Folks Are Flocking to the Library, a Cozy Place to Look for a Job - WSJ.com. A few years ago, public libraries were being written off as goners. The Internet had made them irrelevant, the argument went. But libraries across the country are reporting jumps in attendance of as much as 65% over the past... Continue Reading →
OPAL 2.0 Conference presentation slides
Here's my slides for the presentation that I gave on Friday at the OPAL 2.0 Conference. For the larger viewing, please visit the slide show on blip.tv. I truly had a great time, and I really appreciate the invitation to speak. Thanks again for having me.
CIL 2008: Virtual Reference Services
Virtual Reference: Endless Possibilties University of Waterloo wanted to chat with minimal headaches only staff chat from 12-4 that's rather limited University of Western Ontario now does it about 12 hours a day Meebome has "non-life-threatening" issues it requires flash unfotunately, the univ of western ontario library machines does not have flash patron won't... Continue Reading →
We broke twitter
Apparently we are a twitter'n too much.
CIL 2008: Learning Commons: The “IN” in CIL
Learning Commons: The "in" in CIL Tom Ipri (aka Tombrarian) Tom has been in Las Vegas for 9 months Tom connects the idea of place (his old home versus new home) Tom can see a pyramid and the Chrysler building from his office Learning Commons=Library Commons=Learning Spaces Tom says that his Information Commons... Continue Reading →
CIL 2008: Mobile Search
Mobile Search Gary Price Megan Fox getting to the search box is still a challenge for many users Gary mentions that he used an iPhone the other day. The older network on the iPhone (AT&T) was slower than the 3G on his Treo (Sprint). A very fast but good presentation. Links available at... Continue Reading →
CIL 2008: Library Web Presence
Library Web Presence Emily Rimland Binky Lush Penn State Library Kristina DeVoe Derik Badman Temple University Libraries Penn State Research JumpStart page built around the idea of widgets designed for the novice user includes a few tools that users need the most and use the most provides instant help includes search box to the catalog... Continue Reading →
Meebo Chat for Tech Tools Talk
Paul and I hope you enjoy the talk. Please use this chat room to interact during the presentation.
New Rules of Web Design
Jeff WisniewskiUniversity of PittsburghSimplicity RulesEveryone wants to be like Google. But Google is a single purpose site. Library websites differ because they serve multiple functions. Content is king, but design matters alot. Novice users judge in the blink of an eye, and may only judge based on how your site looked. With an increase in... Continue Reading →