My slides from Bergen, Norway: Global librarianship, Digital skills & 23 Mobile Things

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I was lucky to have the chance to speak to and talk to Norweigan librarians at Neptunseminaret in Bergen today – Thanks for having me. Since Scandinavian languages are very alike (Finland excluded!) – A lot of the slides are in Danish and a few in English.

New 23 Mobile Things version in North East Florida

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It is a new year and also 2015 will be a year of 23 Mobile Things professional development for librarians. I am very happy to welcome North East Florida to the growing 23 Mobile Things family. http://youtu.be/CAEVyD6l0QI On the NEFLIN blog I found this description. It is a good explanation of the 23 Mobile Things… Continue reading New 23 Mobile Things version in North East Florida

Libraries Change Lives

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There are 65000 libraries in Europe welcoming more than 100 million people each year. That is an amazing knowledge infrastructure to make our communities smarter. In this short video some of these statistics and core values are shared. Libraries connect people and their knowledge  – and support learning and knowledge creation. Spend 90 seconds watching… Continue reading Libraries Change Lives

Presentation: The Broad Library – Librarian skills

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Last week I was meeting with my co-members of the Library Avengers for discussions about current and coming projects. We met in the Netherlands and attended a library conference in Soesterberg near Utrecht. I did a presentation about 23 mobile things, Professional development and the skills libraries need to make their communities smarter now and… Continue reading Presentation: The Broad Library – Librarian skills

Global librarianship and Gamifying the library experience – My presentations at #ili2014

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I was honered to present at this years Internet Librarian International in London, England. Thank you for an inspiring conference with sharing, co-learning and interesting talks with so many wonderful librarians and other library professionals. For the other presentations I did there about Gamification and Library advocacy – Go to my slideshare page. I had… Continue reading Global librarianship and Gamifying the library experience – My presentations at #ili2014

100 years old today – Guldborgsund Public Library

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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Guldborgsund-bibliotekerne (@guldbib) Today is a very special day. In November 1913 local politicians decided to open a public reading room in Nykøbing Falster thereby making the decision and providing the funds that made it possible to open the doors to the first public library in the city 100… Continue reading 100 years old today – Guldborgsund Public Library

Welcome to the #23mobilethings family Alaska

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I am very proud to welcome another 23 mobile things program to the #23mobilethings familiy – Welcome Alaska #23mobilethingsAK. You are joining thousands of fellow libraraians and library staff from all over the planet in this co-learning opportunity. I wish you all a great learning experience – Here is my welcome video. Learn more about 23 Mobile… Continue reading Welcome to the #23mobilethings family Alaska

Hidden treasures – Gamification at Guldborgsund Public Library

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Exciting treasure hunts in the urban space In Nykøbing Falster, Guldborgsund Public Library invites local citizens and visitors of the city on interactive walks around the town as part of the project Hidden Treasures. Through their smart phone, ‘treasure hunters’ can have a new and different experience of the town and its history. With the… Continue reading Hidden treasures – Gamification at Guldborgsund Public Library

A conference with an unconference track – Upcoming presentations at Internet Librarian International

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I like the concept of unconferences very much. The more loose structure can be very liberating to the traditional conference learning experience. Combining a traditional conference with an unconference track is one of the reasons I am looking very much forward to this years Internet Librarian International – and I am proud to be a… Continue reading A conference with an unconference track – Upcoming presentations at Internet Librarian International

Go to the library – song

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Launching myself as an avantgarde musician – or … Well I was testing out an app tonight and I made this… I heard the way to launch music the cool way is to surprise everyone by making it available online when people least expect it – So here it is. Totally free. If you like it… Continue reading Go to the library – song