I thought I’d start compiling a list of free training & workshops that I’ve come across, as well as a few paid resources. If you know of other classes, training, & workshops, please let me know. I’ll update this list as I find new stuff, too. training resources
25 Useful Social Networking Tools for Librarians By Jessica Hupp http://www.collegedegree.com/library/financial-aid/25-useful-social-networking-tools-for-librarians "As a librarian, you want to be able to share information with patrons and students in the easiest way possible, and social networking offers a great way to do just that. With social networking tools, you can create bookmark collections, share notices, and more. We’ve profiled 25 of the
I love all of these handy little web tools online. Just in case you really feel the need to use tables, you can CSS ’em, here.
Kind of old news at this point (it’s been floating around in my inbox!), but I find it interesting that someone from the Internet Archive has been appointed the director of the DSpace Foundation. Verrry interesting… —————– Users of DSpace digital-archiving technology will now receive help and support via a not-for-profit organization set up by the creators of the tool,
So, apparently blogger is going to start allowing future posting some time in the eh… future. Until that time, one option is to setup blogging by email and then use lettermelater.com which seems to work pretty well, minus tags, and a few other features. ..oh, and nexgen blogger is in draft, which is completely confusing to me, because the ‘draft’
…and then for some classic ‘net neutrality’ fun with some internet celebrities…
I sometimes come across the most interesting things out in library blogworld. Here is an interesting post from LITA about what an emerging technologies librarian might look like: In brief (with a few of my thoughts): Avatar based virtual communities, such as SecondLife. I’m personally interested to see if SecondLife holds its own or if a “new” player to field
…and you know who you are…. http://www.twitterholics.com/ I do love the graphics of twitter — one of my favorites in the social networking/web2.0 field.
April’s issue of moonshine arts magazine is live. Writings, videos and podcasts. Subscribe via the RSS feed, pageflakes, or the facebook application. You can see the covers (my graphic design) here. enjoy.