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Website Design

2009-01-29T15:39:39Z

Laura: /* Blogs/Websites to Watch */

= 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.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.emerson.edu/library/ Emerson College Library]
*[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]
*the University of Connecticut [http://rdl.lib.uconn.edu/bySubject.php Research Database Locator]
*[http://www2.library.ucla.edu/ UCLA Library]
*[http://library.ucr.edu/ University of California Riverside Libraries]
*[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.stikom.edu/ STIKOM SURABAYA Library]
*[http://library.ucf.edu/ University of Central Florida]

== Public ==

*[[Ann Arbor District Library]]
*[http://www.ahml.info/default.asp 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.answerpoint.org/ Central Rappahannock Regional Library (AnswerPoint)]
*[http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/ Christchurch City Libraries]
*[http://www.ccclib.org/ Contra Costa County Library]
*[http://www.denverlibrary.org/ Denver Public Library]
*[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.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.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.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.salinas.lib.ca.us Salinas Public Library, Salinas, California] - Complete re-design which incorporated new content, navigation structure, and usability.

[http://www.sussex.lib.de.us/index.html Sussex County Department of Libraries, Georgetown, Delaware] - New content added, overall design retooled, accessibility and usability incorporated.

[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

= 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.

== 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]]

Website Design

2009-01-29T15:39:03Z

Laura: /* Blogs/Websites to Watch */

= 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.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.emerson.edu/library/ Emerson College Library]
*[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]
*the University of Connecticut [http://rdl.lib.uconn.edu/bySubject.php Research Database Locator]
*[http://www2.library.ucla.edu/ UCLA Library]
*[http://library.ucr.edu/ University of California Riverside Libraries]
*[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.stikom.edu/ STIKOM SURABAYA Library]
*[http://library.ucf.edu/ University of Central Florida]

== Public ==

*[[Ann Arbor District Library]]
*[http://www.ahml.info/default.asp 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.answerpoint.org/ Central Rappahannock Regional Library (AnswerPoint)]
*[http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/ Christchurch City Libraries]
*[http://www.ccclib.org/ Contra Costa County Library]
*[http://www.denverlibrary.org/ Denver Public Library]
*[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.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.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.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.salinas.lib.ca.us Salinas Public Library, Salinas, California] - Complete re-design which incorporated new content, navigation structure, and usability.

[http://www.sussex.lib.de.us/index.html Sussex County Department of Libraries, Georgetown, Delaware] - New content added, overall design retooled, accessibility and usability incorporated.

[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

= 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.

== 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]]

Providing Technology to Patrons

2007-03-16T15:17:47Z

Laura: just collecting iPods in libraries information--please add more! ~~~~

= Success Stories =
* [http://userful.com/customers/CIL-cover-story-june-2004.pdf Coquitlam Public Library: Drowning in PC Management: Could a Linux Solution Save Us?] By Kathy Peters on-call technician in systems and circ departments at Coquitlam Public Library.

= List of Ideas for Libraries To Try =
* [[Automated PC Booking]]
* [[Charging for Printing]]
* [[Locking down PCs]]
* [[Turnkey Solutions for Library PCs]]

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =
*[http://bg.computersinlibraries.com/ Computers in Libraries Buyer's Guide]
*[http://webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=390 Public Access Computing] by WebJunction
*[http://www.maintainitproject.org The MaintainIT Project]
** This project is gathering stories about best practices of tech support for public access computing, and will distill the information into a series of free guides for public libraries.
== Wi-Fi ==
*Here are resources that I maintain related to Wi-Fi:
**[http://wirelesslibraries.blogspot.com Wireless Libraries Blog]
**[http://people.morrisville.edu/~drewwe/wireless/ Wireless Librarian]
***[[User:Bill Drew|Bill Drew]] 10:13, 7 Jul 2005 (EDT)

== Security ==
*[http://webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=528 Security] from WebJunction

== iPods ==
*Libraries lending iPods
**[http://www.libraryforlife.org/aboutsjcpl/departments/sightssounds/sightssounds.html St. Joseph County Public Library]
**[http://www.fordlibrary.org/ipods/faq.html Thomas Ford Memorial Library]

= Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out =

[[Category:Technology]]
[http://www.example.com link title]

Librarians who IM

2007-01-15T21:23:32Z

Laura:

Are you a librarian? Are you interested in chatting and collaborating with other librarians? Do you have an IM handle? If so, feel free to add it to this list! ''Note: Please try to keep the list in alphabetical order.''

*'''Steve Backs''', Monroe County Public Library (Indiana), AIM/Gtalk: stivab, Yahoo: stivabmcpl
*'''Derik A Badman''', Temple University, [http://madinkbeard.com Madinkbeard], AIM/Yahoo: derikbad
*'''Moreno Barros''', [http://extralibris.info ExtraLibris Brazil], AIM: morenopissedoff ; MSN: moreno.barros[at]gmail.com
*'''Jenny Benevento''', Associated Press, AIM/MSN: dorkbrarian, Gmail/talk: jennybento at gmail, skype: Jenny Benevento, URL: http://www.jennyjenny.org
*'''Abby Blachly''', [http://www.librarything.com LibraryThing], AIM: librarythingabby
*'''Laura Blalock''', Tennessee Technical University, [http://creativelibrarian.com Creative Librarian] AIM: auricelest, GTalk: lablalock [at] gmail.com, Jabber: laura [at] creativelibrarian.com, skype: lablalock
*'''Chad Boeninger''', Ohio University Libraries, [http://libraryvoice.com Library Voice] AIM & Yahoo IM: cfboeninger
*'''Stephen Boggs''', New Carlisle - Olive Township Public Library, New Carlisle, Indiana, [http://www.ncpl.lib.in.us] AIM: ncpl, Yahoo IM: sbatncpl2002
*'''Madeleine Bombeld''', University of North Carolina Wilmington, [http://library.uncw.edu] AIM: accesslib & randallcircdesk
*'''Michelle Boule''', University of Houston, [http://wanderingeyre.com A Wandering Eyre] AIM: LeFey6 GTalk: mboule [at] gmail [dot] com
*'''Michael L. Bradford''', Harvard Divinity School, [http://librarydespot.weblogs.us/ Library Despot 2.0], AIM: libdespot
*'''Eliz Breakstone''', University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, AIM: ElizUOLib; Yahoo & MSN: Eliz_UOLib
*'''Stephanie (Willen) Brown''', University of Connecticut & adjunct professor, Simmons GSLIS, UConn IM: ERLStephanie; also [http://cogscilibrarian.blogspot.com/ CogSciLibrarian] IM: cogscilibrarian
*'''Adam Burke''', Waubonsee Community College, AIM/Yahoo: adamthelibrarian, MSN: adamthelibarian [at] hotmail.com
*'''Anna Burke''', Babson College, AIM: bananarama667, GTalk: amalthea67 [at] gmail.com
*'''Marcel Carroll''', [http://libraryuniverse.blogspot.com/ From the Library Universe]
*'''Michael Casey''', [http://www.librarycrunch.com LibraryCrunch], AIM: librarycrunch
*'''Darren Chase''', [http://www.ibiblio.org/secretlibrary Secret Library Workers Union], AIM: secretlibrary, Y!M: shushyourself
*'''Mary Carmen Chimato''', [http://www.indierocklibrarian.com Indie Rock Librarian], AIM/YIM: mcc6676
*'''Charles Cobine''', University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, AIM: CharCobi, GTalk: cobine [at] gmail.com
*'''Rob Coers''', [http://www.robcoers.nl Coers Internet Trainingen (Netherlands)], MSN:coers, GTalk: robcoers, Yahoo!: robcoers
*'''Karen A. Coombs''', University of Houston Libraries, [http://www.librarywebchic.net Library Web Chic], AIM/Skype: librarywebchic, GTalk: librarywebchic[at]gmail.com
*'''Anna Creech''', [http://www.eclecticlibrarian.net/ eclectic librarian], Central Washington University, AIM: creechal, Y!M: anna_creech, MSN: creechal@spamcop.net, GTalk: eclecticlibrarian [at] gmail [dot] com
*'''Laura Crossett''', [http://www.newrambler.net/lisdom lis.dom], Meeteetse Branch Library (WY), AIM: theblackmolly, Y!M: lcrossett, GTalk: newrambler [at] gmail [dot] com
*'''Dana DeFebbo''', Daniel Library, The Citadel (SC), AIM: DanaDeFebbo
*'''Marlène Delhaye''', Université Paul Cezanne Libraries (Aix-en-Provence,France),[http://marlenescorner.blogspirit.com/ Marlene's corner], AIM : ebibliothecaire
*'''Francesca Denton''', Beaufort County (SC), AIM: fld113
*'''Ryan Deschamps''', Halifax Public Libraries (Halifax, Nova Scotia, CA), [http://otherlibrarian.wordpress.com/ The Other Librarian], AIM : Greebiemaster, MSN: GreebieMaster
*'''Nanette Donohue''', [http://nanette.wordpress.com Skills Like This], AIM: nanetteamplified, Y!M: amplifiedtorock
*'''Bill Drew''',Morrisville State College, [http://babyboomerlibrarian.blogspot.com BabyBoomerLibrarian], AIM:BillDrew4
*'''Donna Ekart''', [http://www.lib.ksu.edu Kansas State University Libraries], gtalk: dfekart[at]gmail.com, MSN: dfekart[at]hotmail.com
*'''Julie Elliott''', Indiana University South Bend, [http://ipreferreading.blogspot.com/ i prefer reading], AIM: jmfelli, Yahoo: jmfelli
*'''Amanda Etches-Johnson''', McMaster University (ON), [http://www.blogwithoutalibrary.net blogwithoutalibrary.net], AIM/Skype: torontolibrarian, MSN: amanda[at]etches-johnson.com, yahoo!: etches_johnson
*'''Meredith Farkas''', Norwich University (VT), [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/ Information Wants To Be Free], AIM & MSN: librarianmer, gtalk: mgfarkas [at] gmail.com
*'''Libby Feil''', [http://www.libraryforlife.org/ St. Joseph County Public Library], [http://www.libbythelibrarian.org libbythelibrarian.org]. AIM: sjcpllibby
*'''David J. Fiander''', [http://www.lib.uwo.ca/ University of Western Ontario]. Yahoo IM/AIM/Skype: djfiander, MSN: ...@hotmail.com, GTalk: ...@gmail.com
*'''Darlene Fichter''', University of Saskatchewan, [http://library.usask.ca/~fichter/ Blog on the Side], AIM: darlenefichter, MSN:darlene.fichter[at]usask.ca
*'''Susan Fisher''', Alameda County Library (CA), AIM/Yahoo: librariantalking
*'''Eboni A. Francis''', [http://osu.edu The Ohio State University's] [http://library.osu.edu/sites/faes/index.php Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Library] Yahoo: ebonifrancis
*'''Stephen Francoeur''', Baruch College (NY), [http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/blogger.html/ Digital Reference], AIM: frogheart1966, gtalk: frogheart [at] gmail.com
*'''David Free''', Georgia Perimeter College (GA), AIM: dwfree1967, gtalk: dwfree[at]gmail.com
*'''Jenna Freedman''', Barnard College (NY), [http://www.barnard.edu/library/reference Reference Services] AOL, GTalk, Yahoo: BarnardLibJenna. I use jabber for secure conversations. If you want that address, get in touch.
*'''Beth Gallaway''', Metrowest MA Regional Library System (MA), [http://home.comcast.net/~egallaway http://home.comcast.net/~egallaway] AIM: rimeswith0range, gtalk/Skype/Yahoo!/ICQ: informationgoddess29[at]gmail.com
*'''Michael J. Giarlo''', [http://purl.org/net/leftwing/blog Technosophia], Digital Library Developer, [http://diglib.princeton.edu/ Princeton University Library], GTalk: michael.giarlo[at]gmail.com
*'''Jon Goodell''', Pulaski Technical College Ottenheimer Library, AIM: jeogoodell and Yahoo: jeogoodell.
*'''Darla Grediagin''', [http://aklibrarian1@edublogs.org Alaska Bush Library], School Library Director, Skype: dgrediagin, AIM: jelinek121, and Yahoo: jelinek121.
*'''Wally Grotophorst''', George Mason University, [http://timesync.gmu.edu/wordpress/ iNode], AIM: dodichaser
*'''Chad Haefele''', [http://www.HiddenPeanuts.com/ HiddenPeanuts.com], [http://lib.uah.edu/ Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville], AIM: ThunderclapEight, gtalk: chad.haefele[at]gmail.com
*'''Susan Hansen''', [http://www.rochesterpubliclibrary.org/ Rochester Public Library], AIM: bkworm042
*'''Rikhei Harris''', [http://www.lethal-librarian.net Lethal Librarian], AIM: Rikhei, Yahoo: lethallibrarian, Gtalk: rikhei[at]gmail.com
*'''Rochelle Hartman,''' [http://rochellejustrochelle.typepad.com/ Tinfoil+Raccoon], [http://www.libraryjournal.com/blog/670000067.html LJ Tech Blog; AIM: queenolibryland; Yahoo!: rhartmanbpl
*'''Robin Hastings''', Missouri River Regional Library, Jefferson City Missouri, AIM: hastingsrmrrl@aol.com; Yahoo/MSN: hastingsr_mrrl; gtalk: robin.hastings@gmail.com
*'''Rebecca Hedreen''', [http://frequanq.blogspot.com/ Frequently Answered Questions] [http://home.southernct.edu/~hedreenr1/ HomePage] Southern Connecticut State University (CT) for online students and faculty, AIM: disedlibrarian, MSN: hedreenr1[at]southernct.edu, Skype: delibrarian, GTalk: delibrarian[at]gmail.com
*'''Jeanne Hickling''', INCOLSA, MSN: jeanne_inc[at]hotmail.com, Gtalk: jhickling[at]gmail.com
*'''Starr Hoffman''', [http://geekyartistlibrarian.blogspot.com geekyartistlibrarian], [http://snazzydecor.com/starr/ Starr's ePortfolio], [http://www.library.unt.edu University of North Texas Libraries], Yahoo!IM: geekyartistlibrarian, AIM: artgeeklibrarian, Gtalk: geekyartistlibrarian, Trillian: geekyartistlibrarian, Skype: geekyartistlibrarian
*'''Amanda Hollister''', SUNY Cortland, AIM: cortlandweblib
*'''RoseMary Honnold''', [http://www.cplrmh.com See YA Around], yahoo:cplrmh, MSN:toknight@hotmail.com, ICQ:1048318
*'''Anna Hvass''', University of Teesside, UK, e-librarian, MSN: anna_hvass@hotmail.co.uk; AIM: annhvass; Skype: anna hvass; gtalk: annhvass@gmail.com
*'''Poliana Irizarry''', [http://www.law.temple.edu/servlet/RetrievePage?site=TempleLaw&page=Library_Information_Technology Temple Law School], AIM: polianananana
*'''James R. Jacobs''', International Documents Librarian [http://library.stanford.edu Stanford University], AIM: LibrarianJames; Jabber: radlib@jabber.org; Gizmo: radlibrarian
*'''Iris Jastram''', Reference and Instruction Librarian, [http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/library/ Carleton College], GTalk: ijastram[at]gmail.com, AIM ijastram
*'''Cindy Judd''', Instruction Librarian, Eastern Kentucky University, AIM/Yahoo: lrchelper, MSN: lrchelper@hotmail.com
*'''Steven Kaye''', Knowledge Management Specialist, Accenture, AIM: chorazos, MSN: steven.i.kaye@accenture.com
*'''Gretchen Keer''', [http://www.mc3.edu/sa/lib/lrc.htm Montgomery County Community College (PA)], AIM: gik36, GTalk: gretchenkeer[at]gmail.com
*'''Rebekah Kilzer''', Systems Librarian, The Ohio State University Libraries, and adjunct at Drexel University, Yahoo: rebekahkilzer
*'''David King''', [http://www.davidleeking.com/ davidleeking.com], [http://www.kclibrary.org/ Kansas City Public Library], AIM: squagmar, skype: davidleeking, Yahoo: daweedrex, gtalk: davidleeking[at]gmail.com, MSN: davidking[at]kclibrary.org
*'''Marianne Kruppa''', [http://blog.skagirlie.net/ blog.skagirlie.net], [http://www.libraryforlife.org/ St. Joseph County Public Library]. AIM: sjcplskagirlie, Yahoo!: skagirlie37, GTalk: skagirlie
*'''Meghan Lafferty''', University of Minnesota Science and Engineering Library, AIM: umchemlib, GTalk: meghan.lafferty, MSN: lafferty73[at]hotmail.com
*'''Jennifer Lang''', Electronic Resources Cataloger, [http://libweb.princeton.edu/ Princeton University Library], AIM/MSN/Yahoo!: cellolang
*'''Jessica Langlois''', Reference / YA Librarian, [http://libraryland.coollibrarian.com/ libraryland], AIM/Yahoo!: jaycie29, Skype: coollibrarian
*'''Matti Lassila''', Web Services Designer, (FIN) GTalk: matti.lassila[at]gmail.com
*'''Steve Lawson''', Colorado College Tutt Library, [http://library.coloradocollege.edu/steve/ See Also], AIM & Yahoo!: tuttlawson
*'''Rudy Leon''', SUNY Potsdam, AIM: leonre3309, Yahoo: rudileon, Gtalk: rudy.leon
*'''Jenny Levine''', [http://www.mls.lib.il.us/ Metropolitan Library System], [http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/ The Shifted Librarian], AIM: cybrarygal
*'''Mark Lindner''', Student, GSLIS, UIUC [http://bookmark.typepad.com/ ...the thoughts are broken...], AIM: markthoughts
*'''Mary Rose Loria''', International School Manila, Philippines, Yahoo/MSN: robyn0410 ; gtalk: mvloria@gmail.com
*'''Michelle Maloney''', UIUC Libraries, Gtalk: maloney.mm, Yahoo: m_m_maloney@yahoo.com, AIM: bibliophile873
*'''Brian Mathews''', Georgia Tech Library [http://altref.blogspot.com/ Alt Ref Blog] [http://theubiquitouslibrarian.typepad.com/ The Ubiquitous Librarian], AIM: BrianGTlibrary
*'''Paul Mayes''', Asst Director, University of Teesside, England, MSN: paul_mayes[at]hotmail.com, AIM: paul mayes tees, Skype: paulmayes, GTalk: paul.mayes[at]gmail.com
*'''Stephanie Mikalatos''', Reference Librarian, Sumter County Library, SC, MSN: curlysteff[at]yahoo.com, AIM: curlysteff, Skype: curlysteff, YahooMessenger: curlysteff[at]yahoo.com
*'''Paul Miller''', Talis, (UK) AIM/ iChat/ MSN: talis_paul[at]mac.com
*'''Michele Mizejewski''', San Francisco, (CA) AIM: michele94107, iChat (with audio and video):mlmiz@mac.com
*'''Joy Weese Moll''', [http://joy.mollprojects.com/myblogs/wanderings Wanderings], [http://library.wustl.edu/ Washington University Libraries], AIM: WULibrarianJoy, Yahoo: WULibrarianJoy, MSN: joyweesemoll at yahoo dot com
*'''Joshua M. Neff''', [http://www.olathelibrary.org/ Olathe Public Library], [http://www.goblin-cartoons.com the goblin in the library], gtalk: joshuamneff, Skype: joshuamneff
*'''Carrie Newsom''', University of Florida Marston Science Library, AIM: clonewsom, Y!M: newsomzz GTalk: newsomz
*'''Steve Oberg''', Abbott Laboratories, part-time instructor, UIUC GSLIS, and [http://www.familymanlibrarian.com/ Family Man Librarian]; AIM (and iChat): sjoberg67, Gmail: steve.oberg [at] gmail.com, Yahoo: steve_oberg
*'''Eileen O'Hara''', Drake Memorial Library, SUNY Brockport eohara@brockport.edu AIM: OHaraLibr
*'''Gina Persichini''', Idaho Commission for Libraries, AIM and Yahoo!: GinaISL
*'''Scott Pfitzinger''', [http://bibliotechweb.com BiblioTech Web], Butler University, [http://www.butler.edu/dawgblog DawgBlog], AIM & Yahoo: pfitzlib, GTalk: spfitzinger
*'''Christina Pikas''', [http://christinaslibraryrant.blogspot.com Christina's LIS Rant], The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; change 6/06: during working hours use first.last@ initials for where I work .edu, AIM: Christina Pikas0, Yahoo, MSN, GTalk: cpikas
*'''Paul Pival''', [http://distlib.blogs.com The Distant Librarian], University of Calgary, AIM: libconnection, Yahoo: lib_connection, MSN: libconnection [at] hotmail.com, Skype: libcon, GTalk: ppival
*'''Lauren Pressley''', [http://www.laurenpressley.com/library/ lauren's library blog], (NC) AIM: laurenpressley, iChat: lmpressl, Yahoo: laurenmpressley
*'''Elena Prigoda''', University of Toronto Libraries. Ontario, Canada AIM: elenaATgerstein MSN: elena.prigoda [at] utoronto.ca Yahoo: eprigoda, Google Talk: elena.prigoda [at] gmail.com
*'''Gretchen Pruett''', Georgetown Public Library, Georgetown, Texas AIM: librarianrock925 Google Talk: g.pruett [at] gmail.com
*'''Beatrice Pulliam''', [http://edificeref.info Edifice Ref], [http://www.providence.edu/library Phillips Memorial Library, Providence College], AIM, Yahoo & iChat: rhodylibrarian
*'''Allison Quam''', [http://www.winona.edu/library/ Darrell W. Kreuger Library] at Winona State University, Winona, MN, AIM & iChat: kvam07; Yahoo!Messenger: alliquam
*'''Lichen Rancourt''', [http://www.remainingrelevant.net Remaining Relevant], [http://www.library.unh.edu University of New Hampshire Library], AIM & yahoo messenger: lichenrancourt
*'''Isobel Rancier''', VR Librarian, [http://www.nait.ca/tci/library/ NAIT Library], Edmonton, AB, Canada, MSN: isobelr@nait.ca
*'''Tom Reinsfelder''', Penn State Mont Alto. [http://www.libraries.psu.edu/montalto/ Penn State Mont Alto Library], AIM: MontAltoLibrary MSN: MontAltoLibrary Yahoo: MontAltoLibrary
*'''Nathan Riley''', [http://www.whoisnate.com/ whoisnate.com], AIM: nate kong, gtalk: natezilla [at] gmail.com
*'''marcus roesner''', VR librarian @ LibraryCo Inc. Ontario, Canada. theinetlib.net, AIM: inetliber MSN: inetlib@hotmail.com Yahoo: inetlib gtalk: inetlib@gmail.com ICQ 9971915 (MSN: mroesner@libraryco.ca)
*'''Holly Robertson''', [http://www.lib.virginia.edu/preservation// Preservation Librarian, University of Virginia] AIM: ho11y2121, Gtalk: h011yr0b3rts0n@gmail.com
*'''Dr. Curtis R. Rogers''', [http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/ SC State Library], [http://curtisrogers.info/ Curtisrogers.info] AIM: curtisrogrs, Y!M: crr29061.
*'''Jenica Rogers''', [http://jenica26.squarespace.com/ Thinking Out Loud] AIM: Jenica26
*'''Michael Sauers''', [http://travelinlibrarian.info/ TravelinLibrarian.info] AIM: msauers1, Yahoo!: msauers, MSN: msauers@travelinlibrarian.info
*'''Aaron Schmidt''', [http://www.walkingpaper.org walkingpaper.org] AIM: XXagentcooperXX
*'''Eric Schnell''', [http://bones.med.ohio-state.edu Personal Website] [http://ericschnell.blogspot.com/ The Medium is the Message] Prior Health Sciences Library, The Ohio State University. GTalk and MSN: eric.schnell[at]gmail.com
*'''Dorothea Salo''', [http://cavlec.yarinareth.net/ Caveat Lector], AIM: gmumars
*'''Greg Schwartz''', [http://openstacks.net/os Open Stacks], AIM, Yahoo!, MSN: planetneutral
*'''Greg Sennema''', [http://library.wlu.ca/blogs/gsennema TechnoLibrarian], technolibrarian@hotmail.com, gtalk: technolibrarian
*'''Kate Sherrill''', Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Southwest, AIM/Yahoo: KateSherrill gtalk: KateSherrill[at]gmail.com
*'''Karl G. Siewert''', [http://yoyotxt.blogspot.com/ Txt-based Blogging], AIM: yoyology; gtalk: yoyology[at]gmail.com
*'''Rachel Singer Gordon''', [http://www.lisjobs.com LISjobs.com], AIM: rachelsgordon, Yahoo!: lib_rachel
*'''Kevin Smith''', [http://ashkev.weblogs.us The Fiddling Librarian 3.0] Cass District Library, AIM: cassref, Yahoo!: fiddlinglibrarian, gtalk: ashkev [at] gmail.com
*'''Alec Sonsteby''', [http://librariansatthegate.blogspot.com/ Librarians at the Gate], AIM: AlecSonsteby
*'''Kelli Staley''', [http://www.kellistaley.com/blog.htm 'Brary Web Diva], AIM, Yahoo!, MSN: nomextra
*'''Sarah Steiner''', [http://www.library.gsu.edu Georgia State University] AIM, MSN, & Yahoo!: ssteinergsu
*'''Michael Stephens''', [http://www.tametheweb.com tametheweb.com], (IN) AIM: mstephens7mac
*'''Amanda Stone''', South Carolina State Library, AIM: AStonescsl
*'''Lars G. Svensson''', AIM: SvenssonLarsG, gtalk: lars.g.svensson [at] gmail.com
*'''Roy Tennant''', [http://roytennant.com/ http://roytennant.com/], AIM: roytennant1234
*'''Christine B. Timoteo''',Institute of Library and Information Science, University of the Philippines, Yahoo!: christinebtimoteo; UP Webmail: cbtimoteo@up.edu.ph
*'''Ingrid Thomson''', University of Cape Town Libraries [http://librarianonaquest.blogspot.com/ Librarianonaquest] MSN: librarianthomson [at] hotmail.com, gtalk: thomson.ingrid [at] gmail.com
*'''Karen Ulric''', [http://www.ssdsofessexandunion.org/library Solomon Schechter Day School of Essex and Union](NJ) AIM: LibrarianPower
*'''Patty Uttaro''', [http://www.ogdenny.com Ogden Farmers' Library], AIM: PatriciaU524 or scotchblossom ; MSN: cosmosgrrl
*'''Ken Varnum''', [http://blogs.fletcher.tufts.edu/rss4lib/ RSS4Lib], AIM: kvarnum
*'''Felicia Vereen''', South Carolina State Library, AIM: FDVereen
*'''Rita Vine''', University of Toronto Libraries and [http://www.workingfaster.com Workingfaster.com], AIM: ritathelibrarian; Yahoo: ritavine; GoogleTalk: ritavine(AT)gmail.com ; MSM: rita.vine(AT)utoronto.ca
*'''Teri Vogel''', [http://sdlibrarian.blogspot.com/ SDLibrarian], University of California - San Diego, AIM/Yahoo: tmvogel2
*'''Sherri Vokey''', University of Toronto, [http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/schwagbag/ ::schwagbag::], AIM/iChat: IIsherrivokeyII
*'''Lisa Wallis''', University of Illinois at Chicago, AIM/Yahoo!: lwallisuic ; MSN: lwallisuic@hotmail.com ; gtalk: lwallisuic@gmail.com
*'''Jessamyn West''', librarian.net. AIM: iamthebestartist Yahoo/MSN: jessamyn_west gtalk: jessamyn[at]gmail.com
*'''Andrew Whitis''', Muskingum College Library (Ohio), [http://www.whitis.us/blog library+instruction+technology] AIM/Yahoo: askwhitis
*'''Laurie Woo''', Newton Free Library (MA), AIM: lauriewoo9
*'''Barb Wright''', Weld Library District, CO, Yahoo/MSN: barbeenie
*'''Chris Zammarelli''', [http://www.zammarelli.com/chris/libraryola Libraryola], AIM/Yahoo: shrillczar ; MSN: shrillczar@hotmail.com ; gtalk: shrillczar@gmail.com

3 Tips to Obtain an Effective Drunk Driving Lawyer or Attorney

2006-06-24T20:17:44Z

Laura:

I added "poor" to "Services to the Homeless" to make it a somewhat broader topic, because the Hunger, Homelessness, and Poverty Task Force lumps them together, and because it seemed like the best place for the [http://www.ala.org/ala/ourassociation/governingdocs/policymanual/servicespoor.htm Poor People's Policy].

I added the sub-category "Storytelling" to the "Programs for Children" category.

I rearranged the categories in the "Programming" category so that subjects relating to the various age ranges are grouped together in descending order (Adults, Young Adults, Children).

- Jesse

I'm at an ALA program on Rural, Native, and Tribal Libraries, and people have been talking about the need for more gathering places for information on these services. I just added the catagory to the wiki and will add more information soon!

- Laura

== Staff Training Category ==

What do we think about creating a Staff Training category? Now, it is a subcategory of the Services for Specific People category. Being a staff trainer, I obviously looked for that first. I thought for a while that the category did not exist until I stumbled upon it.

I created a training category for [[Staff Training]] and [[Technology Training]]. Let me know if you'd like me to change that. I protected the page because for some odd reason that one page was getting hit by spam a few times every hour. [[User:Meredith|Meredith]] 22:05, 29 March 2006 (EST)

That was quick! I was showing my wife this wiki moments after I had placed this request and you had already rearranged it!

Does ''Technology Training'' need to be under ''Staff Training'' or is that category aimed at public training? I guess then the main header could be ''Staff Training'' instead of ''Training''. We consider Technology Training for the public to be a Program. Others may see it differently, though. Sorry if I'm being too picky.

This wiki will be a great resource. I have already begun spreading the word to our staff. Right now many people in our system depend on listservs to share information with other libraries. People end up deleting or filing emails away in some place they could never find them when they need them. Now, you don't have to worry because a wonderful reference system is already in place. . .I could go on and on. Anyway. Good job.--[[User:Kevindixon|Kevindixon]] 10:53, 30 March 2006 (EST)

Ok, I can just make a staff training section and staff tech training can be a part of that (or if it gets too big, it can become its own page). [[User:Meredith|Meredith]] 20:43, 30 March 2006 (EST)

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2006-06-24T20:15:41Z

Laura: /* Services to Specific Groups */

''News: Contribute to the [[Self-Promotion Tips for New Librarians]] page!

The [[web4lib Manager's Reference Center]] will soon be located on the Library Success Wiki!''

= 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.

If you've done something at your library that you consider a success, please 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 about it 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-nd/2.5/ Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs] 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]

= Join the Community =

While I am not going to require that people register on the wiki, it would be great if you did. It makes it easier for us to identify spam and it makes the wiki much more like a community if we can get to know each other a little. When you register, 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 (7/8/05), 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&amp;amp;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.

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Librarians who IM

2006-03-30T23:00:35Z

Laura:

Are you a librarian? Are you interested in chatting and collaborating with other librarians? Do you have an IM handle? If so, feel free to add it to this list! ''Note: Please try to keep the list in alphabetical order.''

*'''Derik A Badman''', Temple University, [http://madinkbeard.com Madinkbeard], AIM/Yahoo: derikbad
*'''Moreno Barros''', [http://extralibris.info ExtraLibris Brazil], AIM: morenopissedoff ; MSN: moreno.barros[at]gmail.com
*'''Laura Blalock''', Tennessee Technical University, [http://creativelibrarian.com Creative Librarian] AIM: auricelest, GTalk: lablalock [at] gmail.com, Jabber: laura [at] creativelibrarian.com, skype: lablalock
*'''Michelle Boule''', University of Houston, [http://wanderingeyre.com A Wandering Eyre] AIM: LeFey6 GTalk: mboule [at] gmail [dot] com
*'''Michael L. Bradford''', Harvard Divinity School, [http://librarydespot.weblogs.us/ Library Despot 2.0], AIM: libdespot
*'''Adam Burke''', Waubonsee Community College, AIM/Yahoo: adamthelibrarian, MSN: adamthelibarian (at) hotmail.com
*'''Anna Burke''', Babson College, AIM: bananarama667, GTalk: amalthea67 [at] gmail.com
*'''Michael Casey''', [http://www.librarycrunch.com LibraryCrunch], AIM: librarycrunch
*'''Darren Chase''', [http://www.ibiblio.org/secretlibrary Secret Library Workers Union], AIM: secretlibrary, Y!M: shushyourself
*'''Mary Carmen Chimato''', [http://www.indierocklibrarian.com Indie Rock Librarian], AIM/YIM: mcc6676
*'''Karen A. Coombs''', University of Houston Libraries, [http://www.librarywebchic.net Library Web Chic], AIM/Skype: librarywebchic, GTalk: librarywebchic[at]gmail.com
*'''Laura Crossett''', [http://www.newrambler.net/lisdom lis.dom], Meeteetse Branch Library (WY), AIM: theblackmolly, Y!M: lcrossett
*'''Marlène Delhaye''', Université Paul Cezanne Libraries (Aix-en-Provence,France),[http://marlenescorner.blogspirit.com/ Marlene's corner], AIM : ebibliothecaire
*'''Nanette Donohue''', [http://nanette.wordpress.com Skills Like This], AIM: nanetteamplified, Y!M: amplifiedtorock
*'''Bill Drew''',Morrisville State College, [http://babyboomerlibrarian.blogspot.com BabyBoomerLibrarian], AIM:BillDrew4
*'''Julie Elliott''', Indiana University South Bend, [http://ipreferreading.blogspot.com/ i prefer reading], AIM: jmfelli, Yahoo: jmfelli
*'''Amanda Etches-Johnson''', McMaster University (ON), [http://www.blogwithoutalibrary.net blogwithoutalibrary.net], AIM/Skype: torontolibrarian, MSN: amanda[at]etches-johnson.com, yahoo!: etches_johnson
*'''Meredith Farkas''', Norwich University (VT), [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/ Information Wants To Be Free], AIM & MSN: librarianmer, gtalk: mgfarkas [at] gmail.com
*'''David Free''', Georgia Perimeter College (GA), AIM: dwfree1967, gtalk: dwfree[at]gmail.com
*'''Beth Gallaway''', Metrowest MA Regional Library System (MA), [http://home.comcast.net/~egallaway http://home.comcast.net/~egallaway] AIM: rimeswith0range, gtalk/Skype/Yahoo!/ICQ: informationgoddess29[at]gmail.com
*'''Wally Grotophorst''', George Mason University, [http://timesync.gmu.edu/wordpress/ iNode], AIM: dodichaser
*'''Susan Hansen''', [http://www.rochesterpubliclibrary.org/ Rochester Public Library], AIM: bkworm042
*'''Rochelle Hartman,''' [http://rochellejustrochelle.typepad.com/ Tinfoil+Raccoon], [http://www.libraryjournal.com/blog/670000067.html LJ Tech Blog; AIM: queenolibryland; Yahoo!: rhartmanbpl
*'''Rebecca Hedreen''', Southern Connecticut State University (CT), AIM: disedlibrarian, MSN: hedreenr1[at]southernct.edu, Skype: delibrarian, GTalk: delibrarian[at]dmail.com
*'''Jeanne Hickling''', INCOLSA, MSN: jeanne_inc[at]hotmail.com, Gtalk: jhickling[at]gmail.com
*'''Gretchen Keer''', [http://www.mc3.edu/sa/lib/lrc.htm Montgomery County Community College (PA)], AIM: gik36, GTalk: gretchenkeer[at]gmail.com
*'''David King''', [http://www.davidleeking.com/ davidleeking.com], [http://www.kclibrary.org/ Kansas City Public Library], AIM: squagmar, skype: davidleeking, Yahoo: daweedrex, gtalk: davidleeking[at]gmail.com, MSN: davidking[at]kclibrary.org
*'''Marianne Kruppa''', [http://blog.skagirlie.net/ blog.skagirlie.net], [http://www.libraryforlife.org/ St. Joseph County Public Library]. AIM: sjcplskagirlie, Yahoo!: skagirlie37, GTalk: skagirlie
*'''Steve Lawson''', Colorado College Tutt Library, [http://library.coloradocollege.edu/steve/ See Also], AIM & Yahoo!: tuttlawson
*'''Rudy Leon''', SUNY Potsdam, AIM: leonre3309, Yahoo: rudileon, Gtalk: rudy.leon
*'''Jenny Levine''', [http://www.mls.lib.il.us/ Metropolitan Library System], [http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/ The Shifted Librarian], AIM: cybrarygal
*'''Brian Mathews''', Georgia Tech Library [http://altref.blogspot.com/ Alt Ref Blog], AIM: BrianGTlibrary
*'''Paul Miller''', Talis, (UK) AIM and iChat (with audio and video):talis_paul[at]mac.com, MSN and GTalk: paul.miller71[at]gmail.com
*'''Joy Weese Moll''', [http://joy.mollprojects.com/myblogs/wanderings Wanderings], [http://library.wustl.edu/ Washington University Libraries], AIM: WULibrarianJoy, Yahoo: WULibrarianJoy, MSN: joyweesemoll at yahoo dot com
*'''Joshua M. Neff''', [http://www.olathelibrary.org/ Olathe Public Library], [http://www.goblin-cartoons.com/library/ the goblin in the library], MSN: figaro9[at]hotmail.com, Yahoo!: joshua_neff, gtalk: joshuamneff, Skype: joshuamneff
*'''Steve Oberg''', Endeavor Information Systems, Inc., part-time instructor, UIUC GSLIS, and [http://www.familymanlibrarian.com/ Family Man Librarian]; AIM (and iChat): sjoberg67, Gmail: steve.oberg [at] gmail.com, Yahoo: steve_oberg
*'''Gina Persichini''', Idaho State Library, AIM and Yahoo!: GinaISL
*'''Christina Pikas''', [http://christinaslibraryrant.blogspot.com Christina's LIS Rant], The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; AIM: Christina Pikas0, Yahoo, MSN, GTalk: cpikas
*'''Paul Pival''', [http://distlib.blogs.com The Distant Librarian], University of Calgary, AIM: libconnection, Yahoo: lib_connection, MSN: libconnection [at] hotmail.com, Skype: libcon, GTalk: ppival
*'''Lauren Pressley''', [http://www.laurenpressley.com/library/ lauren's library blog], (NC) AIM: laurenpressley, iChat: lmpressl, Yahoo: laurenmpressley
*'''Elena Prigoda''', University of Toronto Libraries. Ontario, Canada AIM: elenaATgerstein MSN: elena.prigoda [at] utoronto.ca Yahoo: eprigoda, Google Talk: elena.prigoda [at] gmail.com
*'''Lichen Rancourt''', [http://www.remainingrelevant.net Remaining Relevant], [http://www.library.unh.edu University of New Hampshire Library], AIM & yahoo messenger: lichenrancourt
*'''marcus roesner''', VR librarian @ LibraryCo Inc. Ontario, Canada. theinetlib.net, AIM: inetliber MSN: inetlib@hotmail.com Yahoo: inetlib gtalk: inetlib@gmail.com ICQ 9971915 (MSN: mroesner@libraryco.ca)
*'''Jenica Rogers''', [http://jenica26.squarespace.com/ Thinking Out Loud] AIM: Jenica26
*'''Michael Sauers''', [http://travelinlibrarian.info/ TravelinLibrarian.info] AIM: msauers1, Yahoo!: msauers, MSN: msauers@travelinlibrarian.info
*'''Aaron Schmidt''', [http://www.walkingpaper.org walkingpaper.org] AIM: XXagentcooperXX
*'''Eric Schnell''', [http://bones.med.ohio-state.edu My Website] [http://ericschnell.blogspot.com/ See Also] Prior Health Sciences Library, The Ohio State University. GTalk and MSN: eric.schnell@gmail.com
*'''Dorothea Salo''', [http://cavlec.yarinareth.net/ Caveat Lector], AIM: gmumars
*'''Greg Schwartz''', [http://openstacks.net/os Open Stacks], AIM, Yahoo!, MSN: planetneutral
*'''Kate Sherrill''', Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Southwest, AIM/Yahoo: KateSherrill gtalk: KateSherrill[at]gmail.com
*'''Karl G. Siewert''', [http://yoyotxt.blogspot.com/ Txt-based Blogging], AIM: yoyology; gtalk: yoyology[at]gmail.com
*'''Rachel Singer Gordon''', [http://www.lisjobs.com LISjobs.com], AIM: rachelsgordon, Yahoo!: lib_rachel
*'''Kevin Smith''', [http://ashkev.weblogs.us The Fiddling Librarian 3.0] Cass District Library, AIM: cassref, Yahoo!: fiddlinglibrarian, gtalk: ashkev [at] gmail.com
*'''Michael Stephens''', [http://www.tametheweb.com tametheweb.com], (IN) AIM: mstephens7mac
*'''Alec Sonsteby''', [http://librariansatthegate.blogspot.com/ Librarians at the Gate], AIM: AlecSonsteby
*'''Karen Ulric''', [http://www.ssdsofessexandunion.org/library Solomon Schechter Day School of Essex and Union](NJ) AIM: LibrarianPower or wasagooze
*'''Patty Uttaro''', [http://www.ogdenny.com Ogden Farmers' Library], AIM: PatriciaU524 or scotchblossom ; MSN: cosmosgrrl
*'''Ken Varnum''', [http://blogs.fletcher.tufts.edu/rss4lib/ RSS4Lib], AIM: kvarnum
*'''Rita Vine''', University of Toronto Libraries and [http://www.workingfaster.com Workingfaster.com], AIM: ritathelibrarian; Yahoo: ritavine; GoogleTalk: ritavine(AT)gmail.com ; MSM: rita.vine(AT)utoronto.ca
*'''Sherri Vokey''', University of Toronto, [http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/schwagbag/ ::schwagbag::], AIM/iChat: IIsherrivokeyII
*'''Jessamyn West''', librarian.net. AIM: iamthebestartist Yahoo/MSN: jessamyn_west gtalk: jessamyn[at]gmail.com
*'''Barb Wright''', Weld Library District, CO, Yahoo/MSN: barbeenie
*'''Chris Zammarelli''', [http://www.zammarelli.com/chris/libraryola Libraryola], AIM/Yahoo: shrillczar ; MSN: shrillczar@hotmail.com ; gtalk: shrillczar@gmail.com
*'''Mary Rose Loria''', International School Manila, Philippines, Yahoo/MSN: robyn0410 ; gtalk: mvloria@gmail.com

Librarians who IM

2006-03-23T04:30:53Z

Laura:

Are you a librarian? Are you interested in chatting and collaborating with other librarians? Do you have an IM handle? If so, feel free to add it to this list!

*Meredith Farkas, Norwich University (VT), AIM and MSN: librarianmer
*Rachel Singer Gordon, LISjobs.com, AIM: rachelsgordon, Yahoo!: lib_rachel
*Laura Crossett, Meeteetse Branch Library (WY), AIM: theblackmolly

User:Laura

2006-02-16T02:44:54Z

Laura:

I'm Laura Crossett, and I have a [http://www.newrambler.net web site] with various stuff on it, including the library-ish blog [http://www.newrambler.net/lisdom lis.dom].

Online Reference

2006-02-16T02:40:27Z

Laura: /* Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out */

= Software for SMS Reference =
*[http://www.google.com/sms/ Google SMS]
*[http://www.altarama.com.au/refxsms.htm Altarama's Reference by SMS]

= Software We Like for IM Reference =
''If you would like to recommend software, please sign your name to the recommendation so that we know it's not from a vendor. An explanation of why you like this software would be great too!''

*[http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/ Trillian] - Multiple network program (''Recommended by [[User:Meredith|Meredith]]'')
*[http://gaim.sourceforge.net/ Gaim] - Open Source, multiple network (''Recommended by [[User:Meredith|Meredith]]'')
*[http://fire.sourceforge.net/ Fire] - Open Source, Mac, multiple network (''Recommended by [[User:Walkingpaper|Aaron]]'')
*[http://www.adiumx.com/ Adium] - Open Source, Mac, multiple networks (''Recommended by [[User:Walkingpaper|Aaron]]'')
*[http://www.wavago.com/ Wavago] - Multiple network program including Skype and Google Talk, Windows only. Not a really polished user interface... (''Recommended by [[User:Ppival|Paul]]'')

= Software We Like for Other Types of Online Reference =
''If you would like to recommend software, please sign your name to the recommendation so that we know it's not from a vendor. An explanation of why you like this software would be great too!''

*[http://jybe.com JYBE] – Free co-browsing software. (''Recommended by [[User:Meredith|Meredith]]'')
*[http://skype.com Skype] - Free VOIP Software (''Recommended by [[User:Meredith|Meredith]]'')

= Libraries Using Virtual Reference Services =

Check out the LISWiki's [http://liswiki.com/wiki/List_of_libraries_providing_virtual_reference_services List of libraries providing virtual reference services] for a list of libraries providing Virtual Reference services of all kinds.

== Libraries Offering SMS Reference Services ==
*[http://biblioteksvar.no/en/ Biblioteksvar]
*[http://library.curtin.edu.au/contact/sms.html Curtin University of Technology]
**Curtin University Library in Australia has an [http://library.curtin.edu.au/contact/sms.html SMS a Query] reference service. This paper [http://conferences.alia.org.au/online2005/papers/a12.pdf "TXTing Librarians @ Curtin"] was presented at the [http://online.alia.org.au/ Information Online conference]in February 2005.
*[http://www.selu.edu/Library/ServicesDept/referenc/textalibrarian.html Southeastern Louisiana University] (Altarama’s Reference by SMS)
*[http://www.swin.edu.au/lib/inquiry/contact.htm#sms Swinburne University of Technology Library]

== Libraries Using IM Reference ==
*[http://www.adrian.edu/library/resources/ask.php Adrian College] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ via Trilian
*[http://www.apl.lib.in.us/im.html Alexandrian Public Library] - Trillian
*[http://library.lib.binghamton.edu/webdocs/IMpilot.html Binghamton University]- Trillian
*[http://library.queensu.ca/webmed/reference/im.html Bracken Health Sciences Library at Queen's University]- AIM, MSN, Yahoo! via Trillian
*[http://www.butler.edu/library/research/ask.html Butler University] - AIM and Yahoo! via GAIM
*[http://www.library.carleton.ca/instruction/askus.html Carleton University (Ottawa)] - MSN
*[http://www.ncpl.lib.in.us/departments/reference/im.htm Carlisle Public Library] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo
*[http://cass.lib.mi.us/ask.htm Cass District Library] - Trillian
*[http://libraries.claremont.edu/help/askalib/ Claremont Colleges] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo
*[http://yyz.clcillinois.edu/library/libchat.cfm College of Lake County Library] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, ICQ via Trillian
*[http://swem.wm.edu/news/story.cfm?id=111 College of William and Mary] - Trillian
*[http://www4.cord.edu/library/reference/ask.asp Concordia College, Moorhead, MN] - AIM, Yahoo!, and MSN via Gaim
*[http://www.depauw.edu/library/get_help/#chat DePauw University Libraries] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo via Trillian; campus GroupWise
*[http://www.lib.duke.edu/reference/chat/im.html Duke University] - AIM
*[http://www.fsc.edu/library/virtualref.html Fitchburg State College] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo
*[http://fpc.cb.docutek.com/vrlplus/vrl_entry.asp Franklin Pierce College (NH)] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo! via Trillian
*[http://library.gallaudet.edu/im.html Gallaudet] - AIM
*[http://www.gpc.edu/~declib/chat.htm Georgia Perimeter College] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo! via Trillian
*[http://www.library.gsu.edu/services/pages.asp?ldID=68&guideID=281&ID=3112 Georgia State University] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo! via Gaim
*[http://www.gettysburg.edu/library/askquestion/ Gettysburg College] - Trillian
*[http://hackleylibrary.org/ Hackley Public Library] - Trillian
*[http://msass.cwru.edu/harrislibrary/General/gencontact.htm#AIM Harris Library at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences] at Case Western Reserve University - AIM
*[http://www.homerlibrary.org/ Homer Township Public Library] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo! via Trillian
*[http://www.lansing.lib.il.us/ Lansing Public Library]- AIM, MSN, Yahoo! via Trillian
*[http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/lb/main/im.cfm Marin County Free Library] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo! via Trillian
*[http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/ Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo! via Trillian, Google Talk
*[http://library.mcmaster.ca/justask/ McMaster University] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo! via Trillian
*[http://home.moravian.edu/public/reeves/research/askReeves.htm Moravian Theological Seminary, Reeves Library] - AIM
*[http://library.morrisville.edu/talk.html Morrisville State College] - AIM
*[http://www.nchcpl.org/ask_librarian.htm New Castle-Henry County Public Library] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo!
*[http://library.njit.edu/aboutus/e-ref.cfm New Jersey Institute of Technology] - AIM, Yahoo!
*[http://www.ncu.edu/library/FAQs/about_elrc.asp#What%20services%20does%20the%20ELRC%20provide? Northcentral University] - ICQ
*[http://www.norwich.edu/academics/library/askalibrarian.html#IM Norwich University] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo (using GAIM for client)
*[http://www.library.ohiou.edu/libinfo/ask-im.htm Ohio University] - Trillian
*[http://www2.plattsburgh.edu/acadvp/libinfo/library/iref.html Plattsburgh State University] - AIM
*[http://www.providence.edu/library/chat.html Providence College] - Trillian
*[http://wally.rit.edu Rochester Institute of Technology] - Trillian
*[http://library.samford.edu Samford University Library] - AIM, Yahoo! and MSN through Trillian
*[http://www.lib.siu.edu/hp/resources/morrismessenger.shtml Southern Illinois State University - Morris Messenger] - AIM, ICQ
*[http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/library.nsf/EB4F2767C562479445256BE5002DAE84/EEA410A88745743A85256E5F0070150D?OpenDocument Springfield College] - Trillian
*[http://www.stcharleslibrary.org/247ref/im_us.htm St. Charles Public Library (IL)] - Trillian
*[http://sjcpl.lib.in.us/asksjcpl/asksjcpl.html St. Joseph County Public Library] - Fire
*[http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/help/refchat.html State University of New York at Buffalo]
*[http://vrl.temple.edu Temple University] - Trillian
*[http://www.fordlibrary.org/chat/ Thomas Ford Memorial Library] - Trillian
*[http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/digital/ University of Illinois at Chicago] - AIM, Yahoo!, and MSN via Trillian
*[http://www.library.uiuc.edu/askus/ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]
*[http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/asklibrarian.html University of Iowa, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences] AIM, Google Talk, MSN and Yahoo! via Gaim
*[http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/reference/chat.php3 University of Maryland, Baltimore County] - AIM
*[[University of Michigan Libraries]] - AIM (in trial)
*[http://library.umd.umich.edu/services/im.html University of Michigan-Dearborn] - Trillian
*[http://www.library.unlv.edu/ask/chat.html University of Nevada, Las Vegas] - Trillian
*[http://www.lib.unc.edu/reference/imalibrariandavis.html University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Davis Library] - AIM, Yahoo, MSN, Google Talk, Jabber clients via Gaim
*[http://www.lib.unc.edu/house/im_a_librarian.html University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Undergraduate Library] - AIM, Yahoo, MSN
*[http://www.lib.unc.edu/brauer/imbrauer.html University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Brauer Math/Physics Library] - AIM
*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/services/reference/chat.html University of Texas at Austin] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo via Trillian
*[http://library.uvm.edu/dana/services/aim.html University of Vermont, Dana Medical Library] AIM
*[http://www.lib.virginia.edu/ref-aimhelp.html University of Virginia Library] AIM
*[http://westmontlibrary.org/ Westmont Public Library] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo, via Trilian
*[http://www.wfu.edu/Library/referenc/chat.htm Wake Forest University] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo! via Trillian
*[http://library.waubonsee.edu Waubonsee Community College's Todd Library] AIM, Yahoo, MSN via Gaim
*[http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Library/Help/refchat.html Worcester Polytechnic Institute Instant Answers@WPI] - AIM

== Libraries Using Jybe ==
*[http://www.niulib.niu.edu/ask-services.cfm Northern Illinois University]

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =
*[http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/schwagbag/ ::schwagbag::] by Sherri Vokey
*[http://walkingpaper.org/ Walking Paper] by Aaron Schmidt
*[http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/ Librarian in Black] by Sarah Houghton
*[http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/blogger.html Digital Reference] by Stephen Francoeur
*[http://info.winnefox.org/blogs/ask/ AskAway @ Winnefox ] by Joy Schwarz

= Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out =
*[http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/162/report_display.asp Teens and Technology] from the Pew Internet & American Life Project (July 2005)
*[http://media.aoltimewarner.com/media/newmedia/cb_press_view.cfm?release_num=55254160 AOL Second Annual Instant Messaging Trends Survey]
*[http://libraryjournal.com/article/CA512192.html?display=searchResults&stt=001&text=im+me IM Me] by Aaron Schmidt and Michael Stephens. Featured in ''Library Journal'' in April, 2005
*[http://babyboomerlibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/05/chat-reference-at-morrisville-state.html Chat Reference at Morrisville State College Library] by Bill Drew. Featured in Ronan, Jana, ed. ''Chat reference : a guide to live virtual reference services''
*[http://www.charlestonco.com/comp.cfm?id=47&CFID=9689640&CFTOKEN=6638826 Virtual Reference Software Comparative Review] by Jody Condit Fagan. ''The Charleston Advisor'', April 2005, pp. 16-35.
*[http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/133/report_display.asp How Americans Use Instant Messaging] from the Pew Internet & American Life Project (September 2004)
* Web-Based Chat VS. Instant Messaging by Sarah Houghton and Aaron Schmidt. Featured in ''ONLINE'', Jul/Aug 2005.
*[http://www.oregonlibraries.net/staff/?p=178 web-based chat vs. instant messaging] by Caleb at the L-net staff information blog.
*[http://southernlibrarianship.icaap.org/content/v06n01/chase_d01.htm Papa's Got A Brand New (Virtual )Bag] by Darren Chase
*[http://lbr.library-blogs.net/war_what_is_it_good_for.htm War... What is it good for?] by Luke Rosenberger from lbr weblog. Post looks at the "war" between web-based virtual reference services and IM.
*[http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2005/06/web-based-chat-and-im-not-eitheror-but.html Web-based chat and IM: Not "either/or" but "both/and"] by Stephen Francoeur from Digital Reference.
*[http://www.homerlibrary.org/HomerILA.ppt IM Reference: What We've Learned] (Homer Township @ Illinois Library Association; October 14, 2005)
*[http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/kqweb/kqarchives/v33/333Houghton.htm Virtual Reference @ Your Library] by Sarah Houghton. Featured in ''KnowledgeQuest'', Jan/Feb 2005.
*[http://edificeref.info/?p=71 Trillian training materials] - a great training for using Trillian in providing virtual reference services.
*[http://www.american.edu/tesol/Baron-SeeYouOnlineCorrected64.pdf See You Online: Gender Issues in College Student Use of Instant Messaging] by Naomi S. Baron, Department of Language and Foreign Studies, American University. In addition to interesting findings, this paper includes useful terminology for discussing IM.
* Instant Messaging: Quick and Dirty Reference for Teens and Others by Sarah Houghton. Featured in ''Public Libraries'', Jul/Aug 2005.
* [http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/schwagbag/archives/2005/06/iming_goes_live.html IM goes live at UNLV Libraries] by Sherri Vokey at ::schwagbag::
* [http://www.ericdigests.org/1999-4/digital.htm Building and Maintaining Digital Reference Services] ERIC Digest by Joann M. Wasik.
* [http://librariansatthegate.blogspot.com/2006/01/implementing-instant-message-im.html Implementing an instant message (IM) reference service] by Alec at Librarians at the Gate

[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Reference Services and Information Literacy]]
[[Category:Online Reference]]

Talk:Services for the Poor/Homeless

2005-07-10T20:49:55Z

Laura:

[http://www.hhptf.org Hunger, Homelessness and Poverty Task Force] news and resources for services to poor people

3 Tips to Obtain an Effective Drunk Driving Lawyer or Attorney

2005-07-10T20:43:18Z

Laura: lumping poor/homeless together

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2005-07-10T20:29:27Z

Laura: /* Services to Specific Groups */

= Introduction =

Welcome to Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki. This wiki was created to be a one-stop-shop for great ideas for 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.

If you've done something at your library that you consider a success, please 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 about it 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-nd/2.5/ Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs] 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]

= Join the Community =

While I am not going to require that people register on the wiki, it would be great if you did. It makes it easier for us to identify spam and it makes the wiki much more like a community if we can get to know each other a little. When you register, 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 (7/8/05), 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 =
''If you add a new category, please add it to this list on the main page so people can easily find it.''

''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 the page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

= Community =
*[[Wiki User List]]
*[[Special:Recentchanges | Recent Changes Page]]
*[[tips page]] for getting started on the right foot

== Technology ==
*[[Website Design]]
*[[Web Tips and Tricks]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]] (Blogs, Wikis, etc.)
*[[OPACs]]
*[[Electronic Databases]]
*[[Institutional Repositories]]
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Digitization]]
*[[Improving Access]] (open_url, metasearch, metadata harvesting, etc.)
*[[Cataloging]]
*[[Open Source Software|Free/Open Source Software]]
*[[Providing Technology to Patrons]] (computers, wifi, iPods, etc.)
*[[Grants for Technology Projects]]

== Programming ==
*[[Technology Training in Libraries]]
*[[Programs for Faculty]]
*[[Programs for Adults]]
*[[Programs for Young Adults]]
*[[Programs for Children]]
*[[Book Clubs for Adults]]
*[[Book Talks and Story Time for Youth]]
*[[Cultural Programming]]
*[[Getting Kids to Read]]
*[[Grants for Programming]]

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

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Communications - Internal and External]]
*[[Team Building]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Management Ethics]]
*[[Flat Management, No Management and Collectively-Run]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Fundraising]]
*[[Promotions]]

== Reference Services and Information Literacy ==
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Information Literacy Classes]] (techniques, handouts, etc.)
*[[Online Tutorials]]
*[[Subject Guides]]

== Readers' Advisory ==
*[[Definition]]
*[[Leading book groups]]
*[[Recommending books]]

== Services to Specific Groups ==
*[[Services for Distance Learners]]
*[[Services for First Year Students]]
*[[Services for the Elderly]]
*[[Services for the Disabled]]
*[[Services for the Poor/Homeless]]
*[[Services in a Multi-lingual Environment]]
*[[Staff Training]]

== Professional ==
*[[Keeping Up With the Profession]]
*[[Conferences and Continuing Education Opportunities]]
*[[Publishing and Speaking]]
*[[Looking for a Job]]
*[[Workplace Organizing]]

= Need help? =

Please see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents Wikipedia Help] or [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide] for usage and configuration help. 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].

Services for the Poor and Homeless

2005-07-10T20:28:38Z

Laura: /* Blogs/Websites to Watch */

= Success Stories =

= Tips for Providing Quality Services for the Homeless =

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =
*[http://www.hhptf.org/ Hunger, Homelessness & Poverty Task Force] includes resouces on library services to poor people

= Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out =

Wiki User List

2005-07-10T20:23:57Z

Laura:

= Members of the LibSuccess Wiki Community =
''Add your name/user profile to the list! ('''Tip:''' Hit edit to see how this should be formatted)''

*[[User:Beth | Beth Gallaway]]
*[[User:Docwolf | Adam Farkas]]
*[[User:Constance | Constance Wiebrands]]
*[[User:Jessamyn | Jessamyn West]]
*[[User:Jesse | Jesse Ephraim]]
*[[User:Meredith | Meredith Farkas]]
*[[User:Ricklibrarian | Rick Roche]]
*[[User:Tapril | Stephen Tapril]]
*[[User:Walkingpaper | Walkingpaper]]
*[[User:Laura | Laura Crossett]]

[[Category:Community]]

User:Laura

2005-07-10T20:21:58Z

Laura:

I'm Laura, I run a blog called [http://lisdom.blogspot.com lis*dom], and I'm just practicing making contnet on this very cool wiki.