Category Archives: LAMP

KLA2009: Content Management Systems

Presented at the Kentucky Library Association in Louisville, KY.

Content Management Systems in Libraries

Presented on September 17 in Germantown, Ohio.

Presentation on Linux in the Back Office

Earlier this week, Jim Mann at Greene County Public Library organized a Linux workshop at his place. Several library techies from around the region attended and got some hands on experience with Linux. Most of the attendees brought a PC with them so they could take home a configured Ubuntu box with them. [...]

Optimizing SQL Presentation by Jay Pipes

Last week I got to see Jay Pipes speak at a local PHP users group meeting. He did a 2-part talk on optimizing SQL (Join-Fu, as he calls it). I managed to keep up and follow part 1, but I have to admit that part 2 was largely over my head. Below [...]

Content Management Systems are Hot

Content Management Systems are a hot tool in libraries right now. At our place alone, we’re using Drupal for our main website, WordPress as a basic CMS for multiple sites, and we are helping one of our member libraries build a new site with Joomla. Libraries are becoming interested in making their websites [...]