Hey all, Here's a library in our area that recently went live with Joomla: http://www.ropl.org You might get in touch with their webmaster. Joshua Neds-Fox Tech/Reference Librarian Public Library of Westland 734-326-6123 nedsfoxj@... _______________________________________________ Web4lib mailing list Web4lib@... http://lists.webjunction.org/web4lib/
Hello-- We're investigating using Google Talk for IM Reference. Are any of you using it? If so, I'd be very interested in picking your brains about the good, the bad, and the ugly. Thanks -- -- Michael J. Dargan Technical Systems/Reference Administrator Waterloo and Cedar Falls Public Libraries wpl-reference.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ Web4lib mailing list Web4lib@... http://lists.webjunction.org/web4lib/
Well, I use Gtalk, and it has a great benefit of voice chat. It's a pretty simple interface. But to my knowledge, it can only talk to other Gtalk users. It also stores chat conversations in your Gmail account, but you can make chat sessions off the record if need be. Nils Thingvall Digital Access Architect www.ocls.info -----Original Message----- From: web4lib-bounces@... [mailto:web4lib-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Michael J. Dargan Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 9:14 AM To: Web4lib@... Subject: [Web4lib] IM Reference using Google Talk? Hello-- We're investigating using Google Talk for IM Reference. Are any of you using it? If so, I'd be very interested in picking your brains about the good, the bad, and the ugly. Thanks -- -- Michael J. Dargan Technical Systems/Reference Administrator(Continue reading)
hi web4lib people -
i'm currently quite happy at my public library job helping youth and adults
use the internet, but i'd like to be doing more digital storytelling, podcasting
and video on the web as part of my regular job. i currently teach these on the
side just once a week.
my background is as an elementary educator and macintosh computer
professional, but i love linux and am very comfortable on windows. i'd like to
be at a public library where technology empowerment of the community is one of
the core functions of the library -- rather than a side-function.
i'd be interested in hearing from any public libraries who are moving in
that direction. even if your library is not hiring, i'd still like to be in touch.
we can walk more timidly or more boldly into the future, and i fit myself
more into the latter camp.
phil shapiro
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Phil Shapiro pshapiro@...
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http://philsrssfeed.blogspot.com
http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html
"Wisdom starts with wonder." - Socrates
"Learning happens through gentleness."
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Which made me think of this as an alternative... http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/cubegoodies/854a/ _______________________________________________ Web4lib mailing list Web4lib@... http://lists.webjunction.org/web4lib/
SSIs add no significant processing time with today's server technology. Every single page on our library website has one or more SSIs (footer, navigation). They are the simplest solution for what you want to do because they are easy to maintain (edit a single text file) and don't require anything special at the user's end (display happens at the server end rather than in the browser). If your server isn't capable of SSIs, Bill's solution of iframes is a good one, but is somewhat browser dependent. I wouldnt' worry about it though as most modern browsers support them and it is an easy way to pull content into a page. Javascripts that display RSS feeds are, on one hand, easy to maintain (usually a by-product of a news blog) and, on the other, extremely vulnerable to user preferences -- i.e., if the user has javascript turned off, the message isn't displayed. Tom _______________________________________________ Web4lib mailing list Web4lib@... http://lists.webjunction.org/web4lib/
GTalk will actually connect to other XMPP/Jabber services, such as LiveJournal's LJ Talk and your local government/campus enterprise IM server. There's a poorly list of public servers at https://www.xmpp.net/servers. It would be sweet if other commercial IM providers would offer XMPP connectivity, but then, they would lose their exclusivity. Maybe they could make it up by pushing us more ads based on our conversations? Caleb Tucker-Raymond Oregon Statewide Digital Reference Project Coordinator Multnomah County Library (503) 988-5438 XMPP: calebtr@... > -----Original Message----- > From: web4lib-bounces@... > [mailto:web4lib-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Thingvall, Nils > Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 7:15 AM > To: Web4lib@... > Subject: RE: [Web4lib] IM Reference using Google Talk? > > > Well, > > I use Gtalk, and it has a great benefit of voice chat. It's a > pretty simple interface. But to my knowledge, it can only > talk to other Gtalk users. It also stores chat conversations > in your Gmail account, but you can make chat sessions off the > record if need be.(Continue reading)
On 12/1/06, Tom Keays <tomkeays@...> wrote: > > SSIs add no significant processing time with today's server > technology. Had to chuckle when reading this.. Server-Side Includes were invented by in 1993 by Charles Henrich, then a student at Michigan State. SSIs weren't a strain for 1993 server technology (though the idea was controversial for some at the time)./rich _______________________________________________ Web4lib mailing list Web4lib@... http://lists.webjunction.org/web4lib/
We have our Wyoming Authors Database hosted with PBWiki (http://wiki.wyomingauthors.org/ which forwards to http://wyomingauthors.pbwiki.com/ ) but PBWiki isn't working right now, and if you go to the main site (pbwiki.com), it says that the site was successfully registered with Joker.com . Looking at the WHOIS record, David Weekly, founder and CEO of PBWiki, is also the contact for PBWiki.com and Coceve, Inc. and the record was modified today. So, anyone know of anything? They sure haven't notified us, as paying subscribers to the PBWiki service! Erin ______________________________ Erin Kinney, Digital Initiatives Librarian Wyoming State Library 516 S. Greeley Hwy. Cheyenne, WY 82002 Email: ekinne@... Phone: (307) 777-6332 http://will.state.wy.us/ http://gowyld.net/ http://wyonewspapers.org/ http://wyominglibraries.org/ ______________________________ E-mail to and from me, in connection with the transaction of public business, is subject to the Wyoming Public Records Act and may be disclosed to third parties. _______________________________________________(Continue reading)
of possible interest to taxonomists on the list: Collection of International AIDS Posters Available Online The UCLA Library launched an online collection of more than 600 AIDS posters from countries around the world on Friday, December 1, 2006 at http://digital.library.ucla.edu/aidsposters. The release of this digital project has been scheduled in conjunction with World AIDS Day. "The collection provides a fascinating insight into the many approaches that have been used to try to modify risk behaviors," said Roger Detels, MD, MS, UCLA professor of epidemiology and infectious diseases. "The posters range from terrifying to amusing and reflect the many cultures from which they have been drawn, which include national cultures and risk group cultures. The collection should be of interest to anyone interested in the history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and attempts to control it."(Continue reading)
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