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Alabama School Library Association keynote, June 13, 2011
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- 1. Alabama School Library Association June 13, 2011 “Future-Proof Your Library” Wendy Stephens Be the expert on e-books Recognize what is happening to school libraries around the country Do what you can for librarian image Read more than ever Delight in the fixed schedule Keep a finger in every pie Exploit the long tail Fight the filter bubble Curate hyper-local content Let readers drive acquisitions Recommender systems includes human systems Fake it Be psychic Get a guru Learn the local technologies Prepare for augmented realities Realize advocacy fatigue exists Provide opportunities Help re-define abilities Anderson, Chris. (2006). The long tail: why the future of business is selling less of more. Bishop, Bill. (2008). Why the clustering of like-minded America is tearing us apart. Levine, Rick et al. (2009). The cluetrain manifesto: the tenth anniversary edition. Pariser, Eli. (2011). The filter bubble: what the internet is hiding from you. Pink, Dan. (2006). A whole new mind: why right-brainers will rule the future. “Oh, I've always wondered why librarians work so hard to stay in the ranks of teachers, instead of working toward being considered administrators or directors. Do we have an innate inferiority complex?” --Doug Johnson, “To See Ourselves as Others See Us,” May 16, 2011 http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/2011/5/16/to-see-ourselves-as-others-see-us.html “Here is how I answer probably 95% of the tech "how-to" questions I receive...” --Doug Johnson, “You, Too, Can Be a Technology Guru,” October 11, 2010 http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/2010/10/11/you-too-can-be-a-technology-guru.html “Since when,” she asked, “do teachers dress like they’re about to clean the garage?” --Kristin Fonticiaro, “Friday Snapshots: Web Accuracy, Advocacy, and the Achievement Gap,” April 29, 2011 http://blog.schoollibrarymedia.com/index.php/2011/04/29/friday-snapshots/ http://blog.ted.com/2011/05/02/beware-online-filter-bubbles-eli-pariser-on-ted-com/