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Share Your Library Hacks via the Library Success Wiki 7 May 2008 | 10:37 am
After reading the last post, Andrew kindly sent me a suggestion to have a library hacks wiki. I like the idea of sharing information via a wiki that anyone can edit, but am not so keen on idea of crea...
Where Are All the Library Hacks? 2 May 2008 | 10:19 am
(just when you thought this blog was officially dead, I’m baaaaaack. Can’t say for how long, I just happen to have a bee in my bonnet again). After being inspired by meeting conversation, I was on th...
Quality Artwork That Won't Bust Your Budget 20 Jan 2008 | 03:49 am
Using great images can take your publications (and blogs!) to the next level, but finding affordable images used to be a real challenge. Luckily, today there are many sources you can turn to for free ...
One to Watch: Mark Lives in IKEA 9 Jan 2008 | 02:58 pm
As a major IKEA fan (try the Daim chocolate. Go on. It's impossible not to love it.), I have to say that Mark Malkoff is living my dream. This is just brilliant publicity for IKEA, but how many other ...
Are You Raking In the Compliments? 11 Dec 2007 | 12:41 pm
Since many librarians prefer not to toot their own horns, why not let your customers sing your praises for you? Last week’s Get to the Po!nt e-newsletter was a great reminder that we need to make it e...
New OCLC Report: Sharing, Privacy and Trust in Our Networked World 2 Nov 2007 | 11:13 am
OCLC just published another must-read report, Sharing, Privacy and Trust in Our Networked World. This report summarizes the findings from an international study on online social spaces, including soci...
New Use for the Trusty Lemonade Stand 31 Oct 2007 | 08:57 am
I love this idea. Denison University Library hosts a lemonade stand at their welcome back reception for students and staff. Peggy Rector, from the Denison University Library, was kind enough to share ...
Good Stuff Worth Sharing 21 Sep 2007 | 01:40 pm
Marketing-ish Think piece: Harry Beckwith's 40 tidbits on what motivates people. Beckwith is the author of the great Selling the Invisible: A Field Guide to Modern Marketing (a must-read) and other ma...
SPARC's Mind Mashup Video Contest 14 Sep 2007 | 10:12 am
Speaking of videos, during some video contest research (cough *stay tuned* cough) I stumbled upon the SPARC Discovery Awards Competition. Videos should "demonstrate or illustrate what you see as the v...
Another Interesting Library Video 13 Sep 2007 | 10:17 am
I just stumbled upon this intro to the library video on the Ohio University Libraries news blog. Good stuff. Related posts: UD's Funny Library Video
