Dominican University, originally uploaded by librarybug. Our campus is beautiful!
Daily Archives: September 25, 2008
I’m a big follower of library websites. They are virtual representations of their physical presence and they also say a lot about a library’s innovation (or lack thereof). All this summer I investigated different libraries to see what they were doing and how they were designing their online presences as I redesigned the website for my employer, the A.C. Buehler Library at Elmhurst College. But it would have been great to know that I could have gone straight to one location to look at a plethora of library websites instead of Googling sites I knew of. Well – that one […]
I’ve heard from a couple of directors about the legal issues of Flickr article: https://tametheweb.com/2008/09/18/legally-should-libraries-not-be-using-flickr/ I thought it would be cool to do a “The Directors & Managers Respond…” piece. Please send your thoughts and I’ll share them via a blog post. mstephens7 (at) mac.com
Join ALA President Jim Rettig at the ALA Connections Salon, an online event scheduled for 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST Friday, Sept. 26. Online Programming for All Libraries (OPAL) Coordinator Tom Peters will begin the hour with an interview with Rettig, whose presidential focus is “Creating Connections.” Rettig’s initiatives foster connections among libraries, library workers, the communities libraries serve and those who make library funding and policy decisions. Rettig is particularly interested in fostering connections among ALA members and exploring new ways for members to benefit from and contribute to our association. The ALA Connections Salon is one […]