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Shifted Jenny Levine's Groups

ALA Groups Division LITA (Library and Information Technology Association) RoundTable GameRT (Games and Gaming Round Table) GLBTRT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Round Table) IFRT (Intellectual Freedom Round Table)

Member Communities ALA Connect Training Sandbox Community ALA Dance Party ALA Members Blogs, Interactive Media, Groupware, and Wikis Interest Group (LITA BIGWIG) Copyright Forum Emerging Technologies Interest Group (LITA - Library & Information Technology Association) Game Making Interest Group Games and Gaming Gaming in Libraries Course Gen X Leadership and Networking Government Information Interest Group Library Code Year Interest Group (LITA/ALCTS) Mobile Computing Interest Group (LITA - Library & Information Technology Association) QR Codes Social Media Mavens Transliteracy Interest Group (LITA - Library & Information Technology Association) Unconferences University of Illinois iSchool Students and Alumni

Interests

Interests

• Civic Engagement
• Copyright
• Distance Learning
• Emerging Technologies
• Equity of Access
• Games and Gaming
• Intellectual Freedom
• Intellectual Property
• International Issues
• Leadership
• New ALA Members
• Organizational Change
• Popular Culture
• Privacy
• Social Media & Networks
• Technology
• Training
• Trends and Forecasting
• Virtual Communities and Libraries

Type of Libraries

• Academic
• Association
• Federal
• Information-related organization
• Library School
• Rural
• School / Media Center
• State Library
• Urban

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Bio

Bio

I've been working at ALA since August 2006. I'm a passionate advocate for gaming in libraries so I've coordinated two Gaming, Learning, and Libraries symposia since that time. I'm also the primary staff person working on the implementation of the ALA Connect site.

On my own time, I run The Shifted Librarian blog. I also give presentations and have run workshops and classes. You can view slides from all of these on my Presentations wiki. My goal is to help libraries become more nimble to adapt to their users and not expect them to adapt to us. I believe Library 2.0 helps us do that.

In my former personal life, I ran the first library-related blog, The Librarians' Site du Jour, which lasted from 1995-1999.

Work

Current Work

American Library Association (Other)
Strategy Guide
Chicago, IL, USA
2006 -

I'm the Strategy Guide for the American Library Association, which means I get to work on all kinds of cool web-related stuff. I coordinate our National Gaming Day initiative, and I'm the lead person for ALA Connect.

Past Work Experience

Suburban Library System (Library System)

Internet Development Specialist and Strategy Guide

Burr Ridge, IL

1997 - 2006

In this role, I helped member libraries of all types implement web-based services, highlighted emerging trends, taught librarians how to use various tools to connect with users and become more efficient themselves, and more. I also helped with the transition when the Suburban Library System (SLS) merged with the Chicago Metropolitan Library System (CMLS) in 2004 to become the Metropolitan Library System (MLS).

Grande Prairie Public Library District (Public Library)

Technology Coordinator

Hazel Crest, IL

1996 - 1997

In this position, I installed OPAC stations for the public to use, implemented dial-up internet access for the public, and started a community internet users group. We were the first public library in Chicago's south suburbs to offer public internet access.

Calumet City Public Library (Public Library)

Reference Librarian

Calumet City, IL

1992 - 1995

This was my first job out of library school. While my core role was to provide reference service, I also did reader's advisory, ran book discussions, created bibliographies and read-alike lists, managed the public computers, and helped bring email and the internet into the library.

Education

Masters of Library Science, 1992
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Journalism, Broadcast News, 1990
University of Kansas

Certified Network Administrator, Novell, 1996
Moraine Valley Community College

Publications

Publications

Gaming & Libraries: Learning Lessons from the Intersections - July 2009 issue of Library Technology Reports

Gaming and Libraries: Broadening the Intersections - April 2008 issue of Library Technology Reports

Gaming and Libraries: Intersection of Services - September/October 2006 issue of Library Technology Reports

Favorites

Picture

• Curtis and Jenny at Midwinter

Poll

• Which of the following phrases do you most wish we could (but can't) use on the "Access Denied" page for Connect?
• Is it Friday yet?

Session

Opportunity

Online Doc

Event

File

Forum

Discussion

• "Philly Plays Scrabble" 2009
• Nice mention
• More is coming...