The ability to syndicate media and information, as well as involve people socially, make Web 2.0 tools perfect for marketing library events or services. More and more libraries are taking advantage of these cheap and easy options for connecting with patrons. Here are a few ideas for how to use Web 2.0 tools in your [...]
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Library Jobs mashup
Here is my first successful mashup. I combined the LibGib jobs feed from Twitter with the LISjobs feed and some of the listings found on LibWorm jobs and extracted geolocation info to create a map of job locations. Clicking on the title should take you to the job listing.
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**UPDATE**–it seems that Wordpress [...]
Synchronous communication
During my second semester in the SLIS program back in 2005, I took a class with Penny Peck that required us to meet in a Blackboard classroom to participate in a real time chat session. This was before Elluminate had been adopted by the school, so we were denied the use of an audio or [...]
Screencasting with Camtasia
I have to admit that I am more of a fan of podcast, screencast, and vodcast consuming rather than podcast and screencast creating. Each recording takes a lot of work—no wonder creators often cease production after a short run. My experience with creating a screencast this week was a little….frustrating. I certainly have a lot [...]
Bibliotechno–Podcast 2
Welcome to my second podcast. It seems I cannot escape background car noise. Perhaps I need to find a cave to record in.
Bibliotechno–Podcast 1
Voila, welcome to my first podcast. In this podcast, I discuss marketing a podcast, commitment issues, and the death of podcasts.
A Fangirl Talks Podcasting
This last winter, I introduced my future mother-in-law to the wonders of podcasts. “So I no longer have to stand outside on Saturday afternoons, holding the radio antenna up in the air to hear a scratchy version of This American Life?” she asked. Realizing she could now listen to most of the NPR catalog [...]
A newfound love for delicious
I’m not sure why I have not jumped into social bookmarking before this week. I know I was partly concerned that all my hard work could be easily erased by a company going out of business or some other calamity (apparently this fear was somewhat justified, based on what happened to Ma.gnolia). I also was [...]
