September 2009
37 posts
101 Great Blogs You Should Be Subscribing To →
Kevin Muldoon from Blog Themes Club has created a mega-list of 101 Great Blogs You Should Be Subscribing To for BloggingTips. If you’re always on the lookout for new quality blogs to subscribe to,…
Be Your Own Tech Support →
Web Worker Daily has posted a helpful guide to 10 steps you can take to Be Your Own Tech Support. These are all very good tips. And I’ll add a couple of quick ones to the list which deal with…
Emerging Technologies in Higher Education →
On October 2nd, Educause will offer a free live Web seminar Emerging Technologies in Higher Education: Big School Solutions to Small School Problems. Presenter John O’Keefe, Director of Academic…
Top Ten Things Library Administrators Should Know... →
Roy Tennant at TechEssence writes about the Top Ten Things Library Administrators Should Know About Technology. These are all very useful tips for administrators and librarians alike. Here are his…
Did You Know 4.0 →
This new video about the changing media landscape was developed for the Media Convergence Forum in partnership with The Economist and provides some interesting statistics including:
The average…
Academic Digital Libraries of the Future: An... →
Derek Law from the Centre for Digital Library Research at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow Scotland has written Academic Digital Libraries of the Future: An Environment Scan for the New…
A Dozen Newspaper Survival Tips For Academic... →
Steven Bell at ACRLog posts A Dozen Newspaper Survival Tips For Academic Librarians. This useful guide includes 12 recommendations of ways academic libraries can evolve and thrive in the Internet…
7 Things About Federated Identity Management →
Educause has published a quick guide to 7 things you should know about Federated Identity Management. This helpful guide provides info about enterprise identity management systems which enable…
5 Great Sites with Free Video Lectures from Top... →
Guy McDowell at MakeUseOf rounds up 5 Great Sites with Free Video Lectures from Top Colleges. These are all websites with university-level lectures from top institutions such as MIT,…
Top 5 Business Blogging Mistakes and How to Avoid... →
Josh Catone at Mashable lists the Top 5 Business Blogging Mistakes and How to Avoid Them. Libraries and other organizations who are interested in improving their blogs will want to check out this…
How Your Library May Not Be Using Twitter But... →
Kelly D. Allen writes about How Your Library May Not Be Using Twitter But Should. This useful post discusses several tweet styles to provide libraries with inspiration for making the most of their…
Social Media Revolution →
Erik Qualman, author of Socialnomics has created this excellent video presenting loads of statistics and information about the Social Media Revolution.
Thanks to Steph Myers…
Social Media Policies from 80+ Organizations →
If you’re considering creating a social media policy for your company or organization, you’ll want to check out the Online Database of Social Media Policies. This excellent resource was created by…
10 FREE Google’s Custom Search Engines for... →
Samuel Eyitayo at LIPs Common Concerns blog has compiled a list of 10 FREE Google’s Custom Search Engines for Librarians. Each of these niche search engines look interesting and many relevant to…
How to Write a Novel Using the Web →
Josh Catone at Mashable has created a useful guide for aspiring authors concerning How to Write a Novel Using the Web. He includes a discussion of various tools for organization,…
300+ Resources to Help You Become a WordPress... →
Webdesigner Depot has published a mega-guide to making the most of the WordPress blogging platform. Whether you’re just starting out or a regular user you won’t want to miss this huge list…
Library Cloud Atlas: A Guide to Cloud Computing... →
In my latest Stacking the Tech column, I had a chance to cover the recent trend toward cloud computing in Library Cloud Atlas: A Guide to Cloud Computing and Storage. If anyone is interested in…
Card Sorting Workshop →
I was just at the North Suburban Library System in Chicago where I gave a workshop on card sorting which is a type of usability test to discover how your users think about your website content so…
How To Integrate Facebook With WordPress →
Smashing Magazine has an in-depth article about How To Integrate Facebook With WordPress. In this helpful post, Thiemo Fetzer provides detailed instructions as to how to:
Integrate A…
10 Solid Tips to Safeguard Your Facebook Privacy →
Mahendra Palsule at MakeUseOf posts about 10 Solid Tips to Safeguard Your Facebook Privacy. This excellent guide to protecting your privacy is a must-read for any member of the social…
Facebook Adds @References →
Ben Parr at Mashable reports that Facebook has announced a new feature - the ability to tag friends in your status updates and posts. This feature is very similar to the ability to tag…
Ning Apps Now Available →
Ning, the application which allows you to quickly and easily create your own social networks for free has just made even more functionality available to network creators in the form of Ning…
10 Must-Have Firefox Extensions for Students →
Josh Catone at Mashable rounds up 10 Must-Have Firefox Extensions for Students. Here are his top five recommendations for extensions students won’t want to be without, check out the full…
Seven Easy Ways to Integrate Your Google Apps →
Gina Trapani at Lifehacker puts together a guide to Seven Easy Ways to Integrate Your Google Apps. This handy article provides quick instructions for combining separate Google…
White Paper: Engaging the New Influencers →
PR firm Edelman has published a white paper titled Engaging the New Influencers wrapping up the key sessions and takeaways of the June New Media Academic Summit held in Washington D.C..
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5 Rules for Better Web Writing →
If you’re doing any sort of writing for the Web, from blogging to tweeting, you’ll want to check out Josh Catone’s 5 Rules for Better Web Writing. This succinct post defines five guidelines to…
Online Information 2009, Your Connection to the... →
Online Information 2009, Your Connection to the Future of Information
Source: www.online-information.co.uk
Online Information 2009 comprises an exhibition of over 230 vendors, a…
100 Ways To Improve Your Blog →
Dragos Roua posts one hundred tips to better blogging with 100 Ways To Improve Your Blog. This massive guide discusses techniques to more successful blogging and is divided into the following…
5 Red Hot Twitter Trends to Track →
Jennifer Van Grove at Mashable analyzes 5 Red Hot Twitter Trends to Track. If you want to keep updated on what’s happening with the popular microblogging app, you’ll want to read about…
How To: Use Twitter Hashtags for Business →
Josh Catone at Mashable creates a guide to using Twitter Hashtags for Business. If you’re still getting up to speed on what hashtags are and how you can use them to benefit your organization, be…
How To Integrate Twitter Into Your Web Site →
Jennifer Farley at SitePoint post about How To Integrate Twitter Into Your Web Site. If you’re interested in displaying your tweets on your website or blog, you’ll want to check out this…
15 Essential Web Tools for Students →
Josh Catone at Mashable creates a Back to School guide with 15 Essential Web Tools for Students. This handy list of the best apps for students is organized into the following categories:
Young People Are Flocking to Twitter →
Adam Ostrow at Mashable blogs about new data from ComScore reflecting Twitter’s growing popularity among younger demographics. These new stats show 12-17 and 18-24 year olds as Twitter’s fastest…
Not Every Cloud has a Silver Lining →
Cory Doctorow discusses the limitations and expense of cloud computing for The Guardian with Not Every Cloud has a Silver Lining.
“Here’s something you won’t see mentioned, though: the main…
100 Most Educational iPhone Apps →
The folks at Accredited Online Colleges have put together a mega-list of the 100 Most Educational iPhone Apps. Each app has a brief description and a link to the iTunes store where it can…
Download 1 Million Google Books in EPUB Format →
Google has announced that it is making 1 million public domain books from Google Books available for free download in the EPUB format. “EPUB is a free, open standard supported by a…
New Librarian in Black Blog →
Sarah Houghton-Jan, the Librarian in Black, has completely redesigned her blog which she’s migrated from Typepad to Wordpress. The design and features are fantastic as is the content so…
