Academic Library Websites in the Next 5 Years
Academic library websites 5 years ago… In the last 5 years, online focus had turned to: One-box resource search Faceted search Traditional OPAC -> Summon/ Primo discovery tools Online reference...
View ArticleGenerous Interfaces for Library Websites
Generous interfaces are the current work of Mitchell Whitelaw, University of Canberra… Give users visual things to engage with; not a list of links Show users something first, before they search or...
View ArticleMobile Optimization for Your Academic Library Website
First, a couple graphs on mobile usage from Mary Meeker… Source: Meeker, M. (2012, December 3). Internet Trends @Stanford — Bases. In SlideShare. Retrieved December 9, 2012, from...
View ArticleContent Marketing on Your Library Website
Content can help get more visits to the library website It can be shared on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc. What kind of content do university homepages use? Easy content marketing ideas: “5 ways...
View ArticleLibraries Help Stressed Students during Finals
In the fall semester of 2012, I asked some academic libraries what they were doing for stressed students during finals (#libsduringfinals). Here are some of the things I found: UCLA Library had four...
View Article100 Libraries to Follow on Twitter
This is a list of active libraries that provide great content on Twitter. They are quick to respond to people’s comments and questions, and their presence is felt around the Twitter library world. If...
View Article125 Librarians to Follow on Twitter
It’s nice to have a support network of smart librarians to talk to and learn from on Twitter. I’ve compiled a list of 125 librarians I recommend following on Twitter. Read Library Science Daily for...
View ArticleWashington and Oregon’s Academic Libraries Are Defining the Future of...
37 academic libraries in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho are embarking on an ambitious project to share technical services resources, collection development efforts, and staffing. This is the Orbis...
View Article100 Libraries to Follow on Facebook
Previously, I did a post called 100 Libraries to Follow on Twitter. This is a follow-up…a list of active libraries that provide great content on Facebook. They are quick to respond to people’s comments...
View ArticleVine Offers Boundless Creativity for Libraries; Have You Heard?
Vine has been generating a great deal of buzz recently. The iOS app (owned by Twitter) has many users tinkering with the six second video capture to see what it can do—both personally and...
View Article200 Librarians to Follow on Twitter
It’s nice to have a support network of smart librarians to talk to and learn from on Twitter. I’ve compiled a list of 200 librarians I recommend following on Twitter. Read Library Science Daily for...
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