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. I’ve spent some [...]
Category Archives: Web Development
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. SWON Libraries even [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
