Google recently unveiled Google Doctype. It’s an online encyclopedia for web developers. Many aspect of development are covered such as CSS, Javascript, security, and performance.
Google Doctype is basically like Wikipedia for web development. Anyone with a Google account can add content. So the site will get better as more people contribute. [...]
Category Archives: Web Development
Google Doctype Helps Web Developers
May 26, 2008 – 10:57 pm
CiL2008: Drupal and Libraries
May 11, 2008 – 10:52 pm
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. [...]
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
LinkBun.ch
put multiple links into one small link
www.docsyncer.com
automatically finds and [...]
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 from all of your pages
Add photos to contacts
evidence shows [...]
CiL 2008: Web 2.0 Services for Smaller Underfunded Libraries: 20 Steps to Success
April 8, 2008 – 1:04 am
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 [...]
