Archive for November, 2009

Top 10 Stocking Stuffers For The Social Networking Savvy Librarian

Lending, Caring for, and Appreciating Books

Dewey: the Small Town Library Cat Who Touched the World

Social Media Marketing in an Hour a Day

Shut Your Facebook ?

By Josh Hanagarne
World’s Strongest Librarian
I recently attended Internet Librarian 2009 in Monterey, California. Other than the clam chowder I had on the wharf, here was the most memorable part of the trip:
When a speaker began to lose the audience’s attention, Twitter, Facebook, and even Second Life started popping up on everyone’s phones and [...]

Library Mashups: Exploring New Ways to Deliver Library Data

This new book talks all about how to make your library catalog and library website more interactive. Does your library website or catalog bore users? Well it won’t anymore once you put into practice and install some of the applications mentioned in this book. Learn how you can incorporate Google maps, Google Books, Library Thing, [...]

Should Libraries Advertise on Social Networks?

Recently I have noticed a trend. I use facebook quite a bit and quite often because I have listed in my profile that I am a librarian, I see ads promoting various library related services. They can be anything from a new database, to an ALA sponsored contest, to a new technology service aimed at [...]