Category Archives: Conferences

Lots of Drupal to Drink

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 [...]

Integrating Web 2.0 Tools (KLA Presentation)

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 [...]

Upcoming Presentations

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

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 [...]

CiL 2008: Open Source Applications

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.