At the 2008 Spring NHLA conference, I presented a digital archive (library?) built on WordPress. Those of you who have attended a WordPress blogging workshop are familiar with the hosted side of WordPress, or WordPress.com. However, you might not know
Online Space for Small Libraries
At the Spring 2008 conference, many of us attended a lively and productive round table discussion for small libraries. During the meeting we talked about creating an online space to discuss issues related to small libraries. After some consideration, I
Self-printing Large Posters
Have you ever wanted to create a large poster, something bigger than your standard printer can handle? If so, consider using PosteRazor. PosteRazor can help you “chop up” a large poster and print each piece separately. Put the pieces together
A Blog About Books
Keeping up with (much less staying ahead of) popular new titles can be a challenge — especially for librarians who have a mile-long list of duties every day. Simplify your life a little by subscribing to a blog that is
Twitter: Reaching Patrons by Microblogging
Yesterday I wrote about how blogs are becoming more mainstream and how mainstream media are using blogs. Today, let’s take another look at micro-blogging. Micro-blogging is abbreviated blogging — posting short messages less than 140 characters in length. Why do
Gathering Blogger Statistics
As librarians, statistics are a big part of our jobs. You might be wondering how to get statistics for your Blogger blog. According to this article from the Google Analytics Blog, having access to your Blogger site statistics will *soon*
Evernote: Revisited
I’ve talked about Evernote before on this blog, but the significant changes to the program merit another post. As a Windows-based program, the previous version of Evernote was my saving grace at work. Every important email, every piece of instruction,
Evernote: Your Personal Note-keeper
Note: See a newer post about Evernote. I love EverNote! Unlike most of the computer application I rave about, EverNote is not Web-based. (Gasp!) It must be downloaded to your computer. However, ignoring that issue, I think EverNote is one
Library Periodicals Online
Is your library feeling the financial pinch? If you’ve had to cut back on your professional periodicals, don’t forget that many publications are available online via our statewide Ebsco subscription. Most of the publications are available online without any or
Periodical Resources
Not sure if a periodical is available in an online database or in the NHSL periodical holdings? The easiest way to locate a journal or magazine is with the help of Article Express Periodical List. Article Express compiles the listings