken over the chorus<\/p>\n<p>We can do it.<br \/>\nWe just need to be wise<br \/>\nand explain the situation<br \/>\nin a way that\u2019s fun and savvy<\/p>\n<p>Be informed<br \/>\nand connect with our communities.<br \/>\nWe must engage with em all<br \/>\nfrom the kids to my mammy<\/p>\n<p>banter over chorus<br \/>\n*fade*\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Porter and David Lee King not only write together the Internet Spotlight column in the Public Library Association Magazine,\u00a0 , but they have burst into song together too with hi-fi sci-fi library. 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