Collection Development for My Random Life.

A turn of phrase in phone conversation got me to thinking?

Which sounds better?  — Library Instruction Session or Library Learning Session?

I somehow like the idea of “lession session” as it makes it seem that the students are doing something (as in learning) instead of being “instructed” upon. A colleague likes to use the term “workshop” because it conveys action. Does it matter the words we choose to describe this? I think so.

 So kewl…

We Tell Stories – ‘Hard Times’ by Matt Mason & Nicholas Felton

heads up from Info Aesthetics

If you are interested in writing a book about libraries or coming up with something catchy like “library 2.o” or “blended librarians”, try my lo-tech buzz generator below.

With apologies to the recent Wired article… chose a term from column A and combine it with a term from column B. Use the appropriate optional connecting word if necessary. Like any theory… make it fit!:

(A)                         (B)

Paradox                 Libraries

Innovation             Books

Biblio-                    Virus

Community            Meme

Meta                     -onomics

Smart                     Stacks

Birth                     Information

Death                     Access

World                 Librarians

Info-                     Apocalypse

Data                     Academics

Digital                 Generation

Insert the optional appropriate connector:

of

and

is

the

in

For more information see:

Previous Open Work Library post about an idea generator: http://openworklibrary.com/?p=58

Wired Magazine article: http://www.wired.com/culture/culturereviews/magazine/15-10/st_bigidea