Category Archives: Web 2.0

CiL 2008: Fast and Easy Site Tune-Ups

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

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 more dynamic [...]

Upcoming Presentations

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 [...]

Upcoming Presentations

Tune-Up Your Library’s Website January 17th SWON Libraries – Blue Ash, Ohio Google Tools 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 [...]