Aaron Tay's Blog – September 2010 Archive (4)

More tools to help libraries do environment scanning

One of the keys themes of my blog is how to use free tools to get alerts of news of interest. More specifically, I have made a series of posts trying to figure out how to use tools to find and engage with library users who are online posting, tweeting etc about your library.

I first mentioned the idea in Dec 2009 , and followed it up with "… Continue

Added by Aaron Tay on September 19, 2010 at 2:42pm — No Comments

How to check your library catalogue by using your IPhone as a free barcode scanner - RedLaser

Early this year, I blogged about using Zbar iPhone app as a barcode reader to search your library. You scan the barcode of a book with your phone and it would extract the ISBN and search the library catalogue. You could put a setting in the iphone app and it would work for almost any library catalogue.

Its uses are many, but one way I use it is when I visit a bookstore, and… Continue

Added by Aaron Tay on September 19, 2010 at 2:41pm — No Comments

Getting information to travel to you on your mobile phone

I know I'm a bit late to the party but recently , I came across Helene Blower's "New digital divide" via @digicmb.

As I never had the privilege to hear Helene… Continue

Added by Aaron Tay on September 19, 2010 at 2:39pm — No Comments

Customizable library portal pages

The rise of web 2.0 sites has led to the idea that sites should be customizable and personalized. FaceBook which was recently crowned as the most popular site on the web by Google, allows users to customize their Facebook accounts by adding and moving around Facebook apps. Users can also add tabs of apps they want to see etc.…

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Added by Aaron Tay on September 19, 2010 at 2:37pm — No Comments