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Tech Set Books Available!

The Tech Set books have been published – including mine, on Twitter, FriendFeed and Tumblr (Microblogging and Lifestreaming in Libraries, to be precise). I got my author copies yesterday and was just silly for at least an hour with the thought that I was holding my book in my hands… Anyway, the books are being shipped if you’ve pre-ordered and are available for ordering if you haven’t!

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IT preventing work?

I just returned from the Social Media In Government conference in Dallas where I made the statement during my presentation that IT’s job is to support the work that the staff of an organization does. If IT is blocking access to work-related tools (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), and actively getting in the way of folks who are trying to use these tools for business purposes, then they aren’t doing their jobs. Our job, as IT folks, is to provide access to the network resources that folks need, while also keeping that network safe. If the network accepts emails and web pages, then there is no excuse to not allow Facebook, YouTube and Twitter traffic (bandwidth considerations for YouTube, especially, aside). Of course, I should also stress that it is important for staff members to “surf safe” – clicking on every dubious link and not staying informed about what is happening in the tools that you use for work is not terribly professional – but IT should not be standing in the way.
I enjoyed the conference – the folks who attended were amazing and smart and doing really cool things – and then I came back home to this article: 96% Of Indian Firms Prohibit Social Networks At Work. That’s the attention-grabbing headline. What got me, though, was the first sentence:

Cisco recently released figures that show that roughly half (52%) of IT decision makers say their company has a policy prohibiting use of social media applications or collaboration tools.

Collaboration tools, too? Seriously? Ugh. I come from IT – I understand the urge to protect the network and keep the bad guys out – but that has to balance with giving staff the tools to do their work – and I’m seeing way more terrified IT folks blocking everything than I am diligent IT folks allowing what is necessary and keeping their virus definitions updated, their user base educated and their staff working the way they need to work.

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  • I'm at Missouri River Regional Library (214 Adams, High Street, Jefferson City). http://4sq.com/5tO1KP #
  • Created Medical guide and updated consumer guide for new ref computers; now working on presentation about Drupal for MORENet #libday4 #
  • Took a break from Drupal brainstorming to buy plane tickets for SocMed conference in March. It's coming right up!! #libday4 #
  • Distracted again by Millennium module in Drupal – installing now, will get back to Drupal presentation shortly… #libday4 #
  • I broke Drupal! I love doing that in the middle of the day. It's fixed now. Still setting up Mill. mod. Still avoiding Drupal preso #libday4 #
  • @mstabbycat You like watching me screw up? That's every day, Ms. Tabbycat, every single day… #libday4 in reply to mstabbycat #
  • Opening bubbl.us to transfer Drupal process brainstorm to computer – had a hard time coming up with "what we did right" examples… #libday4 #
  • RT @FakeAPStylebook: social media – What nerds call hitting on underage girls in chat rooms now. LOL – couldn't resist passing this one on.. #
  • Taking a break from being distracted to skim through RSS feeds. That should fix me. #libday4 #
  • @mstabbycat Eeek! Sending dry thoughts to you and your netbook… in reply to mstabbycat #
  • Replaced the Bold and Underline buttons on HR director's Word formatting toolbar. Back to RSS. #libday4 #
  • Just forwarded emails from Web to appropriate staff, gave lunch order 4 Thurs meeting & got hungry. Considering mexican for lunch! #libday4 #
  • Work email inbox = 0; Daily RSS feeds folder = 0; add them together and you get – lunchtime! #libday4 #
  • I'm at El jimador (1410 Missouri Blvd, Jefferson City). #
  • I'm at Missouri River Regional Library (214 Adams, High Street, Jefferson City). http://4sq.com/5tO1KP #
  • Trip to Linn postponed – again – so I'm now installing audacity & microphone drivers for our new traveling podcast station. #
  • Trip to Linn postponed – again – so I'm now installing audacity & microphone drivers for our new traveling podcast station. #libday4 *sigh* #
  • It's Community Manager Day! Say thanks to your community's manager! http://bit.ly/6qabaY #
  • I got sound – that I made – to come out of the laptop! I may be able to cancel the "I'm an idiot" mtg with library podcast expert! #libday4 #
  • I hope I'm properly deleting all the failed recordings that feature language unbecoming of a lady… #libday4 #
  • Yeah!! After an hour and a half of work, I have a 1:05 minute intro to the library's Author Podcast!! #libday4 #
  • @pollyalida I hope so!!! in reply to pollyalida #
  • Unboxing netbooks for first setup and configuration. #libday4 #
  • 1 netbook down, 1 web form/Gmail crisis handled, 1 netbook to go, 40 minutes left in the day. I can do this… #libday4 #
  • All done! I'm taking a half-hour from Sunday, when I came in early to update servers, right now! Later, gaters! #libday4 #
  • So far, I've updated the website, rebooted the web server, configured a ref 'puter and am ready for 2 hours on the PCC desk. #libday4 #
  • My first sock [pic] http://ff.im/eVJ7d #
  • CIMG0093 [pic] http://ff.im/eZnB2 #
  • eatin lunch on the way to @slaleads lobbycon (@ Qdoba Mexican Grill w/ @mstabbycat) http://4sq.com/aQLJrU #
  • I just unlocked the "Adventurer" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/9FnuAv #
  • in our hotel room, settling in (@ St. Louis Union Station w/ @mstabbycat) http://4sq.com/2XQVVg #
  • At the LSW meetup at #slaleads – 80's dance night is next! #
  • Dancin' my butt off – Prince 1999 @ Rue 13 in St. Louis – now Madonna's Holiday #
  • Awake & sort of moving for day 2 of the #slaleads lobbycon extravaganza #
  • Wandering Union Station, trying to decide on lunch before meeting back up with Meg, Kendra & Amy. #
  • resting in the room before heading to the arch (@ St Louis Unions Station Marriott) http://4sq.com/cBL5JD #
  • At City Museum, finishing my drink, listening to an *awful& band & getting ready to slide 3 stories! #

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  • I'm at Missouri River Regional Library (214 Adams, High Street, Jefferson City). http://4sq.com/5tO1KP #
  • I'm the mayor of the Missouri River Regional Library on Foursquare. Does this mean I can close the library at will now? #
  • Taking a look at the Drupal-Friend Connect integration and drooling. OpenID, social commenting and recommendations… *droooooool* #
  • I'm skeered. Alex started a sentence with, "today in health class, the teacher showed a YouTube video…" #
  • I'm at Catherine Crum – the Salon (Truman Blvd, Jefferson City). http://4sq.com/8PdwF2 #
  • CIMG0082 [pic] http://ff.im/eewXE #
  • Have I mentioned how much I love @clifflandis? http://bit.ly/5goKOn He'll match every donation up to $10,000. You rock, my friend! #
  • @lilaclee I'll be there – I'm presenting on the library's new Drupal website! in reply to lilaclee #
  • @lilaclee Hmmm, I don't know yet – I haven't gotten my marching orders from them as to what I need to provide. I'm guessing green, tho… in reply to lilaclee #
  • @joeyanne Me too! It's crazy how often I fall back on that little punctuation mark. Is there a support group for this? in reply to joeyanne #
  • I'm officially signed up for the Knitting Olympics this year. Ima gonna try to knit a sweater while the Olympics are on. #
  • @joeyanne LOL – that's fabulous – I'm sure we could get something like that going!! in reply to joeyanne #
  • @lilaclee We'll cheer each other on! How long do the Olympics last? They'll be over by MORENet's conference? We'll compare progress there. in reply to lilaclee #
  • @lilaclee Yeah – I looked it up after I sent the tweet. *sigh* I just signed up to knit a sweater in 16 days. Eeeeek. #
  • I am dizzy from ALA roundabout *go to Lita Membership page – redirect to ALA login – login – go to Lita Membership page* repeat forever. #
  • @shifted done – thanks for the quick response! in reply to shifted #
  • I'm at Missouri River Regional Library (214 Adams, High Street, Jefferson City). http://4sq.com/5tO1KP #
  • I just unlocked the "Local" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/7np9NF #
  • @griffey I disagree! I behave like a self-aggrandizing jerk at times, and (last I checked), I'm a woman… in reply to griffey #
  • @griffey of course, I may not be really *normal*, either, so take that last tweet with a grain of salt. in reply to griffey #
  • @griffey I've left comments on the post in FF – and Jenica is responding too. Mine at least are too long for Twitter. in reply to griffey #
  • I'm at Target (Stadium Blvd, Jefferson City). http://4sq.com/6JlOwu #
  • Usability and User Experience also tie in with Info Architecture – something that librarians *should* be ahead of the game on #alamw10 #
  • Usability and User Experience also tie in with Info Architecture – something that librarians *should* be ahead of the game on #alamwttt #
  • love the idea of augmented reality offering library tutorials at point of need! #alamwttt #

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