Monday, April 2, 2007

An Alternative to PLCMC's Program

I think Charlotte's program is a great idea. I didn't know if you all were aware that another program about social software recently took place online; the course was called Five Weeks To A Social Library. The original brainchild of Meredith Farkas (who I think is totally awesome), this program differs from PLCMC & its derivatives because the entire project was conceived and delivered by volunteers in different library systems across the country & therefore, wasn't affiliated with any institution (which also meant no institutional support). Talk about altruism!
Meredith talks about the whole experience and the things she'd do differently in her blog Information Wants To Be Free.

I think we can explore different avenues in what we want to offer. We could take a little from PLCMC, from Five Weeks, and others to create something unique & relevant for our staff.

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