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Content Management Systems (CMS)

2010-09-16T15:47:29Z

JimmyLo: /* Libraries Using WordPress */

Many libraries have started to use content management systems as a tool to build and manage their web presence.

= Advantages =

The advantages of using a CMS to build a library website include:
* Separation of content, logic, and data
* Ability for multiple content providers (many staff members can edit the website, rather than just one expert)
* Easier or automatic integration with Web 2.0 tools (built in [[RSS]] for instance)
* Many cool add-ons that provide added functionality to the website (an [[Calendars|Events Calendar]] for instance)

= Examples =
These are just a few of the most common CMSs being used in the library community. A complete list of CMSs available (and a list of their features) can be found at [http://www.cmsmatrix.org/ CMS Matrix].

== Libraries Using Drupal ==
For a more updated list, see [http://groups.drupal.org/node/13473 Drupal Libraries Group].

Public libraries:

* [http://www.ahml.info Arlington Heights Memorial Library]
* [http://www.altadenalibrary.org Altadena Library District]
* [http://www.aadl.org Ann Arbor District Library]
* [http://www.myacpl.org Athens County Public Libraries]
* [http://www.askusnow.info Maryland AskUsNow!]
* [http://bib.ballerup.dk Ballerup public libraries], Denmark
* [http://benicialibrary.org/ Benicia Public Library]
* [http://brawleylibrary.llwip.org/ Brawley Public Library]
* [http://calexicolibrary.org/ Camarena Memorial Library]
* [http://www.cpl.org Cleveland Public Library]
* [http://www.coldwaterpubliclibrary.org Coldwater Public LIbrary] (OH)
* [http://www.dbrl.org/ Daniel Boone Regional Library]
* [http://www.douglascountylibraries.org/ Douglas County Libraries]
* [http://www.exploreohio.org/ ExploreOhio]
* [http://www.franklinparklibrary.org Franklin Park Public Library]
* [http://franklin.lib.oh.us Franklin-Springboro Public Library (OH)]
* [http://www.griver.org Great River Regional Library (Central Minnesota)]
* [http://www.hooverlibrary.org/ Hoover Alabama Public Library]
* [http://help.lili.org/node/137 Idaho's statewide public library web site project: eBranch]
* [http://www.myjdl.com Jackson District Library]
* [http://www.kclibrary.org Kansas City Public Library]
* [http://www.oklibrary.org/staff Kinderhook Memorial Library]
* [http://www.hocking.lib.oh.us Logan-Hocking County District Library] (OH)
* [http://www.londonpubliclibrary.ca London Public Library]
* [http://www.london.lib.oh.us London Public Library (OH)]
* [http://marion.lib.oh.us Marion Public Library (OH)]
* [http://mcls.org Metropolitan Cooperative Library System (Los Angeles)]
* [http://meadlibrary.org Mead Public Library]
* [http://minverva.lib.oh.us Minverva Public Library (OH)]
* [http://http://www.mrrl.org Missouri River Regional Library]
* [http://montereyparklibrary.llwip.org Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library]
* [http://www.nypl.org/blog New York Public Library]
* [http://www.oplin.org/ Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN)]
* [http://oregonlibraries.net Oregon Libraries Network]
* [http://www.pvld.org Palos Verdes Library District]
* [http://www.piscatawaylibrary.org Piscataway Public Library(NJ)]
* [http://www.princerupertlibrary.ca Prince Rupert Library]
* [http://www.rdpl.org Red Deer Public Library]
* [http://www.myrcpl.com Richland County Public Library]
* [http://sananselmolibrary.org/ San Anselmo Public Library]
* [http://schlowlibrary.org/ Schlow Centre Region Library (Central Pennsylvania)]
* [http://ssflibrary.net/ South San Francisco Public Library]
* [http://www.skokienet.org Skokienet] run by Skokie Public Library
* [http://www.troypubliclibrary.org Troy-Miami County Public LIbrary] (OH)
* [http://warnerlibrary.org/ Warner Public Library]
* [http://waterford.lib.mi.us/ Waterford Township Public Library] (MI)
* [http://www.westlakelibrary.org West Lake Porter Public Library]
* [http://westlinnoregon.gov/library West Linn, Oregon Public Library]
* [http://www.worthingtonlibraries.org Worthington Libraries], Worthington, OH

School (K-12) libraries:
* [http://fish4info.org Genesee Valley BOCES - School Library System]
* [http://sls.gvboces.org School Library System of Genesee Valley Boces]

Special libraries:
* [http://libraries.idaho.gov Idaho Commission for Libraries]
* [http://www.chicagoancestors.org The Newberry Library - ChicagoAncestors.org]
* [http://nationalserviceresources.org/library Resource Center Lending Library]
* [http://www.swonlibraries.org Southwest Ohio and Neighboring Libraries (SWON Libraries)]
* [http://www.realtor.org/library National Association of REALTORS® Library]

University libraries:
* [http://lib.asu.edu/ ASU Libraries]
* [http://biblio.csusm.edu/ California State University San Marcos Library]
* [http://www.library.cornell.edu/ Cornell University Library]
* [http://library.drake.edu Cowles Library at Drake University]
* [http://drup.fcla.edu Florida Center for Library Automation (FCLA) ]
* [http://lib.fsu.edu Florida State University Libraries]
* [http://www.library.georgetown.edu/ Georgetown University]
* [http://law.hamline.edu/library/law-library.html Hamline Law Library]
* [http://www-lib.iupui.edu Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis]
* [http://lis.luther.edu Luther College Library and Information Services]
* [http://library.mcmaster.ca McMaster University Library]
* [http://www.lib.umt.edu University of Montana Mansfield Library]
* [http://biblioteca.mty.itesm.mx Monterrey Institute of Technology Library]
* [http://library.pdx.edu Portland State University Library]
* [http://library.queensu.ca Queen's University Library]
* [http://library.rit.edu/ Rochester Institute of Technology Libraries]
* [http://workshops.learningcommons.sfu.ca Simon Fraser University - Learning Commons Workshop Signup tool]
* [http://http://multiculturalcanada.ca/ Simon Fraser University - Multicultural Canada]
* [http://web.stlawu.edu/libraryplanning St. Lawrence University Library planning site]
* [http://library.uaf.edu University Alaska Fairbanks Libraries]
* [http://biomed.lib.umn.edu UMN Biomedical library]
* [http://library.ucalgary.ca University of Calgary Library]
* [http://www.library.ucsf.edu/ University of California San Francisco Library]
* [http://www.lib.umich.edu/ University of Michigan | MLibrary]
* [http://library.umkc.edu University of Missouri-Kansas City | University Libraries]
* [http://www.library.uni.edu/ University of Northern Iowa | Rod Library]
* [http://library.usao.edu Nash Library | University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma]
* [http://www.nyupatientlibrary.org New York University Consumer Health Libraries]
* [http://hsl.med.nyu.edu New York University Health Sciences Libraries]
* [http://www.lib.uts.edu.au University of Technology, Sydney Library Australia]
* [http://www.cab.unipd.it/ Università degli Studi di Padova - Sistema Bibliotecario di Ateneo]
* [http://library.wlu.ca/ Wilfrid Laurier University Library]

Library services:
* [http://www.maintainitproject.org MaintainIT Project]
* [http://www3.nelinet.net/services/spruce Nelinet's (Spruce Open Source Collaborative)]

== Libraries Using Joomla ==

* [http://www.lib.unair.ac.id/ Airlangga University Library, Indonesia]
* [http://www.alan-ya.org/ The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents]
* [http://www.dekalblibrary.org/ DeKalb County Public Library]
* [http://www.scdiscus.org/ DISCUS Virtual Library]
* [http://www.williston.lib.vt.us/ Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, VT]
* [http://www.greenelibrary.info/ Greene County Public Library, OH]
* [http://www.greenvillelibrary.org/ Greenville County Library System, SC]
* [http://www.hsclib.sunysb.edu/ Health Sciences Library, Stony Brook University]
* [http://www.hkla.org/ Hong Kong Library Assocation, Hong Kong]
* [http://www.librariesoflove.org/ Library of Love, Africa]
* [http://mancos.lib.co.us/ Mancos Public Library District]
* [http://www.northvillelibrary.org/ Northville District Library]
* [http://www.ohiolawlibrary.org/ Ohio Law Library]
* [http://www.ordlibrary.org/ Ord Township Library]
* [http://www.perdana.org.my/portal/ Perdana Library, Malasia]
* [http://www.parispubliclibrary.org/ Paris Carnegie Public Library]
* [http://www.pioneer.lib.ok.us/ Pioneer Library System]
* [http://www.portsmouth.lib.oh.us/ Portsmouth Pacific Library]
* [http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/ South Carolina State Library]
* [http://www.susqcolibrary.org/ Susquehanna County Library]
* [http://www.tynglib.org/ Tyngsborough Public Library, USA]
* [http://www.wcls.org/ Whatcom County Library System]

== Libraries Using Expression Engine ==

* [http://www.tscpl.org/ Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library]
* [http://www.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca/ Vancouver Public Library]

== Libraries Using WordPress ==

* [http://www.tamworthlibrary.org/ Cook Memorial Library, NH]
* [http://www.dartmouthpubliclibraries.org/ Dartmouth Public Libraries, MA]
* [http://nplibrary.org/ North Plains Public Library]
* [http://www.stevensmemlib.org/ Stevens Memorial Library]
* [http://library.lmunet.edu/ Carnegie-Vincent Library]

== Libraries Using Plone ==

* [http://www.cadl.org/ Capital Area District Library]
* [http://www.gelman.gwu.edu/ George Washington University]
* [http://www.herrlibrary.org/ Herr Memorial Library, PA]
* [http://www.nal.usda.gov/ National Agricultural Library]
* [http://library.tamu.edu/ Texas A&M University Library, TX]

= CMSs used in Collaborative web design and hosting initiatives for public libraries =
Many free, statewide efforts for public library web sites have utilized Content Management Systems to streamline the process. [[Collaborative web design and hosting initiatives for public libraries|More info here]].

[[Category:Technology]]

M-Libraries

2010-09-14T16:12:09Z

JimmyLo: /* Mobile interfaces (and/or OPACS) */

== Libraries offering mobile interfaces or applications ==

=== Mobile interfaces (and/or OPACS)===

Library websites (with out without OPACS) which are especially designed for viewing on mobile devices.

*[http://www.mobib.nu/ Aalborg Libraries, Denmark]

*[http://m.adelphi.edu/info.php Adelphi University Libraries]

*[http://library.boisestate.edu/m Albertsons Library]

*[http://www.library.american.edu/mobile/ American University Library]

*[http://m.lib.auburn.edu/ Auburn University Libraries]

*[http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/mobile/ Ball State University] Website [http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/MOPAC OPAC] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://flas.upc.edu/brgf Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya]

*[http://library.binghamton.edu/m/#_home Binghamton University Libraries]

*[http://www.boisepubliclibrary.org/mobile/ Boise Public Library]

*[http://www.bc.edu/libraries/mobile/ Boston College]

*[http://med-libwww.bu.edu/mobile/index.cfm Boston University Medical Center Mobile Library]

*[http://www.lib.byu.edu/m Brigham Young University, Harold B. Lee Library]

*[http://www.csupomona.edu/~library/mobile/ Cal Poly Pomona University Library]

*[http://www.library.fullerton.edu/mobile California State University, Fullerton, Pollak Library]

*[http://library2.csumb.edu/m California State University, Monterey Bay, Library]

*[http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/mob/camlib.cgi Cambridge University Library]

*[http://cfcc.edu/lrc/m/ Cape Fear Community College Learning Resource Center]

*[http://m.lib.umassd.edu/ T. Carney Library Mass Dartmouth Claire T. Carney Library]

*[http://m.caij.qc.ca/ Centre d'accès à l'information juridique (CAIJ)]

*[http://m.codlibrary.org/ College of DuPage Library]

*[http://ccclib.mobi/ Contra Costa County Library]

*[http://m.libraryinjonesboro.org/ Crowley Ridge Regional Library System]

*[http://m.dekalblibrary.org/ DeKalb County Public Library]

*[http://www.dowling.edu/library/m/index.html Dowling College Library]

*[http://library.duke.edu/mobile/ Duke University]

*[http://medlib.fiu.edu/m/ FIU Medical Library]

*[http://lib.ugent.be/info/en/mobile.shtml Ghent University Library]

*[http://library.hanover.edu/mobile/mhome.html Hanover College, Duggan Library]

*[http://m.hcplonline.info/#home Harford County Public Library]

*[http://hcl.harvard.edu/mobile/ Harvard]

*[http://www.ithacalibrary.com/m/ Ithaca College Library]

*[http://m.icpl.org Iowa City Public Library]

*[http://mobile.cib.unibo.it/ The Italian Serials Catalogue ACNP] run by the University of Bologna

*[http://www.kb.nl Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands]

*[http://libraries.mit.edu/mobile-site/ Massachusetts Institute of Technology]

*[http://m.library.mcgill.ca/ McGill University Libraries]

*[http://www3.mdanderson.org/library/mobile/ MD Anderson Center Research Medical Library]

*[http://www.lib.muohio.edu/m/ Miami University Libraries (Ohio)]

*[http://library.msstate.edu/m/ Mississippi State University Libraries]

*[http://m.nlb.gov.sg/ National Library Board Singapore]

*[http://m.nypl.org/ New York Public Library] Website ([http://userslib.com/2009/01/23/2-new-mobile-library-interfaces/ screenshots])

*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/m/ North Carolina State University Library] Website ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://www.nova.edu/library/m/ Nova Southeastern University - Alvin Sherman Library]

*[http://library.open.ac.uk Open University Library, United Kingdom]

*[http://www.oplin.org/mobile/ OPLIN]

*[http://m.ocls.info/ Orange County Library System (FL)]

*[http://m.library.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University Mobile Site]

*[http://m.library.rice.edu Rice University, Fondren Library, Houston, TX]

*[https://m.ryerson.ca/core_apps/library/ Ryerson Uni]

*[http://www.ryerson.ca/library/mobile/ Ryerson University Library]

*[http://www.saclibrary.org/mobile Sacramento Public Library]

*[http://infomobile.sdsu.edu/ San Diego State University]

*[http://www.csbsju.edu/library/mobile/ St. John’s University, College of St. Benedict (Clemens Library)]

*[http://lib.tcu.edu/m Texas Christian University]

*[http://m.library.ualberta.ca/ University of Alberta]

*[http://www.library.ualberta.ca/pdazone/ University of Alberta PDA Zone]

*[http://cf.uba.uva.nl/mobiel/ University of Amsterdam]

*[http://www.library.ubc.ca/m/ University of British Columbia Library]

*[http://www.lib.uci.edu/mobile/ University of California, Irvine]

*[http://m.ucsf.edu/library/options University of California, San Francisco]

*[http://library.uco.edu/m/ University of Central Oklahoma]

*[http://mysite.du.edu/~jokraus/test/m.html University of Denver (Penrose Library) in beta version]

*[http://hades.grainger.uiuc.edu/nikki/Mobile/Version1/index.htm University of Illinois Library (Grainger)]

*[http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/m/ University of Iowa Libraries]

*[http://m.lib.umassd.edu/ University of Massachusetts Dartmouth - Mobile Beta]

*[http://www.lib.umn.edu/mobile/ University of Minnesota Library]

*[http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/mobile University of Missouri - Columbia]

*[http://m.library.unomaha.edu/ University of Nebraska Omaha Library]

*[http://www.unf.edu/library/mobile/ University of North Florida Library]

*[http://www.library.upenn.edu/m/ University of Pennsylvania]

*[http://citec.mobify.me/ University of Puerto Rico]

*[http://www.lib.unc.edu/m University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]

*[http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/library/mobile/ University of Richmond Libraries] Website [http://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http%3A%2F%2Foncampus.richmond.edu%2Facademics%2Flibary%2Fmobile%2Flibmobilecat.htm&_gwt_noimg=1 OPAC] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://www.lib.rochester.edu/m University of Rochester Libraries Mobile]

*[http://mobile.usfca.edu/mobile.html University of San Francisco Mobile]

*[http://uthscsa.mobi/library/ University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Libraries Mobile]

*[http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/librarymobile/ University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Library Mobile]

*[http://mobile.virginia.edu/library.php University of Virginia Library] or [http://m.lib.virginia.edu/ fancier version] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots]) [http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/mobile/ background info]

*[http://m.library.uu.nl/intro.php Utrecht University Library]

*[http://m.library.vcu.edu/ Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries]

*[http://m.worthingtonlibraries.org/ Worthington Libraries]

*[http://www.med.yale.edu/library/m/ Yale University's Cushing/Whitney Medical Library]

*[http://m-library.law.yale.edu/ Yale Law]

=== Mobile OPACS only ===

*[http://aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp Athabasca University] OPAC

*[http://iis.bhsu.edu/lis/pda/ Black Hills State University] OPAC

*[http://voyager.csumb.edu/vwebv/searchBasic?sk=mobile California State University, Monterey Bay, Library] OPAC

*[http://union.catalog.fcla.edu/ Florida State University Libraries] Automatically recognizes devices and switches to mobile interface - run by [http://fclaweb.fcla.edu/ Florida Center for Library Automation] (FCLA)

*[http://www.deichmanske-bibliotek.oslo.kommune.no/om_oss/article16167-5391.html Deichmanske Bibliotek] (public library in Oslo, Norway) OPAC (in Norwegian)

*[http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/airpac/ Georgetown University] OPAC

*[http://lib.ugent.be/mobile/ Ghent University Library, Belgium] OPAC - see also [http://lib.ugent.be/tektok/2010/04/ugent-library-mobile.html blog entry about its mobile interface] [Dutch]

*[http://m.jefferson.lib.co.us/ Jefferson County Public Library] OPAC (AirPAC)

*[http://mobile.linccweb.org/ Library Information Network for Community Colleges (Florida)] (LINCCWeb) - OPAC - run by [http://www.cclaflorida.org/ College Center for Library Automation] (CCLA)

*[http://waldo.library.nashville.org/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp Nashville Public Library] OPAC ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/english/helka/ National Library of Health Sciences - Terkko, Finland] OPAC

*[http://www.linc.nus.edu.sg/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp National University of Singapore Libraries] OPAC

*[http://innopac.lib.ryerson.ca/airpac/ Ryerson University Library] OPAC (AirPAC)

*[http://www.stavanger-kulturhus.no/stavanger_bibliotek/mobib_biblioteket_rett_paa_mobilen Stavanger Public Library, Norway] OPAC (in Norwegian)

*[http://m.tripod.brynmawr.edu Tricolleges (Bryn Mawr, Haverford, Swarthmore)] OPAC

*[http://mobil.uni-koeln.de/int/bsuche.xml Universitaetsbibliothek Koeln, Germany] OPAC

*[http://diana.uca.es/airpac/ University of Cadiz Library, Spain] OPAC ([http://www.uca.es/area/biblioteca/accesoexterno/airpac more information] in Spanish)

*[http://mcat.wclibrary.info/ Washington-Centerville Public Library] OPAC

*[http://elibrary.wayne.edu:6060/airpac/ Wayne State University Library] OPAC

=== Mobile applications ===

*[http://itunes.apple.com/dk/app/gladsaxe-bibliotekerne-gladsaxe/id369889251?mt=8 Gladsaxe Public Library iPhone application] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=301077850&mt=8 District of Columbia Public Library iPhone application] (iTunes link)
*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/dli/projects/wolfwalk NC State "Wolf Walk" geo-locative campus tour]
*[http://indianau.boopsie.com/ Indiana University Search IU - Library Application]
*[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spl-mobile/id364019201?mt=8 Seattle Public Library application] Also available on Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Palm - go to [http://spl.boopsie.com/]
*[http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/iusask-for-os-2-2-1/id336561280?mt=8 University of Saskatchewan] iUSask (part of a campus application) (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/newgermanicbooks New Germanic books app for University of Illinois Library, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/newlisbooks New LIS books app for University of Illinois Library, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/ugl4eva Video tour app of the Undergraduate Library, University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/be/app/ub-gent/id362022518?mt=8 Ghent University Library Belgium, application for iPhone] (iTunes link). Available on iPhone, Android, Symbian, Windows Mobile and Java.
*[http://www.santaclaracountylib.org/services/mobilesite.html Santa Clara County Library]. iPhone and Android

=== SMS notification services ===

Libraries using SMS services, e.g.:
* SMS if requested book is available (collect messages)
* SMS reminder if a book is due
* requesting a list of loans via SMS
* renewing books via SMS
* requesting an overview of outstanding fines via SMS
* checking the availability of books via SMS
* requesting the opening hours of the library via SMS

'''For SMS reference services, see [[Libraries Offering SMS Reference Services]]'''

*[http://www.bi.no/Content/StartPageLibrary____60804.aspx BI Norwegian School of Management] offers SMS-alerts when items patrons have put on hold are available for pickup (see a 2007 [http://www.bi.no/Content/Article____65154.aspx press release] and their [http://www.bi.no/Content/Article____57438.aspx regulations]).

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160 Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] sens SMS-alerts when a laptot is avaiable for pickup ([http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160/serveis/prestec_portatils/ More information here])

*[http://tripod.brynmawr.edu/search Bryn Mawr] send call numbers from OPAC via text message

*[http://www.dentonlibrary.com Denton Public Libraries] offers text message notification to inform customers of items ready to be picked up, due dates, items that are overdue and other notices through their cell phones. See a november 2007 [http://dentonlibrary.wordpress.com/2007/11/16/new-text-messaging-service/ news item].

*[http://www.elnet.ee The ELNET consortium, Estonia] is sending SMS messages from their OPAC.

*[http://www.ethbib.ethz.ch/service/sms.html ETH Zürich Library] sends SMS collect messages. They are part of the NEBIS network (see below).

*[http://lib.ugent.be Ghent University Library, Belgium] is sending SMS messages from their discovery interface.

*[http://lib.hse.fi/EN/services/mobiilipalvelut.html Helsinki School of Economics Library, Finland] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://lib.tkk.fi/en/services/circulation/mobile/ Helsinki University of Technology Library, Finland] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://aleph.unisg.ch/ALEPH IDS St. Gallen, Switzerland], sends SMS messages to students of the University of St. Gallen.

*[https://my.monash.edu.au/library/services/sms/ Monash University Library, Australia] offers SMS notifications when items are due back, to remind patrons about overdue items, and to inform them about outstanding fines.

*[http://www.nebis.ch/ The NEBIS network, Switzerland] offers library notifications via SMS: reminders for books being overdue (i.e. first reminder) and collect messages.

*[http://www.muenster.de/stadt/buecherei/sms-service.html Public Library Münster, Germany] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://alexandria.rice.edu/uhtbin/webcat/ Rice University, Fondren Library, Houston, TX] sends title and call numbers from catalog

*[http://innopac.lib.ryerson.ca/ Ryerson University Library] sends call numbers and locations by SMS from the catalogue.

*[http://library.simmons.edu/search Simmons College Library]'s catalog sends text messages from the library catalog with item recors attached.

*[http://www.stavanger-kulturhus.no/stavanger_bibliotek/mobib_biblioteket_rett_paa_mobilen Stavanger Public Library, Norway] (in Norwegian) offers the possibility to renew loans, make reservations and search the base, and they are using MoBib.

*[http://www.nb.admin.ch/index.html?lang=en Swiss National Library] sends SMS to registered users when a reserved book is ready for pick-up and to inform about special closing times.

*[http://www.luts.ee/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=427&Itemid=257 Tartu Public Library, Estonia] is sending SMS collect messages. Users are charged for this service.

*[http://www.library.uiuc.edu/ugl/about/textalerts.html Undergraduate Library] University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: sends text message alerts about Librarians' Office Hours the day they are happening (pilot for the Spring 2008 semester).

*[http://www.ub.uit.no/db_kat/dbkat-e.htm University Library of Tromsø, Norway] is sending SMS collect messages.

Of the 97 public libraries in Denmark: 60 sent SMS if books requested are ready for pickup, 37 use SMS for recalls, and 46 sent SMS as warnings some days before a book is due [data from the 2007 annual statistic for public libraries in Denmark].

*[http://m.library.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University Mobile Site] sends location based directions to the library and library contact information. In addition, patrons can send an SMS message containing a catalog record or course reserves. We also offers text the mobile site link to your phone from the main website as a way to promote the site.

=== Mobile collections ===

This includes audiobooks, ebooks, audio language courses, streaming music, films, images, etc. which can be used on mobile devices. These collections can either be downloaded from the library websites on user's own mobile devices or libraries lend mobile devices with the collections already on them.

*[http://www.baylor.edu/lib/FineArts/index.php?id=52075 Crouch Fine Arts Library at Baylor University] offers audio streaming databases. Music files from these databases can be downloaded on user's mobile devices.

*[http://cwmars.lib.overdrive.com/ The C/W MARS library network in Massachusetts] offer ebooks and audiobooks via the OverDrive service, also for the Mac.

*[http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections Duke University Libraries] offer digitized image collections (over 32,000 images) through the DukeMobile iPhone app ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHK3E4N7w6o demo] and [http://www.uwire.com/Article.aspx?id=4142844 press release])

*[http://ebooks.nypl.org/ New York Public Library] offers ebooks and audiobooks via the OverDrive service, also for the Mac.

*[http://sjcpl.lib.in.us/ipod/show_all.php St. Joseph County Public Library] offers audiobooks on iPod - either your own of the library's iPod.

*[http://www.fordlibrary.org/booksmoviesmagazinesmore/ipodbooks.html Thomas Ford Memorial Library], a public library which lends iPod audiobooks to the public.

*[http://listenalaska.lib.overdrive.com/ University of Alaska Fairbanks] offers audiobooks throug the ListenAlaska web portal.

*[http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/ University of Virginia Library] Electronic Text Center

*[http://m.ieeexplore.ieee.org// IEEE Xplore Mobile] offers free search of all IEEE Xplore documents directly on your mobile device. You can view up to [only] TEN (10) article abstracts per search. To view full-text articles, send the article links to your e-mail address.

=== Mobile instruction ===

This includes the application of mobile devices for library instruction. Can be text-based, audio or video. For audio-based instruction, see also the section on [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Podcasting Podcasting].

*[http://digilab.open.ac.uk/testarea/mobileSafari/ Open University Library, United Kingdom] text-based instruction

*[http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/science/podcast.htm Washington State University Libraries] "How To ..." - Help with Library Resources and Tools: instructional podcasts

=== Mobile tours of the library ===

Audiotours can be either downloaded on users' own mobile devices, or mobile devices with audiotours on them can be lend by the library. Audiotours can be made available in various languages.

*[http://library.duke.edu/about/perkinsproject/audio-tour.html Bostock Library Walking Audio Tour]: Duke University Libraries offer MP3 files to download on your own MP3 player

*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/eastasian/tours.html C.V. STarr East Asian Library] at Columbia University: offer MP3 tours in English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Tibetan.

*[http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/induction/audiotour.htm London School of Economics, United Kingdom]: tour podcast can be downloaded or you can borrow a tour handset from the Welcome Point.

*[http://www.brookes.ac.uk/library/tours-audio.html Oxford Brookes University Library, United Kingdom]: tour can be downloaded or you can borrow an MP3 player at the Enquiry Desk.

*[http://www.luts.ee/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=427&Itemid=257 Tartu Public Library, Estonia] provided an audiotour of one of their exhibitions (Spring 2008). The audiotour was put on MP3 sticks. These were entered in the catalogue, so that users could borrow the MP3 sticks.

*[http://www.library.otago.ac.nz/services/reference/audiotour.html University of Otago Library, New Zealand], in English, Mandarin and Maori.

=== QR (Quick Response) 2D Codes ===

For a more detailed page about 2D codes, also known as QR codes, see the page in this wiki for [[QR Codes]]. See also the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code description in Wikipedia] and the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=P-DntIQi2e8 explanation in CSI on YouTube]. Users with a camera phone equipped with the correct reader software can scan the image of the QR 2D Code causing the phone's browser to launch and redirect to the programmed URL.

*University of Bath Library, United Kingdom is doing a project including QR2D codes in their OPAC. Catalogue records are proviced with these codes. When scanning the code, a map of the library is launched on user's mobiles, helping them to locate the library material in the library building. The university uses QR in their teaching and learning and even [http://blogs.bath.ac.uk/qrcode/ blogs] on their QR code service.

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160 Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] uses QR Codes to provide additional information on promotional posters and to provide username and password to users who subscribe to the [http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160/serveis/area_clic/ CLIC Area service] (a computer classroom)

=== Other mobile applications ===

*The Institut fuer Informationswissenschaft in Saarbruecken, Germany offers [http://twitter.com/VIBISB Twitter for new titles].

*[http://lib.ugent.be/index_en.shtml/ Ghent University Library, Belgium] offers [http://twitter.com/ugentbiblio/ Twitter for new entries in its Academic Bibliography].

*National Library of Health Sciences - Terkko, Finland, offers [http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/english/mobile/articlerequest.php Mobile article request] and [http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/mobile/feednavigator/ mobile RSS feeds].

*The Smart Library Location-Aware Mobile Library, Finland, provides map-based guidance to books and collections on PDA, described in http://www.rotuaari.net/downloads/publication-2.pdf and http://www.rotuaari.net/downloads/publication-28.pdf

*At the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands, SMS is used during information literacy classes. Lecturers can add questions to PowerPoint presentations, which students can answer via SMS. The results of the sent SMS messages is directly visible in a diagram on the screen. Lecturers can thus assess the students' knowledge, but the tool is also useful for starting discussions. See the Dutch press release at http://www.vu.nl/nl/Images/pb%2009%20015%20SMS%20stemmen_tcm9-67541.pdf.

*The Ryerson University Library and Archives offers a [https://www.runner.ryerson.ca/Library/studentbooking/mobile/ mobile student room booking module].

*The University of Texas at Arlington Library developed [http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/shelflister/ ShelfLister], a mobile device staff client for stacks maintenance and inventory. The application is designed to work with the Voyager ILS and has been released under an open source license.

*The University of Oregon Libraries and OSU Archives developed [http://tour.library.oregonstate.edu BeaverTracks], a mobile Historical Locations guide and Walking Tour. The mobile application provides historical images and information about 22 locations on OSU campus. Using geo-location, some mobile users can take a directions based walking tour of campus. Also see the [http://library.oregonstate.edu/beavertracks Project Page] - page about the project including screenshots.

== Vendors and Publishers ==

=== Library Vendors offering mobile interfaces or applications ===

*[http://www.altarama.com.au/refxsms.htm Altarama Information Systems, Australia] offer a Reference by SMS service.

*[http://www.axiell.dk/ Axiell], Denmark offers the most widespread ILS for public libraries in Denmark (DDELIbra). Their mobile services are called DDElibra Mobil Professionel and DDElibra MoBiblo.

*[http://www.bibsyst.no/ Bibliofil], Norway offers the [http://www.bibsyst.no/produkter/publikum/netthent.php NettHent] software

*[http://www.boopsie.com Boopsie] USA, Offers platform agnostic mobile applications.

*[http://www.e2campus.com e2Campus] offers campus-wide text notification system.

*[http://www.iii.com/ Innovative Interfaces] offers the AirPac module (mobile OPAC) and an SMS product.

*[http://www.ocls.info/Default.asp?bhcp=1 Orange County Library System] provides a SMS text messaging service that sends reminders to patrons when their items are coming due, as well as an SMS reference service.

*[http://ravewireless.com/ Rave Wireless] offer campus-wide alert system.

*[http://www.sirsidynix.com SirsiDynix] offers the [http://www.sirsidynix.com/Resources/Pdfs/Solutions/Products/PocketCirc.pdf PocketCirc] handheld circulation tool.

*[http://www.textalibrarian.com Text A Librarian, Powered by Mosio] - SMS/Text Message Reference Services

=== Vendors offering mobile tours ===

*[http://www.guidebycell.com Guide by cell]

*[http://museum411.com Museum 411]

=== Publishers offering databases for mobile devices ===

*[http://scitation.aip.org/iphone American Institute of Physics iResearch] iPhone application

* The American Insitute of Physics' [http://jrse.aip.org Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (JRSE)] can now be accessed from any mobile device equipped with a modern web browser.

*[http://dabacon.org/arxiview/ arXiview] arXiv for the iPhone

*[http://arxiv.mobi/ arXiv Browse] arXiv for mobile devices

*[http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?marketID=1&topicID=1336 EBSCOhost Mobile]

*[http://i.eb.com/ Encyclopaedia Britannica]

*[http://mobile.beta.factiva.com Factiva] news database

*[http://www.hooversmobile.com/ Hoover's Mobile] company information

*[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/mobile IEEE XPlore]

*[http://blog.martindale.com/need-to-get-cases-and-shepardize-weve-got-an-app-for-that Lexis/Nexis Get Cases and Shepardize]

*[http://m.psychiatryonline.com/ PsychiatryOnline]

*[http://pubmedhh.nlm.nih.gov/nlm/ PubMed for Handhelds] medical database
**[http://referencesontap.com/ PubMed On Tap] 3rd party, not official from NIH
**[http://mobileabstracts.com/ Mobile Abstracts] an iPhone PubMed search engine, not official from NIH

*[http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=331637962&mt=8 Questia] iPhone application (iTunes link)

*[http://refworks.com/mobile/ Refworks Mobile]

*[http://info.scopus.com/mobile Scopus for the iPhone]

*[http://ssrnblog.com/2009/11/19/ssrns-iphone-app-issrn-is-available/ Social Sciences Research Network] iSSRN

*[http://www.serialssolutions.com/news-detail/the-summon-service-goes-mobile/ Summon] (Serials Solutions Web-Scale Discovery)

*[http://wl-w.com Westlaw] legal research database

*[http://www.worldcat.org/m/ Worldcat.org]

=== Publishers offering mobile collections ===

*[http://www.bbcaudiobooks.com/ BBC Audiobooks]

*[http://blog.eblib.com/?p=125 EBL Ebook Library]

*[http://books.google.com/m Google Books]

*[http://www.overdrive.com/ OverDrive]

*[http://m.safaribooksonline.com Safari Books Online]

*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/188-2544966-7570353?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200298460 Amazon Kindle for the iPhone] (US Only)

== Possible Health Effects ==

The use of wireless devices is increasing rapidly, yet there is concern in the scientific community that this technology could have adverse side effects. Some documents and websites to find out the facts and recommended precautions.

*[http://www.radiationresearch.org/ EM Radiation Research Trust]

*[http://www.icems.eu/ International Commission for Electromagnetic Safety (ICEMS)]

*[http://www.stralingsrisicos.nl/ Nationaal Platform Stralingsrisico's] (in Dutch)

*[http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/rf/wifi.asp Powerwatch Wi-Fi and Health]

*[http://www.emfacts.com/wifi/WiFi_A4_print.pdf Wireless Networks (WiFi) Consumer Health and Safety Advice] EMFacts Consultancy

== Suggested Reading ==

[[Researching M-Libraries]] - a wiki page for sharing experiences of researching m-libraries and discussing appropriate/applicable research methods.

=== Books, reports and journal articles ===

*[http://www.educause.edu/Resources/MassachusettsInstituteofTechno/170936 Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Transforming the Campus Experience with the MIT Mobile Web] Educause/ECAR 2009

*Mobiles, chapter (page 8-10) from [http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2009-Horizon-Report.pdf The Horizon Report - 2009 Edition]

*[http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2291/2070 Always on: Libraries in a world of permanent connectivity] Lorcan Dempsey, First Monday, 14(1-5) January 2009.

*[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/216659547 M-libraries : libraries on the move to provide virtual access], proceedings of the [http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/2007/index.html First International m-Libraries Conference] Mohamed Ally and Gill Needham, London: Facet, 2008

*[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/ViewContentServlet?contentType=Article&Filename=Published/EmeraldFullTextArticle/Articles/2400360306.html Mobile learning for the twenty-first century librarian] Jim Hahn, Reference Services Review, 36(3), 2008, pp 272-288.

*[http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/arl-br-261-mobile.pdf Mobile technologies, mobile users: Implications for academic libraries] Joan Lippincott, ARL Current Issues, 261, December 2008.

*[http://eprints.rclis.org/15024/1/mobile_web_ltr.pdf/ On the Move with the Mobile Web: Libraries and Mobile Technologies] Ellyssa Kroski, Library Technology Reports, 44(5), July 2008.

*[http://www.egms.de/en/journals/mbi/index.shtml PDA (special issue)] ed. by Oliver Obst and Helmut Doolfuss, GMS Medizin – Bibliothek – Information. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für medizinisches Bibliothekswesen, 8(2). This issue is partly in German and partly in English.

*[http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/5-The-Mobile-Difference--Typology.aspx The Mobile Difference] Pew Internet and American Life report - March 25, 2009

*[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/viewContainer.do?containerType=Issue&containerId=15002970 m Services in libraries] Special Issue of Reference Services Review. 2010 v.38(2)

*[http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/may09/index.shtml The Mobile-ized Library] Special issue of Computers in Libraries. May, 2009 v.29(5)

*[http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/docs/M-Libraries_report.pdf M-Libraries: Information on the Move] Keren Mills, A report from the [http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/index.php Arcadia Programme] (June, 2009)

*[http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oitp/publications/policybriefs/mobiledevices.pdf There’s an App for That! Libraries and Mobile Technology: An Introduction to Public Policy Considerations] Timothy Vollmer, ALA Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) Policy Brief No. 3, June 2010 (PDF)

=== Blogs and Posts ===
*[http://musingsaboutlibrarianship.blogspot.com/2010/04/comparison-of-40-mobile-library-sites.html What are mobile library sites offering? A survey] - Survey of 40 mobile library sites, selected screenshots

*[http://alatechsource.org/blog/2009/05/summer-of-mobile-library-services.html Summer of Mobile Library Services]- ALA TechSource Blog

*[http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2008/02/30_mobile_trend.html 30 Mobile Trends in Libraries] - Stephen's Lighthouse

*[http://dclibrarylabs.org/projects/iphone/ DCPL iPhone app launch]

*[http://handheldlib.blogspot.com/ Handheld Librarian] Handheld computer news, ideas, and opinions from librarians and others interested in libraries. Editor: Grace Lee

*[http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/ Mobile Libraries blog]

*[http://vickiowensm-learningblog.blogspot.com/ Vicki Owen's Topically Technological Library Blog]

*[http://labs.nypl.org/category/mobile/ New York Public Library Labs posts on mobile tech]

=== Other Resources ===

Including slide presentations, conferences, websites, etc.

*[http://percentmobile.com/ Percent Mobile] a website that lets you track the percentage of traffic going to your website from different mobile devices. Requires you to copy and paste some code into your homepage.

*[http://www.slideshare.net/ellyssa/libraries-to-go-mobile-tech-in-libraries-presentation Libraries to Go] Ellyssa Kroski Slideshare Presentation

*[http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/2007/index.html The First International m-Libraries Conference] Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, 13 -14 November 2007

*[http://m-libraries2009.ubc.ca/ The Second International m-Libraries Conference] Vancouver, BC - 23rd - 24th June 2009

*[http://www.usq.edu.au/m-libraries/ The Third International m-Libraries Conference] Brisbane, Australia, 11-13 May 2011

*[http://www.handheldlibrarian.org/ Handheld Librarian Conference] Online Conference, July 30, 2009

*[http://web.simmons.edu/~fox/pda/ Megan Fox - PDAs, Handhelds and Mobile Technologies in Libraries] Website

*[http://www.slideshare.net/htomren/electronic-resources-to-go Electronic Resources to Go] Slideshare presentation from 2009 Electronic Resources in Libraries Conference

*[http://groups.google.com/group/mobilelibraries/topics mobilelibraries discussion group]

*[http://www.useit.com/alertbox/mobile-usability.html mobile usability] by Jacob Nielsen

*[http://delicious.com/kimgriggs/osu-mobile Oregon State University Mobile Projects] presentations and articles

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2009-12-23T18:50:00Z

JimmyLo: /* Implementing Tech in the Library */

{{TOCright}}
= Introduction =

Welcome to Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki. This wiki was created to be a one-stop shop for great ideas and information for all types of librarians. All over the world, librarians are developing successful programs and doing innovative things with technology that no one outside of their library knows about. There are lots of great blogs out there sharing information about the profession, but there is no one place where all of this information is collected and organized. That's what we're trying to do.

If you've done something at your library that you consider a success, please [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing write about it in the wiki] or provide a link to outside coverage. If you have materials that would be helpful to other librarians, add them to the wiki. And if you know of a librarian or a library that is doing something great, feel free to include information or links to it. Basically, if you know of anything that might be useful to other librarians (including useful websites), this is the place to put it. I hope this wiki will be a venue where people can share ideas with one another and where librarians can learn to replicate the successes of other libraries.

This wiki is not run by any commercial entity and does not represent any commercial interests. For those wishing to use content in the wiki, the wiki itself (and all the content contained herein) is licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike] Creative Commons License. Please familiarize yourself with the license before using any of the content on your own site.

'''Anyone''' who wants to add to or edit topics on the wiki can do it. You don't need to ask before making a change -- this wiki belongs to the community of librarians who use it. If you have any technical questions about the wiki, please contact its creator, [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/looking-for-me/ Meredith Farkas]. Questions about specific content in the wiki should be directed to that individual author.

If you are going to link to this wiki, please use the following URL:

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Logo designed by [[User:Crios|Christopher Rios]] and Zandra Vlahakis.

= Join the Community =

Just create an account to start adding and editing content on the wiki. Please enter your e-mail address when you create an account and you will be sent a link to confirm your address (after which you will be able to edit the wiki).

When you register for this wiki, you can then add to your own user profile page. Please add your profile to the [[Wiki User List]] so we can all get to know each other!

'''Note:''' If you are going to add to the list of recommended vendors or software, please put your name on your recommendation so we know that it's not from a vendor. From here on in, we will have to delete any '''new''' vendor/software recommendations that do not have the author identified.

If you want to see recent changes made to the wiki, visit [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges Recent Changes]. There is also an [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss RSS Feed] for the Recent Changes page...

= Categories =
Check out the [[Categories|alphabetized list of categories]] with alphabetized lists of articles in each category.

If you add a new category, please add it to this list on the main page so people can easily find it. You can also add new pages off of the pages in each category (subpages). For example, if you want to go into depth with a "success story" about gaming, you can create another page for the details on the success story and just put a little teaser or title on the gaming page (with a link).

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit this page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

== Community ==
*[[Special:Recentchanges | Recent Changes Page]]
*[[Tips page]] for getting started on the right foot
*[[Guidelines|Guidelines for Wiki Use]]
*[[Wiki User List]]
*[[Librarians who IM]]

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Communications - Internal and External]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Leadership Development and Education]]
*[[Management Ethics]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Organizational Structure]]
*[[Pipeline: Future Professionals]]
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Public Policies: Resources for Policy Creation and Review]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Team Building]]

== Materials Selection and Collection Maintenance ==
*[[Selecting Materials for Libraries]]
*[[Organizing Library Collections]]
*[[Weeding Library Collections]]

== Professional ==
*[[Conferences and Continuing Education Opportunities]]
*[[Keeping Up With the Profession]]
*[[Looking for a Job]]
*[[Publishing and Speaking]]
*[[Self-Promotion Tips for New Librarians]]
*[[Workplace Organizing]]

== Programming ==
*[[Programs for Adults]]
*[[Programs for Kids & Teens]]
** [[Gaming]]

== Readers' Advisory ==
*[[Definition]]
*[[Book Discussion Group Resources]]
*[[Leading book groups]]
*[[Recommending books]]
*[[Writing Reviews for Open WorldCat]]

== Reference Services and Information Literacy ==
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Future of Reference Service]]
*[[Information Literacy]]
**[[Literacy Programs]]
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Online Tutorials]]
*[[Radical Reference]]
*[[Subject Guides]]
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]
*[[Library FAQ]]

== Resource Sharing ==
*[[Consortia]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[ShareILL]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Annual Reports]]
*[[Branding]]
*[[Demonstrating Impact, Value and ROI]]
*[[Displays]]
*[[Fundraising]]
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Newspaper columns and blogs]]
*[[Promotions]]

== Services to Specific Groups ==
*[[Library Services in Academic Institutions]]
*[[Library Services in Schools]]
*[[Library Services for Homeschoolers]]
*[[Services for Distance Learners]]
*[[Services for the Disabled]]
*[[Services for Older Adults]]
*[[Services for the Housebound]]
*[[Services for First Year Students]]
*[[Services in a Multi-lingual Environment]]
*[[Services for the Poor and Homeless]]
*[[Services for Teens]]
*[[Libraries Services in Rural, Native, and Tribal Libraries]]
*[[Services for the Imprisoned]]
*[[Mobile Library Services for people remote from main library.]]
*[[Services for Health Information Consumers]]

== Training and Development for Librarians ==
*[[Library Schools]]
*[[Online Training Resources for Librarians]]
*[[Resources for Library & Information Technology students]]
*[[Staff Training]]
*[[Work Like A Patron Day]]

== Technology ==

=== Access ===
*[[Cataloging]]
*[[Digitization]]
*[[Electronic Databases]]
*[[Institutional Repositories]]
*[[Improving Access]] (open_url, metasearch, metadata harvesting, etc.)
*[[Library Systems]] (integrated systems, automated systems, circulation systems]
*[[M-Libraries]] (mobile access to library resources - cell phones, PDAs, mp3 players, etc)
*[[Online Library Card Registration and e-Card Services]]
*[[OPACs]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[Public Access Computer Management]]
*[[Web Browser Extensions]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Widgets]] (desktop tools, usually based on JavaScript)

=== Implementing Tech in the Library ===
*[[Accessibility]] - general hardware and software technologies and information (not Web-specific)
*[[Grants for Technology Projects]]
*[[M-Libraries]]
*[[Open Source Software|Free/Open Source Software]]
*[[PLA TechNotes]]
*[[Providing Technology to Patrons]] (computers, wifi, iPods, etc.)
*[[Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)]]
*[[Room Reservation Systems]]
*[[Self Checkout]]
*[http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Online_Reference#Libraries_Offering_SMS_Reference_Services SMS or Short Messaging Service]
*[[Technology Planning]]
*[[Virtual Worlds]]
*[[VoIP|Voice over IP (VoIP)]]
*[[Website Design]]
**[[Calendars]]
**[[Content Management Systems (CMS)]]
**[[Google My Maps]]
**[[M-Libraries]] - Libraries with a Mobile Website
**[[Podcasting]]
**[[Web Statistics Packages]]
**[[Web Tips and Tricks]]

=== Information Sharing and Education ===
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]]
**[[Blogs]]
**[[RSS]]
**[[Microblogging]] / [[Twitter]]
**[[Wikis]]
**[[Social Bookmarking]]
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Learning 2.0 Program]]
*[[Management of the WSF Information]]
*[[Online Communities]]
*[[Personal start-page tools]]
*[[Podcasting]]
*[[Search Engines]]
*[[Social Networking Software]]

== UnConferences ==
*[http://www.infocamp.info InfoCamp] - Seattle, WA, October 10-11, 2009
*[[Library Camp]] - Ann Arbor, MI March 20, 2008
*[[Newbie unConference]] - Southfield MI, June 13, 2009
*[[Tech Camp unConference]] - East Lansing, MI, May 15, 2009

== Working Together ==
*[[Successful Collaborations]]

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Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2009-12-07T20:30:58Z

JimmyLo: alphabetized

{{TOCright}}
= Introduction =

Welcome to Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki. This wiki was created to be a one-stop shop for great ideas and information for all types of librarians. All over the world, librarians are developing successful programs and doing innovative things with technology that no one outside of their library knows about. There are lots of great blogs out there sharing information about the profession, but there is no one place where all of this information is collected and organized. That's what we're trying to do.

If you've done something at your library that you consider a success, please [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing write about it in the wiki] or provide a link to outside coverage. If you have materials that would be helpful to other librarians, add them to the wiki. And if you know of a librarian or a library that is doing something great, feel free to include information or links to it. Basically, if you know of anything that might be useful to other librarians (including useful websites), this is the place to put it. I hope this wiki will be a venue where people can share ideas with one another and where librarians can learn to replicate the successes of other libraries.

This wiki is not run by any commercial entity and does not represent any commercial interests. For those wishing to use content in the wiki, the wiki itself (and all the content contained herein) is licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike] Creative Commons License. Please familiarize yourself with the license before using any of the content on your own site.

'''Anyone''' who wants to add to or edit topics on the wiki can do it. You don't need to ask before making a change -- this wiki belongs to the community of librarians who use it. If you have any technical questions about the wiki, please contact its creator, [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/looking-for-me/ Meredith Farkas]. Questions about specific content in the wiki should be directed to that individual author.

If you are going to link to this wiki, please use the following URL:

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== Libraries offering mobile interfaces or applications ==

=== Mobile interfaces ===

Library OPACs or websites which are especially designed for viewing on mobile devices.

*[http://www.mobib.nu/ Aalborg Libraries, Denmark] Website

*[http://www.library.american.edu/mobile/ American University Library] Website

*[http://aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp Athabasca University] OPAC

*[http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/mobile/ Ball State University] Website [http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/MOPAC OPAC] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://flas.upc.edu/brgf Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] Website & OPAC

*[http://iis.bhsu.edu/lis/pda/ Black Hills State University] OPAC

*[http://med-libwww.bu.edu/mobile/index.cfm Boston University Medical Center Mobile Library] Website

*[http://www.lib.byu.edu/m Brigham Young University, Harold B. Lee Library] Website

*[http://www.csupomona.edu/~library/mobile/ Cal Poly Pomona University Library] Website

*[http://www.deichmanske-bibliotek.oslo.kommune.no/om_oss/article16167-5391.html Deichmanske Bibliotek] (public library in Oslo, Norway) OPAC (in Norwegian)

*[http://library.duke.edu/mobile/ Duke University] Website

*[http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/airpac/ Georgetown University] OPAC

*[http://library.hanover.edu/mobile/mhome.html Hanover College, Duggan Library] Website

*[http://mplwebcat.mplib.org/airpac/ Hennepin Country Library] OPAC

*[http://mobile.cib.unibo.it/ The Italian Serials Catalogue ACNP] run by the University of Bologna

*[http://www.kb.nl Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands] Website suitable for desktop and mobile devices.

*[http://mobile.linccweb.org/ Library Information Network for Community Colleges (Florida)] (LINCCWeb) - OPAC - run by [http://www.cclaflorida.org/ College Center for Library Automation] (CCLA)

*[http://library.msstate.edu/m/ Mississippi State University Libraries] Website & OPAC

*[http://waldo.library.nashville.org/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp Nashville Public Library] OPAC ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/english/helka/ National Library of Health Sciences - Terkko, Finland] OPAC

*[http://m.nypl.org/ New York Public Library] Website ([http://userslib.com/2009/01/23/2-new-mobile-library-interfaces/ screenshots])

*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/m/ North Carolina State University Library] Website ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://www.nova.edu/library/m/ Nova Southeastern University - Alvin Sherman Library] Website

*[http://library.open.ac.uk Open University Library, United Kingdom] Website

*[http://www.oplin.org/mobile/ OPLIN] Website

*[http://m.ocls.info/ Orange County Library System (FL)] Website & OPAC (AirPAC)

*[http://m.library.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University MobileLib] website with Iphone and mobile browser versions.

*[http://innopac.lib.ryerson.ca/airpac/ Ryerson University Library] OPAC (AirPAC)

*[http://www.saclibrary.org/mobile Sacramento Public Library] Website

*[http://www.csbsju.edu/library/mobile/ St. John’s University, College of St. Benedict (Clemens Library)] Website

*[http://www.stavanger-kulturhus.no/stavanger_bibliotek/mobib_biblioteket_rett_paa_mobilen Stavanger Public Library, Norway] OPAC (in Norwegian)

*[http://lib.tcu.edu/m Texas Christian University] Website & OPAC

*[http://mobil.uni-koeln.de/int/bsuche.xml Universitaetsbibliothek Koeln, Germany] OPAC

*[http://www.library.ualberta.ca/pdazone/ University of Alberta PDA Zone] PDA

*[http://www.library.ubc.ca/m/ University of British Columbia Library] Website

*[http://diana.uca.es/airpac/ University of Cadiz Library, Spain] OPAC ([http://www.uca.es/area/biblioteca/accesoexterno/airpac more information] in Spanish)

*[http://mysite.du.edu/~jokraus/test/m.html University of Denver (Penrose Library) in beta version] Website

*[http://hades.grainger.uiuc.edu/nikki/Mobile/Version1/index.htm University of Illinois Library (Grainger)] Website

*[http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/library/mobile/ University of Richmond Libraries] Website [http://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http%3A%2F%2Foncampus.richmond.edu%2Facademics%2Flibary%2Fmobile%2Flibmobilecat.htm&_gwt_noimg=1 OPAC] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://mobile.virginia.edu/library.php University of Virginia Library] or [http://m.lib.virginia.edu/ fancier version] Website ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots]) [http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/mobile/ background info]

*[http://elibrary.wayne.edu:6060/airpac/ Wayne State University Library] OPAC

*[http://m.worthingtonlibraries.org/ Worthington Libraries] Website & OPAC

*[http://www.med.yale.edu/library/m/ Yale University's Cushing/Whitney Medical Library] Website

=== Mobile applications ===

*[http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=301077850&mt=8 District of Columbia Public Library iPhone application] (iTunes link)
*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/dli/projects/wolfwalk NC State "Wolf Walk" geo-locative campus tour]
*[http://indianau.boopsie.com/ Indiana University Search IU - Library Application]

=== SMS notification services ===

Libraries using SMS services, e.g.:
* SMS if requested book is available (collect messages)
* SMS reminder if a book is due
* requesting a list of loans via SMS
* renewing books via SMS
* requesting an overview of outstanding fines via SMS
* checking the availability of books via SMS
* requesting the opening hours of the library via SMS

'''For SMS reference services, see [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Online_Reference#Libraries_Offering_SMS_Reference_Services Libraries Offering SMS Reference Services]'''

*[http://aleph.unisg.ch/ALEPH IDS St. Gallen, Switzerland], sends SMS messages to students of the University of St. Gallen.

*[http://www.bi.no/Content/StartPageLibrary____60804.aspx BI Norwegian School of Management] offers SMS-alerts when items patrons have put on hold are available for pickup (see a 2007 [http://www.bi.no/Content/Article____65154.aspx press release] and their [http://www.bi.no/Content/Article____57438.aspx regulations]).

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160 Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] sens SMS-alerts when a laptot is avaiable for pickup ([http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160/serveis/prestec_portatils/ More information here])

*[http://tripod.brynmawr.edu/search Bryn Mawr] send call numbers from OPAC via text message

*[http://www.dentonlibrary.com Denton Public Libraries] offers text message notification to inform customers of items ready to be picked up, due dates, items that are overdue and other notices through their cell phones. See a november 2007 [http://dentonlibrary.wordpress.com/2007/11/16/new-text-messaging-service/ news item].

*[http://www.elnet.ee The ELNET consortium, Estonia] is sending SMS messages from their OPAC.

*[http://www.ethbib.ethz.ch/service/sms.html ETH Zürich Library] sends SMS collect messages. They are part of the NEBIS network (see below).

*[http://lib.hse.fi/EN/services/mobiilipalvelut.html Helsinki School of Economics Library, Finland] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://lib.tkk.fi/en/services/circulation/mobile/ Helsinki University of Technology Library, Finland] is sending various SMS messages.

*[https://my.monash.edu.au/library/services/sms/ Monash University Library, Australia] offers SMS notifications when items are due back, to remind patrons about overdue items, and to inform them about outstanding fines.

*[http://www.nebis.ch/ The NEBIS network, Switzerland] offers library notifications via SMS: reminders for books being overdue (i.e. first reminder) and collect messages.

*[http://www.muenster.de/stadt/buecherei/sms-service.html Public Library Münster, Germany] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://innopac.lib.ryerson.ca/ Ryerson University Library] sends call numbers and locations by SMS from the catalogue.

*[http://library.simmons.edu/search Simmons College Library]'s catalog sends text messages from the library catalog with item recors attached.

*[http://www.stavanger-kulturhus.no/stavanger_bibliotek/mobib_biblioteket_rett_paa_mobilen Stavanger Public Library, Norway] (in Norwegian) offers the possibility to renew loans, make reservations and search the base, and they are using MoBib.

*[http://www.luts.ee/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=427&Itemid=257 Tartu Public Library, Estonia] is sending SMS collect messages. Users are charged for this service.

*[http://www.library.uiuc.edu/ugl/about/textalerts.html Undergraduate Library] University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: sends text message alerts about Librarians' Office Hours the day they are happening (pilot for the Spring 2008 semester).

*[http://www.ub.uit.no/db_kat/dbkat-e.htm University Library of Tromsø, Norway] is sending SMS collect messages.

Of the 97 public libraries in Denmark: 60 sent SMS if books requested are ready for pickup, 37 use SMS for recalls, and 46 sent SMS as warnings some days before a book is due [data from the 2007 annual statistic for public libraries in Denmark].

*[http://m.library.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University MobileLib] sends location based directions to the library and library contact information that can be added to contacts. Also offers text the mobile site link to your phone from main website

=== Mobile collections ===

This includes audiobooks, ebooks, audio language courses, streaming music, films, images, etc. which can be used on mobile devices. These collections can either be downloaded from the library websites on user's own mobile devices or libraries lend mobile devices with the collections already on them.

*[http://www.baylor.edu/lib/FineArts/index.php?id=52075 Crouch Fine Arts Library at Baylor University] offers audio streaming databases. Music files from these databases can be downloaded on user's mobile devices.

*[http://cwmars.lib.overdrive.com/ The C/W MARS library network in Massachusetts] offer ebooks and audiobooks via the OverDrive service, also for the Mac.

*[http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections Duke University Libraries] offer digitized image collections (over 32,000 images) through the DukeMobile iPhone app ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHK3E4N7w6o demo] and [http://www.uwire.com/Article.aspx?id=4142844 press release])

*[http://ebooks.nypl.org/ New York Public Library] offers ebooks and audiobooks via the OverDrive service, also for the Mac.

*[http://sjcpl.lib.in.us/ipod/show_all.php St. Joseph County Public Library] offers audiobooks on iPod - either your own of the library's iPod.

*[http://www.fordlibrary.org/booksmoviesmagazinesmore/ipodbooks.html Thomas Ford Memorial Library], a public library which lends iPod audiobooks to the public.

*[http://listenalaska.lib.overdrive.com/ University of Alaska Fairbanks] offers audiobooks throug the ListenAlaska web portal.

*[http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/ University of Virginia Library] Electronic Text Center

*[http://m.ieeexplore.ieee.org// IEEE Xplore Mobile] offers free search of all IEEE Xplore documents directly on your mobile device. You can view up to [only] TEN (10) article abstracts per search. To view full-text articles, send the article links to your e-mail address.

=== Mobile instruction ===

This includes the application of mobile devices for library instruction. Can be text-based, audio or video. For audio-based instruction, see also the section on [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Podcasting Podcasting].

*[http://digilab.open.ac.uk/testarea/mobileSafari/ Open University Library, United Kingdom] text-based instruction

*[http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/science/podcast.htm Washington State University Libraries] "How To ..." - Help with Library Resources and Tools: instructional podcasts

=== Mobile tours of the library ===

Audiotours can be either downloaded on users' own mobile devices, or mobile devices with audiotours on them can be lend by the library. Audiotours can be made available in various languages.

*[http://my.simmons.edu/library/tour/ Beatley Library & Information Commons Tour Portal]: you can check out an iPod at the Access Services Desk at Simmons College Library

*[http://library.duke.edu/about/perkinsproject/audio-tour.html Bostock Library Walking Audio Tour]: Duke University Libraries offer MP3 files to donload on your own MP3 player

*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/eastasian/tours.html C.V. STarr East Asian Library] at Columbia University: offer MP3 tours in English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Tibetan.

*[http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/induction/audiotour.htm London School of Economics, United Kingdom]: tour podcast can be downloaded or you can borrow a tour handset from the Welcome Point.

*[http://www.brookes.ac.uk/library/tours-audio.html Oxford Brookes University Library, United Kingdom]: tour can be downloaded or you can borrow an MP3 player at the Enquiry Desk.

*[http://www.luts.ee/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=427&Itemid=257 Tartu Public Library, Estonia] provided an audiotour of one of their exhibitions (Spring 2008). The audiotour was put on MP3 sticks. These were entered in the catalogue, so that users could borrow the MP3 sticks.

*[http://www.library.otago.ac.nz/services/reference/audiotour.html University of Otago Library, New Zealand], in English, Mandarin and Maori.

=== QR (Quick Response) 2D Codes ===

For a more detailed page about 2D codes, also known as QR codes, see the page in this wiki for [[QR Codes]]. See also the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code description in Wikipedia] and the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=P-DntIQi2e8 explanation in CSI on YouTube]. Users with a camera phone equipped with the correct reader software can scan the image of the QR 2D Code causing the phone's browser to launch and redirect to the programmed URL.

*University of Bath Library, United Kingdom is doing a project including QR2D codes in their OPAC. Catalogue records are proviced with these codes. When scanning the code, a map of the library is launched on user's mobiles, helping them to locate the library material in the library building. The university uses QR in their teaching and learning and even [http://blogs.bath.ac.uk/qrcode/ blogs] on their QR code service.

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160 Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] uses QR Codes to provide additional information on promotional posters and to provide username and password to users who subscribe to the [http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160/serveis/area_clic/ CLIC Area service] (a computer classroom)

=== Other mobile applications ===

*The Institut fuer Informationswissenschaft in Saarbruecken, Germany offers [http://twitter.com/VIBISB Twitter for new titles].

*National Library of Health Sciences - Terkko, Finland, offers [http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/english/mobile/articlerequest.php Mobile article request] and [http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/mobile/feednavigator/ mobile RSS feeds].

*The Smart Library Location-Aware Mobile Library, Finland, provides map-based guidance to books and collections on PDA, described in http://www.rotuaari.net/downloads/publication-2.pdf and http://www.rotuaari.net/downloads/publication-28.pdf

*At the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands, SMS is used during information literacy classes. Lecturers can add questions to PowerPoint presentations, which students can answer via SMS. The results of the sent SMS messages is directly visible in a diagram on the screen. Lecturers can thus assess the students' knowledge, but the tool is also useful for starting discussions. See the Dutch press release at http://www.vu.nl/nl/Images/pb%2009%20015%20SMS%20stemmen_tcm9-67541.pdf.

*The Ryerson University Library and Archives offers a [https://www.runner.ryerson.ca/Library/studentbooking/mobile/ mobile student room booking module].

*The University of Texas at Arlington Library developed [http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/shelflister/ ShelfLister], a mobile device staff client for stacks maintenance and inventory. The application is designed to work with the Voyager ILS and has been released under an open source license.

== Vendors and Publishers ==

=== Library Vendors offering mobile interfaces or applications ===

*[http://www.altarama.com.au/refxsms.htm Altarama Information Systems, Australia] offer a Reference by SMS service.

*[http://www.axiell.dk/ Axiell], Denmark offers the most widespread ILS for public libraries in Denmark (DDELIbra). Their mobile services are called DDElibra Mobil Professionel and DDElibra MoBiblo.

*[http://www.bibsyst.no/ Bibliofil], Norway offers the [http://www.bibsyst.no/produkter/publikum/netthent.php NettHent] software

*[http://www.e2campus.com e2Campus] offers campus-wide text notification system.

*[http://www.iii.com/ Innovative Interfaces] offers the AirPac module (mobile OPAC) and an SMS product.

*[http://www.ocls.info/Default.asp?bhcp=1 Orange County Library System] provides a SMS text messaging service that sends reminders to patrons when their items are coming due, as well as an SMS reference service.

*[http://ravewireless.com/ Rave Wireless] offer campus-wide alert system.

*[http://www.sirsidynix.com SirsiDynix] offers the [http://www.sirsidynix.com/Resources/Pdfs/Solutions/Products/PocketCirc.pdf PocketCirc] handheld circulation tool.

*[http://www.textalibrarian.com Text A Librarian, Powered by Mosio] - SMS/Text Message Reference Services

=== Vendors offering mobile tours ===

*[http://www.guidebycell.com Guide by cell]

*[http://museum411.com Museum 411]

=== Publishers offering databases for mobile devices ===

*[http://scitation.aip.org/iphone American Institute of Physics iResearch] iPhone application

*[http://dabacon.org/arxiview/ arXiview] arXiv for the iPhone

*[http://arxiv.mobi/ arXiv Browse] arXiv for mobile devices

*[http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?marketID=1&topicID=1336 EBSCOhost Mobile]

*[http://i.eb.com/ Encyclopaedia Britannica]

*[http://mobile.beta.factiva.com Factiva] news database

*[http://www.hooversmobile.com/ Hoover's Mobile] company information

*[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/mobile IEEE XPlore]

*[http://blog.martindale.com/need-to-get-cases-and-shepardize-weve-got-an-app-for-that Lexis/Nexis Get Cases and Shepardize]

*[http://m.psychiatryonline.com/ PsychiatryOnline]

*[http://pubmedhh.nlm.nih.gov/nlm/ PubMed for Handhelds] medical database
**[http://referencesontap.com/ PubMed On Tap] 3rd party, not official from NIH

*[http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=331637962&mt=8 Questia] iPhone application (iTunes link)

*[http://refworks.com/mobile/ Refworks Mobile]

*[http://www.serialssolutions.com/news-detail/the-summon-service-goes-mobile/ Summon] (Serials Solutions Web-Scale Discovery)

*[http://wl-w.com Westlaw] legal research database

*[http://www.worldcat.org/m/ Worldcat.org]

=== Publishers offering mobile collections ===

*[http://www.bbcaudiobooks.com/ BBC Audiobooks]

*[http://blog.eblib.com/?p=125 EBL Ebook Library]

*[http://books.google.com/m Google Books]

*[http://www.overdrive.com/ OverDrive]

*[http://m.safaribooksonline.com Safari Books Online]

*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/188-2544966-7570353?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200298460 Amazon Kindle for the iPhone] (US Only)

== Possible Health Effects ==

The use of wireless devices is increasing rapidly, yet there is concern in the scientific community that this technology could have adverse side effects. Some documents and websites to find out the facts and recommended precautions.

*[http://www.radiationresearch.org/ EM Radiation Research Trust]

*[http://www.icems.eu/ International Commission for Electromagnetic Safety (ICEMS)]

*[http://www.stralingsrisicos.nl/ Nationaal Platform Stralingsrisico's] (in Dutch)

*[http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/rf/wifi.asp Powerwatch Wi-Fi and Health]

*[http://www.emfacts.com/wifi/WiFi_A4_print.pdf Wireless Networks (WiFi) Consumer Health and Safety Advice] EMFacts Consultancy

== Suggested Reading ==

[[Researching M-Libraries]] - a wiki page for sharing experiences of researching m-libraries and discussing appropriate/applicable research methods.

=== Books, reports and journal articles ===

*Mobiles, chapter (page 8-10) from [http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2009-Horizon-Report.pdf The Horizon Report - 2009 Edition]

*[http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2291/2070 Always on: Libraries in a world of permanent connectivity] Lorcan Dempsey, First Monday, 14(1-5) January 2009.

*[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/216659547 M-libraries : libraries on the move to provide virtual access], proceedings of the [http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/2007/index.html First International m-Libraries Conference] Mohamed Ally and Gill Needham, London: Facet, 2008

*[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/ViewContentServlet?contentType=Article&Filename=Published/EmeraldFullTextArticle/Articles/2400360306.html Mobile learning for the twenty-first century librarian] Jim Hahn, Reference Services Review, 36(3), 2008, pp 272-288.

*[http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/arl-br-261-mobile.pdf Mobile technologies, mobile users: Implications for academic libraries] Joan Lippincott, ARL Current Issues, 261, December 2008.

*[http://eprints.rclis.org/15024/1/mobile_web_ltr.pdf/ On the Move with the Mobile Web: Libraries and Mobile Technologies] Ellyssa Kroski, Library Technology Reports, 44(5), July 2008.

*[http://www.egms.de/en/journals/mbi/index.shtml PDA (special issue)] ed. by Oliver Obst and Helmut Doolfuss, GMS Medizin – Bibliothek – Information. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für medizinisches Bibliothekswesen, 8(2). This issue is partly in German and partly in English.

*[http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/5-The-Mobile-Difference--Typology.aspx The Mobile Difference] Pew Internet and American Life report - March 25, 2009

*[http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/may09/index.shtml The Mobile-ized Library] Special issue of Computers in Libraries. May, 2009 v.29(5)

*[http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/docs/M-Libraries_report.pdf M-Libraries: Information on the Move] Keren Mills, A report from the [http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/index.php Arcadia Programme] (June, 2009)

=== Blogs and Posts ===

*[http://alatechsource.org/blog/2009/05/summer-of-mobile-library-services.html Summer of Mobile Library Services]- ALA TechSource Blog

*[http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2008/02/30_mobile_trend.html 30 Mobile Trends in Libraries] - Stephen's Lighthouse

*[http://dclibrarylabs.org/projects/iphone/ DCPL iPhone app launch]

*[http://handheldlib.blogspot.com/ Handheld Librarian] Handheld computer news, ideas, and opinions from librarians and others interested in libraries. Editor: Grace Lee

*[http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/ Mobile Libraries blog]

*[http://vickiowensm-learningblog.blogspot.com/ Vicki Owen's Topically Technological Library Blog]

*[http://labs.nypl.org/category/mobile/ New York Public Library Labs posts on mobile tech]

=== Other Resources ===

Including slide presentations, conferences, websites, etc.

*[http://percentmobile.com/ Percent Mobile] a website that lets you track the percentage of traffic going to your website from different mobile devices. Requires you to copy and paste some code into your homepage.

*[http://www.slideshare.net/ellyssa/libraries-to-go-mobile-tech-in-libraries-presentation Libraries to Go] Ellyssa Kroski Slideshare Presentation

*[http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/2007/index.html The First International m-Libraries Conference] Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, 13 -14 November 2007

*[http://www.handheldlibrarian.org/ Handheld Librarian Conference] Online Conference, July 30, 2009

*[http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/ The Second International m-Libraries Conference] Vancouver, BC - 23rd - 24th June 2009

*[http://web.simmons.edu/~fox/pda/ Megan Fox - PDAs, Handhelds and Mobile Technologies in Libraries] Website

*[http://www.slideshare.net/htomren/electronic-resources-to-go Electronic Resources to Go] Slideshare presentation from 2009 Electronic Resources in Libraries Conference

*[http://groups.google.com/group/mobilelibraries/topics mobilelibraries discussion group]

*[http://www.useit.com/alertbox/mobile-usability.html mobile usability] by Jacob Nielsen

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2009-12-07T20:07:56Z

JimmyLo: /* Implementing Tech in the Library */

{{TOCright}}
= Introduction =

Welcome to Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki. This wiki was created to be a one-stop shop for great ideas and information for all types of librarians. All over the world, librarians are developing successful programs and doing innovative things with technology that no one outside of their library knows about. There are lots of great blogs out there sharing information about the profession, but there is no one place where all of this information is collected and organized. That's what we're trying to do.

If you've done something at your library that you consider a success, please [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing write about it in the wiki] or provide a link to outside coverage. If you have materials that would be helpful to other librarians, add them to the wiki. And if you know of a librarian or a library that is doing something great, feel free to include information or links to it. Basically, if you know of anything that might be useful to other librarians (including useful websites), this is the place to put it. I hope this wiki will be a venue where people can share ideas with one another and where librarians can learn to replicate the successes of other libraries.

This wiki is not run by any commercial entity and does not represent any commercial interests. For those wishing to use content in the wiki, the wiki itself (and all the content contained herein) is licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike] Creative Commons License. Please familiarize yourself with the license before using any of the content on your own site.

'''Anyone''' who wants to add to or edit topics on the wiki can do it. You don't need to ask before making a change -- this wiki belongs to the community of librarians who use it. If you have any technical questions about the wiki, please contact its creator, [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/looking-for-me/ Meredith Farkas]. Questions about specific content in the wiki should be directed to that individual author.

If you are going to link to this wiki, please use the following URL:

[http://www.libsuccess.org/ http://www.libsuccess.org/]

Logo designed by [[User:Crios|Christopher Rios]] and Zandra Vlahakis.

= Join the Community =

Just create an account to start adding and editing content on the wiki. Please enter your e-mail address when you create an account and you will be sent a link to confirm your address (after which you will be able to edit the wiki).

When you register for this wiki, you can then add to your own user profile page. Please add your profile to the [[Wiki User List]] so we can all get to know each other!

'''Note:''' If you are going to add to the list of recommended vendors or software, please put your name on your recommendation so we know that it's not from a vendor. From here on in, we will have to delete any '''new''' vendor/software recommendations that do not have the author identified.

If you want to see recent changes made to the wiki, visit [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges Recent Changes]. There is also an [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss RSS Feed] for the Recent Changes page...

= Categories =
Check out the [[Categories|alphabetized list of categories]] with alphabetized lists of articles in each category.

If you add a new category, please add it to this list on the main page so people can easily find it. You can also add new pages off of the pages in each category (subpages). For example, if you want to go into depth with a "success story" about gaming, you can create another page for the details on the success story and just put a little teaser or title on the gaming page (with a link).

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit this page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

== Community ==
*[[Special:Recentchanges | Recent Changes Page]]
*[[Tips page]] for getting started on the right foot
*[[Guidelines|Guidelines for Wiki Use]]
*[[Wiki User List]]
*[[Librarians who IM]]

== UnConferences ==
*[http://www.infocamp.info InfoCamp] - Seattle, WA, October 10-11, 2009
*[[Library Camp]] - Ann Arbor, MI March 20, 2008
*[[Newbie unConference]] - Southfield MI, June 13, 2009
*[[Tech Camp unConference]] - East Lansing, MI, May 15, 2009

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Communications - Internal and External]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Leadership Development and Education]]
*[[Management Ethics]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Organizational Structure]]
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Team Building]]
*[[Pipeline: Future Professionals]]
*[[Public Policies: Resources for Policy Creation and Review]]

== Materials Selection and Collection Maintenance ==
*[[Selecting Materials for Libraries]]
*[[Organizing Library Collections]]
*[[Weeding Library Collections]]

== Professional ==
*[[Conferences and Continuing Education Opportunities]]
*[[Keeping Up With the Profession]]
*[[Looking for a Job]]
*[[Publishing and Speaking]]
*[[Self-Promotion Tips for New Librarians]]
*[[Workplace Organizing]]

== Programming ==
*[[Programs for Adults]]
*[[Programs for Kids & Teens]]
** [[Gaming]]

== Readers' Advisory ==
*[[Definition]]
*[[Book Discussion Group Resources]]
*[[Leading book groups]]
*[[Recommending books]]
*[[Writing Reviews for Open WorldCat]]

== Reference Services and Information Literacy ==
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Future of Reference Service]]
*[[Information Literacy]]
**[[Literacy Programs]]
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Online Tutorials]]
*[[Radical Reference]]
*[[Subject Guides]]
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]
*[[Library FAQ]]

== Resource Sharing ==
*[[Consortia]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[ShareILL]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Annual Reports]]
*[[Branding]]
*[[Demonstrating Impact, Value and ROI]]
*[[Displays]]
*[[Fundraising]]
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Newspaper columns and blogs]]
*[[Promotions]]

== Services to Specific Groups ==
*[[Library Services in Academic Institutions]]
*[[Library Services in Schools]]
*[[Library Services for Homeschoolers]]
*[[Services for Distance Learners]]
*[[Services for the Disabled]]
*[[Services for Older Adults]]
*[[Services for the Housebound]]
*[[Services for First Year Students]]
*[[Services in a Multi-lingual Environment]]
*[[Services for the Poor and Homeless]]
*[[Services for Teens]]
*[[Libraries Services in Rural, Native, and Tribal Libraries]]
*[[Services for the Imprisoned]]
*[[Mobile Library Services for people remote from main library.]]

== Training and Development for Librarians ==
*[[Library Schools]]
*[[Online Training Resources for Librarians]]
*[[Resources for Library & Information Technology students]]
*[[Staff Training]]
*[[Work Like A Patron Day]]

== Technology ==

=== Access ===
*[[Cataloging]]
*[[Digitization]]
*[[Electronic Databases]]
*[[Institutional Repositories]]
*[[Improving Access]] (open_url, metasearch, metadata harvesting, etc.)
*[[Library Systems]] (integrated systems, automated systems, circulation systems]
*[[M-Libraries]] (mobile access to library resources - cell phones, PDAs, mp3 players, etc)
*[[Online Library Card Registration and e-Card Services]]
*[[OPACs]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[Public Access Computer Management]]
*[[Web Browser Extensions]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Widgets]] (desktop tools, usually based on JavaScript)

=== Implementing Tech in the Library ===
*[[Accessibility]] - general hardware and software technologies and information (not Web-specific)
*[[Grants for Technology Projects]]
*[[M-Libraries]]
*[[Open Source Software|Free/Open Source Software]]
*[[PLA TechNotes]]
*[[Providing Technology to Patrons]] (computers, wifi, iPods, etc.)
*[[Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)]]
*[[Room Reservation Systems]]
*[[Self Checkout]]
*[http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Online_Reference#Libraries_Offering_SMS_Reference_Services SMS or Short Messaging Service]
*[[Technology Planning]]
*[[Virtual Worlds]]
*[[VoIP|Voice over IP (VoIP)]]
*[[Website Design]]
**[[Calendars]]
**[[Content Management Systems (CMS)]]
**[[Google My Maps]]
**[[M-Libraries]]
**[[Podcasting]]
**[[Web Statistics Packages]]
**[[Web Tips and Tricks]]

=== Information Sharing and Education ===
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]]
**[[Blogs]]
**[[RSS]]
**[[Microblogging]] / [[Twitter]]
**[[Wikis]]
**[[Social Bookmarking]]
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Learning 2.0 Program]]
*[[Management of the WSF Information]]
*[[Online Communities]]
*[[Personal start-page tools]]
*[[Podcasting]]
*[[Search Engines]]
*[[Social Networking Software]]

== Working Together ==
*[[Successful Collaborations]]

= Need help? =

Please visit the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Basic_text_formatting Wikipedia Style Guide] for instructions on how to format text in the wiki. Another great way to figure out how to do things in the wiki is to click edit on a certain page and see how things are formatted. Check this [[tips page]] if you're new to wikis and just want a quick intro on how to get started.

'''Not seeing the stuff you added?''' Try this [[caching problem|fix]].

Any questions? Contact [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/looking-for-me/ Meredith Farkas].

[[Category:Community]]

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2009-12-07T20:07:24Z

JimmyLo: Social Networking Software was listed twice

{{TOCright}}
= Introduction =

Welcome to Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki. This wiki was created to be a one-stop shop for great ideas and information for all types of librarians. All over the world, librarians are developing successful programs and doing innovative things with technology that no one outside of their library knows about. There are lots of great blogs out there sharing information about the profession, but there is no one place where all of this information is collected and organized. That's what we're trying to do.

If you've done something at your library that you consider a success, please [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing write about it in the wiki] or provide a link to outside coverage. If you have materials that would be helpful to other librarians, add them to the wiki. And if you know of a librarian or a library that is doing something great, feel free to include information or links to it. Basically, if you know of anything that might be useful to other librarians (including useful websites), this is the place to put it. I hope this wiki will be a venue where people can share ideas with one another and where librarians can learn to replicate the successes of other libraries.

This wiki is not run by any commercial entity and does not represent any commercial interests. For those wishing to use content in the wiki, the wiki itself (and all the content contained herein) is licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike] Creative Commons License. Please familiarize yourself with the license before using any of the content on your own site.

'''Anyone''' who wants to add to or edit topics on the wiki can do it. You don't need to ask before making a change -- this wiki belongs to the community of librarians who use it. If you have any technical questions about the wiki, please contact its creator, [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/looking-for-me/ Meredith Farkas]. Questions about specific content in the wiki should be directed to that individual author.

If you are going to link to this wiki, please use the following URL:

[http://www.libsuccess.org/ http://www.libsuccess.org/]

Logo designed by [[User:Crios|Christopher Rios]] and Zandra Vlahakis.

= Join the Community =

Just create an account to start adding and editing content on the wiki. Please enter your e-mail address when you create an account and you will be sent a link to confirm your address (after which you will be able to edit the wiki).

When you register for this wiki, you can then add to your own user profile page. Please add your profile to the [[Wiki User List]] so we can all get to know each other!

'''Note:''' If you are going to add to the list of recommended vendors or software, please put your name on your recommendation so we know that it's not from a vendor. From here on in, we will have to delete any '''new''' vendor/software recommendations that do not have the author identified.

If you want to see recent changes made to the wiki, visit [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges Recent Changes]. There is also an [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss RSS Feed] for the Recent Changes page...

= Categories =
Check out the [[Categories|alphabetized list of categories]] with alphabetized lists of articles in each category.

If you add a new category, please add it to this list on the main page so people can easily find it. You can also add new pages off of the pages in each category (subpages). For example, if you want to go into depth with a "success story" about gaming, you can create another page for the details on the success story and just put a little teaser or title on the gaming page (with a link).

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit this page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

== Community ==
*[[Special:Recentchanges | Recent Changes Page]]
*[[Tips page]] for getting started on the right foot
*[[Guidelines|Guidelines for Wiki Use]]
*[[Wiki User List]]
*[[Librarians who IM]]

== UnConferences ==
*[http://www.infocamp.info InfoCamp] - Seattle, WA, October 10-11, 2009
*[[Library Camp]] - Ann Arbor, MI March 20, 2008
*[[Newbie unConference]] - Southfield MI, June 13, 2009
*[[Tech Camp unConference]] - East Lansing, MI, May 15, 2009

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Communications - Internal and External]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Leadership Development and Education]]
*[[Management Ethics]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Organizational Structure]]
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Team Building]]
*[[Pipeline: Future Professionals]]
*[[Public Policies: Resources for Policy Creation and Review]]

== Materials Selection and Collection Maintenance ==
*[[Selecting Materials for Libraries]]
*[[Organizing Library Collections]]
*[[Weeding Library Collections]]

== Professional ==
*[[Conferences and Continuing Education Opportunities]]
*[[Keeping Up With the Profession]]
*[[Looking for a Job]]
*[[Publishing and Speaking]]
*[[Self-Promotion Tips for New Librarians]]
*[[Workplace Organizing]]

== Programming ==
*[[Programs for Adults]]
*[[Programs for Kids & Teens]]
** [[Gaming]]

== Readers' Advisory ==
*[[Definition]]
*[[Book Discussion Group Resources]]
*[[Leading book groups]]
*[[Recommending books]]
*[[Writing Reviews for Open WorldCat]]

== Reference Services and Information Literacy ==
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Future of Reference Service]]
*[[Information Literacy]]
**[[Literacy Programs]]
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Online Tutorials]]
*[[Radical Reference]]
*[[Subject Guides]]
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]
*[[Library FAQ]]

== Resource Sharing ==
*[[Consortia]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[ShareILL]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Annual Reports]]
*[[Branding]]
*[[Demonstrating Impact, Value and ROI]]
*[[Displays]]
*[[Fundraising]]
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Newspaper columns and blogs]]
*[[Promotions]]

== Services to Specific Groups ==
*[[Library Services in Academic Institutions]]
*[[Library Services in Schools]]
*[[Library Services for Homeschoolers]]
*[[Services for Distance Learners]]
*[[Services for the Disabled]]
*[[Services for Older Adults]]
*[[Services for the Housebound]]
*[[Services for First Year Students]]
*[[Services in a Multi-lingual Environment]]
*[[Services for the Poor and Homeless]]
*[[Services for Teens]]
*[[Libraries Services in Rural, Native, and Tribal Libraries]]
*[[Services for the Imprisoned]]
*[[Mobile Library Services for people remote from main library.]]

== Training and Development for Librarians ==
*[[Library Schools]]
*[[Online Training Resources for Librarians]]
*[[Resources for Library & Information Technology students]]
*[[Staff Training]]
*[[Work Like A Patron Day]]

== Technology ==

=== Access ===
*[[Cataloging]]
*[[Digitization]]
*[[Electronic Databases]]
*[[Institutional Repositories]]
*[[Improving Access]] (open_url, metasearch, metadata harvesting, etc.)
*[[Library Systems]] (integrated systems, automated systems, circulation systems]
*[[M-Libraries]] (mobile access to library resources - cell phones, PDAs, mp3 players, etc)
*[[Online Library Card Registration and e-Card Services]]
*[[OPACs]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[Public Access Computer Management]]
*[[Web Browser Extensions]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Widgets]] (desktop tools, usually based on JavaScript)

=== Implementing Tech in the Library ===
*[[Accessibility]] - general hardware and software technologies and information (not Web-specific)
*[[Grants for Technology Projects]]
*[[M-Libraries]]
*[[Open Source Software|Free/Open Source Software]]
*[[PLA TechNotes]]
*[[Providing Technology to Patrons]] (computers, wifi, iPods, etc.)
*[[Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)]]
*[[Room Reservation Systems]]
*[[Self Checkout]]
*[http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Online_Reference#Libraries_Offering_SMS_Reference_Services SMS or Short Messaging Service]
*[[Technology Planning]]
*[[Virtual Worlds]]
*[[VoIP|Voice over IP (VoIP)]]
*[[Website Design]]
**[[Calendars]]
**[[Content Management Systems (CMS)]]
**[[Google My Maps]]
**[[M-Libraries]]
**[[Web Statistics Packages]]
**[[Web Tips and Tricks]]

=== Information Sharing and Education ===
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]]
**[[Blogs]]
**[[RSS]]
**[[Microblogging]] / [[Twitter]]
**[[Wikis]]
**[[Social Bookmarking]]
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Learning 2.0 Program]]
*[[Management of the WSF Information]]
*[[Online Communities]]
*[[Personal start-page tools]]
*[[Podcasting]]
*[[Search Engines]]
*[[Social Networking Software]]

== Working Together ==
*[[Successful Collaborations]]

= Need help? =

Please visit the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Basic_text_formatting Wikipedia Style Guide] for instructions on how to format text in the wiki. Another great way to figure out how to do things in the wiki is to click edit on a certain page and see how things are formatted. Check this [[tips page]] if you're new to wikis and just want a quick intro on how to get started.

'''Not seeing the stuff you added?''' Try this [[caching problem|fix]].

Any questions? Contact [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/looking-for-me/ Meredith Farkas].

[[Category:Community]]

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2009-12-07T20:05:54Z

JimmyLo: /* Implementing Tech in the Library */

{{TOCright}}
= Introduction =

Welcome to Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki. This wiki was created to be a one-stop shop for great ideas and information for all types of librarians. All over the world, librarians are developing successful programs and doing innovative things with technology that no one outside of their library knows about. There are lots of great blogs out there sharing information about the profession, but there is no one place where all of this information is collected and organized. That's what we're trying to do.

If you've done something at your library that you consider a success, please [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing write about it in the wiki] or provide a link to outside coverage. If you have materials that would be helpful to other librarians, add them to the wiki. And if you know of a librarian or a library that is doing something great, feel free to include information or links to it. Basically, if you know of anything that might be useful to other librarians (including useful websites), this is the place to put it. I hope this wiki will be a venue where people can share ideas with one another and where librarians can learn to replicate the successes of other libraries.

This wiki is not run by any commercial entity and does not represent any commercial interests. For those wishing to use content in the wiki, the wiki itself (and all the content contained herein) is licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike] Creative Commons License. Please familiarize yourself with the license before using any of the content on your own site.

'''Anyone''' who wants to add to or edit topics on the wiki can do it. You don't need to ask before making a change -- this wiki belongs to the community of librarians who use it. If you have any technical questions about the wiki, please contact its creator, [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/looking-for-me/ Meredith Farkas]. Questions about specific content in the wiki should be directed to that individual author.

If you are going to link to this wiki, please use the following URL:

[http://www.libsuccess.org/ http://www.libsuccess.org/]

Logo designed by [[User:Crios|Christopher Rios]] and Zandra Vlahakis.

= Join the Community =

Just create an account to start adding and editing content on the wiki. Please enter your e-mail address when you create an account and you will be sent a link to confirm your address (after which you will be able to edit the wiki).

When you register for this wiki, you can then add to your own user profile page. Please add your profile to the [[Wiki User List]] so we can all get to know each other!

'''Note:''' If you are going to add to the list of recommended vendors or software, please put your name on your recommendation so we know that it's not from a vendor. From here on in, we will have to delete any '''new''' vendor/software recommendations that do not have the author identified.

If you want to see recent changes made to the wiki, visit [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges Recent Changes]. There is also an [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss RSS Feed] for the Recent Changes page...

= Categories =
Check out the [[Categories|alphabetized list of categories]] with alphabetized lists of articles in each category.

If you add a new category, please add it to this list on the main page so people can easily find it. You can also add new pages off of the pages in each category (subpages). For example, if you want to go into depth with a "success story" about gaming, you can create another page for the details on the success story and just put a little teaser or title on the gaming page (with a link).

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit this page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

== Community ==
*[[Special:Recentchanges | Recent Changes Page]]
*[[Tips page]] for getting started on the right foot
*[[Guidelines|Guidelines for Wiki Use]]
*[[Wiki User List]]
*[[Librarians who IM]]

== UnConferences ==
*[http://www.infocamp.info InfoCamp] - Seattle, WA, October 10-11, 2009
*[[Library Camp]] - Ann Arbor, MI March 20, 2008
*[[Newbie unConference]] - Southfield MI, June 13, 2009
*[[Tech Camp unConference]] - East Lansing, MI, May 15, 2009

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Communications - Internal and External]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Leadership Development and Education]]
*[[Management Ethics]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Organizational Structure]]
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Team Building]]
*[[Pipeline: Future Professionals]]
*[[Public Policies: Resources for Policy Creation and Review]]

== Materials Selection and Collection Maintenance ==
*[[Selecting Materials for Libraries]]
*[[Organizing Library Collections]]
*[[Weeding Library Collections]]

== Professional ==
*[[Conferences and Continuing Education Opportunities]]
*[[Keeping Up With the Profession]]
*[[Looking for a Job]]
*[[Publishing and Speaking]]
*[[Self-Promotion Tips for New Librarians]]
*[[Workplace Organizing]]

== Programming ==
*[[Programs for Adults]]
*[[Programs for Kids & Teens]]
** [[Gaming]]

== Readers' Advisory ==
*[[Definition]]
*[[Book Discussion Group Resources]]
*[[Leading book groups]]
*[[Recommending books]]
*[[Writing Reviews for Open WorldCat]]

== Reference Services and Information Literacy ==
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Future of Reference Service]]
*[[Information Literacy]]
**[[Literacy Programs]]
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Online Tutorials]]
*[[Radical Reference]]
*[[Subject Guides]]
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]
*[[Library FAQ]]

== Resource Sharing ==
*[[Consortia]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[ShareILL]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Annual Reports]]
*[[Branding]]
*[[Demonstrating Impact, Value and ROI]]
*[[Displays]]
*[[Fundraising]]
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Newspaper columns and blogs]]
*[[Promotions]]

== Services to Specific Groups ==
*[[Library Services in Academic Institutions]]
*[[Library Services in Schools]]
*[[Library Services for Homeschoolers]]
*[[Services for Distance Learners]]
*[[Services for the Disabled]]
*[[Services for Older Adults]]
*[[Services for the Housebound]]
*[[Services for First Year Students]]
*[[Services in a Multi-lingual Environment]]
*[[Services for the Poor and Homeless]]
*[[Services for Teens]]
*[[Libraries Services in Rural, Native, and Tribal Libraries]]
*[[Services for the Imprisoned]]
*[[Mobile Library Services for people remote from main library.]]

== Training and Development for Librarians ==
*[[Library Schools]]
*[[Online Training Resources for Librarians]]
*[[Resources for Library & Information Technology students]]
*[[Staff Training]]
*[[Work Like A Patron Day]]

== Technology ==

=== Access ===
*[[Cataloging]]
*[[Digitization]]
*[[Electronic Databases]]
*[[Institutional Repositories]]
*[[Improving Access]] (open_url, metasearch, metadata harvesting, etc.)
*[[Library Systems]] (integrated systems, automated systems, circulation systems]
*[[M-Libraries]] (mobile access to library resources - cell phones, PDAs, mp3 players, etc)
*[[Online Library Card Registration and e-Card Services]]
*[[OPACs]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[Public Access Computer Management]]
*[[Web Browser Extensions]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Widgets]] (desktop tools, usually based on JavaScript)

=== Implementing Tech in the Library ===
*[[Accessibility]] - general hardware and software technologies and information (not Web-specific)
*[[Grants for Technology Projects]]
*[[M-Libraries]]
*[[Open Source Software|Free/Open Source Software]]
*[[PLA TechNotes]]
*[[Providing Technology to Patrons]] (computers, wifi, iPods, etc.)
*[[Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)]]
*[[Room Reservation Systems]]
*[[Self Checkout]]
*[http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Online_Reference#Libraries_Offering_SMS_Reference_Services SMS or Short Messaging Service]
*[[Technology Planning]]
*[[Virtual Worlds]]
*[[VoIP|Voice over IP (VoIP)]]
*[[Website Design]]
**[[Calendars]]
**[[Content Management Systems (CMS)]]
**[[Google My Maps]]
**[[M-Libraries]]
**[[Web Statistics Packages]]
**[[Web Tips and Tricks]]

=== Information Sharing and Education ===
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]]
**[[Blogs]]
**[[RSS]]
**[[Microblogging]] / [[Twitter]]
**[[Wikis]]
**[[Social Bookmarking]]
*[[Social Networking Software]]
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Learning 2.0 Program]]
*[[Management of the WSF Information]]
*[[Online Communities]]
*[[Personal start-page tools]]
*[[Podcasting]]
*[[Search Engines]]
*[[Social Networking Software]]

== Working Together ==
*[[Successful Collaborations]]

= Need help? =

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Any questions? Contact [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/looking-for-me/ Meredith Farkas].

[[Category:Community]]

Social Networking Software

2009-12-07T20:00:47Z

JimmyLo: alphabetized

Social networking software is a new approach in some academic and public libraries today in order to make libraries not only "cool" in the public's eyes, but also as a third space in which potential library users can participate in an collaborative exchange with their libraries. It also may allow users to build relationships with the library staff and other library users.

Examples of social networking software include MySpace.com, Friendster.com, and Facebook.com. These sites allows users to create pages in which others (potential library users) can view and provide feedback. Some academic and public libraries have created MySpace or Facebook pages in an attempt to promote and extend their library services such as reader's advisory.

= Examples =

Examples of libraries using social networking software include:

== MySpace ==
* Arapahoe Library District: http://www.myspace.com/arapahoe
* The Brooklyn College Library: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=42712933
* The Denver Public Library: http://myspace.com/denver_evolver
* Lancaster Library (UK): http://www.myspace.com/getitloudinlibraries
* The Steele Creek Library: http://myspace.com/steelecreeklibrary
* The Stoneham Public Library: http://www.myspace.com/stonehamlibrary
* Worthington Libraries: http://www.myspace.com/worthingteens

== Facebook ==
* [http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Centennial-CO/Arapahoe-Library-District-ALD-Teens/51726861244?ref=ts Arapahoe Library District]
* [http://www.facebook.com/dekalblibrary DeKalb County Public Library]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=7223112325 Hennepin County Library]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Houston-TX/Houston-Public-Library/8575665644 The Houston Public Library]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Manchester-United-Kingdom/Manchester-Library-Information-Service/10174713053 Manchester Library and Information Service (UK)]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=8155960271 The Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County]
* [http://umb.facebook.com/profile.php?id=599649317 UMASS Boston Healey Library]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/WPI-Gordon-Library/6392256246 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Gordon Library]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6091518004 Worthington Libraries]

== Twitter ==
See: [[Twitter]]

== Flickr ==
* DeKalb County Public Library, GA [http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcpl/ Flickr page]

Not all libraries, however, use social networking software to promote their services, some libraries view social networking software as too new, too trendy. Some libraries even have the websites for MySpace.com and Facebook.com banned in their libraries. This may be due to funding issues (See the ALA's site about DOPA http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/techinttele/iwa/iwa.htm) or it may be due to a library's management.

= Related Articles =
* [[MySpace & Teens]]
* [[Flickr for library Teens]]

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =
For more information, opinions, and links about social networking software and libraries, please see the blog ''Information Wants to Be Free'''s May 10th 2006 entry at http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2006/05/10/libraries-in-social-networking-software/

[http://librarystream.wordpress.com/ LibraryStream] Steve Campion

[http://theubiquitouslibrarian.typepad.com/ The Ubiquitious Librarian] Brian Matthews at Georgia Tech

[http://www.socialnetworkinglibrarian.com Social Networking Librarian] AnnaLaura Brown's blog all about social networking in libraries and library 2.0

[[Category:Technology]]

[http://www.weblogg-ed.com Will Richardson's blog] - Great information/ideas from an educator's perspective. Will did a recent article in Technology and Learning 2005 called Blog Revolution on the educational benefits of blogging for/with students.
Richardson, W. (2005). Blog Revolution. Technology and Learning, 26(3), 48. Retrieved July 1, 2007, from the Wilson Web database.

This webinar, entitled [http://www.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=19345 10 ways to make your library great in 2008 – Using web 2.0] focuses on the basics of social cataloging sites libraything.com and del.icio.us along a professional development theme. It also has a [http://blog.webjunctionworks.org/index.php/category/10-ways/ 10 ways Blog] associated with it.

Social Networking Software

2009-12-07T20:00:15Z

JimmyLo: /* MySpace */

Social networking software is a new approach in some academic and public libraries today in order to make libraries not only "cool" in the public's eyes, but also as a third space in which potential library users can participate in an collaborative exchange with their libraries. It also may allow users to build relationships with the library staff and other library users.

Examples of social networking software include MySpace.com, Friendster.com, and Facebook.com. These sites allows users to create pages in which others (potential library users) can view and provide feedback. Some academic and public libraries have created MySpace or Facebook pages in an attempt to promote and extend their library services such as reader's advisory.

= Examples =

Examples of libraries using social networking software include:

== MySpace ==
* Arapahoe Library District: http://www.myspace.com/arapahoe
* The Steele Creek Library: http://myspace.com/steelecreeklibrary
* The Denver Public Library: http://myspace.com/denver_evolver
* The Stoneham Public Library: http://www.myspace.com/stonehamlibrary
* The Brooklyn College Library: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=42712933
* Worthington Libraries: http://www.myspace.com/worthingteens
* Lancaster Library (UK): http://www.myspace.com/getitloudinlibraries

== Facebook ==
* [http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Centennial-CO/Arapahoe-Library-District-ALD-Teens/51726861244?ref=ts Arapahoe Library District]
* [http://www.facebook.com/dekalblibrary DeKalb County Public Library]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=7223112325 Hennepin County Library]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Houston-TX/Houston-Public-Library/8575665644 The Houston Public Library]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Manchester-United-Kingdom/Manchester-Library-Information-Service/10174713053 Manchester Library and Information Service (UK)]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=8155960271 The Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County]
* [http://umb.facebook.com/profile.php?id=599649317 UMASS Boston Healey Library]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/WPI-Gordon-Library/6392256246 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Gordon Library]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6091518004 Worthington Libraries]

== Twitter ==
See: [[Twitter]]

== Flickr ==
* DeKalb County Public Library, GA [http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcpl/ Flickr page]

Not all libraries, however, use social networking software to promote their services, some libraries view social networking software as too new, too trendy. Some libraries even have the websites for MySpace.com and Facebook.com banned in their libraries. This may be due to funding issues (See the ALA's site about DOPA http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/techinttele/iwa/iwa.htm) or it may be due to a library's management.

= Related Articles =
* [[MySpace & Teens]]
* [[Flickr for library Teens]]

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =
For more information, opinions, and links about social networking software and libraries, please see the blog ''Information Wants to Be Free'''s May 10th 2006 entry at http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2006/05/10/libraries-in-social-networking-software/

[http://librarystream.wordpress.com/ LibraryStream] Steve Campion

[http://theubiquitouslibrarian.typepad.com/ The Ubiquitious Librarian] Brian Matthews at Georgia Tech

[http://www.socialnetworkinglibrarian.com Social Networking Librarian] AnnaLaura Brown's blog all about social networking in libraries and library 2.0

[[Category:Technology]]

[http://www.weblogg-ed.com Will Richardson's blog] - Great information/ideas from an educator's perspective. Will did a recent article in Technology and Learning 2005 called Blog Revolution on the educational benefits of blogging for/with students.
Richardson, W. (2005). Blog Revolution. Technology and Learning, 26(3), 48. Retrieved July 1, 2007, from the Wilson Web database.

This webinar, entitled [http://www.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=19345 10 ways to make your library great in 2008 – Using web 2.0] focuses on the basics of social cataloging sites libraything.com and del.icio.us along a professional development theme. It also has a [http://blog.webjunctionworks.org/index.php/category/10-ways/ 10 ways Blog] associated with it.

Social Networking Software

2009-12-07T19:59:42Z

JimmyLo: alphabetized and standardized links

Social networking software is a new approach in some academic and public libraries today in order to make libraries not only "cool" in the public's eyes, but also as a third space in which potential library users can participate in an collaborative exchange with their libraries. It also may allow users to build relationships with the library staff and other library users.

Examples of social networking software include MySpace.com, Friendster.com, and Facebook.com. These sites allows users to create pages in which others (potential library users) can view and provide feedback. Some academic and public libraries have created MySpace or Facebook pages in an attempt to promote and extend their library services such as reader's advisory.

= Examples =

Examples of libraries using social networking software include:

== MySpace ==

* The Steele Creek Library: http://myspace.com/steelecreeklibrary
* The Denver Public Library: http://myspace.com/denver_evolver
* The Stoneham Public Library: http://www.myspace.com/stonehamlibrary
* The Brooklyn College Library: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=42712933
* Worthington Libraries: http://www.myspace.com/worthingteens
* Lancaster Library (UK): http://www.myspace.com/getitloudinlibraries

== Facebook ==
* [http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Centennial-CO/Arapahoe-Library-District-ALD-Teens/51726861244?ref=ts Arapahoe Library District]
* [http://www.facebook.com/dekalblibrary DeKalb County Public Library]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=7223112325 Hennepin County Library]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Houston-TX/Houston-Public-Library/8575665644 The Houston Public Library]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Manchester-United-Kingdom/Manchester-Library-Information-Service/10174713053 Manchester Library and Information Service (UK)]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=8155960271 The Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County]
* [http://umb.facebook.com/profile.php?id=599649317 UMASS Boston Healey Library]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/WPI-Gordon-Library/6392256246 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Gordon Library]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6091518004 Worthington Libraries]

== Twitter ==
See: [[Twitter]]

== Flickr ==
* DeKalb County Public Library, GA [http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcpl/ Flickr page]

Not all libraries, however, use social networking software to promote their services, some libraries view social networking software as too new, too trendy. Some libraries even have the websites for MySpace.com and Facebook.com banned in their libraries. This may be due to funding issues (See the ALA's site about DOPA http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/techinttele/iwa/iwa.htm) or it may be due to a library's management.

= Related Articles =
* [[MySpace & Teens]]
* [[Flickr for library Teens]]

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =
For more information, opinions, and links about social networking software and libraries, please see the blog ''Information Wants to Be Free'''s May 10th 2006 entry at http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2006/05/10/libraries-in-social-networking-software/

[http://librarystream.wordpress.com/ LibraryStream] Steve Campion

[http://theubiquitouslibrarian.typepad.com/ The Ubiquitious Librarian] Brian Matthews at Georgia Tech

[http://www.socialnetworkinglibrarian.com Social Networking Librarian] AnnaLaura Brown's blog all about social networking in libraries and library 2.0

[[Category:Technology]]

[http://www.weblogg-ed.com Will Richardson's blog] - Great information/ideas from an educator's perspective. Will did a recent article in Technology and Learning 2005 called Blog Revolution on the educational benefits of blogging for/with students.
Richardson, W. (2005). Blog Revolution. Technology and Learning, 26(3), 48. Retrieved July 1, 2007, from the Wilson Web database.

This webinar, entitled [http://www.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=19345 10 ways to make your library great in 2008 – Using web 2.0] focuses on the basics of social cataloging sites libraything.com and del.icio.us along a professional development theme. It also has a [http://blog.webjunctionworks.org/index.php/category/10-ways/ 10 ways Blog] associated with it.

Social Networking Software

2009-12-07T19:54:56Z

JimmyLo: /* Facebook */

Social networking software is a new approach in some academic and public libraries today in order to make libraries not only "cool" in the public's eyes, but also as a third space in which potential library users can participate in an collaborative exchange with their libraries. It also may allow users to build relationships with the library staff and other library users.

Examples of social networking software include MySpace.com, Friendster.com, and Facebook.com. These sites allows users to create pages in which others (potential library users) can view and provide feedback. Some academic and public libraries have created MySpace or Facebook pages in an attempt to promote and extend their library services such as reader's advisory.

= Examples =

Examples of libraries using social networking software include:

== MySpace ==

* The Steele Creek Library: http://myspace.com/steelecreeklibrary
* The Denver Public Library: http://myspace.com/denver_evolver
* The Stoneham Public Library: http://www.myspace.com/stonehamlibrary
* The Brooklyn College Library: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=42712933
* Worthington Libraries: http://www.myspace.com/worthingteens
* Lancaster Library (UK): http://www.myspace.com/getitloudinlibraries

== Facebook ==
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=7223112325 Hennepin County Library Facebook Profile]
* The Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=8155960271
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6091518004 Worthington Libraries]
* Worcester Polytechnic Institute Gordon Library: http://www.facebook.com/pages/WPI-Gordon-Library/6392256246
* UMASS Boston Healey Library: http://umb.facebook.com/profile.php?id=599649317
* The Houston Public Library: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Houston-TX/Houston-Public-Library/8575665644
* Manchester Library and Information Service (UK): http://www.facebook.com/pages/Manchester-United-Kingdom/Manchester-Library-Information-Service/10174713053
* Arapahoe Library District: http://www.myspace.com/arapahoe http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Centennial-CO/Arapahoe-Library-District-ALD-Teens/51726861244?ref=ts

== Twitter ==
See: [[Twitter]]

== Flickr ==
* DeKalb County Public Library, GA [http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcpl/ Flickr page]

Not all libraries, however, use social networking software to promote their services, some libraries view social networking software as too new, too trendy. Some libraries even have the websites for MySpace.com and Facebook.com banned in their libraries. This may be due to funding issues (See the ALA's site about DOPA http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/techinttele/iwa/iwa.htm) or it may be due to a library's management.

= Related Articles =
* [[MySpace & Teens]]
* [[Flickr for library Teens]]

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =
For more information, opinions, and links about social networking software and libraries, please see the blog ''Information Wants to Be Free'''s May 10th 2006 entry at http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2006/05/10/libraries-in-social-networking-software/

[http://librarystream.wordpress.com/ LibraryStream] Steve Campion

[http://theubiquitouslibrarian.typepad.com/ The Ubiquitious Librarian] Brian Matthews at Georgia Tech

[http://www.socialnetworkinglibrarian.com Social Networking Librarian] AnnaLaura Brown's blog all about social networking in libraries and library 2.0

[[Category:Technology]]

[http://www.weblogg-ed.com Will Richardson's blog] - Great information/ideas from an educator's perspective. Will did a recent article in Technology and Learning 2005 called Blog Revolution on the educational benefits of blogging for/with students.
Richardson, W. (2005). Blog Revolution. Technology and Learning, 26(3), 48. Retrieved July 1, 2007, from the Wilson Web database.

This webinar, entitled [http://www.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=19345 10 ways to make your library great in 2008 – Using web 2.0] focuses on the basics of social cataloging sites libraything.com and del.icio.us along a professional development theme. It also has a [http://blog.webjunctionworks.org/index.php/category/10-ways/ 10 ways Blog] associated with it.

Social Networking Software

2009-12-07T19:51:17Z

JimmyLo: /* Twitter */

Social networking software is a new approach in some academic and public libraries today in order to make libraries not only "cool" in the public's eyes, but also as a third space in which potential library users can participate in an collaborative exchange with their libraries. It also may allow users to build relationships with the library staff and other library users.

Examples of social networking software include MySpace.com, Friendster.com, and Facebook.com. These sites allows users to create pages in which others (potential library users) can view and provide feedback. Some academic and public libraries have created MySpace or Facebook pages in an attempt to promote and extend their library services such as reader's advisory.

= Examples =

Examples of libraries using social networking software include:

== MySpace ==

* The Steele Creek Library: http://myspace.com/steelecreeklibrary
* The Denver Public Library: http://myspace.com/denver_evolver
* The Stoneham Public Library: http://www.myspace.com/stonehamlibrary
* The Brooklyn College Library: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=42712933
* Worthington Libraries: http://www.myspace.com/worthingteens
* Lancaster Library (UK): http://www.myspace.com/getitloudinlibraries

== Facebook ==
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=7223112325 Hennepin County Library Facebook Profile]
* The Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=8155960271
* Worthington Libraries: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6091518004
* Worcester Polytechnic Institute Gordon Library: http://www.facebook.com/pages/WPI-Gordon-Library/6392256246
* UMASS Boston Healey Library: http://umb.facebook.com/profile.php?id=599649317
* The Houston Public Library: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Houston-TX/Houston-Public-Library/8575665644
* Manchester Library and Information Service (UK): http://www.facebook.com/pages/Manchester-United-Kingdom/Manchester-Library-Information-Service/10174713053
* Arapahoe Library District: http://www.myspace.com/arapahoe http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Centennial-CO/Arapahoe-Library-District-ALD-Teens/51726861244?ref=ts

== Twitter ==
See: [[Twitter]]

== Flickr ==
* DeKalb County Public Library, GA [http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcpl/ Flickr page]

Not all libraries, however, use social networking software to promote their services, some libraries view social networking software as too new, too trendy. Some libraries even have the websites for MySpace.com and Facebook.com banned in their libraries. This may be due to funding issues (See the ALA's site about DOPA http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/techinttele/iwa/iwa.htm) or it may be due to a library's management.

= Related Articles =
* [[MySpace & Teens]]
* [[Flickr for library Teens]]

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =
For more information, opinions, and links about social networking software and libraries, please see the blog ''Information Wants to Be Free'''s May 10th 2006 entry at http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2006/05/10/libraries-in-social-networking-software/

[http://librarystream.wordpress.com/ LibraryStream] Steve Campion

[http://theubiquitouslibrarian.typepad.com/ The Ubiquitious Librarian] Brian Matthews at Georgia Tech

[http://www.socialnetworkinglibrarian.com Social Networking Librarian] AnnaLaura Brown's blog all about social networking in libraries and library 2.0

[[Category:Technology]]

[http://www.weblogg-ed.com Will Richardson's blog] - Great information/ideas from an educator's perspective. Will did a recent article in Technology and Learning 2005 called Blog Revolution on the educational benefits of blogging for/with students.
Richardson, W. (2005). Blog Revolution. Technology and Learning, 26(3), 48. Retrieved July 1, 2007, from the Wilson Web database.

This webinar, entitled [http://www.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=19345 10 ways to make your library great in 2008 – Using web 2.0] focuses on the basics of social cataloging sites libraything.com and del.icio.us along a professional development theme. It also has a [http://blog.webjunctionworks.org/index.php/category/10-ways/ 10 ways Blog] associated with it.

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2009-12-07T19:50:18Z

JimmyLo: /* Implementing Tech in the Library */

{{TOCright}}
= Introduction =

Welcome to Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki. This wiki was created to be a one-stop shop for great ideas and information for all types of librarians. All over the world, librarians are developing successful programs and doing innovative things with technology that no one outside of their library knows about. There are lots of great blogs out there sharing information about the profession, but there is no one place where all of this information is collected and organized. That's what we're trying to do.

If you've done something at your library that you consider a success, please [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing write about it in the wiki] or provide a link to outside coverage. If you have materials that would be helpful to other librarians, add them to the wiki. And if you know of a librarian or a library that is doing something great, feel free to include information or links to it. Basically, if you know of anything that might be useful to other librarians (including useful websites), this is the place to put it. I hope this wiki will be a venue where people can share ideas with one another and where librarians can learn to replicate the successes of other libraries.

This wiki is not run by any commercial entity and does not represent any commercial interests. For those wishing to use content in the wiki, the wiki itself (and all the content contained herein) is licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike] Creative Commons License. Please familiarize yourself with the license before using any of the content on your own site.

'''Anyone''' who wants to add to or edit topics on the wiki can do it. You don't need to ask before making a change -- this wiki belongs to the community of librarians who use it. If you have any technical questions about the wiki, please contact its creator, [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/looking-for-me/ Meredith Farkas]. Questions about specific content in the wiki should be directed to that individual author.

If you are going to link to this wiki, please use the following URL:

[http://www.libsuccess.org/ http://www.libsuccess.org/]

Logo designed by [[User:Crios|Christopher Rios]] and Zandra Vlahakis.

= Join the Community =

Just create an account to start adding and editing content on the wiki. Please enter your e-mail address when you create an account and you will be sent a link to confirm your address (after which you will be able to edit the wiki).

When you register for this wiki, you can then add to your own user profile page. Please add your profile to the [[Wiki User List]] so we can all get to know each other!

'''Note:''' If you are going to add to the list of recommended vendors or software, please put your name on your recommendation so we know that it's not from a vendor. From here on in, we will have to delete any '''new''' vendor/software recommendations that do not have the author identified.

If you want to see recent changes made to the wiki, visit [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges Recent Changes]. There is also an [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss RSS Feed] for the Recent Changes page...

= Categories =
Check out the [[Categories|alphabetized list of categories]] with alphabetized lists of articles in each category.

If you add a new category, please add it to this list on the main page so people can easily find it. You can also add new pages off of the pages in each category (subpages). For example, if you want to go into depth with a "success story" about gaming, you can create another page for the details on the success story and just put a little teaser or title on the gaming page (with a link).

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit this page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

== Community ==
*[[Special:Recentchanges | Recent Changes Page]]
*[[Tips page]] for getting started on the right foot
*[[Guidelines|Guidelines for Wiki Use]]
*[[Wiki User List]]
*[[Librarians who IM]]

== UnConferences ==
*[http://www.infocamp.info InfoCamp] - Seattle, WA, October 10-11, 2009
*[[Library Camp]] - Ann Arbor, MI March 20, 2008
*[[Newbie unConference]] - Southfield MI, June 13, 2009
*[[Tech Camp unConference]] - East Lansing, MI, May 15, 2009

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Communications - Internal and External]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Leadership Development and Education]]
*[[Management Ethics]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Organizational Structure]]
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Team Building]]
*[[Pipeline: Future Professionals]]
*[[Public Policies: Resources for Policy Creation and Review]]

== Materials Selection and Collection Maintenance ==
*[[Selecting Materials for Libraries]]
*[[Organizing Library Collections]]
*[[Weeding Library Collections]]

== Professional ==
*[[Conferences and Continuing Education Opportunities]]
*[[Keeping Up With the Profession]]
*[[Looking for a Job]]
*[[Publishing and Speaking]]
*[[Self-Promotion Tips for New Librarians]]
*[[Workplace Organizing]]

== Programming ==
*[[Programs for Adults]]
*[[Programs for Kids & Teens]]
** [[Gaming]]

== Readers' Advisory ==
*[[Definition]]
*[[Book Discussion Group Resources]]
*[[Leading book groups]]
*[[Recommending books]]
*[[Writing Reviews for Open WorldCat]]

== Reference Services and Information Literacy ==
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Future of Reference Service]]
*[[Information Literacy]]
**[[Literacy Programs]]
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Online Tutorials]]
*[[Radical Reference]]
*[[Subject Guides]]
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]
*[[Library FAQ]]

== Resource Sharing ==
*[[Consortia]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[ShareILL]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Annual Reports]]
*[[Branding]]
*[[Demonstrating Impact, Value and ROI]]
*[[Displays]]
*[[Fundraising]]
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Newspaper columns and blogs]]
*[[Promotions]]

== Services to Specific Groups ==
*[[Library Services in Academic Institutions]]
*[[Library Services in Schools]]
*[[Library Services for Homeschoolers]]
*[[Services for Distance Learners]]
*[[Services for the Disabled]]
*[[Services for Older Adults]]
*[[Services for the Housebound]]
*[[Services for First Year Students]]
*[[Services in a Multi-lingual Environment]]
*[[Services for the Poor and Homeless]]
*[[Services for Teens]]
*[[Libraries Services in Rural, Native, and Tribal Libraries]]
*[[Services for the Imprisoned]]
*[[Mobile Library Services for people remote from main library.]]

== Training and Development for Librarians ==
*[[Library Schools]]
*[[Online Training Resources for Librarians]]
*[[Resources for Library & Information Technology students]]
*[[Staff Training]]
*[[Work Like A Patron Day]]

== Technology ==

=== Access ===
*[[Cataloging]]
*[[Digitization]]
*[[Electronic Databases]]
*[[Institutional Repositories]]
*[[Improving Access]] (open_url, metasearch, metadata harvesting, etc.)
*[[Library Systems]] (integrated systems, automated systems, circulation systems]
*[[M-Libraries]] (mobile access to library resources - cell phones, PDAs, mp3 players, etc)
*[[Online Library Card Registration and e-Card Services]]
*[[OPACs]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[Public Access Computer Management]]
*[[Web Browser Extensions]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Widgets]] (desktop tools, usually based on JavaScript)

=== Implementing Tech in the Library ===
*[[Accessibility]] - general hardware and software technologies and information (not Web-specific)
*[[Grants for Technology Projects]]
*[[M-Libraries]]
*[[Open Source Software|Free/Open Source Software]]
*[[PLA TechNotes]]
*[[Providing Technology to Patrons]] (computers, wifi, iPods, etc.)
*[[Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)]]
*[[Room Reservation Systems]]
*[[Self Checkout]]
*[http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Online_Reference#Libraries_Offering_SMS_Reference_Services SMS or Short Messaging Service]
*[[Technology Planning]]
*[[Virtual Worlds]]
*[[VoIP|Voice over IP (VoIP)]]
*[[Website Design]]
**[[Calendars]]
**[[Content Management Systems (CMS)]]
**[[Google My Maps]]
**[[Web Statistics Packages]]
**[[Web Tips and Tricks]]

=== Information Sharing and Education ===
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]]
**[[Blogs]]
**[[RSS]]
**[[Microblogging]] / [[Twitter]]
**[[Wikis]]
**[[Social Bookmarking]]
*[[Social Networking Software]]
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Learning 2.0 Program]]
*[[Management of the WSF Information]]
*[[Online Communities]]
*[[Personal start-page tools]]
*[[Podcasting]]
*[[Search Engines]]
*[[Social Networking Software]]

== Working Together ==
*[[Successful Collaborations]]

= Need help? =

Please visit the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Basic_text_formatting Wikipedia Style Guide] for instructions on how to format text in the wiki. Another great way to figure out how to do things in the wiki is to click edit on a certain page and see how things are formatted. Check this [[tips page]] if you're new to wikis and just want a quick intro on how to get started.

'''Not seeing the stuff you added?''' Try this [[caching problem|fix]].

Any questions? Contact [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/looking-for-me/ Meredith Farkas].

[[Category:Community]]

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2009-12-07T19:50:08Z

JimmyLo: /* Implementing Tech in the Library */

{{TOCright}}
= Introduction =

Welcome to Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki. This wiki was created to be a one-stop shop for great ideas and information for all types of librarians. All over the world, librarians are developing successful programs and doing innovative things with technology that no one outside of their library knows about. There are lots of great blogs out there sharing information about the profession, but there is no one place where all of this information is collected and organized. That's what we're trying to do.

If you've done something at your library that you consider a success, please [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing write about it in the wiki] or provide a link to outside coverage. If you have materials that would be helpful to other librarians, add them to the wiki. And if you know of a librarian or a library that is doing something great, feel free to include information or links to it. Basically, if you know of anything that might be useful to other librarians (including useful websites), this is the place to put it. I hope this wiki will be a venue where people can share ideas with one another and where librarians can learn to replicate the successes of other libraries.

This wiki is not run by any commercial entity and does not represent any commercial interests. For those wishing to use content in the wiki, the wiki itself (and all the content contained herein) is licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike] Creative Commons License. Please familiarize yourself with the license before using any of the content on your own site.

'''Anyone''' who wants to add to or edit topics on the wiki can do it. You don't need to ask before making a change -- this wiki belongs to the community of librarians who use it. If you have any technical questions about the wiki, please contact its creator, [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/looking-for-me/ Meredith Farkas]. Questions about specific content in the wiki should be directed to that individual author.

If you are going to link to this wiki, please use the following URL:

[http://www.libsuccess.org/ http://www.libsuccess.org/]

Logo designed by [[User:Crios|Christopher Rios]] and Zandra Vlahakis.

= Join the Community =

Just create an account to start adding and editing content on the wiki. Please enter your e-mail address when you create an account and you will be sent a link to confirm your address (after which you will be able to edit the wiki).

When you register for this wiki, you can then add to your own user profile page. Please add your profile to the [[Wiki User List]] so we can all get to know each other!

'''Note:''' If you are going to add to the list of recommended vendors or software, please put your name on your recommendation so we know that it's not from a vendor. From here on in, we will have to delete any '''new''' vendor/software recommendations that do not have the author identified.

If you want to see recent changes made to the wiki, visit [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges Recent Changes]. There is also an [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss RSS Feed] for the Recent Changes page...

= Categories =
Check out the [[Categories|alphabetized list of categories]] with alphabetized lists of articles in each category.

If you add a new category, please add it to this list on the main page so people can easily find it. You can also add new pages off of the pages in each category (subpages). For example, if you want to go into depth with a "success story" about gaming, you can create another page for the details on the success story and just put a little teaser or title on the gaming page (with a link).

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit this page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

== Community ==
*[[Special:Recentchanges | Recent Changes Page]]
*[[Tips page]] for getting started on the right foot
*[[Guidelines|Guidelines for Wiki Use]]
*[[Wiki User List]]
*[[Librarians who IM]]

== UnConferences ==
*[http://www.infocamp.info InfoCamp] - Seattle, WA, October 10-11, 2009
*[[Library Camp]] - Ann Arbor, MI March 20, 2008
*[[Newbie unConference]] - Southfield MI, June 13, 2009
*[[Tech Camp unConference]] - East Lansing, MI, May 15, 2009

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Communications - Internal and External]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Leadership Development and Education]]
*[[Management Ethics]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Organizational Structure]]
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Team Building]]
*[[Pipeline: Future Professionals]]
*[[Public Policies: Resources for Policy Creation and Review]]

== Materials Selection and Collection Maintenance ==
*[[Selecting Materials for Libraries]]
*[[Organizing Library Collections]]
*[[Weeding Library Collections]]

== Professional ==
*[[Conferences and Continuing Education Opportunities]]
*[[Keeping Up With the Profession]]
*[[Looking for a Job]]
*[[Publishing and Speaking]]
*[[Self-Promotion Tips for New Librarians]]
*[[Workplace Organizing]]

== Programming ==
*[[Programs for Adults]]
*[[Programs for Kids & Teens]]
** [[Gaming]]

== Readers' Advisory ==
*[[Definition]]
*[[Book Discussion Group Resources]]
*[[Leading book groups]]
*[[Recommending books]]
*[[Writing Reviews for Open WorldCat]]

== Reference Services and Information Literacy ==
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Future of Reference Service]]
*[[Information Literacy]]
**[[Literacy Programs]]
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Online Tutorials]]
*[[Radical Reference]]
*[[Subject Guides]]
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]
*[[Library FAQ]]

== Resource Sharing ==
*[[Consortia]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[ShareILL]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Annual Reports]]
*[[Branding]]
*[[Demonstrating Impact, Value and ROI]]
*[[Displays]]
*[[Fundraising]]
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Newspaper columns and blogs]]
*[[Promotions]]

== Services to Specific Groups ==
*[[Library Services in Academic Institutions]]
*[[Library Services in Schools]]
*[[Library Services for Homeschoolers]]
*[[Services for Distance Learners]]
*[[Services for the Disabled]]
*[[Services for Older Adults]]
*[[Services for the Housebound]]
*[[Services for First Year Students]]
*[[Services in a Multi-lingual Environment]]
*[[Services for the Poor and Homeless]]
*[[Services for Teens]]
*[[Libraries Services in Rural, Native, and Tribal Libraries]]
*[[Services for the Imprisoned]]
*[[Mobile Library Services for people remote from main library.]]

== Training and Development for Librarians ==
*[[Library Schools]]
*[[Online Training Resources for Librarians]]
*[[Resources for Library & Information Technology students]]
*[[Staff Training]]
*[[Work Like A Patron Day]]

== Technology ==

=== Access ===
*[[Cataloging]]
*[[Digitization]]
*[[Electronic Databases]]
*[[Institutional Repositories]]
*[[Improving Access]] (open_url, metasearch, metadata harvesting, etc.)
*[[Library Systems]] (integrated systems, automated systems, circulation systems]
*[[M-Libraries]] (mobile access to library resources - cell phones, PDAs, mp3 players, etc)
*[[Online Library Card Registration and e-Card Services]]
*[[OPACs]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[Public Access Computer Management]]
*[[Web Browser Extensions]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Widgets]] (desktop tools, usually based on JavaScript)

=== Implementing Tech in the Library ===
*[[Accessibility]] - general hardware and software technologies and information (not Web-specific)
*[[Grants for Technology Projects]]
*[[M-Libraries]]
*[[Open Source Software|Free/Open Source Software]]
*[[PLA TechNotes]]
*[[Providing Technology to Patrons]] (computers, wifi, iPods, etc.)
*[[Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)]]
*[[Room Reservation Systems]]
*[[Self Checkout]]
*[http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Online_Reference#Libraries_Offering_SMS_Reference_Services SMS or Short Messaging Service]
*[[Technology Planning]]
*[[Virtual Worlds]]
*[[VoIP|Voice over IP (VoIP)]]
*[[Website Design]]
***[[Calendars]]
**[[Content Management Systems (CMS)]]
**[[Google My Maps]]
**[[Web Statistics Packages]]
**[[Web Tips and Tricks]]

=== Information Sharing and Education ===
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]]
**[[Blogs]]
**[[RSS]]
**[[Microblogging]] / [[Twitter]]
**[[Wikis]]
**[[Social Bookmarking]]
*[[Social Networking Software]]
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Learning 2.0 Program]]
*[[Management of the WSF Information]]
*[[Online Communities]]
*[[Personal start-page tools]]
*[[Podcasting]]
*[[Search Engines]]
*[[Social Networking Software]]

== Working Together ==
*[[Successful Collaborations]]

= Need help? =

Please visit the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Basic_text_formatting Wikipedia Style Guide] for instructions on how to format text in the wiki. Another great way to figure out how to do things in the wiki is to click edit on a certain page and see how things are formatted. Check this [[tips page]] if you're new to wikis and just want a quick intro on how to get started.

'''Not seeing the stuff you added?''' Try this [[caching problem|fix]].

Any questions? Contact [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/looking-for-me/ Meredith Farkas].

[[Category:Community]]

User:JimmyLo

2009-12-07T19:49:36Z

JimmyLo:

* e-Branch Manager
* loh AT dekalblibrary DOT org
* [http://www.dekalblibrary.org DeKalb County Public Library]
* 404.370.8450, ext. 2256
* Fax: 404.370.8469
* AIM: silvergeek000

Web Tips and Tricks

2009-12-07T19:48:26Z

JimmyLo: /* Success Stories */

= Success Stories =
See: [[Website Design#Successful Re-Design Projects|Successful Re-Design Projects]]

= List of Tips/Tricks =

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =
*[http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/ The Shifted Librarian]

== General Web Design Resources ==
*[http://www.stylegala.com/ Style Gala]
*[http://www.returnofdesign.com/ Return of Design]
*[http://www.alistapart.com/ A List Apart]
*[http://wellstyled.com/tools/ Web Designer Tools] - Has a great color scheme generator
*[http://www.goodfonts.org/ Essential Fonts for Designers]
*[http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/style/color/wheel.html 4096 Color Wheel]

== Cool Things You Can Copy for Your Own Site ==
*[http://css.maxdesign.com.au/listamatic/ Listmatic], one list, many optioms.
*[http://www.inknoise.com/experimental/layoutomatic.php Layout-o-matic]
*[http://www.thenoodleincident.com/tutorials/box_lesson/boxes.html Little Boxes]
*[http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/page_layouts/index.cfm CSS Page Layouts]
*[http://intensivstation.ch/templates/ CSS Templates]
*[http://e-lusion.com/design/menu/ Free Menu Designs]
*[http://webhost.bridgew.edu/etribou/layouts/ Ruthsarian Layouts]
*[http://www.alistapart.com/articles/horizdropdowns/ Drop-Down Menus, Horizontal Style] - from A List Apart
*[http://www.neuroticweb.com/recursos/css-rounded-box/ CSS Rounded Box Generator]

== CSS ==
*[http://www.stunicholls.myby.co.uk/index.html The CSS Playground]
*[http://www.positioniseverything.net/ Position is Everything] - great list of articles on the subject
*[http://realworldstyle.com/ Real World Style]
*[http://www.roderickhoward.com/cssdirectory/ CSS Directory]
*[http://home.tampabay.rr.com/bmerkey/cheatsheet.htm Cascading Style Cheatsheet]
*[http://www.blooberry.com/indexdot/css/propindex/all.htm CSS Property Index]
*[http://www.thenoodleincident.com/tutorials/css/index.html CSS Panic Guide]
*[http://www.csszengarden.com/ CSS Zen Garden]
*[http://www.dezwozhere.com/links.html CSS, Accessibility and Standards Links] - "Links that will save you from an aneurism."

== PHP ==
* [http://www.php.net/docs.php php.net] - official documentation with user notes
* [http://www.hostmatrix.org/ Hostmatrix] - A free web host with a user community that helps users learn PHP. I used it to learn web design and PHP. The more involved in the discussion board you are, the more free hosting resources you are allowed.
* [http://www.bodhosting.com/ PHP MySQL Hosting] - Web Hosting Company which supports all version of PHP in accordance to the requirements of the the clients.

== Javascript ==
* [http://www.onlinetools.org/articles/unobtrusivejavascript/ Unobtrusive Javascript] - best practices and tutorial

== Image Repositories ==
*[http://www.bigfoto.com/ BigFoto]
*[http://www.flickr.com/ Flickr]
*[http://www.imageafter.com/ Image*After]
*[http://www.morguefile.com/ morgueFile]
*[http://www.openclipart.org/ Open Clip Art Library]
*[http://www.openphoto.net/ Open Photo]
*[http://www.pixelperfectdigital.com/index.php PixelPerfect Digital]
*[http://sxc.hu/ Stock Exchange]
*[http://istockphoto.com/ iStockphoto ($1 royalty-free)]
*[http://www.photo-wizard.net/ Royalty Free Stock Photos] - $.99 or subscriptions available

[[Category:Technology]]

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2009-12-07T19:45:42Z

JimmyLo: /* Implementing Tech in the Library */

{{TOCright}}
= Introduction =

Welcome to Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki. This wiki was created to be a one-stop shop for great ideas and information for all types of librarians. All over the world, librarians are developing successful programs and doing innovative things with technology that no one outside of their library knows about. There are lots of great blogs out there sharing information about the profession, but there is no one place where all of this information is collected and organized. That's what we're trying to do.

If you've done something at your library that you consider a success, please [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing write about it in the wiki] or provide a link to outside coverage. If you have materials that would be helpful to other librarians, add them to the wiki. And if you know of a librarian or a library that is doing something great, feel free to include information or links to it. Basically, if you know of anything that might be useful to other librarians (including useful websites), this is the place to put it. I hope this wiki will be a venue where people can share ideas with one another and where librarians can learn to replicate the successes of other libraries.

This wiki is not run by any commercial entity and does not represent any commercial interests. For those wishing to use content in the wiki, the wiki itself (and all the content contained herein) is licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike] Creative Commons License. Please familiarize yourself with the license before using any of the content on your own site.

'''Anyone''' who wants to add to or edit topics on the wiki can do it. You don't need to ask before making a change -- this wiki belongs to the community of librarians who use it. If you have any technical questions about the wiki, please contact its creator, [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/looking-for-me/ Meredith Farkas]. Questions about specific content in the wiki should be directed to that individual author.

If you are going to link to this wiki, please use the following URL:

[http://www.libsuccess.org/ http://www.libsuccess.org/]

Logo designed by [[User:Crios|Christopher Rios]] and Zandra Vlahakis.

= Join the Community =

Just create an account to start adding and editing content on the wiki. Please enter your e-mail address when you create an account and you will be sent a link to confirm your address (after which you will be able to edit the wiki).

When you register for this wiki, you can then add to your own user profile page. Please add your profile to the [[Wiki User List]] so we can all get to know each other!

'''Note:''' If you are going to add to the list of recommended vendors or software, please put your name on your recommendation so we know that it's not from a vendor. From here on in, we will have to delete any '''new''' vendor/software recommendations that do not have the author identified.

If you want to see recent changes made to the wiki, visit [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges Recent Changes]. There is also an [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss RSS Feed] for the Recent Changes page...

= Categories =
Check out the [[Categories|alphabetized list of categories]] with alphabetized lists of articles in each category.

If you add a new category, please add it to this list on the main page so people can easily find it. You can also add new pages off of the pages in each category (subpages). For example, if you want to go into depth with a "success story" about gaming, you can create another page for the details on the success story and just put a little teaser or title on the gaming page (with a link).

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit this page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

== Community ==
*[[Special:Recentchanges | Recent Changes Page]]
*[[Tips page]] for getting started on the right foot
*[[Guidelines|Guidelines for Wiki Use]]
*[[Wiki User List]]
*[[Librarians who IM]]

== UnConferences ==
*[http://www.infocamp.info InfoCamp] - Seattle, WA, October 10-11, 2009
*[[Library Camp]] - Ann Arbor, MI March 20, 2008
*[[Newbie unConference]] - Southfield MI, June 13, 2009
*[[Tech Camp unConference]] - East Lansing, MI, May 15, 2009

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Communications - Internal and External]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Leadership Development and Education]]
*[[Management Ethics]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Organizational Structure]]
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Team Building]]
*[[Pipeline: Future Professionals]]
*[[Public Policies: Resources for Policy Creation and Review]]

== Materials Selection and Collection Maintenance ==
*[[Selecting Materials for Libraries]]
*[[Organizing Library Collections]]
*[[Weeding Library Collections]]

== Professional ==
*[[Conferences and Continuing Education Opportunities]]
*[[Keeping Up With the Profession]]
*[[Looking for a Job]]
*[[Publishing and Speaking]]
*[[Self-Promotion Tips for New Librarians]]
*[[Workplace Organizing]]

== Programming ==
*[[Programs for Adults]]
*[[Programs for Kids & Teens]]
** [[Gaming]]

== Readers' Advisory ==
*[[Definition]]
*[[Book Discussion Group Resources]]
*[[Leading book groups]]
*[[Recommending books]]
*[[Writing Reviews for Open WorldCat]]

== Reference Services and Information Literacy ==
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Future of Reference Service]]
*[[Information Literacy]]
**[[Literacy Programs]]
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Online Tutorials]]
*[[Radical Reference]]
*[[Subject Guides]]
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]
*[[Library FAQ]]

== Resource Sharing ==
*[[Consortia]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[ShareILL]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Annual Reports]]
*[[Branding]]
*[[Demonstrating Impact, Value and ROI]]
*[[Displays]]
*[[Fundraising]]
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Newspaper columns and blogs]]
*[[Promotions]]

== Services to Specific Groups ==
*[[Library Services in Academic Institutions]]
*[[Library Services in Schools]]
*[[Library Services for Homeschoolers]]
*[[Services for Distance Learners]]
*[[Services for the Disabled]]
*[[Services for Older Adults]]
*[[Services for the Housebound]]
*[[Services for First Year Students]]
*[[Services in a Multi-lingual Environment]]
*[[Services for the Poor and Homeless]]
*[[Services for Teens]]
*[[Libraries Services in Rural, Native, and Tribal Libraries]]
*[[Services for the Imprisoned]]
*[[Mobile Library Services for people remote from main library.]]

== Training and Development for Librarians ==
*[[Library Schools]]
*[[Online Training Resources for Librarians]]
*[[Resources for Library & Information Technology students]]
*[[Staff Training]]
*[[Work Like A Patron Day]]

== Technology ==

=== Access ===
*[[Cataloging]]
*[[Digitization]]
*[[Electronic Databases]]
*[[Institutional Repositories]]
*[[Improving Access]] (open_url, metasearch, metadata harvesting, etc.)
*[[Library Systems]] (integrated systems, automated systems, circulation systems]
*[[M-Libraries]] (mobile access to library resources - cell phones, PDAs, mp3 players, etc)
*[[Online Library Card Registration and e-Card Services]]
*[[OPACs]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[Public Access Computer Management]]
*[[Web Browser Extensions]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Widgets]] (desktop tools, usually based on JavaScript)

=== Implementing Tech in the Library ===
*[[Accessibility]] - general hardware and software technologies and information (not Web-specific)
*[[Calendars]]
*[[Grants for Technology Projects]]
*[[M-Libraries]]
*[[Open Source Software|Free/Open Source Software]]
*[[PLA TechNotes]]
*[[Providing Technology to Patrons]] (computers, wifi, iPods, etc.)
*[[Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)]]
*[[Room Reservation Systems]]
*[[Self Checkout]]
*[http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Online_Reference#Libraries_Offering_SMS_Reference_Services SMS or Short Messaging Service]
*[[Technology Planning]]
*[[Virtual Worlds]]
*[[VoIP|Voice over IP (VoIP)]]
*[[Website Design]]
**[[Content Management Systems (CMS)]]
**[[Google My Maps]]
**[[Web Statistics Packages]]
**[[Web Tips and Tricks]]

=== Information Sharing and Education ===
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]]
**[[Blogs]]
**[[RSS]]
**[[Microblogging]] / [[Twitter]]
**[[Wikis]]
**[[Social Bookmarking]]
*[[Social Networking Software]]
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Learning 2.0 Program]]
*[[Management of the WSF Information]]
*[[Online Communities]]
*[[Personal start-page tools]]
*[[Podcasting]]
*[[Search Engines]]
*[[Social Networking Software]]

== Working Together ==
*[[Successful Collaborations]]

= Need help? =

Please visit the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Basic_text_formatting Wikipedia Style Guide] for instructions on how to format text in the wiki. Another great way to figure out how to do things in the wiki is to click edit on a certain page and see how things are formatted. Check this [[tips page]] if you're new to wikis and just want a quick intro on how to get started.

'''Not seeing the stuff you added?''' Try this [[caching problem|fix]].

Any questions? Contact [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/looking-for-me/ Meredith Farkas].

[[Category:Community]]

Talk:Microblogging

2009-12-07T19:40:59Z

JimmyLo:

I've noticed that Microblogging is becoming increasingly useful for messaging during library conferences, in real time. Potential problems include lack of, well, authority control for the hashtags. It was pointed out at the recent Texas Library Association that there were several hashtags running concurrently... #tla2009, #TxLA2009 or even #TexLA2009 and many other permutations and combinations possible. People seemed to long for an "authorized" hashtag that could be decided upon in advance as the "official" one, rather than having to follow ALL of them. Seems like a good idea for future library conference planning committees to decide upon in advance, what the official hashtag will be for the duration of the conference in question.
[[User:Aggiememenon|Aggiememenon]] 14:53, 28 May 2009 (EDT)Aggiememenon

The portion of the page where it lists the libraries that use microblogging seems to be kind of redundant since ALL of the ones listed are twitter accounts. It seems to be the same info as the page on [[Twitter]].
[[User:JimmyLo|Jimmy Lo]] December 7, 2009

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2009-12-07T19:38:44Z

JimmyLo: /* Information Sharing and Education */

{{TOCright}}
= Introduction =

Welcome to Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki. This wiki was created to be a one-stop shop for great ideas and information for all types of librarians. All over the world, librarians are developing successful programs and doing innovative things with technology that no one outside of their library knows about. There are lots of great blogs out there sharing information about the profession, but there is no one place where all of this information is collected and organized. That's what we're trying to do.

If you've done something at your library that you consider a success, please [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing write about it in the wiki] or provide a link to outside coverage. If you have materials that would be helpful to other librarians, add them to the wiki. And if you know of a librarian or a library that is doing something great, feel free to include information or links to it. Basically, if you know of anything that might be useful to other librarians (including useful websites), this is the place to put it. I hope this wiki will be a venue where people can share ideas with one another and where librarians can learn to replicate the successes of other libraries.

This wiki is not run by any commercial entity and does not represent any commercial interests. For those wishing to use content in the wiki, the wiki itself (and all the content contained herein) is licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike] Creative Commons License. Please familiarize yourself with the license before using any of the content on your own site.

'''Anyone''' who wants to add to or edit topics on the wiki can do it. You don't need to ask before making a change -- this wiki belongs to the community of librarians who use it. If you have any technical questions about the wiki, please contact its creator, [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/looking-for-me/ Meredith Farkas]. Questions about specific content in the wiki should be directed to that individual author.

If you are going to link to this wiki, please use the following URL:

[http://www.libsuccess.org/ http://www.libsuccess.org/]

Logo designed by [[User:Crios|Christopher Rios]] and Zandra Vlahakis.

= Join the Community =

Just create an account to start adding and editing content on the wiki. Please enter your e-mail address when you create an account and you will be sent a link to confirm your address (after which you will be able to edit the wiki).

When you register for this wiki, you can then add to your own user profile page. Please add your profile to the [[Wiki User List]] so we can all get to know each other!

'''Note:''' If you are going to add to the list of recommended vendors or software, please put your name on your recommendation so we know that it's not from a vendor. From here on in, we will have to delete any '''new''' vendor/software recommendations that do not have the author identified.

If you want to see recent changes made to the wiki, visit [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges Recent Changes]. There is also an [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss RSS Feed] for the Recent Changes page...

= Categories =
Check out the [[Categories|alphabetized list of categories]] with alphabetized lists of articles in each category.

If you add a new category, please add it to this list on the main page so people can easily find it. You can also add new pages off of the pages in each category (subpages). For example, if you want to go into depth with a "success story" about gaming, you can create another page for the details on the success story and just put a little teaser or title on the gaming page (with a link).

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit this page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

== Community ==
*[[Special:Recentchanges | Recent Changes Page]]
*[[Tips page]] for getting started on the right foot
*[[Guidelines|Guidelines for Wiki Use]]
*[[Wiki User List]]
*[[Librarians who IM]]

== UnConferences ==
*[http://www.infocamp.info InfoCamp] - Seattle, WA, October 10-11, 2009
*[[Library Camp]] - Ann Arbor, MI March 20, 2008
*[[Newbie unConference]] - Southfield MI, June 13, 2009
*[[Tech Camp unConference]] - East Lansing, MI, May 15, 2009

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Communications - Internal and External]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Leadership Development and Education]]
*[[Management Ethics]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Organizational Structure]]
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Team Building]]
*[[Pipeline: Future Professionals]]
*[[Public Policies: Resources for Policy Creation and Review]]

== Materials Selection and Collection Maintenance ==
*[[Selecting Materials for Libraries]]
*[[Organizing Library Collections]]
*[[Weeding Library Collections]]

== Professional ==
*[[Conferences and Continuing Education Opportunities]]
*[[Keeping Up With the Profession]]
*[[Looking for a Job]]
*[[Publishing and Speaking]]
*[[Self-Promotion Tips for New Librarians]]
*[[Workplace Organizing]]

== Programming ==
*[[Programs for Adults]]
*[[Programs for Kids & Teens]]
** [[Gaming]]

== Readers' Advisory ==
*[[Definition]]
*[[Book Discussion Group Resources]]
*[[Leading book groups]]
*[[Recommending books]]
*[[Writing Reviews for Open WorldCat]]

== Reference Services and Information Literacy ==
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Future of Reference Service]]
*[[Information Literacy]]
**[[Literacy Programs]]
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Online Tutorials]]
*[[Radical Reference]]
*[[Subject Guides]]
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]
*[[Library FAQ]]

== Resource Sharing ==
*[[Consortia]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[ShareILL]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Annual Reports]]
*[[Branding]]
*[[Demonstrating Impact, Value and ROI]]
*[[Displays]]
*[[Fundraising]]
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Newspaper columns and blogs]]
*[[Promotions]]

== Services to Specific Groups ==
*[[Library Services in Academic Institutions]]
*[[Library Services in Schools]]
*[[Library Services for Homeschoolers]]
*[[Services for Distance Learners]]
*[[Services for the Disabled]]
*[[Services for Older Adults]]
*[[Services for the Housebound]]
*[[Services for First Year Students]]
*[[Services in a Multi-lingual Environment]]
*[[Services for the Poor and Homeless]]
*[[Services for Teens]]
*[[Libraries Services in Rural, Native, and Tribal Libraries]]
*[[Services for the Imprisoned]]
*[[Mobile Library Services for people remote from main library.]]

== Training and Development for Librarians ==
*[[Library Schools]]
*[[Online Training Resources for Librarians]]
*[[Resources for Library & Information Technology students]]
*[[Staff Training]]
*[[Work Like A Patron Day]]

== Technology ==

=== Access ===
*[[Cataloging]]
*[[Digitization]]
*[[Electronic Databases]]
*[[Institutional Repositories]]
*[[Improving Access]] (open_url, metasearch, metadata harvesting, etc.)
*[[Library Systems]] (integrated systems, automated systems, circulation systems]
*[[M-Libraries]] (mobile access to library resources - cell phones, PDAs, mp3 players, etc)
*[[Online Library Card Registration and e-Card Services]]
*[[OPACs]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[Public Access Computer Management]]
*[[Web Browser Extensions]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Widgets]] (desktop tools, usually based on JavaScript)

=== Implementing Tech in the Library ===
*[[Accessibility]] - general hardware and software technologies and information (not Web-specific)
*[[Calendars]]
*[[Content Management Systems (CMS)]]
*[[Google My Maps]]
*[[Grants for Technology Projects]]
*[[M-Libraries]]
*[[Open Source Software|Free/Open Source Software]]
*[[PLA TechNotes]]
*[[Providing Technology to Patrons]] (computers, wifi, iPods, etc.)
*[[Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)]]
*[[Room Reservation Systems]]
*[[Self Checkout]]
*[http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Online_Reference#Libraries_Offering_SMS_Reference_Services SMS or Short Messaging Service]
*[[Technology Planning]]
*[[Virtual Worlds]]
*[[VoIP|Voice over IP (VoIP)]]
*[[Web Tips and Tricks]]
*[[Website Design]]
*[[Web Statistics Packages]]

=== Information Sharing and Education ===
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]]
**[[Blogs]]
**[[RSS]]
**[[Microblogging]] / [[Twitter]]
**[[Wikis]]
**[[Social Bookmarking]]
*[[Social Networking Software]]
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Learning 2.0 Program]]
*[[Management of the WSF Information]]
*[[Online Communities]]
*[[Personal start-page tools]]
*[[Podcasting]]
*[[Search Engines]]
*[[Social Networking Software]]

== Working Together ==
*[[Successful Collaborations]]

= Need help? =

Please visit the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Basic_text_formatting Wikipedia Style Guide] for instructions on how to format text in the wiki. Another great way to figure out how to do things in the wiki is to click edit on a certain page and see how things are formatted. Check this [[tips page]] if you're new to wikis and just want a quick intro on how to get started.

'''Not seeing the stuff you added?''' Try this [[caching problem|fix]].

Any questions? Contact [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/looking-for-me/ Meredith Farkas].

[[Category:Community]]

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2009-12-07T19:38:30Z

JimmyLo: /* Information Sharing and Education */

{{TOCright}}
= Introduction =

Welcome to Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki. This wiki was created to be a one-stop shop for great ideas and information for all types of librarians. All over the world, librarians are developing successful programs and doing innovative things with technology that no one outside of their library knows about. There are lots of great blogs out there sharing information about the profession, but there is no one place where all of this information is collected and organized. That's what we're trying to do.

If you've done something at your library that you consider a success, please [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing write about it in the wiki] or provide a link to outside coverage. If you have materials that would be helpful to other librarians, add them to the wiki. And if you know of a librarian or a library that is doing something great, feel free to include information or links to it. Basically, if you know of anything that might be useful to other librarians (including useful websites), this is the place to put it. I hope this wiki will be a venue where people can share ideas with one another and where librarians can learn to replicate the successes of other libraries.

This wiki is not run by any commercial entity and does not represent any commercial interests. For those wishing to use content in the wiki, the wiki itself (and all the content contained herein) is licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike] Creative Commons License. Please familiarize yourself with the license before using any of the content on your own site.

'''Anyone''' who wants to add to or edit topics on the wiki can do it. You don't need to ask before making a change -- this wiki belongs to the community of librarians who use it. If you have any technical questions about the wiki, please contact its creator, [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/looking-for-me/ Meredith Farkas]. Questions about specific content in the wiki should be directed to that individual author.

If you are going to link to this wiki, please use the following URL:

[http://www.libsuccess.org/ http://www.libsuccess.org/]

Logo designed by [[User:Crios|Christopher Rios]] and Zandra Vlahakis.

= Join the Community =

Just create an account to start adding and editing content on the wiki. Please enter your e-mail address when you create an account and you will be sent a link to confirm your address (after which you will be able to edit the wiki).

When you register for this wiki, you can then add to your own user profile page. Please add your profile to the [[Wiki User List]] so we can all get to know each other!

'''Note:''' If you are going to add to the list of recommended vendors or software, please put your name on your recommendation so we know that it's not from a vendor. From here on in, we will have to delete any '''new''' vendor/software recommendations that do not have the author identified.

If you want to see recent changes made to the wiki, visit [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges Recent Changes]. There is also an [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss RSS Feed] for the Recent Changes page...

= Categories =
Check out the [[Categories|alphabetized list of categories]] with alphabetized lists of articles in each category.

If you add a new category, please add it to this list on the main page so people can easily find it. You can also add new pages off of the pages in each category (subpages). For example, if you want to go into depth with a "success story" about gaming, you can create another page for the details on the success story and just put a little teaser or title on the gaming page (with a link).

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit this page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

== Community ==
*[[Special:Recentchanges | Recent Changes Page]]
*[[Tips page]] for getting started on the right foot
*[[Guidelines|Guidelines for Wiki Use]]
*[[Wiki User List]]
*[[Librarians who IM]]

== UnConferences ==
*[http://www.infocamp.info InfoCamp] - Seattle, WA, October 10-11, 2009
*[[Library Camp]] - Ann Arbor, MI March 20, 2008
*[[Newbie unConference]] - Southfield MI, June 13, 2009
*[[Tech Camp unConference]] - East Lansing, MI, May 15, 2009

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Communications - Internal and External]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Leadership Development and Education]]
*[[Management Ethics]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Organizational Structure]]
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Team Building]]
*[[Pipeline: Future Professionals]]
*[[Public Policies: Resources for Policy Creation and Review]]

== Materials Selection and Collection Maintenance ==
*[[Selecting Materials for Libraries]]
*[[Organizing Library Collections]]
*[[Weeding Library Collections]]

== Professional ==
*[[Conferences and Continuing Education Opportunities]]
*[[Keeping Up With the Profession]]
*[[Looking for a Job]]
*[[Publishing and Speaking]]
*[[Self-Promotion Tips for New Librarians]]
*[[Workplace Organizing]]

== Programming ==
*[[Programs for Adults]]
*[[Programs for Kids & Teens]]
** [[Gaming]]

== Readers' Advisory ==
*[[Definition]]
*[[Book Discussion Group Resources]]
*[[Leading book groups]]
*[[Recommending books]]
*[[Writing Reviews for Open WorldCat]]

== Reference Services and Information Literacy ==
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Future of Reference Service]]
*[[Information Literacy]]
**[[Literacy Programs]]
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Online Tutorials]]
*[[Radical Reference]]
*[[Subject Guides]]
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]
*[[Library FAQ]]

== Resource Sharing ==
*[[Consortia]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[ShareILL]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Annual Reports]]
*[[Branding]]
*[[Demonstrating Impact, Value and ROI]]
*[[Displays]]
*[[Fundraising]]
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Newspaper columns and blogs]]
*[[Promotions]]

== Services to Specific Groups ==
*[[Library Services in Academic Institutions]]
*[[Library Services in Schools]]
*[[Library Services for Homeschoolers]]
*[[Services for Distance Learners]]
*[[Services for the Disabled]]
*[[Services for Older Adults]]
*[[Services for the Housebound]]
*[[Services for First Year Students]]
*[[Services in a Multi-lingual Environment]]
*[[Services for the Poor and Homeless]]
*[[Services for Teens]]
*[[Libraries Services in Rural, Native, and Tribal Libraries]]
*[[Services for the Imprisoned]]
*[[Mobile Library Services for people remote from main library.]]

== Training and Development for Librarians ==
*[[Library Schools]]
*[[Online Training Resources for Librarians]]
*[[Resources for Library & Information Technology students]]
*[[Staff Training]]
*[[Work Like A Patron Day]]

== Technology ==

=== Access ===
*[[Cataloging]]
*[[Digitization]]
*[[Electronic Databases]]
*[[Institutional Repositories]]
*[[Improving Access]] (open_url, metasearch, metadata harvesting, etc.)
*[[Library Systems]] (integrated systems, automated systems, circulation systems]
*[[M-Libraries]] (mobile access to library resources - cell phones, PDAs, mp3 players, etc)
*[[Online Library Card Registration and e-Card Services]]
*[[OPACs]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[Public Access Computer Management]]
*[[Web Browser Extensions]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Widgets]] (desktop tools, usually based on JavaScript)

=== Implementing Tech in the Library ===
*[[Accessibility]] - general hardware and software technologies and information (not Web-specific)
*[[Calendars]]
*[[Content Management Systems (CMS)]]
*[[Google My Maps]]
*[[Grants for Technology Projects]]
*[[M-Libraries]]
*[[Open Source Software|Free/Open Source Software]]
*[[PLA TechNotes]]
*[[Providing Technology to Patrons]] (computers, wifi, iPods, etc.)
*[[Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)]]
*[[Room Reservation Systems]]
*[[Self Checkout]]
*[http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Online_Reference#Libraries_Offering_SMS_Reference_Services SMS or Short Messaging Service]
*[[Technology Planning]]
*[[Virtual Worlds]]
*[[VoIP|Voice over IP (VoIP)]]
*[[Web Tips and Tricks]]
*[[Website Design]]
*[[Web Statistics Packages]]

=== Information Sharing and Education ===
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]]
**[[Blogs]]
**[[RSS]]
**[[Microblogging]]
**[[Wikis]]
**[[Social Bookmarking]]
*[[Social Networking Software]]
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Learning 2.0 Program]]
*[[Management of the WSF Information]]
*[[Online Communities]]
*[[Personal start-page tools]]
*[[Podcasting]]
*[[Search Engines]]
*[[Social Networking Software]]

== Working Together ==
*[[Successful Collaborations]]

= Need help? =

Please visit the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Basic_text_formatting Wikipedia Style Guide] for instructions on how to format text in the wiki. Another great way to figure out how to do things in the wiki is to click edit on a certain page and see how things are formatted. Check this [[tips page]] if you're new to wikis and just want a quick intro on how to get started.

'''Not seeing the stuff you added?''' Try this [[caching problem|fix]].

Any questions? Contact [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/looking-for-me/ Meredith Farkas].

[[Category:Community]]

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2009-12-07T19:38:04Z

JimmyLo: /* Information Sharing and Education */

{{TOCright}}
= Introduction =

Welcome to Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki. This wiki was created to be a one-stop shop for great ideas and information for all types of librarians. All over the world, librarians are developing successful programs and doing innovative things with technology that no one outside of their library knows about. There are lots of great blogs out there sharing information about the profession, but there is no one place where all of this information is collected and organized. That's what we're trying to do.

If you've done something at your library that you consider a success, please [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing write about it in the wiki] or provide a link to outside coverage. If you have materials that would be helpful to other librarians, add them to the wiki. And if you know of a librarian or a library that is doing something great, feel free to include information or links to it. Basically, if you know of anything that might be useful to other librarians (including useful websites), this is the place to put it. I hope this wiki will be a venue where people can share ideas with one another and where librarians can learn to replicate the successes of other libraries.

This wiki is not run by any commercial entity and does not represent any commercial interests. For those wishing to use content in the wiki, the wiki itself (and all the content contained herein) is licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike] Creative Commons License. Please familiarize yourself with the license before using any of the content on your own site.

'''Anyone''' who wants to add to or edit topics on the wiki can do it. You don't need to ask before making a change -- this wiki belongs to the community of librarians who use it. If you have any technical questions about the wiki, please contact its creator, [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/looking-for-me/ Meredith Farkas]. Questions about specific content in the wiki should be directed to that individual author.

If you are going to link to this wiki, please use the following URL:

[http://www.libsuccess.org/ http://www.libsuccess.org/]

Logo designed by [[User:Crios|Christopher Rios]] and Zandra Vlahakis.

= Join the Community =

Just create an account to start adding and editing content on the wiki. Please enter your e-mail address when you create an account and you will be sent a link to confirm your address (after which you will be able to edit the wiki).

When you register for this wiki, you can then add to your own user profile page. Please add your profile to the [[Wiki User List]] so we can all get to know each other!

'''Note:''' If you are going to add to the list of recommended vendors or software, please put your name on your recommendation so we know that it's not from a vendor. From here on in, we will have to delete any '''new''' vendor/software recommendations that do not have the author identified.

If you want to see recent changes made to the wiki, visit [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges Recent Changes]. There is also an [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss RSS Feed] for the Recent Changes page...

= Categories =
Check out the [[Categories|alphabetized list of categories]] with alphabetized lists of articles in each category.

If you add a new category, please add it to this list on the main page so people can easily find it. You can also add new pages off of the pages in each category (subpages). For example, if you want to go into depth with a "success story" about gaming, you can create another page for the details on the success story and just put a little teaser or title on the gaming page (with a link).

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit this page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

== Community ==
*[[Special:Recentchanges | Recent Changes Page]]
*[[Tips page]] for getting started on the right foot
*[[Guidelines|Guidelines for Wiki Use]]
*[[Wiki User List]]
*[[Librarians who IM]]

== UnConferences ==
*[http://www.infocamp.info InfoCamp] - Seattle, WA, October 10-11, 2009
*[[Library Camp]] - Ann Arbor, MI March 20, 2008
*[[Newbie unConference]] - Southfield MI, June 13, 2009
*[[Tech Camp unConference]] - East Lansing, MI, May 15, 2009

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Communications - Internal and External]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Leadership Development and Education]]
*[[Management Ethics]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Organizational Structure]]
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Team Building]]
*[[Pipeline: Future Professionals]]
*[[Public Policies: Resources for Policy Creation and Review]]

== Materials Selection and Collection Maintenance ==
*[[Selecting Materials for Libraries]]
*[[Organizing Library Collections]]
*[[Weeding Library Collections]]

== Professional ==
*[[Conferences and Continuing Education Opportunities]]
*[[Keeping Up With the Profession]]
*[[Looking for a Job]]
*[[Publishing and Speaking]]
*[[Self-Promotion Tips for New Librarians]]
*[[Workplace Organizing]]

== Programming ==
*[[Programs for Adults]]
*[[Programs for Kids & Teens]]
** [[Gaming]]

== Readers' Advisory ==
*[[Definition]]
*[[Book Discussion Group Resources]]
*[[Leading book groups]]
*[[Recommending books]]
*[[Writing Reviews for Open WorldCat]]

== Reference Services and Information Literacy ==
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Future of Reference Service]]
*[[Information Literacy]]
**[[Literacy Programs]]
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Online Tutorials]]
*[[Radical Reference]]
*[[Subject Guides]]
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]
*[[Library FAQ]]

== Resource Sharing ==
*[[Consortia]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[ShareILL]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Annual Reports]]
*[[Branding]]
*[[Demonstrating Impact, Value and ROI]]
*[[Displays]]
*[[Fundraising]]
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Newspaper columns and blogs]]
*[[Promotions]]

== Services to Specific Groups ==
*[[Library Services in Academic Institutions]]
*[[Library Services in Schools]]
*[[Library Services for Homeschoolers]]
*[[Services for Distance Learners]]
*[[Services for the Disabled]]
*[[Services for Older Adults]]
*[[Services for the Housebound]]
*[[Services for First Year Students]]
*[[Services in a Multi-lingual Environment]]
*[[Services for the Poor and Homeless]]
*[[Services for Teens]]
*[[Libraries Services in Rural, Native, and Tribal Libraries]]
*[[Services for the Imprisoned]]
*[[Mobile Library Services for people remote from main library.]]

== Training and Development for Librarians ==
*[[Library Schools]]
*[[Online Training Resources for Librarians]]
*[[Resources for Library & Information Technology students]]
*[[Staff Training]]
*[[Work Like A Patron Day]]

== Technology ==

=== Access ===
*[[Cataloging]]
*[[Digitization]]
*[[Electronic Databases]]
*[[Institutional Repositories]]
*[[Improving Access]] (open_url, metasearch, metadata harvesting, etc.)
*[[Library Systems]] (integrated systems, automated systems, circulation systems]
*[[M-Libraries]] (mobile access to library resources - cell phones, PDAs, mp3 players, etc)
*[[Online Library Card Registration and e-Card Services]]
*[[OPACs]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[Public Access Computer Management]]
*[[Web Browser Extensions]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Widgets]] (desktop tools, usually based on JavaScript)

=== Implementing Tech in the Library ===
*[[Accessibility]] - general hardware and software technologies and information (not Web-specific)
*[[Calendars]]
*[[Content Management Systems (CMS)]]
*[[Google My Maps]]
*[[Grants for Technology Projects]]
*[[M-Libraries]]
*[[Open Source Software|Free/Open Source Software]]
*[[PLA TechNotes]]
*[[Providing Technology to Patrons]] (computers, wifi, iPods, etc.)
*[[Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)]]
*[[Room Reservation Systems]]
*[[Self Checkout]]
*[http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Online_Reference#Libraries_Offering_SMS_Reference_Services SMS or Short Messaging Service]
*[[Technology Planning]]
*[[Virtual Worlds]]
*[[VoIP|Voice over IP (VoIP)]]
*[[Web Tips and Tricks]]
*[[Website Design]]
*[[Web Statistics Packages]]

=== Information Sharing and Education ===
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]]
*[[Blogs]]
*[[RSS]]
*[[Microblogging]]
*[[Wikis]]
*[[Social Bookmarking]]
*[[Social Networking Software]]
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Learning 2.0 Program]]
*[[Management of the WSF Information]]
*[[Online Communities]]
*[[Personal start-page tools]]
*[[Podcasting]]
*[[Search Engines]]
*[[Social Networking Software]]

== Working Together ==
*[[Successful Collaborations]]

= Need help? =

Please visit the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Basic_text_formatting Wikipedia Style Guide] for instructions on how to format text in the wiki. Another great way to figure out how to do things in the wiki is to click edit on a certain page and see how things are formatted. Check this [[tips page]] if you're new to wikis and just want a quick intro on how to get started.

'''Not seeing the stuff you added?''' Try this [[caching problem|fix]].

Any questions? Contact [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/looking-for-me/ Meredith Farkas].

[[Category:Community]]

Twitter

2009-12-07T19:31:13Z

JimmyLo: /* Libraries using Twitter */

= Introduction =
[http://www.twitter.com Twitter] is a free [[Microblogging]] service that allows you to compose blog posts of 140 characters or less via:
* Twitter's web interface
* SMS (text messages from your cell phone)
* instant messaging (send messages from selected
* third-party applications
** [http://snook.ca/snitter/ Snitter]
** [http://www.twhirl.org/ Twhirl]
** [http://twitterfox.net/ TwitterFox]
wordt dit toegevoegd?
People may follow your posts via:
* Twitter's web interface
* SMS (text messages from your cell phone)
* instant messaging (send messages from selected
* third-party applications
** [http://snook.ca/snitter/ Snitter]
** [http://www.twhirl.org/ Twhirl]
** [http://twitterfox.net/ TwitterFox]
* in a feed reader (your posts generate a unique RSS feed)

= Libraries using Twitter =

I think it would be nice to have libraries tell how they use twitter, and thus share their best practices in stead of only mentioning that they use it. Kijken of deze nederlandse tekst toegevoegd wordt

* Ada Library (Idaho) [http://twitter.com/adalib adalib]
* Alaska State Library [http://twitter.com/akstatelibrary akstatelibrary]
* Allegheny County Libraries (Pennsylvania) [http://twitter.com/aclalibraries aclalibraries]
* Al-Madinah International University Library (Malaysia) [http://twitter.com/dlibmediu dlibmediu]
* Anderson County Library (South Carolina) [http://twitter.com/andersonsclib andersonsclib]
* Ann Arbor District Library (Michigan) [http://twitter.com/aadl aadl]
* Arapahoe Library District Teens (Colorado) [http://twitter.com/ald_teens ald_teens]
* Arlington Heights Memorial Library (Illinois) [http://twitter.com/ahml ahml]
* Azusa City Library [http://twitter.com/azcl azcl]
* Barrington Area Library (Illinois) [http://twitter.com/BALOver18 BALOver18]
* Barrington Area Library's Teen Zone (Illinois) [http://twitter.com/BALTeenZone BALTeenZone]
* Binghamton University Libraries (New York) [http://twitter.com/bulibraries Binghamton U Library]
* Birmingham Public Library (Alabama) [http://twitter.com/bpl bpl]
* Bracebridge Public Library (Ontario) [http://twitter.com/bracebridgepl BracebridgePL]
* Bristol Public Library (Bristol, VA/TN) [http://twitter.com/thebplibrary thebplibrary]
* Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (New York) [http://twitter.com/buffalolibrary buffalolibrary]
* Canton Public Library (Michigan)[http://twitter.com/cantonlibrary CantonLibrary]
* Capital Area District Library (Michigan) [http://twitter.com/cadl cadl]
* Casa Grande Library (Arizona) [http://twitter.com/cglibrary cglibrary]
* Cita Dennis Hubbell Branch Library (Louisiana) [http://twitter.com/hubbell hubbell]
* Cleveland Public Library (Ohio) [http://twitter.com/Cleveland_PL Cleveland_PL]
* Coates Library, Trinity University (Texas) [http://twitter.com/coateslibrary coateslibrary]
* Danbury (Connecticut) [http://twitter.com/danburylibrary danburylibrary]
* Darien (CT) [http://twitter.com/darienlibrary darienlibrary]
* Defiance Public Library (Ohio) [http://twitter.com/defiancelibrary defiancelibrary]
* DeKalb County Public Library (Georgia) [http://twitter.com/dekalblibrary dekalblibrary]
* Denver Public Library (Colorado) [http://twitter.com/denverlibrary denverlibrary]
* Duke University Reference Dept. (North Carolina) [http://twitter.com/askref askref]
* East Baton Rouge Parish Library (Louisiana) [http://twitter.com/ebreref EBR Library]
* Evanston Public Library (Illinois) [http://twitter.com/evanstonpl evanstonpl]
* Evanston Public Library Teen Loft (Illinois) [http://twitter.com/evanstonloft evanstonloft]
* Free Library of Philadelphia [http://twitter.com/FreeLibrary FreeLibrary]
* Fylde Libraries, Lancashire (UK) [http://twitter.com/fyldelibraries fyldelibraries]
* Gardendale Martha Moore Public Library (Alabama) [http://twitter.com/gardendalelib gardendalelib]
* Grand Rapids Public Library (Michigan) [http://twitter.com/grpl grpl]
* Grand Rapids Public Library Teen Dept (Michigan) [http://twitter.com/grplteens grplteens]
* Hamon Arts Library, Southern Methodist University (Texas) [http://twitter.com/hamonarts hamonarts]
* Henry Country Library (Kentucky) [http://twitter.com/hcpl hcpl]
* Hinsdale Public Library (Illinois) [http://twitter.com/hinsdalelibrary hinsdalelibrary]
* Homewood Public Library (Homewood, AL) [http://twitter.com/WeKnowBooksETC WeKnowBooksETC]
* Kansas City Public Library (Missouri) [http://twitter.com/KCPubLibrary/ KCPubLibrary]
* Kenosha Public Library (Wisconsin) [http://twitter.com/mykpl mykpl]
* Learn and Serve America's National Service-Learning Clearinghouse (California) [http://twitter.com/nslc NSLC]
* Lee County Library System (Southwest Florida)
** Download Depot [http://twitter.com/downloaddepot downloaddepot]
** Southwest Florida Reading Festival [http://twitter.com/swflreadfest swflreadfest]
* Lancaster Libraries, Lancashire (UK) [http://twitter.com/lancslibraries lancslibraries]
* Lawrence Technological University Library (Michigan) [http://twitter.com/LTULib LTULib]
* Lester Public Library (Wisconsin) [http://twitter.com/lesterpublic lesterpublic]
* Library of Congress (Washington, DC) [http://twitter.com/librarycongress librarycongress]
* Lincoln Trail Libraries System (Champaign, IL) [http://twitter.com/lincolntrail lincolntrail]
* Livermore Public Library (Livermore, CA) [http://twitter.com/LivLibrary LivLibrary]
* Lunar and Planetary Institute Library (Texas) [http://twitter.com/LPI_Library LPI_Library]
* Marathon County Public Library (MCPL) (Wisconsin) [http://twitter.com/MCPL_Wausau MCPL_Wausau] [http://twitter.com/TeenZone_Wausau Teenzone_Wausau]
* McNeese State University Library's Government Documents Department (Louisiana) [http://twitter.com/MSUGovDocs MSUGovDocs]
* Michigan State University Libraries (Michigan) [http://twitter.com/msulibraries MSULibraries]
* Milwaukee Public Library (Wisconsin) [http://twitter.com/MilwaukeePubLib MilwaukeePubLib]
* Missouri River Regional Library (Missouri) [http://twitter.com/mrrl mrrl]
* Monroe County Public Library System (New York) [http://twitter.com/MCLS MCLS]
* Nebraska Library Commission [http://twitter.com/NLC_Reference NLC_Reference]
* Maryland AskUsNow! [http://twitter.com/askusnow askusnow]
* Miami Dade College Kendall Campus Library (Florida) [http://twitter.com/SocratesTheCat]
* New Trier High School Library [http://twitter.com/newtrierlibrary]
* Norlin Library (Colorado) [http://twitter.com/ucblibraries]
* North Suburban Library System [http://twitter.com/nsls nsls]
* North Tonawanda Public Library Children's Department(New York) [http://twitter.com/ntlibrarykids ntlibrarykids]
* Northeastern Illinois University Ronald Williams Library [http://twitter.com/neiulibrary neiulibrary]
* The Ohio State University
** Prior Health Sciences Library [http://twitter.com/PriorHSL PriorHSL]
* Orange County Library System (Florida) [http://twitter.com/oclslibrary oclslibrary]
* Park Library, School of Journalism and Mass Communication @ UNC Chapel Hill [http://twitter.com/jomcparklib JoMCParkLib]
* Park Ridge Public Library (Illinois), [http://twitter.com/prpl prpl]
* Paul Robeson Library (Rutgers, Camden), [http://twitter.com/RobesonLibrary RobesonLibrary]
* Peace Palace Library, [http://twitter.com/peacepalace/ peacepalace]
* Penn State University Libraries, [http://twitter.com/psulibs/ psulibs]
* Penrose Library, University of Denver (Colorado) [http://twitter.com/dupenrose/ dupenrose]\
* Pikes Peak Library District (Colorado) [http://twitter.com/ppld/ ppld]
* Plymouth District Library (Michigan) [http://twitter.com/PlymouthDL/ PlymouthDL]
* POSTECH Library (Pohang, Korea) [http://twitter.com/postechlibrary/ postechlibrary]
* Providence Public Library (Rhode Island) [http://twitter.com/provlib/ provlib]
* Roanoke County Public Library (Virginia) [http://twitter.com/RoCoPubLib RoCoPubLib]
* Rochester Public Library (Minnesota) [http://twitter.com/RochPubLibrary RochPubLibrary]
* Roosevelt University Library (Illinois) [http://twitter.com/rulibrary rulibrary]
* Ryerson University Library and Archives (Canada) [http://twitter.com/ryersonlibrary ryersonlibrary]
* Santa Fe Public Library [http://twitter.com/sfpl sfpl]
* Skokie Public Library, [http://twitter.com/skokielibrary/ skokielibrary]
* Smithsonian Institution Libraries [http://twitter.com/silibraries/ SILibraries]
* South Carolina State Library, [http://twitter.com/scstatelibrary scstatelibrary]
* Tompkins Cortland Community College Library (Dryden, NY), [http://twitter.com/tc3library]
* UIUC Undergraduate Library (Illinois) [http://twitter.com/askundergrad askundergrad]
* UIUC Music and Performing Arts Library (Illinois) [http://twitter.com/mpaluiuc mpaluiuc]
* UC Berkeley Data Lab [http://twitter.com/ucdatalab ucdatalab]
* UC Berkeley Doe/Moffitt Technology Training (dmtech) [http://twitter.com/dmtech dmtech]
* UMass Amherst Learning Commons [http://twitter.com/umasslc umasslc]
* University at Buffalo Health Sciences Library [http://twitter.com/UBHSL UBHSL]
* University at Buffalo Libraries [http://twitter.com/UBLibraries UBLibraries]
* University of Kansas Libraries at Edwards Campus
** Regents Center Library [http://twitter.com/LibraryKUEC/ LibraryKUEC]
* University of Michigan
** Health Sciences Libraries [http://twitter.com/MLibraryHealthy MLibraryHealthy]
** Shapiro Undergraduate Library [http://twitter.com/ugltweets UGLTweets]
* University of Montevallo [http://twitter.com/umlibrary umlibrary]
* University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [http://twitter.com/unclibrary UNCLibrary]
* University of Texas at Arlington [http://twitter.com/utalibrary utalibrary]
* University of Texas at San Antonio
** [http://twitter.com/RedfordDiaries Redford Diaires]
**[http://twitter.com/UTSAYesterday UTSA Yesterday]
* University of Texas Health Science Center San Anotnio(UTHSCSA) [http://twitter.com/uthsclib uthsclib]
* Vancouver Public Library (BC Canada) [http://twitter.com/VPL VPL]
* Washington-Centerville Public Library (Ohio) [http://twitter.com/washcentlibrary washcentlibrary]
* Washington State University Libraries (Washington) [http://twitter.com/WSULibraries WSULibraries]
* West Springfield Public Library (Massachusetts) [http://twitter.com/WSPLEvents WSPLEvents]
* Worthington Libraries (Ohio) [http://twitter.com/worthingtonlib worthingtonlib]
* Yale Science Libraries (Connecticut) [http://twitter.com/yalescilib yalescilib]
* YAMANAKAKO Public Library (Japan) [http://twitter.com/lib_yamanakako lib-yamanakako] / 山中湖情報創造館 (日本)

'''See also [http://twitterleague.com/view_league/252 Library Twitter league] with real time tracking of follower counts of over 500 official Library Twitter accounts.'''

= Librarians Who Twitter =
* [http://www.twellow.com/search.php?q=librarian&search_cat=0&sa=Search Twellow directory of librarians on Twitter]
* [http://justtweetit.com/education/librarians/ Just Tweet It directory of Librarians on Twitter]
*[http://bsf.org.br/2009/05/01/bibliotecarios-no-twitter/ Brazilians librarians on Twitter - BSF]

= More Info on Twitter =
* [http://twitter.pbwiki.com/ Twitter Fan Wiki] An unofficial wiki dedicated to all things Twitter.
* [http://help.twitter.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=26 Twitter Support: FAQ]
* [http://lis5313.ci.fsu.edu/wiki/index.php/Twittering_Libraries Twittering Libraries] article written fall 2008 LIS 5313 course by Lindy Brown, a MLIS student at Florida State University's College of Information
* [http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6573999.html All a Twitter: Want to Try Microblogging?] article By Ellyssa Kroski -- School Library Journal, 7/1/2008

= See Also =
* [[Microblogging]]

[[Category: Technology]]
[[Category: Web 2.0]]

User talk:Meredith

2009-06-12T18:52:30Z

JimmyLo:

== Thanks Meredith! ==

Thanks for doing this wiki Meredith! (and for your diligent efforts to block spammers...)

Thanks for the wiki! I was wondering... why would you want to "distance learners"? Wouldn't it be wiser to keep them close by? ;) Also, the link to your library doesn't work. --[[User:JimmyLo|Jimmy]]

Hey Meredith. How are you? Thanks for answering my question. I made a lot of changes early today (June 12th).. including adding a new page and did some shuffling around of stuff... But now it seems to all be gone. I'm not sure what happened. Is this a glitch? It doesn't seem like anybody deleted it either (I looked in the history).. Just looks like it never happened. Weird. Thanks! --[[User:JimmyLo|Jimmy]]

== Stopping spam ==

Spammers are a pain, and drain some of the energy that could be used to create/edit pages. At [http://collib.info/ colLib.info] this was becoming a real and daily nuisance, but it has stopped after I installed the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/SpamBlacklist_extension SpamBlacklist] extension about a week ago. Highly recommended! --[[User:MagnusEnger|MagnusEnger]] 05:07, 6 January 2006 (EST)

== Course requirement ==

As per my course requirement, we have to create a "wiki" as a part of our class in MLIS. I will delete the contents as soon I save the screen shot. Thanks,Tamil Librarian

Information Literacy

2009-06-11T13:50:39Z

JimmyLo:

= Definitions =
In 1989 the American Library Association (ALA) Presidential Committee on Information Literacy issued a Final Report which defined four components of information literacy, it seems that the Information Literacy can be defined like this: '''Information literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to "recognize when information is needed and to locate, evaluate and use effectively the needed information. "''' (http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/whitepapers/presidential.htm)

Alternative definitions for information literacy have been developed by educational institutions, professional organizations and individuals. The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) published (1998) nine standards [http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/informationpower/InformationLiteracyStandards_final.pdf] describing the attributes of information literate students. Currently under revision, these standards are grouped into three categories: ''information literacy'', ''independent learning'' and ''social responsiblity''. Taken together the categories, standards and indicators describe what students must master to be considered information literate.

Some educators argue "information ''literacy''" suggests only the ability to decode information and, therefore, that "information ''fluency''" [http://eduscapes.com/info/fluency.html] more accurately describes the set of abilities needed for effective use of information. According to Danny Callison, Professor and and Executive Associate Dean of the School of Library and Information Science at Indiana University, information fluency is the ability to apply the skills associated with information literacy, computer literacy and critical thinking to address and solve information problems across disciplines, across academic levels, and across information format structures [http://eduscapes.com/info/fluency.doc] (in press).

= Success Stories =

*[http://auqa.edu.au/gp/search/detail.php?gp_id=1614 University of New England - eSKILLS UNE]

= Tips for Teaching Information Literacy Classes =

*[http://instructionwiki.org/Teaching_Techniques%2C_Tips%2C_and_Tricks Teaching Tips page from Library Instruction Wiki]

= Learning Object Repositories =

*[http://www.brandonu.ca/Library/COPPUL/ ANTS: Animated Tutorial Sharing Project]This project was designed to enable librarians to share in the development of point-of-need animated tutorials for a multitude of e-products. The project makes use of new Collaborative Information Technology (CIT) via an Open Source Institutional Repository (DSpace), a Wiki, RSS Feeds and Web Pages. This enables participants to (1) identify tutorials for development and (2) keep others up to date on their work. Initially only COPPUL librarians could add content to the Repository; but as of October 2006, any librarian can add content as well as download open source tutorials. It should also be noted that as its list of e-resources for tutorial development is on a Wiki, the list is considered to be a starting point for development. Anyone can add new e-products to the list of tutorials for development. Similarly, other types of library tutorials are welcome. One need only indicate that it exsists on the wiki and ensure that the source code for the tutorial is uploaded into DSpace.
*[https://ospace.scholarsportal.info/policies/policies.jsp CORIL] A small but growing Canadian repository of interactive tutorials, lecture slides and handouts sponsored by the Ontario Council of University Libraries.
*[http://www.ala.org/ala/acrlbucket/is/iscommittees/webpages/emergingtech/primo/index.htm PRIMO] A database of links to "peer-reviewed instructional materials created by librarians to teach people about discovering, accessing and evaluating information in networked environments". Produced by the Instruction Section of the ALA/ACRL.

= Handouts =

*[http://instructionwiki.org/Sharing_resources Library Instruction Wiki - Sharing resources]

= Curriculum Maps =

*[http://www.uwindsor.ca/units/leddy/leddy.nsf/CurriculumMapping Information on Curriculum Mapping from the University of Windsor]

= Policies =

*[http://www.uwindsor.ca/units/leddy/leddy.nsf/InformationLiteracyPolicy University of Windsor, Canada]
*[http://www.library.yorku.ca/binaries/Home/ILManifesto.pdf York University, Canada]

= Related Articles =
*[[Literacy Programs]]

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =
*[http://information-literacy.blogspot.com/ Information Literacy Weblog]
*[http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/ilig/ Information Literacy in Canada]
*[http://www.information-literacy.net/ Information Literacy Land of Confusion]
*[http://www.libraryinstruction.com/info-lit.html Information Literacy Articles at LibraryInstruction.Com]
*[http://instructionwiki.org/Main_Page Library Instruction Wiki]

= Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out =

[[Category:Reference Services and Information Literacy]][[Category:Education]]

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2009-06-11T13:49:30Z

JimmyLo: /* Reference Services and Information Literacy */

= Introduction =

Welcome to Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki. This wiki was created to be a one-stop shop for great ideas and information for all types of librarians. All over the world, librarians are developing successful programs and doing innovative things with technology that no one outside of their library knows about. There are lots of great blogs out there sharing information about the profession, but there is no one place where all of this information is collected and organized. That's what we're trying to do.

If you've done something at your library that you consider a success, please [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing write about it in the wiki] or provide a link to outside coverage. If you have materials that would be helpful to other librarians, add them to the wiki. And if you know of a librarian or a library that is doing something great, feel free to include information or links to it. Basically, if you know of anything that might be useful to other librarians (including useful websites), this is the place to put it. I hope this wiki will be a venue where people can share ideas with one another and where librarians can learn to replicate the successes of other libraries.

This wiki is not run by any commercial entity and does not represent any commercial interests. For those wishing to use content in the wiki, the wiki itself (and all the content contained herein) is licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike] Creative Commons License. Please familiarize yourself with the license before using any of the content on your own site.

'''Anyone''' who wants to add to or edit topics on the wiki can do it. You don't need to ask before making a change -- this wiki belongs to the community of librarians who use it. If you have any technical questions about the wiki, please contact its creator, [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/contact.php Meredith Farkas]. Questions about specific content in the wiki should be directed to that individual author.

If you are going to link to this wiki, please use the following URL:

[http://www.libsuccess.org/ http://www.libsuccess.org/]

Logo designed by [[User:Crios|Christopher Rios]] and Zandra Vlahakis.

= Join the Community =

Just create an account to start adding and editing content on the wiki. Please enter your e-mail address when you create an account and you will be sent a link to confirm your address (after which you will be able to edit the wiki).

When you register for this wiki, you can then add to your own user profile page. Please add your profile to the [[Wiki User List]] so we can all get to know each other!

'''Note:''' If you are going to add to the list of recommended vendors or software, please put your name on your recommendation so we know that it's not from a vendor. From here on in, we will have to delete any '''new''' vendor/software recommendations that do not have the author identified.

If you want to see recent changes made to the wiki, visit [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges Recent Changes]. There is also an [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss RSS Feed] for the Recent Changes page...

= Categories =
Check out the [[Categories|alphabetized list of categories]] with alphabetized lists of articles in each category.

If you add a new category, please add it to this list on the main page so people can easily find it. You can also add new pages off of the pages in each category (subpages). For example, if you want to go into depth with a "success story" about gaming, you can create another page for the details on the success story and just put a little teaser or title on the gaming page (with a link).

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit this page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

== Community ==
*[[Special:Recentchanges | Recent Changes Page]]
*[[Tips page]] for getting started on the right foot
*[[Guidelines|Guidelines for Wiki Use]]
*[[Wiki User List]]
*[[Librarians who IM]]

== UnConferences ==
*[http://www.infocamp.info InfoCamp] - Seattle, WA, October 10-11, 2009
*[[Library Camp]] - Ann Arbor, MI March 20, 2008
*[[Newbie unConference]] - Southfield MI, June 13, 2009
*[[Tech Camp unConference]] - East Lansing, MI, May 15, 2009

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Communications - Internal and External]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Leadership Development and Education]]
*[[Management Ethics]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Organizational Structure]]
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Team Building]]
*[[Pipeline: Future Professionals]]
*[[Public Policies: Resources for Policy Creation and Review]]

== Materials Selection and Collection Maintenance ==
*[[Selecting Materials for Libraries]]
*[[Organizing Library Collections]]
*[[Weeding Library Collections]]

== Professional ==
*[[Conferences and Continuing Education Opportunities]]
*[[Keeping Up With the Profession]]
*[[Looking for a Job]]
*[[Publishing and Speaking]]
*[[Self-Promotion Tips for New Librarians]]
*[[Workplace Organizing]]

== Programming ==
*[[Programs for Adults]]
*[[Programs for Kids & Teens]]
** [[Gaming]]

== Readers' Advisory ==
*[[Definition]]
*[[Book Discussion Group Resources]]
*[[Leading book groups]]
*[[Recommending books]]
*[[Writing Reviews for Open WorldCat]]

== Reference Services and Information Literacy ==
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Future of Reference Service]]
*[[Information Literacy]]
**[[Literacy Programs]]
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Online Tutorials]]
*[[Radical Reference]]
*[[Subject Guides]]
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]

== Resource Sharing ==
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Annual Reports]]
*[[Branding]]
*[[Demonstrating Impact, Value and ROI]]
*[[Displays]]
*[[Fundraising]]
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Newspaper columns and blogs]]
*[[Promotions]]

== Services to Specific Groups ==
*[[Library Services in Academic Institutions]]
*[[Library Services in Schools]]
*[[Library Services for Homeschoolers]]
*[[Services for Distance Learners]]
*[[Services for the Disabled]]
*[[Services for Older Adults]]
*[[Services for the Housebound]]
*[[Services for First Year Students]]
*[[Services in a Multi-lingual Environment]]
*[[Services for the Poor and Homeless]]
*[[Services for Teens]]
*[[Libraries Services in Rural, Native, and Tribal Libraries]]
*[[Services for the Imprisoned]]
*[[Mobile Library Services for people remote from main library.]]

== Training and Development for Librarians ==
*[[Library Schools]]
*[[Online Training Resources for Librarians]]
*[[Resources for Library & Information Technology students]]
*[[Staff Training]]
*[[Work Like A Patron Day]]

== Technology ==

=== Access ===
*[[Cataloging]]
*[[Digitization]]
*[[Electronic Databases]]
*[[Institutional Repositories]]
*[[Improving Access]] (open_url, metasearch, metadata harvesting, etc.)
*[[Library Systems]] (integrated systems, automated systems, circulation systems]
*[[M-Libraries]] (mobile access to library resources - cell phones, PDAs, mp3 players, etc)
*[[Online Library Card Registration and e-Card Services]]
*[[OPACs]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[Public Access Computer Management]]
*[[Web Browser Extensions]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Widgets]] (desktop tools, usually based on JavaScript)

=== Implementing Tech in the Library ===
*[[Accessibility]] - general hardware and software technologies and information (not Web-specific)
*[[Calendars]]
*[[Content Management Systems (CMS)]]
*[[Google My Maps]]
*[[Grants for Technology Projects]]
*[[M-Libraries]]
*[[Open Source Software|Free/Open Source Software]]
*[[PLA TechNotes]]
*[[Providing Technology to Patrons]] (computers, wifi, iPods, etc.)
*[[Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)]]
*[[Room Reservation Systems]]
*[[Self Checkout]]
*[http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Online_Reference#Libraries_Offering_SMS_Reference_Services SMS or Short Messaging Service]
*[[Technology Planning]]
*[[Virtual Worlds]]
*[[VoIP|Voice over IP (VoIP)]]
*[[Web Tips and Tricks]]
*[[Website Design]]
*[[Web Statistics Packages]]

=== Information Sharing and Education ===
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]] (Blogs, Wikis, etc.)
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Learning 2.0 Program]]
*[[Management of the WSF Information]]
*[[Online Communities]]
*[[Personal start-page tools]]
*[[Podcasting]]
*[[Search Engines]]
*[[Social Networking Software]]

== Working Together ==
*[[Successful Collaborations]]

= Need help? =

Please visit the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Basic_text_formatting Wikipedia Style Guide] for instructions on how to format text in the wiki. Another great way to figure out how to do things in the wiki is to click edit on a certain page and see how things are formatted. Check this [[tips page]] if you're new to wikis and just want a quick intro on how to get started.

'''Not seeing the stuff you added?''' Try this [[caching problem|fix]].

Any questions? Contact [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/contact.php Meredith Farkas].

[[Category:Community]]

Gaming

2009-06-11T13:37:59Z

JimmyLo:

* [[Gaming Upcoming Events|Upcoming Events]]
* [[Gaming Past Events|Past Events]]
* [[Gaming Success Stories|Success Stories]]
* [[Gaming Resources|Resources]]
**[[Gaming Resources#Books|Books]]
**[[Gaming Resources#Journal Articles|Journal Articles]]
**[[Gaming Resources#Web Sites|Web Sites]]
**[[Gaming Resources#Blogs/Websites to Watch|Blogs & Websites to Watch]]
**[[Gaming Resources#Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out|Specific Blog Posts and Articles to Check Out]]
**[[Gaming Resources#Core Collection|Core Collection]]
**[[Gaming Resources#Tips N Tricks|Tips N Tricks]]
**[[Gaming Resources#Digital Projector Compatibility|Digital Projector Compatibility]]
**[[Gaming Resources#Relating Gaming to Literacy|Relating Gaming to Literacy]]
* [[Libraries Hosting Gaming Programs]]
**[[Wii Libraries]]
** [[Libraries Circulating Games]]
** [[Libraries Creating Games]]
** [[Libraries Creating Machinima]]

[[Category:Programming]][[Category:Services to Specific Groups]][[Category: Gaming]]

Gaming

2009-06-11T13:36:56Z

JimmyLo:

* [[Gaming Upcoming Events|Upcoming Events]]
* [[Gaming Past Events|Past Events]]
* [[Gaming Success Stories|Success Stories]]
* [[Gaming Resources|Resources]]
**[[Gaming Resources#Books|Books]]
**[[Gaming Resources#Journal Articles]]
**[[Gaming Resources#Web Sites]]
**[[Gaming Resources#Blogs/Websites to Watch]]
**[[Gaming Resources#Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out]]
**[[Gaming Resources#Core Collection]]
**[[Gaming Resources#Tips N Tricks]]
**[[Gaming Resources#Digital Projector Compatibility]]
**[[Gaming Resources#Relating Gaming to Literacy]]
* [[Libraries Hosting Gaming Programs]]
**[[Wii Libraries]]
** [[Libraries Circulating Games]]
** [[Libraries Creating Games]]
** [[Libraries Creating Machinima]]

[[Category:Programming]][[Category:Services to Specific Groups]][[Category: Gaming]]

Gaming

2009-06-11T13:36:00Z

JimmyLo:

* [[Gaming Upcoming Events|Upcoming Events]]
* [[Gaming Past Events|Past Events]]
* [[Gaming Success Stories|Success Stories]]
* [[Gaming Resources|Resources]]
**[[Gaming Resources#Books|Books]]
**Journal Articles
**Web Sites
**Blogs/Websites to Watch
**Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out
**Core Collection
**Tips N Tricks
**Digital Projector Compatibility
**Relating Gaming to Literacy
* [[Libraries Hosting Gaming Programs]]
**[[Wii Libraries]]
** [[Libraries Circulating Games]]
** [[Libraries Creating Games]]
** [[Libraries Creating Machinima]]

[[Category:Programming]][[Category:Services to Specific Groups]][[Category: Gaming]]

Vodcasts for Teens

2009-06-11T13:26:57Z

JimmyLo:

A vodcast is a video [[Podcasting|podcast]]. Here is a list of vodcasts used within teen library environments:

*[http://feeds.feedburner.com/primesboxlive Manchester Public Library]- Booktalks
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_foIxyLCPU ImaginOn]- Summer Reading 2006

==See Also==
*[[Blogs for Teens]] - library blogs for teen patrons.

*[[Flickr for library Teens]] - A list of Flickr spaces for library teens.

*[[MySpace & Teens]] - a list of library MySpace profiles oriented towards teen patrons.

*[[Podcasts & Teens]] - a list of podcasts created through partnership with public libraries and teens.

* [[RSS & Teens]] - a list of libraries using RSS feeds to deliver digital content to teens.

*[[Vodcasts for Teens]] - a list of vodcasts used within teen library environments.

Vodcasts for Teens

2009-06-11T13:26:35Z

JimmyLo:

A vodcast is a video [[Podcasts|podcast]]. Here is a list of vodcasts used within teen library environments:

*[http://feeds.feedburner.com/primesboxlive Manchester Public Library]- Booktalks
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_foIxyLCPU ImaginOn]- Summer Reading 2006

==See Also==
*[[Blogs for Teens]] - library blogs for teen patrons.

*[[Flickr for library Teens]] - A list of Flickr spaces for library teens.

*[[MySpace & Teens]] - a list of library MySpace profiles oriented towards teen patrons.

*[[Podcasts & Teens]] - a list of podcasts created through partnership with public libraries and teens.

* [[RSS & Teens]] - a list of libraries using RSS feeds to deliver digital content to teens.

*[[Vodcasts for Teens]] - a list of vodcasts used within teen library environments.

Podcasting

2009-06-11T13:25:00Z

JimmyLo: /* Related Articles */

Podcasting is a simple means of distributing audio content over the Internet, taking advantage of the power of [[Collaborative Tools in Libraries#RSS|RSS]]. Content consumers (end-users) can subscribe to a feed of a producer's audio content and receive automatic downloads of new content as it is made available online. A more comprehensive discussion of podcasting can be found in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting Wikipedia entry on podcasting].

For the library that works hard to produce audio content such as recordings of programs or library tours, podcasting can be an effective means of making that content more widely available.

The following is a list of libraries and affiliated organizations that are currently podcasting and offering selected podcast resources service:

* [http://thelibrarychannel.blog.asu.edu/ Arizona State University Libraries] ([http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheLibraryChannel podcast feed])
* [http://www.atwaterlibrary.ca/ Atwater Library and Computer Centre] ([http://www.atwaterlibrary.ca/taxonomy/term/21/0/feed podcast feed])
* [http://www.nancykeane.com/booktalks Booktalks Quick and Simple] ([http://nancykeane.com/rss.xml podcast feed])
* [http://www.boulderteens.org/webcast.htm Boulder Public Library: Teen Webcasts]
* [http://www.bridgew.edu/library/podcasts.cfm Bridgewater State College] (Selected Podcast Resources)
* [http://library.cssu.edu/about/podcasts/index.php Central Connecticut State University's Elihu Burritt Library] ([http://library.ccsu.edu/about/podcasts/eng204/eng204.xml podcast feed])
* [http://www.cheshirelib.org/teens/cplpodcast.htm Cheshire Public Library] ([http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/Bfgf podcast feed])
* [http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/library/historical/lectures.cfm Claude More Health Sciences Library University of Virginia] ([http://feeds.feedburner.com/cmhsl podcast feed])
* [http://libecast.library.cornell.edu/ Cornell University Library] (Selected Podcasts)
* [http://library.curtin.edu.au/research_and_information_skills/online_tutorials/podcasts/index.html Curtin University of Technology Library and Information Service] (multiple feeds)
* [http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/dplcasts Davenport Public Library] ([http://feeds2.feedburner.com/dplcast podcast feed])
* [http://dekalblibrary.org/podcasts/ DeKalb County Public Library, GA] ([http://feeds2.feedburner.com/dcpl-podcasts podcast feed])
* [http://podcast.denverlibrary.org Denver Public Library] ([http://podcast.denverlibrary.org/rss podcast feed])
* [http://www.dowling.edu/library/newsblog/podcasts.asp Dowling College Library Omnibus] ([http://www.dowling.edu/library/new/feed.xml podcast feed])
* [http://web.library.emory.edu/podcast/ Emory University Woodruff Library] ([http://feeds.feedburner.com/LibrarySurvivalGuide podcast feed])
* [http://gpcdecaturlrc.blogspot.com/ GPC Decatur Campus Library] ([http://feeds.feedburner.com/gpclibraryradio podcast feed])
* [http://www.grpl.org/yourlibrary/pods/ Grand Rapids Public Library]
* [http://infopeople.org/ The Infopeople Project] ([http://infoblog.infopeople.org/index.xml podcast feed])
* [http://www.lions-online.org/ Kankakee Public Library] ([http://www.lions-online.org/podcast.xml podcast feed])
* [http://www.lansing.lib.il.us/podcast.html Lansing Public Library] (multiple feeds) and [http://lansinglibraryweb.blogspot.com/2006/03/podcasts-what-are-they-and-how-to.html branded version of the podcatcher Juice with our feeds preloaded!]
* [http://lawlib.lclark.edu/podcast/index.php Lewis & Clark Law School Podcasts] (by the Boley Law Library) ([http://lawlib.lclark.edu/podcast/?feed=rss2 podcast feed])
* [http://www.lincolnlibraries.org/podcasts/ Lincoln City Libraries] (Lincoln, Nebraska)
* [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/library/library.shtml The Lunar and Planetary Institute] ([http://www.lpi.usra.edu/library/mp3.xml podcast feed])
* [http://library.ci.manchester.ct.us/teen/podcast/ Manchester Public Library] (multiple feeds, including a videocast feed)
* [http://www.mhl.org/teens/audio/index.htm Memorial Hall Library] ([http://www.mhl.org/teens/audio/teens.xml podcast feed])
* [http://braincast.libsyn.com/ Mohawk College Library] ([http://braincast.libsyn.com/rss podcast feed])
* [http://www2.morainevalley.edu/default.asp?SiteId=10&PageId=1809 Moraine Valley Community College] ([http://feeds.feedburner.com/MoraineValleycheckItout podcast feed])
* [http://www.mountkiscolibrary.org/ Mount Kisco Library] ([http://mountkiscolibrary.podOmatic.com/rss2.xml podcast feed])
* [http://mclibrarypodcast.blogspot.com/ Muskingum College Library] ([http://feeds.feedburner.com/MuskingumCollegeLibraryPodcast podcast feed])
*[http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/directorscomments.html National Library of Medicine] ([http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/podcast/nlmpcast.rss podcast feed])
* [http://www.library.ohiou.edu/podcasts/ Ohio University Libraries] ([http://feeds.feedburner.com/BehindTheDesk podcast feed])
* [http://catalog.odl.state.ok.us/okrm/readingok.htm Oklahoma Department of Libraries] ([http://catalog.odl.state.ok.us/okrm/podcast.xml podcast feed])
* [http://www.oplin.org/4cast/index.php/?cat=52 The OPLIN 4cast Podcast] Columbus, OH
* [http://www.ocls.info/Programs/podcastAndRSS.asp?bhcp=1/ Orange County Library] Orlando, FL (audio and video feeds)
* [http://www.palinet.org/ PALINET Technology Conversations] ([http://www.palinet.org/rss/tech-conversations/tc1.xml podcast feed])
* [http://www.palinet.org/rss/ir/podir1.xml PALINET IR Conversations]([http://www.palinet.org/rss/ir/podir1.xml podcast feed])
* [http://www.piercecountylibrary.org/blogs.aspx?blog_id=7 Pierce County Library] ([http://www.piercecountylibrary.org/rss.aspx?id=1&type=blogs&blog_id=7 podcast feed])
* [http://www.pritzkermilitarylibrary.org/podcasts/index.jsp Pritzker Military Library] ([http://feeds.feedburner.com/pmlfeed/ podcast feed])
* [http://www.libraryloft.org/podcasts.asp Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County] ([http://www.libraryloft.org/podcasts/rss/libraryloftpodcasts.aspx podcast feed])
* [http://www.library.jhu.edu/podcasts/ The Sheridan Libraries at Johns Hopkins University] ([http://www.library.jhu.edu/podcasts/rss.xml podcast feed])
* [http://www.librarypodcasts.org/ Sunnyvale Public Library] ([http://www.librarypodcasts.org/?feed=rss2 podcast feed])
* [http://fordlibrary.org/clickastory Thomas Ford Memorial Library Click-A-Story] ([http://www.fordlibrary.org/clickastory.xml podcast feed])
* [http://fordlibrary.org/yareviews Thomas Ford Memorial Library Audio Reviews by Teens] ([http://www.fordlibrary.org/yar_index.xml podcast feed])
* [http://www.library.tufts.edu/tisch/tischTalks.html Tisch Talks] (http://podcasts.uit.tufts.edu/rss/129/129.rss])
* ([http://library.ucsc.edu/pod/ University of California, Santa Cruz University Library] ([http://library.ucsc.edu/pod/xml/libfeed.xml podcast feed])
* [http://iminervapodcast.blogspot.com/ University of North Carolina at Greensboro Libraries] ([http://iminervapodcast.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default podcast feed])
* [http://wiki.wsu.edu/wsuwiki/Podcasts_at_WSU#The_Libraries Washington State University Libraries] ([http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/rssapp/rssfeed.aspx?feedid=11 podcast feed])
* [http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ Western Kentucky University Libraries] ([http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/libpod.xml podcast feed])
* [http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/podcasts/index.htm Wisconsin State Legislature - Legislative Reference Bureau] ([http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/rss/podcast.xml podcast feed])
* [http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Library/Borrowing/Podcasts/ WPI's George C. Gordon Library Audio to Go] ([http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Library/Borrowing/Podcasts/wpiaudiotogo.xml podcast feed])
* [http://www.wadsworthlibrary.com/main/podcasts.cfm Wadsworth Public Library] ([http://wadsworth.lib.oh.us/feeds/podcast.cfm podcast feed])
* [http://www.worthingtonlibraries.org/programs2go/ Worthington Libraries: Programs to Go] ([http://www.worthingtonlibraries.org/programs2go/rss.cfm?section_id=1 kids podcast feed], [http://www.worthingtonlibraries.org/programs2go/rss.cfm?section_id=2 teens & tweens podcast feed], [http://www.worthingtonlibraries.org/programs2go/rss.cfm?section_id=3 adult podcast feed])

The following are School libraries that are currently podcasting or using podcast resources:

*[http://webtech.cherokee.k12.ga.us/creekview-hs/mediacenter/Podcasts/podcasts.htm Creekview High School] ([http://webtech.cherokee.k12.ga.us/creekview-hs/mediacenter/unquiet.xml podcast feed])
*[http://www.dryden.k12.ny.us/~adutche1/Podcasts/Why.htm Dryden Middle School/High School] ([http://www.dryden.k12.ny.us/%7Eadutche1/VS/DCSVSfeed.xml podcast feed])
*[http://www.hopkintonschools.org/hhs/library/podcast.html Hopkinton High School] ([http://www.hopkintonschools.org/hhs/library/podcasts/podcast.xml podcast feed])
*[http://blogs.parkrose.k12.or.us/thomaste/ Parkrose High School]
*[http://mateolibrary.blogspot.com/2008/03/podcasting-in-ms-penningtons-class-7th.html San Mateo High School] ([http://feeds.feedburner.com/SanMateoHighSchoolLibrary podcast feed])
*[http://schs.stvrain.k12.co.us/imc_index.html Silver Creek High School] ([http://podsfromthecreek.podcastpeople.com/rss/xml/3 podcast feed])
*[http://middlemedia.wordpress.com/ Teasley Middle School]([http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=219606136 podcast feed])
*[http://www.wpcsd.org/education/components/links/links.php?sectiondetailid=3879&PHPSESSID=fc4d745c3a8819fa49d2bf2680f7ba21 Whitney Point High School]
*[http://www.nchslmc.org New Canaan High School Library] ([http://web.mac.com/mluhtala/iWeb/nchslmc/Podcast/Podcast.html])

For a list of podcasts that are aimed at or should be of interest to library staff, see the [http://liswiki.org/wiki/Podcasts "Podcasts" page in LISWiki].

==How To Podcast (general advice)==
* http://www.gabcast.com/ This free service makes it incredibly easy to do a podcast. Simply call in via phone to record and publish your podcast.
* http://odeo.com/ Odeo is a free service that allows for uploading MP3 files as well as calling in via a phone to record and publish your podcast.
* [http://www.feedforall.com/podcasting-tutorial.htm Podcasting Tutorial] Easy to use podcasting tutorial and software that walks users through the process of setting up a podcast feed.
* [http://www.podcasting-tools.com Podcasting Tools] Collection of podcasting tools and educational articles to assist podcasters.
* [http://www.podseek.net Podseek.net] is a members-based [http://www.podseek.net Podcasting Directory] full of resources for Podcasters. Podcasters can find listings and information related to: [http://www.podseek.net/directory/podcasting/podsafe_resources.html Podsafe music] - [http://www.podseek.net/directory/podcasting/production.html Production] - [http://www.podseek.net/directory/podcasting/software.html Windows & Mac software] - complete [http://www.podseek.net/directory/podcasting/solutions.html Podcast solutions for beginners] - [http://www.podseek.net/directory/podcasting/podcasting_directories.html list of Podcasting Directories] - [http://www.podseek.net/directory/podcasting/instruction.html Podcasting instructions]. Podseek members can rate, vote on, and write reviews of other Podcasts(ers) in the PodSeek Directory, bookmark their favorite Podcasting sites, and post questions and answers to the [http://www.podseek.net/forums.html Podcasting Forums.] The latest news on upcoming events and current products related to Podcasting can also be found on Podseek.

== Podcast-friendly music ==

* [http://www.archive.org/details/audio Internet Archive]
* [http://www.podsafeaudio.com/ Podsafe Audio]
* [http://music.podshow.com/ Podsafe Music Network]
* [http://www.magnatune.com/info/podcast Magnatune]

== Audio/Video Editing Software ==

* [http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity] (free, Mac/Windows/Linux, audio recording/editing)
* [http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp Camtasia] (Mac/Windows, audio/video recording/editing)
* [http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/ Garageband] (part of iLife suite, Mac only, audio recording/editing)

== Podcatching Software ==
* [http://www.apple.com/itunes/ iTunes] (free, Mac/Windows, podcatcher)

== Syndication Software ==
* [http://wordpress.org/ Wordpress] (free, podcast publishing)
* [http://www.mightyseek.com/podpress/ Podpress] (free, Wordpress plugin for podcasters)
* [http://plugins.spiralwebconsulting.com/podcasting.html Podcasting] (free, Wordpress plugin for podcasting)

== Publicizing ==
A good way to publicize your podcast is to enter it into one of the many podcast directories. Here are just a few:
* [http://www.apple.com/itunes/ iTunes podcase directory]
* [http://www.podcastalley.com/ Podcast Alley]
* [http://epnweb.org/ The Education Podcast Network]
* [http://recap.ltd.uk/podcasting/index.php Podcast directory for educators, schools, and colleges]

== Related Articles ==
* [[Podcasts & Teens]]
* [[Vodcasts for Teens]]

== How To Podcast (for libraries) ==

* Braun, Linda. ''Listen Up! Podcasting for Schools and Libraries''. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2007. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145936465 WorldCat record]
* Moraine Valley Community College Library. [http://morainestudents.com/blogdevelopment/?p=43 Steps to Adding a New Podcast]
* Berk, J., Olsen, S., Atkinson, J., & Comerford, J. (2007). ''Innovation in a podshell: bringing information literacy into the world of podcasting''. Electronic Library, 25(4), 409-419.
* Deal, A. (2007, June 4). ''Podcasting: A Teaching with Technology White Paper''. Retrieved July 30, 2008, from [http://connect.educause.edu/blog/jklittle/podcastingateachingw/44653].
* Griffey, J. (2007). ''Podcast 1 2 3''. Library Journal, 132(11), 32-34.
* Mizrachi, D., & Bedoya, J. (2007). ''LITE Bites: broadcasting bite-sized library instruction''. Reference Services Review, 35(2), 249-256. doi: 10.1108/00907320710749164.
* Puckett, J. (2008, February 10). ''Podcasting in Academic Libraries''. Jason Puckett.net. Retrieved July 24, 2008, from [http://jasonpuckett.net/projects/podcasting-in-academic-libraries/].
* Stephens, M. (2005). ''Libraries Get Podcasting''. Library Journal, 130, 24.
* Worcester, L., & Barker, E. (2006). ''Podcasting: Exploring the Possibilities for Academic Libraries''. College & Undergraduate Libraries, 13(3), 87-91.

[[Category: Technology]]
[[Category: Web 2.0]]

Social Networking Software

2009-06-11T13:24:15Z

JimmyLo: /* Flickr */

Social networking software is a new approach in some academic and public libraries today in order to make libraries not only "cool" in the public's eyes, but also as a third space in which potential library users can participate in an collaborative exchange with their libraries. It also may allow users to build relationships with the library staff and other library users.

Examples of social networking software include MySpace.com, Friendster.com, and Facebook.com. These sites allows users to create pages in which others (potential library users) can view and provide feedback. Some academic and public libraries have created MySpace or Facebook pages in an attempt to promote and extend their library services such as reader's advisory.

= Examples =

Examples of libraries using social networking software include:

== MySpace ==

* The Steele Creek Library: http://myspace.com/steelecreeklibrary
* The Denver Public Library: http://myspace.com/denver_evolver
* The Stoneham Public Library: http://www.myspace.com/stonehamlibrary
* The Brooklyn College Library: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=42712933
* Worthington Libraries: http://www.myspace.com/worthingteens
* Lancaster Library (UK): http://www.myspace.com/getitloudinlibraries

== Facebook ==
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=7223112325 Hennepin County Library Facebook Profile]
* The Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=8155960271
* Worthington Libraries: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6091518004
* Worcester Polytechnic Institute Gordon Library: http://www.facebook.com/pages/WPI-Gordon-Library/6392256246
* UMASS Boston Healey Library: http://umb.facebook.com/profile.php?id=599649317
* The Houston Public Library: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Houston-TX/Houston-Public-Library/8575665644
* Manchester Library and Information Service (UK): http://www.facebook.com/pages/Manchester-United-Kingdom/Manchester-Library-Information-Service/10174713053
* Arapahoe Library District: http://www.myspace.com/arapahoe http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Centennial-CO/Arapahoe-Library-District-ALD-Teens/51726861244?ref=ts

== Twitter ==
* Fylde Libraries, Lancashire (UK): http://www.twitter.com/fyldelibraries

== Flickr ==
* DeKalb County Public Library, GA [http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcpl/ Flickr page]

Not all libraries, however, use social networking software to promote their services, some libraries view social networking software as too new, too trendy. Some libraries even have the websites for MySpace.com and Facebook.com banned in their libraries. This may be due to funding issues (See the ALA's site about DOPA http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/techinttele/iwa/iwa.htm) or it may be due to a library's management.

= Related Articles =
* [[MySpace & Teens]]
* [[Flickr for library Teens]]

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =
For more information, opinions, and links about social networking software and libraries, please see the blog ''Information Wants to Be Free'''s May 10th 2006 entry at http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2006/05/10/libraries-in-social-networking-software/

[http://librarystream.wordpress.com/ LibraryStream] Steve Campion

[http://theubiquitouslibrarian.typepad.com/ The Ubiquitious Librarian] Brian Matthews at Georgia Tech

[http://www.socialnetworkinglibrarian.com Social Networking Librarian] AnnaLaura Brown's blog all about social networking in libraries and library 2.0

[[Category:Technology]]

[http://www.weblogg-ed.com Will Richardson's blog] - Great information/ideas from an educator's perspective. Will did a recent article in Technology and Learning 2005 called Blog Revolution on the educational benefits of blogging for/with students.
Richardson, W. (2005). Blog Revolution. Technology and Learning, 26(3), 48. Retrieved July 1, 2007, from the Wilson Web database.

This webinar, entitled [http://www.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=19345 10 ways to make your library great in 2008 – Using web 2.0] focuses on the basics of social cataloging sites libraything.com and del.icio.us along a professional development theme. It also has a [http://blog.webjunctionworks.org/index.php/category/10-ways/ 10 ways Blog] associated with it.

Social Networking Software

2009-06-11T13:24:00Z

JimmyLo: /* Flickr */

Social networking software is a new approach in some academic and public libraries today in order to make libraries not only "cool" in the public's eyes, but also as a third space in which potential library users can participate in an collaborative exchange with their libraries. It also may allow users to build relationships with the library staff and other library users.

Examples of social networking software include MySpace.com, Friendster.com, and Facebook.com. These sites allows users to create pages in which others (potential library users) can view and provide feedback. Some academic and public libraries have created MySpace or Facebook pages in an attempt to promote and extend their library services such as reader's advisory.

= Examples =

Examples of libraries using social networking software include:

== MySpace ==

* The Steele Creek Library: http://myspace.com/steelecreeklibrary
* The Denver Public Library: http://myspace.com/denver_evolver
* The Stoneham Public Library: http://www.myspace.com/stonehamlibrary
* The Brooklyn College Library: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=42712933
* Worthington Libraries: http://www.myspace.com/worthingteens
* Lancaster Library (UK): http://www.myspace.com/getitloudinlibraries

== Facebook ==
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=7223112325 Hennepin County Library Facebook Profile]
* The Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=8155960271
* Worthington Libraries: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6091518004
* Worcester Polytechnic Institute Gordon Library: http://www.facebook.com/pages/WPI-Gordon-Library/6392256246
* UMASS Boston Healey Library: http://umb.facebook.com/profile.php?id=599649317
* The Houston Public Library: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Houston-TX/Houston-Public-Library/8575665644
* Manchester Library and Information Service (UK): http://www.facebook.com/pages/Manchester-United-Kingdom/Manchester-Library-Information-Service/10174713053
* Arapahoe Library District: http://www.myspace.com/arapahoe http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Centennial-CO/Arapahoe-Library-District-ALD-Teens/51726861244?ref=ts

== Twitter ==
* Fylde Libraries, Lancashire (UK): http://www.twitter.com/fyldelibraries

== Flickr ==
* DeKalb County Public Library, GA [http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcpl/ Flickr page]

Not all libraries, however, use social networking software to promote their services, some libraries view social networking software as too new, too trendy. Some libraries even have the websites for MySpace.com and Facebook.com banned in their libraries. This may be due to funding issues (See the ALA's site about DOPA http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/techinttele/iwa/iwa.htm) or it may be due to a library's management.

= Related Articles =
* [[MySpace & Teens]]
* [[Flickr for library Teens]]

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =
For more information, opinions, and links about social networking software and libraries, please see the blog ''Information Wants to Be Free'''s May 10th 2006 entry at http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2006/05/10/libraries-in-social-networking-software/

[http://librarystream.wordpress.com/ LibraryStream] Steve Campion

[http://theubiquitouslibrarian.typepad.com/ The Ubiquitious Librarian] Brian Matthews at Georgia Tech

[http://www.socialnetworkinglibrarian.com Social Networking Librarian] AnnaLaura Brown's blog all about social networking in libraries and library 2.0

[[Category:Technology]]

[http://www.weblogg-ed.com Will Richardson's blog] - Great information/ideas from an educator's perspective. Will did a recent article in Technology and Learning 2005 called Blog Revolution on the educational benefits of blogging for/with students.
Richardson, W. (2005). Blog Revolution. Technology and Learning, 26(3), 48. Retrieved July 1, 2007, from the Wilson Web database.

This webinar, entitled [http://www.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=19345 10 ways to make your library great in 2008 – Using web 2.0] focuses on the basics of social cataloging sites libraything.com and del.icio.us along a professional development theme. It also has a [http://blog.webjunctionworks.org/index.php/category/10-ways/ 10 ways Blog] associated with it.

Social Networking Software

2009-06-11T13:23:48Z

JimmyLo: /* Flickr */

Social networking software is a new approach in some academic and public libraries today in order to make libraries not only "cool" in the public's eyes, but also as a third space in which potential library users can participate in an collaborative exchange with their libraries. It also may allow users to build relationships with the library staff and other library users.

Examples of social networking software include MySpace.com, Friendster.com, and Facebook.com. These sites allows users to create pages in which others (potential library users) can view and provide feedback. Some academic and public libraries have created MySpace or Facebook pages in an attempt to promote and extend their library services such as reader's advisory.

= Examples =

Examples of libraries using social networking software include:

== MySpace ==

* The Steele Creek Library: http://myspace.com/steelecreeklibrary
* The Denver Public Library: http://myspace.com/denver_evolver
* The Stoneham Public Library: http://www.myspace.com/stonehamlibrary
* The Brooklyn College Library: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=42712933
* Worthington Libraries: http://www.myspace.com/worthingteens
* Lancaster Library (UK): http://www.myspace.com/getitloudinlibraries

== Facebook ==
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=7223112325 Hennepin County Library Facebook Profile]
* The Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=8155960271
* Worthington Libraries: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6091518004
* Worcester Polytechnic Institute Gordon Library: http://www.facebook.com/pages/WPI-Gordon-Library/6392256246
* UMASS Boston Healey Library: http://umb.facebook.com/profile.php?id=599649317
* The Houston Public Library: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Houston-TX/Houston-Public-Library/8575665644
* Manchester Library and Information Service (UK): http://www.facebook.com/pages/Manchester-United-Kingdom/Manchester-Library-Information-Service/10174713053
* Arapahoe Library District: http://www.myspace.com/arapahoe http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Centennial-CO/Arapahoe-Library-District-ALD-Teens/51726861244?ref=ts

== Twitter ==
* Fylde Libraries, Lancashire (UK): http://www.twitter.com/fyldelibraries

== Flickr ==
* DeKalb County Public Library [http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcpl/ Flickr page]

Not all libraries, however, use social networking software to promote their services, some libraries view social networking software as too new, too trendy. Some libraries even have the websites for MySpace.com and Facebook.com banned in their libraries. This may be due to funding issues (See the ALA's site about DOPA http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/techinttele/iwa/iwa.htm) or it may be due to a library's management.

= Related Articles =
* [[MySpace & Teens]]
* [[Flickr for library Teens]]

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =
For more information, opinions, and links about social networking software and libraries, please see the blog ''Information Wants to Be Free'''s May 10th 2006 entry at http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2006/05/10/libraries-in-social-networking-software/

[http://librarystream.wordpress.com/ LibraryStream] Steve Campion

[http://theubiquitouslibrarian.typepad.com/ The Ubiquitious Librarian] Brian Matthews at Georgia Tech

[http://www.socialnetworkinglibrarian.com Social Networking Librarian] AnnaLaura Brown's blog all about social networking in libraries and library 2.0

[[Category:Technology]]

[http://www.weblogg-ed.com Will Richardson's blog] - Great information/ideas from an educator's perspective. Will did a recent article in Technology and Learning 2005 called Blog Revolution on the educational benefits of blogging for/with students.
Richardson, W. (2005). Blog Revolution. Technology and Learning, 26(3), 48. Retrieved July 1, 2007, from the Wilson Web database.

This webinar, entitled [http://www.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=19345 10 ways to make your library great in 2008 – Using web 2.0] focuses on the basics of social cataloging sites libraything.com and del.icio.us along a professional development theme. It also has a [http://blog.webjunctionworks.org/index.php/category/10-ways/ 10 ways Blog] associated with it.

Social Networking Software

2009-06-11T13:22:39Z

JimmyLo:

Social networking software is a new approach in some academic and public libraries today in order to make libraries not only "cool" in the public's eyes, but also as a third space in which potential library users can participate in an collaborative exchange with their libraries. It also may allow users to build relationships with the library staff and other library users.

Examples of social networking software include MySpace.com, Friendster.com, and Facebook.com. These sites allows users to create pages in which others (potential library users) can view and provide feedback. Some academic and public libraries have created MySpace or Facebook pages in an attempt to promote and extend their library services such as reader's advisory.

= Examples =

Examples of libraries using social networking software include:

== MySpace ==

* The Steele Creek Library: http://myspace.com/steelecreeklibrary
* The Denver Public Library: http://myspace.com/denver_evolver
* The Stoneham Public Library: http://www.myspace.com/stonehamlibrary
* The Brooklyn College Library: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=42712933
* Worthington Libraries: http://www.myspace.com/worthingteens
* Lancaster Library (UK): http://www.myspace.com/getitloudinlibraries

== Facebook ==
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=7223112325 Hennepin County Library Facebook Profile]
* The Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=8155960271
* Worthington Libraries: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6091518004
* Worcester Polytechnic Institute Gordon Library: http://www.facebook.com/pages/WPI-Gordon-Library/6392256246
* UMASS Boston Healey Library: http://umb.facebook.com/profile.php?id=599649317
* The Houston Public Library: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Houston-TX/Houston-Public-Library/8575665644
* Manchester Library and Information Service (UK): http://www.facebook.com/pages/Manchester-United-Kingdom/Manchester-Library-Information-Service/10174713053
* Arapahoe Library District: http://www.myspace.com/arapahoe http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Centennial-CO/Arapahoe-Library-District-ALD-Teens/51726861244?ref=ts

== Twitter ==
* Fylde Libraries, Lancashire (UK): http://www.twitter.com/fyldelibraries

== Flickr ==
* Add something here.

Not all libraries, however, use social networking software to promote their services, some libraries view social networking software as too new, too trendy. Some libraries even have the websites for MySpace.com and Facebook.com banned in their libraries. This may be due to funding issues (See the ALA's site about DOPA http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/techinttele/iwa/iwa.htm) or it may be due to a library's management.

= Related Articles =
* [[MySpace & Teens]]
* [[Flickr for library Teens]]

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =
For more information, opinions, and links about social networking software and libraries, please see the blog ''Information Wants to Be Free'''s May 10th 2006 entry at http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2006/05/10/libraries-in-social-networking-software/

[http://librarystream.wordpress.com/ LibraryStream] Steve Campion

[http://theubiquitouslibrarian.typepad.com/ The Ubiquitious Librarian] Brian Matthews at Georgia Tech

[http://www.socialnetworkinglibrarian.com Social Networking Librarian] AnnaLaura Brown's blog all about social networking in libraries and library 2.0

[[Category:Technology]]

[http://www.weblogg-ed.com Will Richardson's blog] - Great information/ideas from an educator's perspective. Will did a recent article in Technology and Learning 2005 called Blog Revolution on the educational benefits of blogging for/with students.
Richardson, W. (2005). Blog Revolution. Technology and Learning, 26(3), 48. Retrieved July 1, 2007, from the Wilson Web database.

This webinar, entitled [http://www.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=19345 10 ways to make your library great in 2008 – Using web 2.0] focuses on the basics of social cataloging sites libraything.com and del.icio.us along a professional development theme. It also has a [http://blog.webjunctionworks.org/index.php/category/10-ways/ 10 ways Blog] associated with it.

Blogs

2009-06-11T13:19:43Z

JimmyLo: /* Related Articles */

= Success Stories =

== Don't Just Blog - Blog It To Courseware ==

Here's an idea for academic libraries that have or are considering a library blog. A library blog can be a great marketing tool, but only if students read it, and my research shows that most students will not voluntarily subscribe to a library blog - and many are not yet familiar with the necessary technology tools to allow that. Instead, take advantage of technology that lets you push your blog postings to your campus courseware. That way, whenever students go to their course sites, which they do frequently, they'll see your library blog postings. You can get more information about the technology that allows this, and some findings from an informal research study that gathered data on student use of an academic library blog and student knowledge of blogs, RSS and aggregators. This information comes from a poster session conducted at the 2005 ALA conference. The handout from the session and the poster - which will provide all the information you need to replicate this idea - can be found at:
[http://staff.philau.edu/bells/webpresent.html] - just scroll down to the presentations area - and look for the links to the ALA 2005 poster session material.

Using Blogs in Secondary Schools:
High school libraries should educate teachers and students about using blogs in the classroom. With the explosion of sites such as MySpace, many students are blogging. Educators should be aware of the rising popularity of blogs and use it to their advantage. In return, if school librarians educate students and teachers on blogging, it will increase the students' and teachers' awareness of the library and its usefullness. After teaching classes on blogging, school librarians should be prepared to provide teachers with examples of how to incorporate this technology into the classroom. This collaboration is vital to making the school library an important part of any high school. Some ideas for using blogs in the classroom can be found at: http://classblogging.blogspot.com/; http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/techlp/techlp055.shtml; http://weblogg-ed.com/2004/blogging-lesson-plan/. Another fabulous blog is : http://librarygoddess.blogspot.com/ which is a high school librarian [in New Jersery] who reviews books written for, or appropriate for, teens. (This website was obtained from the article Clyde, L.A. (2005). Educational blogging [Electronic version]. Teacher Librarian. 32(3), pp. 43-45. Retrieved July 9, 2007, from Wilson Web Omnifile database.) These are only a very few ideas that can be found on the Internet. Blogging is a part of students' lives. It is now up to librarians and teachers to make it a part of their education.

= Related Articles =
* [[Blogs for Teens]]
* [[Blogs about Teen Library Services]]

= Examples and Information =

* [http://www.blogwithoutalibrary.net/links/index.php?title=Welcome_to_the_Blogging_Libraries_Wiki Blogging Libraries Wiki] - a list of libraries with blogs from blogwithoutalibrary.net.
* [http://blog-bib.blogspot.com/ BlogBib]
* [http://www.libdex.com/weblogs.html Library Weblogs] - a list of worldwide libraries with blogs from LibDex

[[Category:Technology]]

Wikis

2009-06-11T13:18:42Z

JimmyLo:

= Examples of Wiki Uses =

== Community Info & Guides ==
*[http://www.grpl.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page GRPLpedia] Grand Rapids Public Library, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
*[http://www.loudounpedia.org Loudonpedia] Loundon County Public Library (PBwiki)
*[http://www.scrldwiki.org The Stevens County Wiki Project] A community wiki site for rural Stevens County in northeastern Washington, hosted by the [http://www.scrld.org Stevens County Rural Library District]

== Conference Sites ==
*[http://meredith.wolfwater.com/ala2006/ ALA New Orleans 2006 Wiki]

== Intranets ==
*[http://wiki.library.oregonstate.edu/confluence/dashboard.action OSU Libraries Wiki] Oregon State University, Portland, Oregon, USA. Uses Confluence.
*[http://wiki.lib.uconn.edu/ Staff Wiki] University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA. (mediawiki)
*[https://wiki.lib.umn.edu/ UL Staff Wiki] University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA. (pmwiki)
* [http://albystaff.pbwiki.com/ Albany County Public Library Staff Wiki] (pbwiki)
* [http://tempo.memphislibrary.org/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page Memphis Public Library Wiki] Memphis, Tennessee, USA. (mediawiki)

== Library and Information Science Topics ==
*[http://environmentalscan.pbwiki.com/?cat=edu Environmental Scan] Environmental scan analyzing trends and issues affecting the library profession in general, and federal libraries in particular. (PBwiki) by [http://environmentalscan.pbwiki.com/About%20the%20Environmental%20Scan Cindy Boeke and others]
*[http://instructionwiki.org/Sharing_resources Library Instruction Wiki]
*[http://libraryoutreach.pbwiki.com/ Library Outreach Wiki]
*[http://trainingwiki.pbwiki.com/ Library Technology Training Wiki] This wiki contains documents, resources and instructions how to make wikis using [http://pbwiki.com PBWiki] and how to create online surveys using [http://www.surveymonkey.com SurveyMonkey]. (PBwiki) by [http://trainingwiki.pbwiki.com/Cindy%20Boeke Cindy Boeke]
*[http://liswiki.org LISWiki: Library and Information Science Wiki]
*[http://mlcnet.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Michigan Libraries Wiki]

== Library Web Sites ==
*[http://library.usca.edu/Main/HomePage USC Aiken Gregg-Graniteville Library web site] (PmWiki)

== Project Management ==
* [http://dclstrategicplan.pbwiki.com/ Durham County Library Strategic Plan] Durham County, North Carolina, USA. Created for the strategic planning process and implementation of the Durham County Library in Durham, North Carolina. (pbwiki)
*[http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/b-team/ The MIT Engineering and Science Libraries B-Team] (Massachusetts Institute of Techology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. (seedwiki)

== Staff Manuals & Service Point Manuals ==
*[http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/antioch_university_new_england_library_staff_training_and_support_wiki/ Antioch University New England Library Staff Training and Support Wiki] Keene, New Hampshire, USA (seedwiki)
*[http://newmanlibrary.pbwiki.com Reference Wiki, Baruch College] Password-protected. Publicly viewable [ screenshots](pbwiki)
*[http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/butler_wikiref/ Reference Wiki, Butler University Libraries] (seedwiki)
*[http://nmtclibrary.pbwiki.com/ North Metro Technical College Wiki] Acworth, Georgia, USA (pbwiki)

== Subject Guides, Course Guides, & Resource Guides ==
*[http://blogsandwikis.bentley.edu/library/researchhelp/index.php/Main_Page Bentley Library Research Help] Bentley College, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA (mediawiki)
*[http://champlaincollegelibrary.pbwiki.com/ Subject-based Guides] Champlain College, Burlington, Vermont, USA (pbwiki)
*[http://www.grpl.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page GRPLedia] Grand Rapids Public Library, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA (mediawiki)
*[http://www.mulibrary.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page MULibraryPedia] Maryville University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. (mediawiki)
*[http://library2.norwich.edu/guide/index.php/Main_Page Library Research Guides] Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont, USA (mediawiki)
*[http://www.library.ohiou.edu/subjects/bizwiki/index.php/Main_Page Biz Wiki] Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA (mediawiki)
*[http://www.library.ohiou.edu/subjects/litwiki/index.php/Main_Page Lit Wiki] Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA (mediawiki)
*[http://www.library.ohiou.edu/subjects/commwiki/index.php/Main_Page Comm Wiki] Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA (mediawiki)
*[http://www.libraryforlife.org/subjectguides/index.php/Main_Page SJCPL Subject Guides] St. Joseph Public Library, South Bend, Indiana, USA (mediawiki)
* [http://library.hud.ac.uk/wiki/ Electronic Resources Wiki] University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK (mediawiki)
*[http://healeylibrary.wikispaces.com/ Healey Library Course Resource Hub] University of Massachusetts-Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. (wikispaces)
*[http://faqs.urlibraries.org/ Boatipedia] University of Richmond, Richmond, VA (mediawiki)
*[http://forcedmigrationguide.pbwiki.com/ Researching Forced Migration: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources] Massachusetts, USA (pbwiki)

== Miscellaneous ==
*[http://wiki.ucalgary.ca/page/Main_Page University of Calgary]
*[http://www.fontysmediatheek.nl/wiki Fontys Mediatheek Wiki (Dutch)]
*[http://libfye.wetpaint.com/ Mac Library Experience] McMaster University, Ontario, Canada

== Related Articles ==
* [[Wikis about Teen Library Services]]

= Bibliography =
*[http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=16236 Social Machines] by Wade Roush in <i>Technology Review</i> August 2005
*[http://www.educause.edu/pub/er/erm04/erm0452.asp Wide Open Spaces: Wikis, Ready or Not] by Brian Lamb. Featured in Educause Review, Sept/Oct 2004.
*[http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/apr03/mattison.shtml Quickiwiki, Swiki, Twiki, Zwiki and the Plone Wars Wiki as a PIM and Collaborative Content Tool] by David Mattison. Featured in Searcher in April, 2003.
*[http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/tonkin/ Making the Case for a Wiki] by Emma Tonkin. Featured in Ariadne in January, 2005.
*[http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/perth04/procs/augar.html Teaching and Learning Online with Wikis] by Naomi Augar, Ruth Raitman and Wanlei Zhou.
* [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2005/07/05/ala-wiki-what-i-learned-and-what-im-doing-with-it/ ALA Wiki: What I learned and what I’m doing with it] by Meredith Farkas, July 2005
*[[Wiki World|Meredith's OPAL Talk on Wikis]]
*[http://trainingwiki.pbwiki.com/f/CreatingYourFirstWiki.pdf Step by step guide to making your first wiki using PBwiki (PDF version)] by [http://trainingwiki.pbwiki.com/Cindy%20Boeke Cindy Boeke]. PPT version: [http://trainingwiki.pbwiki.com/How%20to%20Make%20a%20Wiki Step by step guide to making your first wiki using PBwiki] (Click on the link).
*[http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/WikiBib.htm Sandbox Wikibibliography]
*[http://hdl.handle.net/1901/267 Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to the Successful Adoption and Use of Wikis in Collaborative Knowledge Management] by John P. Walker, Jr. Honor's thesis from 2006.
*[http://libres.curtin.edu.au/libres16n1/Kille_essayopinion.htm Wikis in the workplace: How wikis can help manage knowledge in library reference services] by Angela Kille. Published in LIBRES 16, no. 1.
*[http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/fac/bridgewa/ili/ Collaborating with wikis] by Rachel Bridgewater and Anne-Marie Deitering. Presented at Internet Librarian International 2005, October 10, 2005, London, UK.
*[http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2007/10/24/the-long-road-towards-subject-guide-20/ The Long Road Toward Subject Guide 2.0] by Meredith Farkas, 24 October 2007.
*[http://libraryvoice.com/archives/2006/07/13/using-a-wiki-as-a-research-guide-a-years-experience/ Using a Wiki as a Research Guide: A Year's Experience] by Chad Boeninger, 13 July 2006
[[Category:Technology]]

Blogs

2009-06-11T13:17:02Z

JimmyLo:

= Success Stories =

== Don't Just Blog - Blog It To Courseware ==

Here's an idea for academic libraries that have or are considering a library blog. A library blog can be a great marketing tool, but only if students read it, and my research shows that most students will not voluntarily subscribe to a library blog - and many are not yet familiar with the necessary technology tools to allow that. Instead, take advantage of technology that lets you push your blog postings to your campus courseware. That way, whenever students go to their course sites, which they do frequently, they'll see your library blog postings. You can get more information about the technology that allows this, and some findings from an informal research study that gathered data on student use of an academic library blog and student knowledge of blogs, RSS and aggregators. This information comes from a poster session conducted at the 2005 ALA conference. The handout from the session and the poster - which will provide all the information you need to replicate this idea - can be found at:
[http://staff.philau.edu/bells/webpresent.html] - just scroll down to the presentations area - and look for the links to the ALA 2005 poster session material.

Using Blogs in Secondary Schools:
High school libraries should educate teachers and students about using blogs in the classroom. With the explosion of sites such as MySpace, many students are blogging. Educators should be aware of the rising popularity of blogs and use it to their advantage. In return, if school librarians educate students and teachers on blogging, it will increase the students' and teachers' awareness of the library and its usefullness. After teaching classes on blogging, school librarians should be prepared to provide teachers with examples of how to incorporate this technology into the classroom. This collaboration is vital to making the school library an important part of any high school. Some ideas for using blogs in the classroom can be found at: http://classblogging.blogspot.com/; http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/techlp/techlp055.shtml; http://weblogg-ed.com/2004/blogging-lesson-plan/. Another fabulous blog is : http://librarygoddess.blogspot.com/ which is a high school librarian [in New Jersery] who reviews books written for, or appropriate for, teens. (This website was obtained from the article Clyde, L.A. (2005). Educational blogging [Electronic version]. Teacher Librarian. 32(3), pp. 43-45. Retrieved July 9, 2007, from Wilson Web Omnifile database.) These are only a very few ideas that can be found on the Internet. Blogging is a part of students' lives. It is now up to librarians and teachers to make it a part of their education.

= Related Articles =
* [[Blogs for Teens]]

= Examples and Information =

* [http://www.blogwithoutalibrary.net/links/index.php?title=Welcome_to_the_Blogging_Libraries_Wiki Blogging Libraries Wiki] - a list of libraries with blogs from blogwithoutalibrary.net.
* [http://blog-bib.blogspot.com/ BlogBib]
* [http://www.libdex.com/weblogs.html Library Weblogs] - a list of worldwide libraries with blogs from LibDex

[[Category:Technology]]

Podcasting

2009-06-11T13:15:59Z

JimmyLo:

Podcasting is a simple means of distributing audio content over the Internet, taking advantage of the power of [[Collaborative Tools in Libraries#RSS|RSS]]. Content consumers (end-users) can subscribe to a feed of a producer's audio content and receive automatic downloads of new content as it is made available online. A more comprehensive discussion of podcasting can be found in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting Wikipedia entry on podcasting].

For the library that works hard to produce audio content such as recordings of programs or library tours, podcasting can be an effective means of making that content more widely available.

The following is a list of libraries and affiliated organizations that are currently podcasting and offering selected podcast resources service:

* [http://thelibrarychannel.blog.asu.edu/ Arizona State University Libraries] ([http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheLibraryChannel podcast feed])
* [http://www.atwaterlibrary.ca/ Atwater Library and Computer Centre] ([http://www.atwaterlibrary.ca/taxonomy/term/21/0/feed podcast feed])
* [http://www.nancykeane.com/booktalks Booktalks Quick and Simple] ([http://nancykeane.com/rss.xml podcast feed])
* [http://www.boulderteens.org/webcast.htm Boulder Public Library: Teen Webcasts]
* [http://www.bridgew.edu/library/podcasts.cfm Bridgewater State College] (Selected Podcast Resources)
* [http://library.cssu.edu/about/podcasts/index.php Central Connecticut State University's Elihu Burritt Library] ([http://library.ccsu.edu/about/podcasts/eng204/eng204.xml podcast feed])
* [http://www.cheshirelib.org/teens/cplpodcast.htm Cheshire Public Library] ([http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/Bfgf podcast feed])
* [http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/library/historical/lectures.cfm Claude More Health Sciences Library University of Virginia] ([http://feeds.feedburner.com/cmhsl podcast feed])
* [http://libecast.library.cornell.edu/ Cornell University Library] (Selected Podcasts)
* [http://library.curtin.edu.au/research_and_information_skills/online_tutorials/podcasts/index.html Curtin University of Technology Library and Information Service] (multiple feeds)
* [http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/dplcasts Davenport Public Library] ([http://feeds2.feedburner.com/dplcast podcast feed])
* [http://dekalblibrary.org/podcasts/ DeKalb County Public Library, GA] ([http://feeds2.feedburner.com/dcpl-podcasts podcast feed])
* [http://podcast.denverlibrary.org Denver Public Library] ([http://podcast.denverlibrary.org/rss podcast feed])
* [http://www.dowling.edu/library/newsblog/podcasts.asp Dowling College Library Omnibus] ([http://www.dowling.edu/library/new/feed.xml podcast feed])
* [http://web.library.emory.edu/podcast/ Emory University Woodruff Library] ([http://feeds.feedburner.com/LibrarySurvivalGuide podcast feed])
* [http://gpcdecaturlrc.blogspot.com/ GPC Decatur Campus Library] ([http://feeds.feedburner.com/gpclibraryradio podcast feed])
* [http://www.grpl.org/yourlibrary/pods/ Grand Rapids Public Library]
* [http://infopeople.org/ The Infopeople Project] ([http://infoblog.infopeople.org/index.xml podcast feed])
* [http://www.lions-online.org/ Kankakee Public Library] ([http://www.lions-online.org/podcast.xml podcast feed])
* [http://www.lansing.lib.il.us/podcast.html Lansing Public Library] (multiple feeds) and [http://lansinglibraryweb.blogspot.com/2006/03/podcasts-what-are-they-and-how-to.html branded version of the podcatcher Juice with our feeds preloaded!]
* [http://lawlib.lclark.edu/podcast/index.php Lewis & Clark Law School Podcasts] (by the Boley Law Library) ([http://lawlib.lclark.edu/podcast/?feed=rss2 podcast feed])
* [http://www.lincolnlibraries.org/podcasts/ Lincoln City Libraries] (Lincoln, Nebraska)
* [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/library/library.shtml The Lunar and Planetary Institute] ([http://www.lpi.usra.edu/library/mp3.xml podcast feed])
* [http://library.ci.manchester.ct.us/teen/podcast/ Manchester Public Library] (multiple feeds, including a videocast feed)
* [http://www.mhl.org/teens/audio/index.htm Memorial Hall Library] ([http://www.mhl.org/teens/audio/teens.xml podcast feed])
* [http://braincast.libsyn.com/ Mohawk College Library] ([http://braincast.libsyn.com/rss podcast feed])
* [http://www2.morainevalley.edu/default.asp?SiteId=10&PageId=1809 Moraine Valley Community College] ([http://feeds.feedburner.com/MoraineValleycheckItout podcast feed])
* [http://www.mountkiscolibrary.org/ Mount Kisco Library] ([http://mountkiscolibrary.podOmatic.com/rss2.xml podcast feed])
* [http://mclibrarypodcast.blogspot.com/ Muskingum College Library] ([http://feeds.feedburner.com/MuskingumCollegeLibraryPodcast podcast feed])
*[http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/directorscomments.html National Library of Medicine] ([http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/podcast/nlmpcast.rss podcast feed])
* [http://www.library.ohiou.edu/podcasts/ Ohio University Libraries] ([http://feeds.feedburner.com/BehindTheDesk podcast feed])
* [http://catalog.odl.state.ok.us/okrm/readingok.htm Oklahoma Department of Libraries] ([http://catalog.odl.state.ok.us/okrm/podcast.xml podcast feed])
* [http://www.oplin.org/4cast/index.php/?cat=52 The OPLIN 4cast Podcast] Columbus, OH
* [http://www.ocls.info/Programs/podcastAndRSS.asp?bhcp=1/ Orange County Library] Orlando, FL (audio and video feeds)
* [http://www.palinet.org/ PALINET Technology Conversations] ([http://www.palinet.org/rss/tech-conversations/tc1.xml podcast feed])
* [http://www.palinet.org/rss/ir/podir1.xml PALINET IR Conversations]([http://www.palinet.org/rss/ir/podir1.xml podcast feed])
* [http://www.piercecountylibrary.org/blogs.aspx?blog_id=7 Pierce County Library] ([http://www.piercecountylibrary.org/rss.aspx?id=1&type=blogs&blog_id=7 podcast feed])
* [http://www.pritzkermilitarylibrary.org/podcasts/index.jsp Pritzker Military Library] ([http://feeds.feedburner.com/pmlfeed/ podcast feed])
* [http://www.libraryloft.org/podcasts.asp Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County] ([http://www.libraryloft.org/podcasts/rss/libraryloftpodcasts.aspx podcast feed])
* [http://www.library.jhu.edu/podcasts/ The Sheridan Libraries at Johns Hopkins University] ([http://www.library.jhu.edu/podcasts/rss.xml podcast feed])
* [http://www.librarypodcasts.org/ Sunnyvale Public Library] ([http://www.librarypodcasts.org/?feed=rss2 podcast feed])
* [http://fordlibrary.org/clickastory Thomas Ford Memorial Library Click-A-Story] ([http://www.fordlibrary.org/clickastory.xml podcast feed])
* [http://fordlibrary.org/yareviews Thomas Ford Memorial Library Audio Reviews by Teens] ([http://www.fordlibrary.org/yar_index.xml podcast feed])
* [http://www.library.tufts.edu/tisch/tischTalks.html Tisch Talks] (http://podcasts.uit.tufts.edu/rss/129/129.rss])
* ([http://library.ucsc.edu/pod/ University of California, Santa Cruz University Library] ([http://library.ucsc.edu/pod/xml/libfeed.xml podcast feed])
* [http://iminervapodcast.blogspot.com/ University of North Carolina at Greensboro Libraries] ([http://iminervapodcast.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default podcast feed])
* [http://wiki.wsu.edu/wsuwiki/Podcasts_at_WSU#The_Libraries Washington State University Libraries] ([http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/rssapp/rssfeed.aspx?feedid=11 podcast feed])
* [http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/ Western Kentucky University Libraries] ([http://www.wku.edu/library/podcast/libpod.xml podcast feed])
* [http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/podcasts/index.htm Wisconsin State Legislature - Legislative Reference Bureau] ([http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/rss/podcast.xml podcast feed])
* [http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Library/Borrowing/Podcasts/ WPI's George C. Gordon Library Audio to Go] ([http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Library/Borrowing/Podcasts/wpiaudiotogo.xml podcast feed])
* [http://www.wadsworthlibrary.com/main/podcasts.cfm Wadsworth Public Library] ([http://wadsworth.lib.oh.us/feeds/podcast.cfm podcast feed])
* [http://www.worthingtonlibraries.org/programs2go/ Worthington Libraries: Programs to Go] ([http://www.worthingtonlibraries.org/programs2go/rss.cfm?section_id=1 kids podcast feed], [http://www.worthingtonlibraries.org/programs2go/rss.cfm?section_id=2 teens & tweens podcast feed], [http://www.worthingtonlibraries.org/programs2go/rss.cfm?section_id=3 adult podcast feed])

The following are School libraries that are currently podcasting or using podcast resources:

*[http://webtech.cherokee.k12.ga.us/creekview-hs/mediacenter/Podcasts/podcasts.htm Creekview High School] ([http://webtech.cherokee.k12.ga.us/creekview-hs/mediacenter/unquiet.xml podcast feed])
*[http://www.dryden.k12.ny.us/~adutche1/Podcasts/Why.htm Dryden Middle School/High School] ([http://www.dryden.k12.ny.us/%7Eadutche1/VS/DCSVSfeed.xml podcast feed])
*[http://www.hopkintonschools.org/hhs/library/podcast.html Hopkinton High School] ([http://www.hopkintonschools.org/hhs/library/podcasts/podcast.xml podcast feed])
*[http://blogs.parkrose.k12.or.us/thomaste/ Parkrose High School]
*[http://mateolibrary.blogspot.com/2008/03/podcasting-in-ms-penningtons-class-7th.html San Mateo High School] ([http://feeds.feedburner.com/SanMateoHighSchoolLibrary podcast feed])
*[http://schs.stvrain.k12.co.us/imc_index.html Silver Creek High School] ([http://podsfromthecreek.podcastpeople.com/rss/xml/3 podcast feed])
*[http://middlemedia.wordpress.com/ Teasley Middle School]([http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=219606136 podcast feed])
*[http://www.wpcsd.org/education/components/links/links.php?sectiondetailid=3879&PHPSESSID=fc4d745c3a8819fa49d2bf2680f7ba21 Whitney Point High School]
*[http://www.nchslmc.org New Canaan High School Library] ([http://web.mac.com/mluhtala/iWeb/nchslmc/Podcast/Podcast.html])

For a list of podcasts that are aimed at or should be of interest to library staff, see the [http://liswiki.org/wiki/Podcasts "Podcasts" page in LISWiki].

==How To Podcast (general advice)==
* http://www.gabcast.com/ This free service makes it incredibly easy to do a podcast. Simply call in via phone to record and publish your podcast.
* http://odeo.com/ Odeo is a free service that allows for uploading MP3 files as well as calling in via a phone to record and publish your podcast.
* [http://www.feedforall.com/podcasting-tutorial.htm Podcasting Tutorial] Easy to use podcasting tutorial and software that walks users through the process of setting up a podcast feed.
* [http://www.podcasting-tools.com Podcasting Tools] Collection of podcasting tools and educational articles to assist podcasters.
* [http://www.podseek.net Podseek.net] is a members-based [http://www.podseek.net Podcasting Directory] full of resources for Podcasters. Podcasters can find listings and information related to: [http://www.podseek.net/directory/podcasting/podsafe_resources.html Podsafe music] - [http://www.podseek.net/directory/podcasting/production.html Production] - [http://www.podseek.net/directory/podcasting/software.html Windows & Mac software] - complete [http://www.podseek.net/directory/podcasting/solutions.html Podcast solutions for beginners] - [http://www.podseek.net/directory/podcasting/podcasting_directories.html list of Podcasting Directories] - [http://www.podseek.net/directory/podcasting/instruction.html Podcasting instructions]. Podseek members can rate, vote on, and write reviews of other Podcasts(ers) in the PodSeek Directory, bookmark their favorite Podcasting sites, and post questions and answers to the [http://www.podseek.net/forums.html Podcasting Forums.] The latest news on upcoming events and current products related to Podcasting can also be found on Podseek.

== Podcast-friendly music ==

* [http://www.archive.org/details/audio Internet Archive]
* [http://www.podsafeaudio.com/ Podsafe Audio]
* [http://music.podshow.com/ Podsafe Music Network]
* [http://www.magnatune.com/info/podcast Magnatune]

== Audio/Video Editing Software ==

* [http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity] (free, Mac/Windows/Linux, audio recording/editing)
* [http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp Camtasia] (Mac/Windows, audio/video recording/editing)
* [http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/ Garageband] (part of iLife suite, Mac only, audio recording/editing)

== Podcatching Software ==
* [http://www.apple.com/itunes/ iTunes] (free, Mac/Windows, podcatcher)

== Syndication Software ==
* [http://wordpress.org/ Wordpress] (free, podcast publishing)
* [http://www.mightyseek.com/podpress/ Podpress] (free, Wordpress plugin for podcasters)
* [http://plugins.spiralwebconsulting.com/podcasting.html Podcasting] (free, Wordpress plugin for podcasting)

== Publicizing ==
A good way to publicize your podcast is to enter it into one of the many podcast directories. Here are just a few:
* [http://www.apple.com/itunes/ iTunes podcase directory]
* [http://www.podcastalley.com/ Podcast Alley]
* [http://epnweb.org/ The Education Podcast Network]
* [http://recap.ltd.uk/podcasting/index.php Podcast directory for educators, schools, and colleges]

== Related Articles ==
* [[Podcasts & Teens]]

== How To Podcast (for libraries) ==

* Braun, Linda. ''Listen Up! Podcasting for Schools and Libraries''. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2007. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145936465 WorldCat record]
* Moraine Valley Community College Library. [http://morainestudents.com/blogdevelopment/?p=43 Steps to Adding a New Podcast]
* Berk, J., Olsen, S., Atkinson, J., & Comerford, J. (2007). ''Innovation in a podshell: bringing information literacy into the world of podcasting''. Electronic Library, 25(4), 409-419.
* Deal, A. (2007, June 4). ''Podcasting: A Teaching with Technology White Paper''. Retrieved July 30, 2008, from [http://connect.educause.edu/blog/jklittle/podcastingateachingw/44653].
* Griffey, J. (2007). ''Podcast 1 2 3''. Library Journal, 132(11), 32-34.
* Mizrachi, D., & Bedoya, J. (2007). ''LITE Bites: broadcasting bite-sized library instruction''. Reference Services Review, 35(2), 249-256. doi: 10.1108/00907320710749164.
* Puckett, J. (2008, February 10). ''Podcasting in Academic Libraries''. Jason Puckett.net. Retrieved July 24, 2008, from [http://jasonpuckett.net/projects/podcasting-in-academic-libraries/].
* Stephens, M. (2005). ''Libraries Get Podcasting''. Library Journal, 130, 24.
* Worcester, L., & Barker, E. (2006). ''Podcasting: Exploring the Possibilities for Academic Libraries''. College & Undergraduate Libraries, 13(3), 87-91.

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= Library Website Hall of Fame =
Is there a library website with which you are particularly impressed? You can put a link to it here -- with some comments if you'd like.

== Academic ==
*[http://www.lib.unair.ac.id/ Airlangga University Library]
*[http://lib.asu.edu/ ASU Libraries]
*[http://www.augustana.edu/library/ Augustana College Tredway Library]
*[http://www.lib.byu.edu/ BYU Harold B. Lee Library]
*[http://www.csufresno.edu/library/ California State University, Fresno]
*[http://library.csusm.edu/ California State University San Marcos]
*[http://libraries.claremont.edu/ The Claremont Colleges]
*[http://www.csbsju.edu/library/ College of Saint Benedict/ Saint John's University]
*[http://library.cornell.edu/ Cornell University Library]
*[http://www.earlham.edu/~libr/ Earlham College Libraries]
*[http://www.emerson.edu/library/ Emerson College Library]
*[http://library.villanova.edu/ Falvey Memorial Library, Villanova University]
*[http://www.library.gsu.edu/ Georgia State University Library]
*[http://www.library.hbs.edu/ Harvard Business School Baker Library]
*[http://ithaca.edu/library/ Ithaca College Library]
*[http://libraries.mit.edu/ MIT Libraries]
*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/ North Carolina State University Libraries]
*[http://www.otis.edu/life_otis/library/ Otis College of Art and Design Library]
*[http://rdl.lib.uconn.edu/bySubject.php University of Connecticut Research Database Locator]
*[http://www2.library.ucla.edu/ UCLA Library]
*[http://library.ucr.edu/ University of California Riverside Libraries]
*[http://www.library.ucsf.edu/ University of California San Francisco]
*[http://www.lib.umn.edu/ University of Minnesota Libraries]
*[http://www.library.nd.edu/ University of Notre Dame Libraries]
*[http://libraries.ou.edu/ University of Oklahoma Libraries]
*[http://library.usask.ca/ University of Saskatchewan Library]
*[http://www.soton.ac.uk/ University of Southampton]
*[http://www.usc.edu/libraries/ University of Southern California]
*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/ University of Texas libraries]
*[http://www.lib.washington.edu/ University of Washington Libraries]
*[http://www.wmich.edu/library/ Western Michigan University Libraries]
*[http://www.williams.edu/library/ Williams College Library]
*[http://bib.us.es/ University of Seville Library]
*[http://library.ucf.edu/ University of Central Florida]

== Public ==

*[[Ann Arbor District Library]]
*[http://www.ahml.info/ Arlington Heights Memorial Library]
*[http://www.bedfordlibrary.org/ Bedford Public Library, Texas]
*[http://www.bpl.org/ Boston Public Library]
*[http://www.bcls.lib.nj.us/ Burlington County Library System, NJ]
*[http://www.bnf.fr/ Bibliothèque Nationale de France]
*[http://www.carnegielibrary.org/ Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh]
*[http://www.cecil.ebranch.info/ Cecil County Public Library]
*[http://www.answerpoint.org/ Central Rappahannock Regional Library (AnswerPoint)]
*[http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/ Christchurch City Libraries]
*[http://www.ccclib.org/ Contra Costa County Library]
*[http://www.dekalblibrary.org/ DeKalb County Public Library, GA]
*[http://www.denverlibrary.org/ Denver Public Library]
*[http://www.dpvlib.org/ Des Plaines Valley Public Library District, IL]
*[http://www.dok.info/ DOK Delft Public Library, Netherlands]
*[http://library.itsligo.ie/ Library, Institute of Technology Sligo Ireland]
*[http://www.prattlibrary.org/ Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, Maryland]
*[http://www.ellensburglibrary.org/ Ellensburg Public Library, Ellensburg Washington]
*[http://www.hclib.org/pub/ Hennepin County Library, Minnesota]
*[http://www.icpl.org/ Iowa City Public Library, Iowa]
*[http://www.jgrls.org/ Jackson-George Regional Library System - Mississippi]
*[http://www.jocolibrary.org/ Johnson County Library, Kansas]
*[http://www.kpl.gov/ Kalamazoo Public Library]
*[http://www.kclibrary.org/ Kansas City Public Library]
*[http://www.webrary.org/mgplhome.html Morton Grove Public Library]
*[http://www.mppl.org/ Mount Prospect Public Library]
*[http://www.nypl.org/ New York Public Library]
*[http://www.opl.on.ca/ Oakville Public Library, Canada]
*[http://www.ocls.info/ Orange County Library System]
*[http://www.osceolalibrary.org/ Osceola Library System]
*[http://citylibrary.pncc.govt.nz/ Palmerston North City Library]
*[http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/ Phoenix Public Library]
*[http://www.ropl.org/ Royal Oak Public Library, Michigan]
*[http://www.bibliotecasalaborsa.it/ Sala Borsa Library of Bologna, Italy]
*[http://www.salinas.lib.ca.us/ Salinas, CA Public Library - John Steinbeck]
*[http://www.spl.lib.wa.us/ Seattle Public Library]
*[http://www.sno-isle.org/ Sno-Isle Libraries - Marysville, WA]
*[http://www.stcharleslibrary.org/ St. Charles, IL Public Library]
*[http://www.biblioteket.stockholm.se/ Stockholm Public Library] First real Library 2.0?!
*[http://www.stockton.lib.ca.us/ Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library]
*[http://www.fordlibrary.org/ Thomas Ford Memorial Library]
*[http://www.tpl.toronto.on.ca/ Toronto Public Library]
*[http://www.wpl.lib.oh.us/ Westerville, Ohio, Public Library]
*[http://www.mylibrary.us/ Weld Library District, Colorado]
*[http://www.wmtl.org/ West Milford Township Public Library, New Jersey]

== Special ==
*[http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/hqlibrary/index.html NASA Headquarters Library] Site directory on the front page enables quick navigation.

= Successful Re-Design Projects =

To view cached pages of a website's previous look, visit: [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.archive.org/web/web.php WayBack Machine]

[http://www.cecil.ebranch.info/ Cecil County Public Library] - Complete redesign which showcases Web 2.0 functionalities and customizable content, engages patron participation, features an easy to use navigational structure with prominent displays of library events, materials and resources, and offers a wealth of new content.

[http://www.salinas.lib.ca.us Salinas Public Library, Salinas, California] - Complete re-design which incorporated new content, navigation structure, and usability.

[http://www.blyberg.net/2005/12/04/lessons-learned-aadlorg-30/ Lessons learned: aadl.org 3.0] - overview of what it took to get a successful overhaul implemented.

[http://lib.uaa.alaska.edu/about/project/ UAA/APU Consortium Library '05 Re-Design] - overview of process.

Allan Bean Centre Library: http://www.burwood.org.nz/library.asp. A special library in New Zealand for people with spinal injury, brain injury, strokes etc and their families.

[http://www.lib.washington.edu/usability/redesign03-04/ University of Washington Libraries 2004 redesign] - overview of process

[http://www.jocolibrary.org/usability Johnson County Library (KS)] - Timeframe for redevelopment, usability studies, and results reporting 2007

[http://www.dekalblibrary.org/ DeKalb County Public Library, GA] - complete re-design, launched on July 15, 2008. Previous design looked like [http://web.archive.org/web/20080214225351/http://www.dekalblibrary.org/ this]

= Usability Tips =
*[[Best books on usability and web interface design]]
*[http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9605.html Top Ten Mistakes in Web Design]
*[http://www.jkup.net/terms.html Library Terms That Users Understand]
*[http://usability.gov/guidelines/ Research-Based Web Design and Usability Guidelines]
*[http://www.adaptivepath.com/publications/essays/archives/000328.php 90% of All Usability Testing is Useless]
*[http://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/lcp/0502/lcp0502.pdf How to Design Library Web Sites to Maximize Usability] - second edition (2007)
*[http://www.designforthelittleguy.com/study.pdf Sinking or Swimming: The State of Web Sites in Ohio's Public Libraries]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/11/web-presence-for-internet-librarians.html Web Presence for Internet Librarians] Notes from a presentation given by Shari Thurow at Internet Librarian 2006

= Accessibility =

== Accessibility Standards and Guidelines ==

*[http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/ W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines]
*[http://www.w3.org/WAI/References/ W3C References on Web Accessibility]
*[http://www.section508.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Content&ID=12 Section 508 Standards] -- Under the Federal Rehabilitation Act (U.S.)
*[http://www.ittatc.org/laws/stateLawAtGlance.php State Accessibility Laws, Policies, Standards and Other Resources] (U.S.)

== Accessibility Tools ==

*[http://www.dejavu.org/emulator.htm Browser Emulator] -- Check pages in a number of ancient browsers.
*[http://cgi.w3.org/cgi-bin/html2txt html2txt] -- W3C's text browser simulation.
*[http://www.delorie.com/web/lynxview.html Lynx Viewer] -- See how your pages look in a text-only browser. (Requires a blank file named delorie.htm on your Web server.)
*[http://webxact.watchfire.com/ WebXACT] -- The accessibility tester formerly known as Bobby. '''No longer free.'''
*[http://colorfilter.wickline.org/ Colorblind Web Page Filter]
*[http://wave.webaim.org/ WAVE Accessibility Tool]
*[http://cynthia.contentquality.com/ Cynthia Says]
*[http://www.nils.org.au/ais/web/resources/toolbar/ Web Accessibility Toolbar] provided by the Accessible Information Solutions (AIS) team at the National Information and Library Service (NILS), Australia (Internet Explorer only)
*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=402 Fangs Screen Reader Emulator] A Firefox Extension that renders a text version of a web page similar to screen reader output. Helps developers find accessibility issues fast
*Free Accessibility Plugins for Macromedia Dreamweaver: [http://www.usablenet.com/frontend/508as_entry.jsp Section 508 and W3C-WAI/WCAG Priority 1 and Priority 2 guidelines checker from UsableNet]
*[http://babelfish.altavista.com/translate.dyn Babel Fish Language Translator]
*[http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Jaws Screen Reader (text to audio) for blind people]
*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5809 Firefox Accessibility Extension] A Firefox extension used by people with disabilities and web developers

== Accessibility Tips ==
*[http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/full-checklist.html W3C's Accessibility Checklist]
*[http://www.anybrowser.org/campaign/abdesign.shtml Accessible Site Design Guide]
*[http://www.webjunction.org/accessibility WebJunction's Accessibility topic], with articles & discussions for library website accessibility

= Web Tools =

== Color ==
*[http://gmodules.com/ig/creator?synd=open&url=http://onlinetoolbox.googlepages.com/colorbox.xml Color Box] - Design custom colors with draggable hue and saturation levels, and view the corresponding hex value.
*[http://colorschemedesigner.com/ Color Scheme Designer] tool for building color schemes
*[http://www.colr.org/ colr.org] fiddle around with colors
*[http://www.colourlovers.com/ COLOURLovers] a resource that monitors and influences color trends.
*[http://kuler.adobe.com/ kuler] web-hosted application for generating color themes

== Browsers ==
*[http://browsers.evolt.org/ Browser Archive]

== Editors ==
*[http://www.w3.org/Amaya/ W3C's Amaya browser/editor]
*[http://kompozer.net/ KompoZer] for web authoring

== URL checkers ==
*[http://www.totalvalidator.com/ Total Validator] - Checks spelling, html errors, and urls.

== Cross-browser Checkers ==
*[http://www.browsercam.com/ BrowserCam] -- I used this during a redesign process and it was well worth the $$
*[http://browsershots.org/ Browsershots] -- Free service similar to BrowserCam

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =
*[http://www.456bereastreet.com/ 456 Berea Street]: "Most articles on this site are related to web standards, accessibility, or usability in one way or another"
*[http://senna.sjsu.edu/lmain/isdaccess/home.html Accessible Design for Library Websites]
*[http://www.librarysupportstaff.com/4libwebmasters.html Library Webmaster Resources] Although this website hasn't been updated since March 2005 it still contains many useful annotated links.
*[http://alistapart.com/ A List Apart]: "A List Apart Magazine (ISSN: 1534-0295) explores the design, development, and meaning of web content, with a special focus on techniques and benefits of designing with web standards."
*[http://www.sitepoint.com/ SitePoint]: "One of the best 'web professional' sites with a strong standards emphasis and also good for latest technologies"
*[http://http://www.intensedevelopment.net/website-design-A.html Web Style Glossary Terms]
*[http://webstyleguide.com Web Style Guide]
*[http://www.uie.com/brainsparks/ Brain Sparks by Jared Spool]
*[http://www.userslib.com User's Lib] "usability, accessibility, functionality, & aesthetics towards a more usable library."
*[http://wp4lib.bluwiki.com WordPress for Libraries (wp4lib) Wiki]: a community for people interested in using WordPress for library websites

= Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check out =
*[http://webjunction.org/website-development WebJunction's website development] topic, with discussions, articles, and groups

[[Category:Technology]]

Website Design

2009-06-10T20:40:48Z

JimmyLo: /* Browsers */

= Library Website Hall of Fame =
Is there a library website with which you are particularly impressed? You can put a link to it here -- with some comments if you'd like.

== Academic ==
*[http://www.lib.unair.ac.id/ Airlangga University Library]
*[http://lib.asu.edu/ ASU Libraries]
*[http://www.augustana.edu/library/ Augustana College Tredway Library]
*[http://www.lib.byu.edu/ BYU Harold B. Lee Library]
*[http://www.csufresno.edu/library/ California State University, Fresno]
*[http://library.csusm.edu/ California State University San Marcos]
*[http://libraries.claremont.edu/ The Claremont Colleges]
*[http://www.csbsju.edu/library/ College of Saint Benedict/ Saint John's University]
*[http://library.cornell.edu/ Cornell University Library]
*[http://www.earlham.edu/~libr/ Earlham College Libraries]
*[http://www.emerson.edu/library/ Emerson College Library]
*[http://library.villanova.edu/ Falvey Memorial Library, Villanova University]
*[http://www.library.gsu.edu/ Georgia State University Library]
*[http://www.library.hbs.edu/ Harvard Business School Baker Library]
*[http://ithaca.edu/library/ Ithaca College Library]
*[http://libraries.mit.edu/ MIT Libraries]
*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/ North Carolina State University Libraries]
*[http://www.otis.edu/life_otis/library/ Otis College of Art and Design Library]
*[http://rdl.lib.uconn.edu/bySubject.php University of Connecticut Research Database Locator]
*[http://www2.library.ucla.edu/ UCLA Library]
*[http://library.ucr.edu/ University of California Riverside Libraries]
*[http://www.library.ucsf.edu/ University of California San Francisco]
*[http://www.lib.umn.edu/ University of Minnesota Libraries]
*[http://www.library.nd.edu/ University of Notre Dame Libraries]
*[http://libraries.ou.edu/ University of Oklahoma Libraries]
*[http://library.usask.ca/ University of Saskatchewan Library]
*[http://www.soton.ac.uk/ University of Southampton]
*[http://www.usc.edu/libraries/ University of Southern California]
*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/ University of Texas libraries]
*[http://www.lib.washington.edu/ University of Washington Libraries]
*[http://www.wmich.edu/library/ Western Michigan University Libraries]
*[http://www.williams.edu/library/ Williams College Library]
*[http://bib.us.es/ University of Seville Library]
*[http://library.ucf.edu/ University of Central Florida]

== Public ==

*[[Ann Arbor District Library]]
*[http://www.ahml.info/ Arlington Heights Memorial Library]
*[http://www.bedfordlibrary.org/ Bedford Public Library, Texas]
*[http://www.bpl.org/ Boston Public Library]
*[http://www.bcls.lib.nj.us/ Burlington County Library System, NJ]
*[http://www.bnf.fr/ Bibliothèque Nationale de France]
*[http://www.carnegielibrary.org/ Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh]
*[http://www.cecil.ebranch.info/ Cecil County Public Library]
*[http://www.answerpoint.org/ Central Rappahannock Regional Library (AnswerPoint)]
*[http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/ Christchurch City Libraries]
*[http://www.ccclib.org/ Contra Costa County Library]
*[http://www.dekalblibrary.org/ DeKalb County Public Library, GA]
*[http://www.denverlibrary.org/ Denver Public Library]
*[http://www.dpvlib.org/ Des Plaines Valley Public Library District, IL]
*[http://www.dok.info/ DOK Delft Public Library, Netherlands]
*[http://library.itsligo.ie/ Library, Institute of Technology Sligo Ireland]
*[http://www.prattlibrary.org/ Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, Maryland]
*[http://www.ellensburglibrary.org/ Ellensburg Public Library, Ellensburg Washington]
*[http://www.hclib.org/pub/ Hennepin County Library, Minnesota]
*[http://www.icpl.org/ Iowa City Public Library, Iowa]
*[http://www.jgrls.org/ Jackson-George Regional Library System - Mississippi]
*[http://www.jocolibrary.org/ Johnson County Library, Kansas]
*[http://www.kpl.gov/ Kalamazoo Public Library]
*[http://www.kclibrary.org/ Kansas City Public Library]
*[http://www.webrary.org/mgplhome.html Morton Grove Public Library]
*[http://www.mppl.org/ Mount Prospect Public Library]
*[http://www.nypl.org/ New York Public Library]
*[http://www.opl.on.ca/ Oakville Public Library, Canada]
*[http://www.ocls.info/ Orange County Library System]
*[http://www.osceolalibrary.org/ Osceola Library System]
*[http://citylibrary.pncc.govt.nz/ Palmerston North City Library]
*[http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/ Phoenix Public Library]
*[http://www.ropl.org/ Royal Oak Public Library, Michigan]
*[http://www.bibliotecasalaborsa.it/ Sala Borsa Library of Bologna, Italy]
*[http://www.salinas.lib.ca.us/ Salinas, CA Public Library - John Steinbeck]
*[http://www.spl.lib.wa.us/ Seattle Public Library]
*[http://www.sno-isle.org/ Sno-Isle Libraries - Marysville, WA]
*[http://www.stcharleslibrary.org/ St. Charles, IL Public Library]
*[http://www.biblioteket.stockholm.se/ Stockholm Public Library] First real Library 2.0?!
*[http://www.stockton.lib.ca.us/ Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library]
*[http://www.fordlibrary.org/ Thomas Ford Memorial Library]
*[http://www.tpl.toronto.on.ca/ Toronto Public Library]
*[http://www.wpl.lib.oh.us/ Westerville, Ohio, Public Library]
*[http://www.mylibrary.us/ Weld Library District, Colorado]
*[http://www.wmtl.org/ West Milford Township Public Library, New Jersey]

== Special ==
*[http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/hqlibrary/index.html NASA Headquarters Library] Site directory on the front page enables quick navigation.

= Successful Re-Design Projects =

To view cached pages of a website's previous look, visit: [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.archive.org/web/web.php WayBack Machine]

[http://www.cecil.ebranch.info/ Cecil County Public Library] - Complete redesign which showcases Web 2.0 functionalities and customizable content, engages patron participation, features an easy to use navigational structure with prominent displays of library events, materials and resources, and offers a wealth of new content.

[http://www.salinas.lib.ca.us Salinas Public Library, Salinas, California] - Complete re-design which incorporated new content, navigation structure, and usability.

[http://www.blyberg.net/2005/12/04/lessons-learned-aadlorg-30/ Lessons learned: aadl.org 3.0] - overview of what it took to get a successful overhaul implemented.

[http://lib.uaa.alaska.edu/about/project/ UAA/APU Consortium Library '05 Re-Design] - overview of process.

Allan Bean Centre Library: http://www.burwood.org.nz/library.asp. A special library in New Zealand for people with spinal injury, brain injury, strokes etc and their families.

[http://www.lib.washington.edu/usability/redesign03-04/ University of Washington Libraries 2004 redesign] - overview of process

[http://www.jocolibrary.org/usability Johnson County Library (KS)] - Timeframe for redevelopment, usability studies, and results reporting 2007

[http://www.dekalblibrary.org/ DeKalb County Public Library, GA] - complete re-design, launched on July 15, 2008. Previous design looked like [http://web.archive.org/web/20080214225351/http://www.dekalblibrary.org/ this]

= Usability Tips =
*[[Best books on usability and web interface design]]
*[http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9605.html Top Ten Mistakes in Web Design]
*[http://www.jkup.net/terms.html Library Terms That Users Understand]
*[http://usability.gov/guidelines/ Research-Based Web Design and Usability Guidelines]
*[http://www.adaptivepath.com/publications/essays/archives/000328.php 90% of All Usability Testing is Useless]
*[http://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/lcp/0502/lcp0502.pdf How to Design Library Web Sites to Maximize Usability] - second edition (2007)
*[http://www.designforthelittleguy.com/study.pdf Sinking or Swimming: The State of Web Sites in Ohio's Public Libraries]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/11/web-presence-for-internet-librarians.html Web Presence for Internet Librarians] Notes from a presentation given by Shari Thurow at Internet Librarian 2006

= Accessibility =

== Accessibility Standards and Guidelines ==

*[http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/ W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines]
*[http://www.w3.org/WAI/References/ W3C References on Web Accessibility]
*[http://www.section508.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Content&ID=12 Section 508 Standards] -- Under the Federal Rehabilitation Act (U.S.)
*[http://www.ittatc.org/laws/stateLawAtGlance.php State Accessibility Laws, Policies, Standards and Other Resources] (U.S.)

== Accessibility Tools ==

*[http://www.dejavu.org/emulator.htm Browser Emulator] -- Check pages in a number of ancient browsers.
*[http://cgi.w3.org/cgi-bin/html2txt html2txt] -- W3C's text browser simulation.
*[http://www.delorie.com/web/lynxview.html Lynx Viewer] -- See how your pages look in a text-only browser. (Requires a blank file named delorie.htm on your Web server.)
*[http://webxact.watchfire.com/ WebXACT] -- The accessibility tester formerly known as Bobby. '''No longer free.'''
*[http://colorfilter.wickline.org/ Colorblind Web Page Filter]
*[http://wave.webaim.org/ WAVE Accessibility Tool]
*[http://cynthia.contentquality.com/ Cynthia Says]
*[http://www.nils.org.au/ais/web/resources/toolbar/ Web Accessibility Toolbar] provided by the Accessible Information Solutions (AIS) team at the National Information and Library Service (NILS), Australia (Internet Explorer only)
*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=402 Fangs Screen Reader Emulator] A Firefox Extension that renders a text version of a web page similar to screen reader output. Helps developers find accessibility issues fast
*Free Accessibility Plugins for Macromedia Dreamweaver: [http://www.usablenet.com/frontend/508as_entry.jsp Section 508 and W3C-WAI/WCAG Priority 1 and Priority 2 guidelines checker from UsableNet]
*[http://babelfish.altavista.com/translate.dyn Babel Fish Language Translator]
*[http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Jaws Screen Reader (text to audio) for blind people]
*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5809 Firefox Accessibility Extension] A Firefox extension used by people with disabilities and web developers

== Accessibility Tips ==
*[http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/full-checklist.html W3C's Accessibility Checklist]
*[http://www.anybrowser.org/campaign/abdesign.shtml Accessible Site Design Guide]
*[http://www.webjunction.org/accessibility WebJunction's Accessibility topic], with articles & discussions for library website accessibility

= Web Tools =

== Color ==
*[http://gmodules.com/ig/creator?synd=open&url=http://onlinetoolbox.googlepages.com/colorbox.xml Color Box] - Design custom colors with draggable hue and saturation levels, and view the corresponding hex value.
*[http://colorschemedesigner.com/ Color Scheme Designer] tool for building color schemes
*[http://www.colr.org/ colr.org] fiddle around with colors
*[http://www.colourlovers.com/ COLOURLovers] a resource that monitors and influences color trends.
*[http://kuler.adobe.com/ kuler] web-hosted application for generating color themes

== Browsers ==
*[http://browsers.evolt.org/ Browser Archive]

== Editors ==
*[http://www.w3.org/Amaya/ W3C's Amaya browser/editor]

== URL checkers ==
*[http://www.totalvalidator.com/ Total Validator] - Checks spelling, html errors, and urls.

== Cross-browser Checkers ==
*[http://www.browsercam.com/ BrowserCam] -- I used this during a redesign process and it was well worth the $$
*[http://browsershots.org/ Browsershots] -- Free service similar to BrowserCam

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =
*[http://www.456bereastreet.com/ 456 Berea Street]: "Most articles on this site are related to web standards, accessibility, or usability in one way or another"
*[http://senna.sjsu.edu/lmain/isdaccess/home.html Accessible Design for Library Websites]
*[http://www.librarysupportstaff.com/4libwebmasters.html Library Webmaster Resources] Although this website hasn't been updated since March 2005 it still contains many useful annotated links.
*[http://alistapart.com/ A List Apart]: "A List Apart Magazine (ISSN: 1534-0295) explores the design, development, and meaning of web content, with a special focus on techniques and benefits of designing with web standards."
*[http://www.sitepoint.com/ SitePoint]: "One of the best 'web professional' sites with a strong standards emphasis and also good for latest technologies"
*[http://http://www.intensedevelopment.net/website-design-A.html Web Style Glossary Terms]
*[http://webstyleguide.com Web Style Guide]
*[http://www.uie.com/brainsparks/ Brain Sparks by Jared Spool]
*[http://www.userslib.com User's Lib] "usability, accessibility, functionality, & aesthetics towards a more usable library."
*[http://wp4lib.bluwiki.com WordPress for Libraries (wp4lib) Wiki]: a community for people interested in using WordPress for library websites

= Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check out =
*[http://webjunction.org/website-development WebJunction's website development] topic, with discussions, articles, and groups

[[Category:Technology]]