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 [...]
Category Archives: Libraries
Got Gadgets?
May 4, 2008 – 11:21 pm
Last week Ohio Library Council’s IT Division held its annual bootcamp. I spent the afternoon talking about gadgets in libraries. Slides from my talk are now available.
CiL 2008: Innovation Starts with “I”
April 8, 2008 – 11:19 am
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 [...]
CiL 2008: Widgets, Tools, and Doodads for Library Webmasters
April 8, 2008 – 2:12 am
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 [...]
CiL 2008: Fast and Easy Site Tune-Ups
April 8, 2008 – 1:55 am
Jeff Wisniewski Web Services Librarian University of Pittsburgh Tools to make incremental improvements to your website Most of these you can do in a minute Update your copyright statement PHP and JavaScript example to update it automatically Add “last updated” code to each page increase trust in your information have 1 script that you can [...]
