New Year's Resolutions for Library Web Types
So, I've had a week to think about personal and professional resolutions-can't rush in to these things, you know. Personally, it's to get my house in order. Literally. I spent most of Saturday with my very patient 6-year-old daughter scouring Target and hardware stores in the southern burbs of Denver for two gigantic tubs that would hold the parts of our artificial Christmas tree. At every store, sales were not only on discounted holiday items, but on plastic bins of every fathomable size, shape, and color. How very nice of major retail to support my quest for organization!
My Web Change Soapbox
Few things strike more dread and horror into the hearts of librarians and library staff than the words "web site redesign." Ten years of managing web sites for four libraries (three academics, one public) and hearing of similar experiences from web colleagues has shown me that this is universal. Changes-real and even merely proposed-often result in intense emotional reactions, especially for public services folks doing reference and instruction.
Between Two Worlds
The veil is getting thin my friends,
And strange things will pass through.-Traditional Celtic poem
Making the Case for CMS!
Concurrent session delivered at Internet Librarian 2011, October 19, 2011, with Kenneth Varnum.
Buiding a Single User Experience
Concurrent session delivered at Internet Librarian 2011, October 18, 2011, with Jason Battles and Rachel Vacek.
Easy In, Easy Out: Customizing Your Open Source Publishing Software
A concurrent session presented with Tabatha Farney at the LITA National Forum, October 1, 2011.
Libraryh3lp + Twilio = Text-a-Librarian!
We launched our instant messaging reference service, based on Libraryh3lp, in the summer of 2008. Since we've been so happy with Libraryh3lp as our IM platform, we were thrilled to learn that they offer three methods for adding SMS capabilities to create a text-a-librarian service.
Auraria Library Goes Mobile
A presentation given via Skype to the Missouri State Library Technology Institute, August 10, 2011.
LITA Top Tech Trends, ALA Annual 2011
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Getting Started with Drupal
A full-day preconference session with Rachel Vacek from ALA Annual 2011.