We've turned over a new leaf, people!

Since we last saw each other, a lot has happened. First, I've moved a few times. Second, I had an internship. Third, I graduated with a masters degree and finished library school. Fourth, I got a job at the Hastings Public Library.

I was busy living life.......sorry.

But now i've participating in the Nebraska Library Commission's "Nebraska Learns 2.0" and I figure it's time to revise this blog and start it up again. There is much to learn and much to keep track of in in my new job. There are complex relationships to navigate and a lot of details that are pretty crucial to my job. This will be the place where I dump all of my new learning. and where I talk about all the good stuff that's happening in my library.

The other goal of the cdp23 is to get a solid foundation on all of the 2.0 stuff that I don't understand. I'm pretty tech savvy, but my problem is knowing what's going on. I'm not one to seek out information about emerging technology until The Daily Beast or NPR write a story on it. Hopefully, I'll be in front of what's happening in 2.0 tech and this will be a nice way to get a bit of practice too.

Cheers!

Jake

The End of the ebook REVOLUTION!

If you haven't been keeping track of what's big in libraryland this week, I am right there with you. It wasn't until today that I found out about the changes coming to Overdrive in the coming months regarding ebook uses and the power of the publisher to exact dirty capitalist revenge on libraries.The situation: HarperCollins has decided it is going to renegotiate the terms of its agreement with all ebook lenders (Overdrive and others) so that after so many checkout by patrons, an ebook may no longer be lent out. It will have to be repurchased. Essentially, libraries won't be in control of the conten they purchase.

[Insert angry tirade of your choice]

Now, while this is something is happening in the upcoming, I dont' think anyone can really be sure if it will last. With the ebook market getting bigger every day, it might be smart for some publishers to keep the old agreement, and thus get some business from libraries and econtent lenders.

Updates and such

Well,

It's been a long time and that's terrible of me. I have many things to put up as far as papers and thoughts go from my final semester of library school. Oh yeah...did I mention I graduated from library school? AND got a job? You didn't expect that did ya? Yeah....neither did I.

As far as this blog goes, I have some updating to do. Then I'll have to think about whether to keep it going as something else, let it go because all good things must go, or a third option I haven't thought of yet.

Input? Would you still read this if it were a blog about being a librarian? Or perhaps about the trials of a public service librarian doing technical services? It would be like a computer programmer doing computer sales. Fish. Out. Of. Water.

Think about it. I will too.

Jake