Comments on: Web Working In the Library, the Pros and Cons http://gigaom.com/collaboration/web-working-in-the-library-the-pros-and-cons/ Fri, 25 May 2012 23:59:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Quick Tip: Use Web Page-to-PDF Services to Circumvent Website-blocking Software - OCSEA http://gigaom.com/collaboration/web-working-in-the-library-the-pros-and-cons/#comment-88846 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:04:53 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=21790#comment-88846 [...] really enjoy working at my local library; it gets me out of my home office and provides a more studious environment than, say, a coffee [...]

]]> By: Quick Tip: Use Web Page-to-PDF Services to Circumvent Website-blocking Software | iPhone, iPad Weblog http://gigaom.com/collaboration/web-working-in-the-library-the-pros-and-cons/#comment-88845 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:17:06 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=21790#comment-88845 [...] really enjoy working at my local library; it gets me out of my home office and provides a more studious environment than, say, a coffee [...]

]]> By: 6 Unexpected Events That Can Take Over a Web Worker’s Life (and How to Deal With Them) http://gigaom.com/collaboration/web-working-in-the-library-the-pros-and-cons/#comment-88844 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:02:14 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=21790#comment-88844 [...] need not be another device. It could be a place that has free Wi-Fi such as a coffee shop or a library. You can also look for nearby Internet cafes that charge a small fee per [...]

]]> By: Craig http://gigaom.com/collaboration/web-working-in-the-library-the-pros-and-cons/#comment-88843 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:30:22 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=21790#comment-88843 Love the libraries here in Minneapolis!

I rotate between a couple coffee shops, but when I want to ‘get serious’, I have a 3 different libraries that I head to.

One in particular (Ridgedale) has a big room that can very comfortably accommodate about 20 workers. All the tables have a 4 outlet hub that sticks out the top every 6 feet.

]]> By: Kate http://gigaom.com/collaboration/web-working-in-the-library-the-pros-and-cons/#comment-88842 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:31:11 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=21790#comment-88842 University and college libraries may work better for you than public libraries, they generally allow you to plug in your computer and have a drink if it is in a cup with a lid.

]]> By: Web Working In the Library, the Pros and Cons Virtual Library VLChina http://gigaom.com/collaboration/web-working-in-the-library-the-pros-and-cons/#comment-88841 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:32:53 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=21790#comment-88841 [...] from:  Web Working In the Library, the Pros and Cons By admin | category: central library | tags: central library, circulation, degree, [...]

]]> By: How to be a Productive Home Worker http://gigaom.com/collaboration/web-working-in-the-library-the-pros-and-cons/#comment-88840 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:16:24 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=21790#comment-88840 [...] it occasionally. It can be as simple as spending the afternoon working in the coffee shop, or working in a library, or even spending a whole day working in a coworking environment. The key is to vary the [...]

]]> By: Eric Rogers http://gigaom.com/collaboration/web-working-in-the-library-the-pros-and-cons/#comment-88839 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:32:53 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=21790#comment-88839 My library (Kansas City, Missouri) has two branches with great facilities – long work tables with power outlets integrated into the table top. One branch even has ethernet jacks next to the power outlets, which is handy when the wifi gets slow. Our Central Library also has small, private study rooms that can be reserved for free.

]]> By: Camilla Kutzner http://gigaom.com/collaboration/web-working-in-the-library-the-pros-and-cons/#comment-88838 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:00:24 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=21790#comment-88838 I’m a philologist/musicologist, so I have seen quite a lot of libraries. Some were quite shabby and uncomfortable, some (especially the Berlin State Library and the library of my faculty) made really good working environments.
I still love working in libraries because of the zero-distraction factor. The main reason that I don’t use libraries that often (besides being a full-time employee in my main job) is that it takes me extra time to get there.

One thing that is sligthly off-topic: I was always a bit grumpy about all the law, economy and medicine students that used to sit in my faculty’s library all day with their own books. They did not need the library’s books and the desks would have been sorely needed by the philologists, especially on weekdays when the library was really crowded. If all the webworkers now stormed the libraries, too, I could imagine some really upset humanities students.
So maybe you consider the people who need the library and it’s books for their work.

]]> By: Michael Niemann http://gigaom.com/collaboration/web-working-in-the-library-the-pros-and-cons/#comment-88837 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:46:52 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=21790#comment-88837 Sounds like the Bristol Central Library is kinda “old school.” I’m lucky to have two libraries in biking distance, a university library and a public library. I use both regularly. They have free wifi and a comfy space to work, tables and upholstered chairs. Both have plenty of outlets to plug in my laptop and both have quiet zones–no talking–and mobile zones where I can make a phone call.

I think coffee shops are overrated as work places away from home. I rarely get any work done there, so I’m honest with myself, call it a break and then go back to the library. Besides, libraries books and periodicals generally not available on the web.

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