Monthly Archive:: April 2014
29 Apr 2014
5 Random Apps to Try
So I know we’ve mentioned Netted by the Webbys before, but they continue to do a fantastic job locating interesting things to try around the internet. Here are five apps/sites they mentioned recently that you might enjoy: Quotery Discover famous quotes and start your own personalized collection. Glide Send and receive video messages instantly; watch
16 Apr 2014
Updating the library website
Just over a year ago I started looking at my library’s website. It was in dreadful need of updating. The style, content and organization had not really been touched since the last major update several years ago. Web designers recommend updating a website’s visual design and function every 2-3 years, and ours was certainly overdue.
11 Apr 2014
Scribd – the “Netflix of Books”
In the last couple of months I’ve had several people ask me about Scribd (http://www.scribd.com). So, I thought I’d take a few minutes to let everyone know what I’ve learned about it. Scribd has been around since 2007 and is currently made up of two components – an “E-book” section for publishers to market and
09 Apr 2014
Absolutely Free (and Practically Unknown) Online Tools You Didn’t Know You Needed
In January, 2014, Laura Solomon presented an Infopeople webinar on Absolutely Free (and Practically Unknown) Online Tools You Didn’t Know You Needed. This was a wonderful overview of online applications and provides much food for thought as we look at both our library workflow and our personal workflow. There is a wonderful handout that lists
06 Apr 2014
Have mobile device, will travel
On a recent vacation, I began noticing (and pondering), all the ways that our mobile devices have affected how we function (or don’t), when we’re on the go. First off, since airlines now offer digital boarding passes on smartphones, airline workers are trained to take phones, as well as paper boarding passes, as passengers board