August 2009
33 posts
5 Reasons for Library Gaming →
Justin Hoenke, Teen Librarian at Cape May County Library, guest posts at Library Garden with 5 Reasons why you should be gaming in your Library. If you’re considering video game programs or…
8 Resources for Using Drupal →
Sam Dean at OStatic gathers up 8 Resources for the Mighty Drupal Content Management System. His list includes resources for getting started with Drupal, interviews with Drupal insiders…
Four Reasons Libraries Should be on Social Media →
Andy Burkhardt at Information Tyrannosaur provides Four Reasons Libraries Should be on Social Media. He argues that libraries should take advantage of these new technologies with the following…
Sony’s E-Reader vs. Kindle →
Jared Newman at PCWorld takes a look at the two hottest e-book readers on the market right now with Sony’s E-Reader vs. Kindle: 5 Reasons Amazon Should Worry. The article discusses five features…
Top 10 Most Usable Content Management Systems →
Glen Stansberry at Nettuts+ writes about the Top 10 Most Usable Content Management Systems. The author lists each CMS along with a discussion of its best and most “usable” features. Based…
Back to School: Top 10 iPhone Apps for Students →
Josh Catone at Mashable puts together a Back to School guide to the Top 10 iPhone Apps for Students. Each list entry details cost, features, and a screenshot. Here are his top five…
Labeling Library Archives Is a Game at Dartmouth... →
Marc Beja at The Chronicle of Higher Ed’s Wired Campus reports on a new social tagging initiative at Dartmouth College which challenges players to beat the clock as they add metadata to library…
Five Best Video-Sharing Sites →
Jason Fitzpatrick at Lifehacker creates a guide to the Five Best Video-Sharing Sites. The article details cost, upload limits, and features of each video community. Here are his top three…
A Toolkit of Back to School Open Source Apps →
Lisa Hoover at OStatic puts together a list of open source applications and resources “for everything from note-taking to scheduling classes projects”. Here are a few of the applications…
MIT’s Personas Creates a Portrait of Your Online... →
A new project from the MIT Media Lab called Personas will create a data portrait of your online identity. You simply enter your name and it searches the Web for information and context…
Link your Facebook Page to Twitter →
Last night Facebook announced the new ability to publish content from Facebook Pages to Twitter. Administrators of Facebook Pages will soon be able to share updates with their Twitter…
Study Finds That Online Education Beats the... →
The New York Times Bits Blog discusses a 93-page report on online education, conducted by SRI International for the Department of Education which concludes “On average, students in online…
62 Ways to Use Twitter for Business →
Meryl Evans at Web Worker Daily comes up with 62 Ways to Use Twitter for Business. From helping others with problems to hosting contests and highlighting conference events, these useful tips are…
The Problem with PowerPoint →
Max Atkinson, author of Speech-making & Presentation Made Easy, writes for BBC News Magazine about The problem with PowerPoint. The article discusses several potential problems with PowerPoint…
Academic Libraries Are Undergoing a Quiet... →
The UK’s Guardian newspaper covers some of the changes happening in today’s libraries with Louise Tickle’s Academic libraries are undergoing a quiet revolution. The article proposes that “Being a…
Digital Textbooks: 3 Reasons Students Aren’t Ready →
Josh Catone at Mashable suggests 3 Reasons Students Aren’t Ready for Digital Textbooks. And from his observations it seems that digital textbooks have some major hurdles to overcome before they’re…
The Digital Divide Inside the Library →
Kate Sheehan writes a thoughtful article about The Digital Divide Inside the Library for the ALA TechSource blog. Sheehan discusses the need for a strong technology skill set among reference…
10 Ways to Archive Your Tweets →
Sarah Perez at ReadWriteWeb writes about 10 Ways to Archive Your Tweets. This is especially useful since tweets made over 1.5 weeks ago can no longer be searched using …
100 Terrific Tips & Tools for Blogging Librarians →
Online College comes up with 100 Terrific Tips & Tools for Blogging Librarians. This massive list provides LIS bloggers with tips in the following areas:
Basics
Readership and Traffic
Content
Facebook’s New Privacy Features: A Complete Guide →
Ben Parr at Mashable writes A Complete Guide to Facebook’s New Privacy Features. The article discusses public options for profiles and status updates, the rollout of Facebook’s new…
Cites & Insights Updates the State of Library... →
The September 2009 issue of Walt Crawford’s Cites & Insights is now available. Be sure to check out this issue for an in-depth update of the state of both public and academic library blogs. Walt…
100 Best Blogs for Library Science Students →
The folks at Online Degree Programs have created a mega-list of the 100 Best Blogs for Library Science Students. If you’re an LIS student, or just someone looking for some interesting…
Facebook Acquires FriendFeed →
Social network FriendFeed - an aggregation service that enables users to create a personal stream of content from other social networks, and a microblogging application - was acquired by…
10 Harsh Truths About Corporate Blogging →
Paul Boag at Smashing Magazine raises some very interesting points in 10 Harsh Truths About Corporate Blogging. In this helpful how-to article he takes a look at many of the reasons why corporate…
20 Simple Productivity Tools for Bloggers →
Barb Dybwad at Mashable creates a guide to improving your blogging workflow with 20 Simple Productivity Tools for Bloggers. Her recommendations are broken down into the following categories:
…
5 Free Online Open Source Books for Beginners →
Sam Dean at OStatic rounds up five free online books to help newbies get up to speed with OSS with 5 Free Online Open Source Books for Beginners. “They introduce basic concepts for…
Library of Congress Talks Digital Initiatives →
For this month’s Stacking the Tech column I had a chance to interview three Library of Congress librarians about all of their recent digital initiatives.
The Library of Congress (LOC) has…
A Brief and Informal Twitter Etiquette Guide →
Chris Brogan, social media guru, compiles A Brief and Informal Twitter Etiquette Guide. His recommendations for effectively utilizing the popular microblogging app include:
A complete bio and…
50 Excellent Open Courses for Techie Librarians →
Sarah Russel at BestCollegesOnline compiles a mega-list of 50 Excellent Open Courses for Techie Librarians. This guide to free online courses includes the following areas of study:
Open Source
…
26 Places to Find Free Multimedia for Your Blog →
Barb Dybwad at Mashable finds 26 Places to Find Free Multimedia for Your Blog. Search for free images, audio, and video content to use on your blog or website using these helpful…
The Pros and Cons of Open-Source Software →
Thomas Trappler, Director of UCLA Software Licensing writes for Educause Quarterly about Is There Such a Thing as Free Software? The Pros and Cons of Open-Source Software. This excellent article…
When Do You Use Twitter Versus Facebook? →
Soren Gordhamer, author of Wisdom 2.0: Ancient Secrets for the Creative and Constantly Connected, answers the question: When Do You Use Twitter Versus Facebook? This helpful post looks…
Shatner Reads Palin's Tweets (07/29/09) →
Shatner Reads Palin’s Tweets (07/29/09)
Source: widgets.nbc.com
Conan discovers that Sarah Palin’s confusing Tweets are actually poems… And no one reads poetry better…
