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Every Library Should Have a Sandbox to Play In

October 30, 2009
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Every Library Should Have a Sandbox to Play In

Notes from the 2009 Internet Librarian Conference Matt Hamilton What is a sandbox? Safety model Place to test code that is isolated from production environment Software development model test installation that allows to role back changes as necessary Wiki model environment not consider production but just for ppl to learn new skills Who can learn from software – staff, ppl who want to play & learn, helps keep up on cutting edge technologies, small IT staff to explore if its worth to develop expertise in something Sandbox is a safe place to place Learning environment Inviate patrons to be beta testers, get feedback before implement new services Is this something that is really going to be good for patrons but something were just enamored with for the moment. Place to perfect your craft – Two approaches – and internal option Lisa Haitts at Installs software that is heard about at conferences How do you make it happen? 3 approaches Virtual appliance marketplace, from VMware preconfigured virtual machines Wanted to be the type of IT department that says yes, still have mission to protect data etc so can’t just say use, but can say yes, but… Working with virtual desktops, so

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Dreaming, Designing, & Using Mobile Library Platforms

October 28, 2009
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Dreaming, Designing, & Using Mobile Library Platforms

Notes from the 2009 Internet Librarian Conference Tom Ipri Jason Griffey R. Toby Greenwalt Jason A. Clark Matt Benzing Michael P Sauers Christa Burns Mike & Christa – phone or lab top questions Tom – mobile sights are not desktop-light Let’s not make crappy mobile sights out of our crappy websites. Should you have a mobile site? What is your population, is this the time you need to have a mobile site What should be on the site? Mobile web is mobile, text based; people aren’t there to just browse & browse they are looking for something specific Remember there are many different types of phone, not everyone has an iphone Web test is brief mobile site should be uber brief Simple navigation Even good connections can be slow Essential information Mobile usability mobile webs of 2009 is = to desktop web of 1998 Desk top success rate 80% Movie success 64% – success increased when used a site designed for mobile browsing, better phones preformed better Jason Clark Mobile apps for libraries Native app vs mobile apps Native apps – install on phone or devise, access to hardware, speakers, camera etc Distributed through a controlled site Mobile apps –

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Micro Interactions, Conversations, & Customers: Sweet Tweet Strategies

October 27, 2009
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Notes from the 2009 Internet Librarian Conference Micro Interactions, Conversations, & Customers: Sweet Tweet Strategies David Lee King Julie Strange Amy Kearns David – tools for interaction Comments Start conversation and add value – except maybe on youtube Status updates – twitter facebook myspace Casual conversation Meet ups Retweet – that was cool content, I’m going to share it again Likes, thumbs ups, ratings, favorites You can subscribe to someone elses twitter favorites by RSS feeds, let someone else do the work for you How to achieve engagement nirvana 1. Say the stuff in your head – but not everything, Healthy debate is good 2. Have to give to get, you can’t “get” something without using it, how do you get to know a friend f2f? you interact 3. ask & ye shall receive, allows you to ask a question & get 20 responses 4. listen – listen first, 5. Dangle a carrot – tempt them to engage, offer a reward for engagement, ask leading questions 6. don’t be dishonest, if you’re dishonest or shaddy sometimes that’s amplified on the internet Bonus – tools that will help, get stats, facebook stats – demographics, flickr has stats too – these are

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Market yourself market your library – Lori Reed

October 9, 2009
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Notes from the 2009 COMO conference in Columbus GA Market yourself market your library – Lori Reed PTA group has a facebook page that is very successful Traditional marketing vs 2.0 marketing – 2 way exchange, ppl are talking about your library, whether you’re listening or not Traditional market 4 Ps – Product pricing placement promotion Marketing 2.0 4 Cs – consumer collaboration Mistake ppl make is they jump right in & start producing – stop doing this, you’re putting the cart in front of the horse. Build a marketing plan 1. Identify a need 2. Research – find out what other ppl or libs are doing to meet that need. 3. Identify the audience 4. Identify objectives 5. Identify message, what you do want to say? 6. find the right tools 7. implement 8. Evaluate – how will you know it worked? Focus on number 6 the tools Can your users find you? Are you on google? Add your info if you’re not List your library on free wifi hotspots sites Wifihotspotlist.com You can list your programs and storytimes on Craigslist Blogs can be used in a number of different ways, book reviews, video of children’s storytimes, tie community

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Bring on the Rain Putting the Cloud to Work for You: in introduction to cloud computing

October 9, 2009
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One of my presentations from the 2009 COMO conference in Columbus GA Bring on the Rain Putting the Cloud to Work for You: in introduction to cloud computing View more presentations from Bobbi Newman. Google docs Zoho Buzzword Preezo PreZentit PBworks Wetpaint Wikispaces 30 Boxes Google Calendar Yahoo MyHomePoint Remember the Milk Ta-Da list Todoist The Online CEO Hiveminder Joe’s Goals Doodle Delicious Digg Netvibes iGoogle Slideshare Google Reader Google Wave Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Share on FriendFeed Buzz it up Share on netvibes share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Buzz it up Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Tell a friend

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