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Category Archives: Web
No-brainer Usability: the new Twitter iPhone app
I am presenting about usability issues in library websites in Computers in Librareis 2011 in a few weeks. So needless to say, I have been thinking a lot recently about usability. Today, having updated all apps on my iPhone, I … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media, Technology, Usability, Web
Tagged app, iphone, no brainer usability, Twitter, usability, ux
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Why Not Grow Coders from the inside of Libraries?
How fantastic would it be if every small library has an in-house developer? We will be all using open-source software with custom feature modules that would perfectly fit our vision and the needs of the community we serve. Libraries will … Continue reading
Posted in Coding, Conference, Librarianship, Library, Technology, Web
Tagged code4lib, coder, coding, IT, libraries, programmer, programming
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Practically Speaking – about Streaming the LITA Board Meeting
As many librarians know by now, on Saturday January 8th at the ALA Midwinter, there was a LITA board meeting. Jason Griffey, one of the LITA board members live-streamed the event. Having not been notified of this in advance, the … Continue reading
Posted in ALA, Conference, Librarianship, Library, Web
Tagged ala midwinter 2011, board meeting, lita, streaming
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LITA Mobile Computing IG Meeting at ALA Midwinter 2011
I am very excited about the LITA Mobile Computing IG Meeting at ALA Midwinter 2011. If you are interested in mobile devices and libraries, please join for the lively and informal discussion. Great presentations and discussion topics are already lined … Continue reading
Posted in ALA, Conference, Library, Technology, Web
Tagged 2011, ALA, Conference, handheld, lita, midwinter, mobile, mobile computing interest group, San Diego
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Some thoughts about “The Desk Setup”
One of my favorite blogs written by a librarian(s) is In the Library with the Lead Pipe. This blog consistently addresses issues that are not usually discussed either openly or in-depth but are nevertheless of many librarians’ interests, such as … Continue reading
Posted in Librarianship, Library, Technology, Web
Tagged in the library with the lead pipe, interview, librarians
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20 Tips for Planning Your Mobile Website
Last Thursday at the new student orientation, I have launched the new mobile website for our library. You can also see how it works from this tutorial. From the survey of the first year medical students, we have discovered that … Continue reading
Posted in Technology, Web
Tagged marketing, mobile website, planning, project management
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Mobile Devices and a Sensor Revolution
Have you heard about the emerging Internet of Things? I have been meaning to write about this for a while now but was unable to find time. This term refers to the new and expanded Internet by real-world objects that … Continue reading
Posted in Technology, Web
Tagged internet of things, mobile, sensor revolution
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Joomla: A Nice Surprise
I volunteered to serve on the web committee of the Southern Chapter of Medical Library Association (SC/MLA) this year. The work I do as the co-chair of this committee is to create a web site for the 60th Annual SC/MLA … Continue reading
Posted in Library, Technology, Web
Tagged CMS; Joomla; website
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After Two days with an iPad
So finally it came. The long-awaited iPad. I got this as a birthday present from my husband. So I can’t really say that I was committed to purchase this gadget myself. I doubt if I would have spent that much … Continue reading
Persistence and Some Other Virtues for Solo Web-Services Librarians
Last September, I did an online presentation through OPAL (Open Program for All). The topic was “Web Services for Underfunded and Understaffed Libraries.”  After the presentation, I uploaded my slides on SlideShare and then completely forgot about it. A few … Continue reading
Posted in Librarianship, Library, Technology, Web
Tagged opal, small libraries, web services
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