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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Tag Archives: NYPL
More craftiness from the NYPL
I’m glad to see that the New York Public Library is continuing their collaboration with artists and crafters after their popular Design By the Book series with Design*sponge. This time they are partnering up with with Maura Madden, author of Crafternoon: A Guide to Getting Artsy and Craftsy with Your Friends All Year Long, to [...]
Random Thoughts and Questions
So, I’ve already shared my love of the New York Public Library’s technology initiatives. Today, it is the Orange County Library’s turn. Wow. I previously admired the video they produced introducing their new iphone interface, but there is so much more going on in this library that is worth checking out. What most caught my [...]
NYPL Labs
I’ve been following updates on the NYPL Labs page and am really intrigued with the changes they are discussing and implementing. Today’s post examined preconceptions librarians have about their users and what is popular in the library. Reviewing top search terms at the NYPL, librarians were suprised to discover “Tumblebooks” at the top of the list. [...]
Using Video In Libraries
If libraries want to remain relevant in this age of multimedia, they have to incorporate screencasts, other video, or media interactivity to some degree. This may be a pretty strong statement given some of the drawbacks of these mediums. However, as the web becomes more visually stunning, allowing us to absorb information in various ways [...]
RSS in libraries–possibilities and disappointments
In this week’s chapter on RSS, Meredith Farkas talks about how libraries can use RSS to both push and pull information–pushing information to patrons about the library and subjects that interest them and pulling information from a variety of sources to provide comprehensive coverage on a subject for library users. There are some libraries out [...]
Design by the book: final episode
The final episode of Design by the Book is here and it is a good one. The final projects of the artists are revealed alongside the library items that inspired it all. (I am particularly entranced with the navy men pattern). Great outreach by the NYPL librarians–apparently a few hundred people showed up for the [...]
Design by the Book
I posted a link to this on Twitter, but I love this project between one of my favorite design focused blogs, Designsponge, and the New York Public Library. I believe there is a final episode still on its way, but I love to see how artists can be inspired by old books, maps, etc. Part [...]
