Categories Resources & Websites for Librarians

http://www.jybe.com/site/index.aspx Includes built in Skype capability and more! Sadly, no version yet for my Mac! 🙁

At IOLUG, Glenn peterson was the keynoter. He spoke about hos Hennepin Co. PL updated, improved and planned their web presence. Some of his cool points: The Web Team had lots of support from library administration – realizing it is a very important service to users! HCPL has 5.3 million visitis to Web site per year! “E-mail This” is an option on Computer class pages so folks can send a reminder to themselves RSS feeds are everywhere!!! Teen Pages with user book reviews, etc gives teens a sense of ownership with the web site. Encourgae interaction/dialog. HOT! The catalog is […]

Read this: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-04-12-laptop-pain_x.htm Please be careful and take care of yourselves! I have been wrestling with a neck injury probably aggravated by too much laptop-ing since the fall and it’s a tad disheartening. I heart my laptop but I am super careful using it now.

…which was a thread that wound through much of our discussion here at PLA. Don’t miss: How Libraries And Librarians Help: A Guide To Identifying User-Centered Outcomes Amazon link

Never miss a chance to promote your library and its services — even if you happen to be undressed! At the gym this am, a fellow asked me about wifi at SJCPL. I was glad to give him some info, invite him to any location to try it out and praised his use of a Macintosh PowerBook! The other part of this story: I never miss a chance to talk tech. In the all together, I settled into the whirlpool tub in our locker room after exercising. The fellow across from me (also in the all together) greets me and […]

Last week I wrote about 12 Techie Things for library folk to be aware of — to be in the know about in planning meetings and staff meeetings. Nothing pains me more but a bunch of blank looks in a meeting room when someone says they learned about some new technology at a recent conference. Here’s an addendum: Six Resources Every Techie Librarian Should Use: 1. LIS and technology blogs. Oh yeah! Use these directories of LIS Weblogs to locate useful library and librarian?s weblogs that speak to you or focus on interests. Library Weblogs – Peter Scott?s directory of […]

OH! How cool are these Ten Things that Dave King pointed to before the Holidays. http://www.digital-web.com/news/2004/12/ten_things_your_web_sites_should_be_doing/ Libraries really need to get a grip on some of these collaborative tools: IM, RSS, Wikis, etc! But, Michael, you say, how can I get started? What can I do at my small to medium-sized library about all this techie stuff? Good question. Here’s what I would do: ATTENTION LIBRARY DIRECTORS If you haven’t already designated staff to be in charge of Web development, communication and technology-based services, do so NOW. You, dear director, don’t have to know about all of this stuff but […]