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From the first guitar strums of Love Sick – to the seconds when the voice appears – I get the chills of rereading my favorite album in the world – Time out of mind by Bob Dylan – also it is hard to think of a better title for…
Unglue: Giving books to the world by crowd funding
The most democratic book project I know is about to relaunch – Here is an article I wrote for the German library magazine BUB as member of the Zukunftentwicklers network – With a few corrections because a lot has happened with Unglue.it since the deadline: What is crowd funding and what does it mean to… Continue reading Unglue: Giving books to the world by crowd funding
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A librarians summer (vacation) diet
About a month ago my good friend Buffy Hamilton shared this post from Chris Brogan. It inspired me to plan a summer diet for myself. I am on vacation for the next three weeks – and shortly after that I head to Helsinki for the IFLA conference. During my vacation I will… Unplug more –… Continue reading A librarians summer (vacation) diet
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Why the story of Buy India a Library is (still) important
I am very excited to present with Justin Hoenke at Bibliothekartag 2012 i Hamburg, Germany about a project I love and am very proud to be a part of – Buy India a Library How to use social media for collaboration, inspiration and changing the world will be some of the tracks of our talk. Including… Continue reading Why the story of Buy India a Library is (still) important
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It Is a Global Profession… If You Want It to Be
It Is a Global Profession… If You Want It to Be
I am very happy to be able to share my thoughts about global librarianship over at Jessica Olin´s great blog “Letters to a Young Librarian”. I hope you will take the time to visit Jessica´s blog and read my post – Comments very welcome.
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Jan Holmquist – Unplugged. Thoughts about social media vacation
The logical thing to do when unplugging for some time is to blog and tweet about it right? I began thinking about what I wanted from chosen downtime and how to do it best. Since this is not a one time thing (and not the first time either) I want to able to unplug in… Continue reading Jan Holmquist – Unplugged. Thoughts about social media vacation
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Get a happier life with your library
Watch this video about Danish public libraries in English for people new to Danish society and tell me what you think. When you’re new in Denmark a lot of things can be confusing. The library is here to help you! Through the library you have access to a world of knowledge, culture, entertainment, social activites,… Continue reading Get a happier life with your library
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Crowd Funded by Librarians World-Wide – TWIL
This week in Libraries is a rare thing. It is a perfect way to learn about library concepts and innovation for people entering the profession. It is also like a free course to keep your library knowledge up to date for people already a part of the profession. To keep the cameras rolling Eric and… Continue reading Crowd Funded by Librarians World-Wide – TWIL
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Letter from World Libraries
Dear Librarian Congratulations on joining the team at World Libraries. We are glad to have you as a part of our world-wide team of library enthusiasts. Your special focus will be to improve your community by sharing and generating knowledge and always contribute to learning. We also expect you to work for libraries world-wide and… Continue reading Letter from World Libraries
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Facilitator of crowdsourced ideas
Job titles can be difficult to translate but when attending international conferences Danish job titles does not make sense to most participants – but does any title? When you need to contact another organization job titles can help you find the right person to connect with fast and easy – But within your own organization… Continue reading Facilitator of crowdsourced ideas
Jan Holmquist 