the future of libraries in the digital age
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Steve Hargadon Oct 4, 2011.
Posted on May 25, 2011 at 8:08am
Posted on January 29, 2011 at 9:14am
Say you have a new service or page you want to advertise, what possible places could you put it? As libraries expand their reach online, it's no longer as simple as putting a link on your webpage.
In this post, I'm going to list systematically a dozen locations you could add online, some are directly under the control of your library (e.g. library pages), others are on third party servers that you indirectly control (third party hosted services), others could be totally third…
ContinuePosted on January 29, 2011 at 9:13am
Recently, I started to realize that our page on the proxy bookmarklet (a bookmark that allows quick access to full text articles via the library's subscription even when the user doesn't use the library portal as a starting point) is extremely popular, despite being burred deep in our current portal design.
For instance it's one of the most shared/liked pages on…
ContinuePosted on January 29, 2011 at 9:12am
Location based services like FourSquare, Gowalla , Loopt enable users to check-in at different venues. For those unfamiliar with the concept, people basically "announce" online that they are currently at a certain location.
They are still not quite main-stream yet, though with Facebook adding Facebook places this might…
ContinuePosted on January 29, 2011 at 9:11am
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I was also fascinated by the catalog using Google earth to locate the books on the shelves.
I'm a teacher librarian & recently started a community based blog for getting boys to read - http://GettingBoysToRead.com. Please send me a friend request if you'd like to network, share ideas, and learn more about getting boys to read.
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I believe you did a critical inquiry/dissertation under Dr Brendan Luyt at NTU? So did I recently (2007-08).
Cheers,
Linus