I’ve decided to participate in SLA’s 23 Things project to learn about web 2.0 applications. I know and use some of the tools already, but there’s always new things to learn (yay!).
Week 2’s Reflection:
Since I’ve read and written blogs for years now, this assignment is somewhat moot. I can’t even remember why I picked the [...]
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SLA’s 23 Things
Posted in Blogging, Blogroll, Studies, Web 2.0, tagged SLA23Things on Friday, November 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ask a Librarian video contest is back!
Posted in Library 2.0, Web 2.0 on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
High schoolers in Florida can make their promotional 30-second videos about the free Ask a Librarian online service. Submission (The Director’s Chair group on YouTube) deadline is January 17, 2009. After that we, the audience, get to vote.
Online vs. print publishing
Posted in Future, Publishing, Solutions, Web 2.0 on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The opinion piece It’s the End of Publishing as We Know It by Anders Bylund mentions an online magazine sharing site that resembles (illegal) file-sharing services. The point, however, is this:
“If Mygazines teaches Time anything, it would be how to present the print magazine in a tasty online form, easy to navigate and easy [...]
Back on the map
Posted in Career, Personal, Studies, Web 2.0, tagged graduation, maps, Pratt, SILS on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
After an excruciatingly long reality-induced hiatus, I’m back. This was the toughest spring in a decade for me, and I’m glad it’s finally over. Now that I’ve celebrated my graduation and my spouse’s graduation, finished two long projects, taken two classes, and moved two households (one intrastate and one interstate move), I once again have [...]
Tips on blogging, blog readers, and RSS
Posted in Blogging, Clever, Links, Publishing, Solutions, Web 2.0 on Saturday, April 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A few links on how to improve ur Internets:
14 “Other” Ways to Use RSS Feeds from makeuseof.com lists less talked about services like sending any RSS updates to your email and converting news feeds to speech.
10 Smart Hacks for Google Reader from Lifehack. Via LibrarianInBlack. [...]
Working on the web
Posted in Solutions, Tech, Web 2.0 on Sunday, February 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Forget PowerPoint: 13 Online Presentation Apps from Mashable. Via Stephen’s Lighthouse.
Forget Excel: 14 Online Spreadsheet Applications and 13 Tools for Tracking Discussion in the Blogosphere from Mashable. Via lo-fi librarian.
The Top 50 Proprietary Programs that Drive You Crazy — and Their Open Source Alternatives. Mostly conventional programs, but includes a few web applictions. Via What [...]
If you’re curious about the semantic web…
Posted in Tech, Web 2.0 on Sunday, February 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The article 11 Things to Know About the Sematic Web from ReadWriteWeb will not tell you everything you need to know. It will, however, give you some basics.
Via Stephen’s Lighthouse.
European Studies resources
Posted in Academic, Learning, Tech, Web 2.0 on Monday, February 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Europeana is a portal-in-progress for European cultural heritage, with a planned launch in November 2008. For now, you can see the quick video intro (from the current main page) or the lengthy site demo. More information is available in the press release:
“Van Gogh’s down at heel boots were the first thing to appear on the [...]
Website design resources and online courses
Posted in Design, Learning, Links, Web 2.0 on Saturday, February 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A Quick Guide to Website Design by Ellyssa Kroski includes links to free website templates, site builders, widgets, images, and analytics tools.
The Cheat Sheet Cheat Sheet: Top 100 Lists of Web Development Cheat Sheets includes links to searching tips and improving your Firefox or Google skills. Simple Spark offers a wide collection of web apps. [...]
Facebook applications for librarians
Posted in Library 2.0, Solutions, Web 2.0 on Monday, January 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Now that I have a brand new Facebook profile, I checked out the Top Ten Facebook Apps for Librarians Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 by iLibrarian (Ellyssa Kroski). For libraries (and librarians) who want to be where their users are and increase their Facebook appeal, these apps are just the thing.
Via What I Learned [...]
