Spring 2007 DLC Conference Coverage
We have opened up a page on notes, presentation slides and other coverage of the Spring 2007 Depository Library Conference which opened on April 15, 2007 and continues through Wednesday April 18, 2007. Thanks to Scott Matheson for contributing his presentation slides on LOCKSS. If you are a visual learner, you'll really want to review his slides. If you are at DLC and want to make quick notes on your thoughts about any of the sessions, please visit our resources page and make a comment. Or comment here. If you have other conference related content you'd like to share, please send it to admin AT freegovinfo.info and the next available FGI volunteer will post your content to the conference page. Continue reading
Spring 2007 DLC Conference April 15-18, 2007 Resources Page
Welcome to FGI's resource page for the Spring 2007 Depository Library Conference, which took place April 15-18, 2007 in Denver.
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Official page from GPO
- Scott Matheson presentation slides on LOCKSS from Sunday session.
- Elizabeth Cowell presentation slides on LOCKSS from Sunday session.
- Patricia Kenly's LOCKSS powerpoint presentation describing LOCKSS at Georgia Tech.
- Herrick Heitman, Washington State Library, General Notes
- Subscribe to the FGI Podcast Feed which carries the LOCKSS session only If the link doesn't work, copy and paste http://feeds.feedburner.com/FgiPodcast into iTunes or your favorite podcatcher.
- Subscribe to GPO's high quality recordings via iTunes
- TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2007
- 8:30 - 10:00 : Council Session: Digital Distribution [audio]
Librarians: Please Ning Me!
I just noticed that Newkirk Barnes, our April BOTM has a profile on the Ning-powered Library 2.0 Network. Taking a stroll to that site revealed several other documents librarians as well as other social-media oriented folks. So what could I do but establish an account of my own? A few features that I found really nice:
- It plays well with other social network sites - I could import photos from Flickr and video from YouTube.
- You can place an RSS feed right on your profile page and they make it dead easy to do so.
- Overall, it seems much faster than MySpace and has less advertising.
New govdocs video – Civil Rights
Sarah Gewirtz has created a stunning new government documents video: Extremely well done in my view. If you've seen other documents videos that are not yet listed on our videos page, please send the links our way. Continue reading
State Libraries in Second Life: KS and SC
As promised the last time I did a Second Life related posting, I visited the virtual branch of the State Library of Kansas.
I was impressed on two levels. First by how well the virtual space works as exhibit space, as shown by this photo of some author posters:
I was also impressed by how much state government information is being dispensed through this virtual branch. Information on maps, statistical information, governor messages from 1861 forward. It was presented in a way that wasn't too difficult to use by these information kiosks:
Finally I just liked the look of the building, which is framed by a delicate rainbow:
While scouting out the State Library of Kansas, I came across the building below which proclaimed itself as "Reserved for the South Carolina State Library."
Not much there yet, but interesting that two State Libraries have staked a claim in Second Life. You can read more about the SCSL experiment at their library's IT blog.
Is it is a good way to serve government information? I'm not sure, but it's good to see people experimenting. Definitely worth visiting if you've got the bandwidth and hardware to run Second Life without ripping your hair out.
One thing I *am* sure about is that museums work for me in Second Life. Once you get used to moving and looking around, it feels like a pretty credible experience of wandering through exhibits. I hope to see more museums in Second Life.
What do you all think?
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