tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135412624498859465Wed, 28 Aug 2024 05:28:54 +000023 thingsLibrary 2.0librariesWeb 2.0FlickrDenver Public LibraryRSSYouTubeblogsgooglepodcastssearch engineswikis23_things InfoPeopleLibraryThingSecond Lifeopensourcephppodcastingpodcasts Juicepublishingweb developmentAADLAJAXAudacityCybrary CityDVCDanburyEventsFlashGoogle Docs and SpreadsheetsGroovixHennepin County LibraryILSIMInforme.comLibraryFindLuceneLuluMaintainITMeebo 23_things InfoPeopleMy SpaceMyLibraryMySQLNews aggregatorsOPACPLCMCRollyoSlideshareSolrSpringWidgetStory CoveTechnoratiTwitterWebjunctionWebmonkeyYelpaudiobook advisorybookscatalogsclassescommunitycsscultureevergreenfederated searchfindabilityforumsinternetkohalibraries rentalslibrary softwarelinuxmapsmashupsonline learningpbwikiphoto-sharingphpBBplmcprint on demandprogrammingsearch behaviorsearchingstorytellingtemplatestutorialsvideoweb designworld travelsExplorations in the world of libraries, technology and the information industry.http://wannabelib.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (bonnie)Blogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135412624498859465.post-4350204464657502435Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:01:00 +00002010-02-18T16:13:38.453-08:00Hi-We are forming teams-If you have a group, want to start a group or join a group, please add the information to this posthttp://wannabelib.blogspot.com/2010/02/race-teams.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bonnie)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135412624498859465.post-8676305625625912278Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:35:00 +00002010-02-09T10:41:32.930-08:00Looks like you can link to cover images and content (maybe not reviews) using Google Books.Part of the Google library project (is that what they are calling the book project?), there is a sections for libraries to link to the various content- Here is the link for pulling in the cover images.http://wannabelib.blogspot.com/2010/02/cover-images-from-google.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bonnie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135412624498859465.post-2418977647984173500Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:29:00 +00002009-06-25T09:31:59.016-07:00cssweb designThis site does some nice stuff with CSS:it is run by Stu Nicholls CSSplay. He also has some page templates that look clean and easy to use.http://wannabelib.blogspot.com/2009/06/web-design-help.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bonnie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135412624498859465.post-7217134060011397249Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:30:00 +00002009-03-19T11:32:02.203-07:00interesting graphic representation of information searches:Map of Knnowledgefrom the article:The map includes both the sciences and the humanities in a hub and wheel arrangement, with the humanities at the center and the sciences arrayed around them. The arrangement fell out naturally from the data and is not contrived, said Johan Bollen, the leader of the research team.http://wannabelib.blogspot.com/2009/03/map-of-knowledge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bonnie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135412624498859465.post-7920056632270362994Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:48:00 +00002009-03-19T11:23:45.047-07:00Interesting application:LibGuides--Not sure if this is exactly what you'd call a template- but it is very clever and timely.Basically a plug and play form for libraries to create web ready reference guides- seems to be very popular among libraries- at least judging from the Web4lib listserv.from the Springshare website:All institutions using LibGuides are connected in a global content network http://wannabelib.blogspot.com/2009/03/web-templates-for-libraries.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bonnie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135412624498859465.post-2798144220520120205Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:39:00 +00002008-12-10T10:12:03.480-08:00EIN test linkhttp://wannabelib.blogspot.com/2008/12/feed-test.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bonnie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135412624498859465.post-5800181494388754486Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:18:00 +00002007-11-18T13:28:02.105-08:00federated searchLibraryFindsearch behaviorStumbled, rambled or somehow came across this little video representation of what happens when a searcher scans a page of Google search results from Daniel Chudnov's blog- new to me, but I imagine probably one of the established bloggerati. Not knowing a thing about fractal geometry, I perhpas missed some of his reference, but I was struck by the conclusion which aptly showed how meaningless a http://wannabelib.blogspot.com/2007/11/searching.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bonnie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135412624498859465.post-8844778669276643517Tue, 16 Oct 2007 02:27:00 +00002007-10-15T19:31:04.800-07:00evergreenILSkohaopensourceNot having as much time to read my listservs, I am going to note those things that I need to come back to. For instance, :this on web4lib concerning open source ILS's. Bob looks at which U.S. public & academic libraries currently run open > source ILS software, and how Koha and Evergreen usage stacks up.> > "There are a number of ways one might measure the impact of open > source ILS software onhttp://wannabelib.blogspot.com/2007/10/discussions-to-revisit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bonnie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135412624498859465.post-8745222711233878437Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:25:00 +00002007-09-24T17:25:44.517-07:00http://wannabelib.blogspot.com/2007/09/another-slideshow-from-slideflickr.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bonnie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135412624498859465.post-8385589100125428903Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:06:00 +00002007-09-22T12:29:26.712-07:00EventsRSSSpringWidgetI've realized that the right side of this blog is becoming quite crowded with the stuff I'm picking up as I surf the internet (and, although that is an old, hackneyed phrase, I think it aptly describes the process of the to and fro-ing you do as you swing from link to link).My latest finds come from trying to solve a problem with a Quick Link select list; the website managers would like the link http://wannabelib.blogspot.com/2007/09/driftwood.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bonnie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135412624498859465.post-1372018040182049101Fri, 14 Sep 2007 23:37:00 +00002007-09-14T16:46:22.210-07:00blogsforumsInforme.comphpBBwikisHere are two resources for creating forums (discussion groups- good for collaborative conversations):phpBB: "Since its creation in 2000, phpBB™ has become the most widely used Open Source forum solution."Informe.com, a free forum hosting site: "On the first day of 2007 we present you our free forum hosting service, Informe.com. Our project is powered by world's most popular forum engine, PhpBB, http://wannabelib.blogspot.com/2007/09/forums-wikis-blogs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bonnie)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135412624498859465.post-2353624255113957733Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:32:00 +00002007-09-14T14:43:35.865-07:00findabilityLucenesearch enginesSolrInteresting site, code4lib. I followed a link to a presentation given by Erik Hatcher for the Library of Congress on August 1, 2007 about Solr, a search engine for libraries, based on open-source Lucene. In it he discusses the development of a new search engine utilizing the Java based Lucene open source software with Solr (originally developed by CNET, and open-sourced) layered above. The http://wannabelib.blogspot.com/2007/09/code4lib.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bonnie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135412624498859465.post-2158820432952562723Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:36:00 +00002007-09-14T10:53:39.450-07:00This is probably old news but it was new to me, so IRC seems worth a mention. It's apparently something like IM. Here's what the IRC Primer, found on Code4Lib has to say:IRC (original code was written by Jarkko Oikarinen) is a multi-user, multi-channel chatting network. It allows people all over the internet to talk to one another in real-time. It is a functional replacement and improvement to http://wannabelib.blogspot.com/2007/09/irc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bonnie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135412624498859465.post-4343125606243455991Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:45:00 +00002008-12-12T21:35:13.798-08:00OK- that was hard- and it never did upload from the Flickr url, so I'm not sure what went wrong. Now will try to get this into my profile where it can live for all eternity- this was on a boat on Lake Tahoe- a lovely day.Update: I did manage to put this into the profile, although not through the Flickr url. I cut and pasted the url from the blog into the profile- several times without success http://wannabelib.blogspot.com/2007/09/trying-to-get-photo-into-this-thing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bonnie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135412624498859465.post-6711047883216100534Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:14:00 +00002007-09-13T12:14:40.465-07:00first presentationhttp://www.spresent.com/view/?p=-1http://wannabelib.blogspot.com/2007/09/spresent.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bonnie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135412624498859465.post-7750435569716317710Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:05:00 +00002007-09-12T17:15:14.156-07:00AJAXAudacityFlashpodcastingSlideshareBuying the student version of Adobe CS3 for my Dreamweaver class was probably the best investment I have made recently. CS3 contains the latest versions of Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Flash and more. I spent today getting familiar with some of Photoshop's features, watching the training videos provided with the software. Also. did some exploring in Flash, which has this cool thing called Zoomify. http://wannabelib.blogspot.com/2007/09/adobe-cs3-slideshare-and-audacity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bonnie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135412624498859465.post-8053303353471387090Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:35:00 +00002007-09-12T10:42:32.644-07:00librariesworld travelsCourtesy of a link provided by Donna Mazziotti in the PubLib listserv, here is a link to a blog posting that contains photographs of the world's most beautiful libraries, and they are stunning. The blog itself is called "Curious Expeditions: Travelling and exhuming the extraordinary past" and seems to be the chronicle of two travelers roaming the world. It's stylish, well written and has great http://wannabelib.blogspot.com/2007/09/worlds-most-beautiful-libraries.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bonnie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135412624498859465.post-7249173499516973250Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:06:00 +00002007-09-11T13:12:05.936-07:0023 things23_things InfoPeopleLibrary 2.0Web 2.0I really like the learning approach of 23 Things. Technology is really a hands-on experience and you can't begin to understand the possibilities of some of these tools until you've experienced them. And, as I said earlier, since Web 2.0 is all about free, easy, fast and fun, I think many people who were technophobic before attempting the Challenge, may have been surprised to discover how much http://wannabelib.blogspot.com/2007/09/thing-23-recap-about-23-things.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bonnie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135412624498859465.post-5241297428141341553Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:55:00 +00002007-09-11T13:06:20.747-07:0023 thingsTwitterWeb 2.0I left this until last because it's the tool I dislike the most. But I summoned up the courage and opened a twitter account. I can see the appeal for those who enjoy texting, or IMing, but at this moment, I have no need for such a tool. We did use IM frequently while I was working in Tech Support and it was a very handy way to communicate with someone while on the phone with someone else- a http://wannabelib.blogspot.com/2007/09/last-thing-9-twitter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bonnie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135412624498859465.post-7791600991996051552Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:40:00 +00002007-09-11T14:17:11.519-07:0023 thingsLibrary 2.0Web 2.0This whole blog is about that topic, so I think for the writeup on this item, I will point to a few of the articles that I have enjoyed reading on this subject.On the future of virtual referenceLibrary 2.0 Course SyllabusSpecifically, this module of the course, Library 2.0, lists some great articles for further reading.10 Programming Concepts Librarians Should know, form the blog of Ryan http://wannabelib.blogspot.com/2007/09/thing-15-perspectives-on-20-and-future.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bonnie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135412624498859465.post-4568004704281934734Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:09:00 +00002007-09-11T12:40:45.391-07:0023 thingsblogsTechnoratiTechnorati collects and ranks blogs. They've recently redone their main page to sort the blogs into categories making it easier to browse by subject.I think what they say about linking is a key concept underlying the Web 2.0 "movement":A link from one weblog to another helps provide context around an argument or point, and it is essentially a "vote of attention" from one blogger to another. By http://wannabelib.blogspot.com/2007/09/technorati-collects-and-ranks-blogs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bonnie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135412624498859465.post-7249308460659410686Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:51:00 +00002007-09-11T12:02:44.757-07:0023 thingsGoogle Docs and SpreadsheetsBad things: you must log in several times. I couldn't figure out how to "save as" in the Docs program; the spreadsheet is clunky and updates were slow. Good things: they are free to registered users, the Docs exports in a variety of formats including Word, and I think I will stick with Excel for spreadsheets.http://wannabelib.blogspot.com/2007/09/thing-18-google-docs-and-spreadsheets.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bonnie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135412624498859465.post-7066859201015458536Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:19:00 +00002007-09-11T11:46:03.751-07:0023 thingsgooglemapsI am disappointed with Google maps- I thought it would be intuitive and simple, but it actually isn't. I created a map of Berkeley, and was going to add locators for the various library branches, but I am still struggling to figure out how to control the appearance and scope of the map- it keeps switching to the Google earth view, and sometimes goes off altogether and I wind up in Wichita! http://wannabelib.blogspot.com/2007/09/thing-19-google-maps.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bonnie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135412624498859465.post-6096697657370761364Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:12:00 +00002007-09-11T10:47:05.920-07:0023_things InfoPeoplepodcastingpodcasts JuiceI have been doing various things with podcasts over the last several months, so I'm going to try to summarize my explorations and discoveries.I downloaded Juice, a "premier podcast receiver, allowing users to capture and listen to podcasts anytime, anywhere" but was leary of using it for fear of overwriting the stuff already on my daughter's iPod.Here's how it works, according to the Juice Help http://wannabelib.blogspot.com/2007/09/thing-21-podcasts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bonnie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135412624498859465.post-3204250462540006600Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:57:00 +00002007-09-11T10:09:29.242-07:00The opportunity to teach someone else about using these Web 2.0 tools presented itself following m niece's wedding in August. Because our family is scattered across the US, getting and sharing photos from the wedding would be difficult. Her photographer put the professional photos on Shutterfly,and for the rest of us I suggested that we put ours on Flickr. I created a little tutorial using Winkhttp://wannabelib.blogspot.com/2007/09/thing-22-teach-someone-else.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bonnie)0