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Extreme Makeover: Digital Edition

Glen — Mon, 03 May 2010 01:20:03 +0000

Presented at the SWON Libraries Support Staff Symposium in Cincinnati, OH.

KLA2009: Content Management Systems

Glen — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:05:16 +0000

Presented at the Kentucky Library Association in Louisville, KY.

Upcoming Presentations

Glen — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:36:04 +0000

Tech News You Can Use
August 11: SWON Libraries online classroom

Give Your Users a Tweet: Social Media for Libraries
August 20: SWON libraries – Blue Ash, Ohio

Give Your Users a Tweet: Social Media for Libraries
August 26: Wilmington Public Library – Wilmington, Ohio

Born Digital: How Kids Live in an Online World
September 3: International Paper – Cincinnati, Ohio

Tech News You Can Use
September 10: SWON Libraries online classroom

Websites Evolved: Content Management Systems in Libraries
September 17: SWON Libraries – Germantown, Ohio

Beyond Websites: Content Management Systems for Libraries
October 1: Kentucky Library Association – Louisville, KY

Integrating Web 2.0 Tools into Your Web Site
October 22: OELMA Annual Conference – Columbus, Ohio

TechCon09: Intro to Online Storage Services

Glen — Sun, 24 May 2009 01:44:00 +0000

We held our 10th annual TechConnections conference this past week. We had lots of great presenters and their slides are being added to the TechConnections website as we receive them.

Below are my slides from my talk on cloud storage services.

Learn to be a Social Ninja

Glen — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:32:18 +0000

Yesterday MPOW held its spring support staff symposium in Wilmington, Ohio. My Executive Director and I had an opportunity to speak about text-based communication and etiquette. In a short amount of time, we covered email, instant messaging, text messaging, and social networks.

Most of it is common sense, but common sense isn’t always common, right?

Lots of Drupal to Drink

Glen — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:34:00 +0000

We’ve been using Drupal at MPOW for almost three years, but I feel like there’s still tons to learn. Drupal is really hot in libraries right now and it seems like everyone is talking about it. Below are the Drupal posts and resources I’ve come across in just the past week or so. Drink it up!

Recommended Online Drupal Resources: The Librarian in Black shares her collection of resources. It’s got some great links for people trying to wrap their heads around Drupal.
Is Dreamweaver being beaten by Drupal?: This article on oreilly.com doesn’t really answer the question posed in its title, but it does a pretty good job of contrasting static and dynamic websites. It gets a little technical, but provides a lot of food for thought.
more drupal, if you can stand it: Amanda Etches-Johnson wraps up her series on Drupal. Be sure to check out her earlier posts as well. It’s a great way to learn about what libraries can do with Drupal.
A n00b goes camping – Drupal Camp at Darien Library: DrupalCon was held in D.C. last week, but libraryland recently held its own Drupal event. Darien Library in Connecticut held a Drupal unconference. I watched a live stream on the web and it was a very cool event. Cindi Trainor attended in person and posted a very in-depth writeup over at ALA TechSource. She makes a great point that Drupal can be used for almost anything and is only limited by the expertise found in libraries.
Drupal Taxonomy Tutorial: This popped up in Cindi Trainor’s FriendFeed (FriendFeed is a great way to keep up with what others are bookmarking and sharing). Anyway, taxonomies are one of the more difficult concepts to grasp in Drupal. So it’s nice to have a tutorial like this that steps you through the process.
Service Providers For Libraries: This was posted on the Libraries Drupal Groups site. It’s a nice roundup of companies providing Drupal-related services for libraries. Providers like these make Drupal available to libraries even if they don’t have in-house support.
Software System’s Fans Gather to Talk Code: Even the NY Times has picked up on Drupal’s popularity. This article gives some good examples of companies and groups using this CMS for their websites.

Oh, if you are near Cincinnati there is a Drupal Users Group here that formed a few months ago. The group is shaping up nicely and is great for newbies and gurus. Meetings are at 6:30pm on the 1st Wednesday of each month at the Public Library’s main branch.

Integrating Web 2.0 Tools (KLA Presentation)

Glen — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:27:05 +0000

The Kentucky Library Association held its annual conference this past week. On Thursday I presented Integrating Web 2.0 Tools into Your Web Site. The session covered easy ways to integrate content from Google Calendar, Custom Search Engine, Maps, YouTube, Flickr, and RSS feeds.

Most of the slides are screenshots and the URL for the tool or example site can be found at the top of each of those slides.

Upcoming Presentations

Glen — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:12:28 +0000

Integrating Web 2.0 Tools into Your Website
October 2
Kentucky Library Association Conference
Louisville, Kentucky

Technology Trends
October 13
Wright Memorial Public Library
Dayton, Ohio

Mashup to Keep Up
October 24
Ohio Educational Library Media Association (OELMA) Conference
Columbus, Ohio

Breakout Session
November 18
Web 2.0 Exposed
Athens, Ohio

CiL2008: Drupal and Libraries

Glen — Mon, 12 May 2008 02:52:40 +0000

At the Computers in Libraries Conference, I got a chance to hear Ellyssa Kroski speak about the open source Drupal content management system and how libraries are using it. Her slides (with audio!) are below. It’s a great resource with examples, modules, and links for libraries using or thinking of using Drupal. SWON Libraries even gets a mention on slide 58!

[slideshare id=336883&doc=drupal-1207333458969455-9&w=425]

CiL 2008: Open Source Applications

Glen — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:10:01 +0000

Today I’m presenting in the Open Source track at Computers in Libraries 2008. The slides are available to view or print on Google Docs. I discuss the ways that libraries are giving back to the open source community.

Update: The slides can also be found on SlideShare.

CiL 2008: Innovation Starts with “I”

Glen — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:19:00 +0000

E201 – Innovation Starts with “I”

Helene Blowers, Director, Digital Strategy
Columbus Metropolitan Library

Tony Tallent, Director of Youth & Outreach Services
Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County (PLCMC)

Are you the jelly, the sandwich, or the cellophane?

Talking about ingredients today

Process improvement
Thinking outside the box

Innovation is and intersections of ideas

It is about doing new things
Putting it into action

Book: The Seeds of Innovation by Elaine Dundon

What do your want? What do you need?

Efficiency
Evolutionary
Revolutionary

Innovation is about doing new things and making them fresh

4 components of “I”

creativity
strategy
implementation
profitability

I am an innovator

I have ideas
I have done my homework
I’ll do the initial legwork
I am capable of more that my job description
I am a leader, too
I take risks with you
I offer you a framework
I put resources behind my expectations
I create growth opportunities
I SUPPORT your work
I celebrate your success
I take risks with you

Know your ingredients… then blend well.

Plant seeds – sprinkling your organization with ideas

you may create some wild success

Strategy = change agent

propose
plan
implement

Make it believable

Mission
Vision
Values
Tell a story about how someone’s life will be changed by this

Create alliances

get people on your side

Test drive your ideas

prototype it
Can’t just say “it’s really cool”
Give it a test run
your branches are test labs

Don’t ask for permission – ask for support

Never sell your ideas on paper

sell your vision personally

What does innovation or wild success look like to you?

happiness
crazy
magic
panic?
NOT business as usual

If your not having failures, you’re not being innovative enough

7 habits of highly innovative people

Persistence
Remove self-limiting inhibitions
Take risks, make mistakes
Escape
Write things down
Find patterns & create connections
Stay curious

CiL 2008: Widgets, Tools, and Doodads for Library Webmasters

Glen — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:12:57 +0000

Darlene Fichter
Data Librarian
University of Saskatchewan

Frank Cervone
Director – Library, Information, and Media Studies
Chicago State University

Firefox: www.SafeCache.com (defends against cache-based tracking)

Firefox: www.SafeHistory.com (protects history privacy)

Firefox: FoxMarks (auto syncs bookmarks)

Firefox: FEBE (Firefox Environment Backup Extenstion)

sync/backup extensions and settings between computers

meebome.com

embed a chat window on your website

LinkBun.ch

put multiple links into one small link

www.docsyncer.com

automatically finds and syncs your docs to Google Docs
Windows, Mac, and Linux?
syncs *everything*

www.twhirl.org

desktop client for twitter

polldaddy.com

fast/easy way to put an opinion poll on your website

www.VisCheck.com/vischeck

simulation of human vision
online service or downloadable
check for color blindess

www.Feng-GUI.com

automatic alternative to eye-tracking
creates heatmaps

Browsershots.com

create screenshots in different browsers

Flickr.com/badge.gne

create a widget of photos to put on your web page
Libraries need to be more visual

www.photoshop.com/express

free, online version of PhotoShop
Tutorial on YouTube

AddThis.com

Put bookmark buttons on your web pages
Give you statistics

Google Gadgets

http://urltea.com/32m0

www.altavista.com/help/free/free_searchbox_transl

Google Translate

ProcessTamer

www.majorgeeks.com/Process_Tamer_d4651.html
Give priority to applications running on your PC

www.mogware.com/FileHamster

real-time backup of files on your hard drive
automatic incremental backups

Syncback Freeware

www.2brightsparks.com/downloads.html
backup all files with a single click

LinkExtractor

Moving large files

mailbigfile.com
zUpload.com
pando
yousendit
MediaFire

recaptcha.net

anaonymouse.org

private surfing
check if something is accessible from outside your IP range

Prism

labs.mozilla.com/2007/10/prism/
run web applications as if they are desktop apps

More places

widgetbox.com
Google Gadgets

Will be available on slideshare

lolinator.com

CiL 2008: Web 2.0 Services for Smaller Underfunded Libraries: 20 Steps to Success

Glen — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:04:59 +0000

Sarah Houghton-Jan
Senior Librarian for Digital Futures
San Jose Public Library

Sarah began by asking some questions of the audience

How many people in the room working at a small library? Lots
How many work in an underfunded library? Most
How many work in an underfunded dept.? Some

Sarah surveyed digital user Library Activity in 2006

website visit 5-6 per capita
database use under 1 per capita

Advocate that the e-branch is very important

will be seen by most members of the public
open 24/7
not dependant on location
minimal staffing
materials are cheaper
no processing of physical materials
high-return on investment

#1: Talk with your customers

IM
meebo me widget – chat directly from the web
trillian
Text messaging – Southeastern Louisiana University
VoIP – Ohio University using Skype
Video chat – just starting to take off

You don’t have to do it all at once

#2: Don’t pay for images

classroomclipart.com
Image*After – including textures
OpenClipArt.org
OpenPhoto.net
Stock.xchng
Flickr – advanced search for CC

#3: Offer tools and mashups

Library ELF – possible privacy issues
Library Lookup – Find in catalog from ISBN on web page
LibX Toolbar – create a browser toolbar with direct access to your catalog

#4: Make Dynamic Lists

So long to the .doc book lists
use blog or wiki
recommended movies, music, books – AADL example
encourage full staff participation
use an entry template, tags, categories
welcome custom comments

#5 Give your library a face

Flickr
create sets of photos
advertise new computers
do more
Moo – cards
HP – posters
Qoop – calendars
Zazzle – shirts

#6 Provide audio content

podcasting
mic + Audactiy + Blogger blog
Everyzing (turn audio and video into text)
TextAloud (text into audio)

Ideas
kids songs
searching tutorials

#7 Provide video content

Digital video camera ($100+)
Avidemux editing software (free)
Blogger blog (free)

Ideas
classes and lectures
community events

YouTube

#8 Exploit the blog as a format

Don’t call is a blog
encourage comments
Re use content across blogs
Repeat important posts over time – tips, etc. (good idea)
Tools: WordPress or Blogger

#9 Make RSS your BFF

RSS is more than just blogs
item and news feeds
new teen books
library updates
favorite authors and subjects
RSS Calendar service

#10 Help your catalog (it needs it)

open source options
Koha
Evergreen
Scriblio
Libray Find
Chan’t change your ILS?
Aquabrowser
LibraryThing for Libraries
VuFind
Example: Hennepin County
Example: AADL (patron reviews)

#11 Be present in social networks

Be present
be real
be reliable and continuously new

Hennepin County Facebook page
MySpace

#12 Use outside web hosting tools

#13 Try a wiki

subject guides, book reviews, intranets
Bull Run library – created by the public

#14 Use EngagedPatrons.org

free and low-cost Web 2.0 services

#15 Use design tools to look cool

Inknoise tools

#16 Use other free tools

Gimp
Zamzar
surveymonkey.com

#17 Exploit image generators

#18 Recommend Websites easily

Del.icio.us
FURL

#19 MicroBlog with Twitter

#20 Keeping everything current

keep up with the stuff you implement

Upcoming Presentations

Glen — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:19:55 +0000

Open Source Applications
April 9th
Computers in Libraries Conference – Washington D.C.

Getting Results with Google (Support Staff Symposium)
April 17th
SWON Libraries – Dayton, Ohio

Panel Discussion and Wrap-Up
April 28th
TechConnections Conference – Columbus, Ohio

Mobile Devices in Libraries (OLC Boot Camp)
April 29th
Ohio Library Council – Columbus, Ohio

Getting Results with Google
May 13th
CO-ASIST – Columbus, Ohio

Upcoming Presentations

Glen — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 02:35:11 +0000

Getting Results with Google
February 12th
CO-ASIST – Columbus, Ohio

Tune-Up Your Library’s Website
February 21
SWON Libraries – Springfield, Ohio

Technology Trends
March 20th
SWON Libraries – Blue Ash, Ohio

Open Source Applications
April 9th
Computers in Libraries Conference – Washington D.C.

Mobile Devices in Libraries (OLC Boot Camp)
April 29th
Ohio Library Council – Columbus, Ohio