Tag Archives: The Shifted Librarian

Social Your Site

Posted on 23 August 2009 by Rick Mason

Jenny Levine makes a great case on The Shifted Librarian for adding a feature to your sites that allows users to easily share your content via social networks.  Not only will this offer a way for your users to help … Continue reading →

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Text Yourself from the OPAC

Posted on 3 October 2008 by Rick Mason

I am playing catch-up in many areas right now, and as a result there hasn’t been as much activity here.  Hopefully the time of less activity has reached a middle… An interesting new feature that has begun to appear in … Continue reading →

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Make Your Own Mini Read Poster

Posted on 24 August 2008 by Rick Mason

There is now a READ Mini Poster creation tool on the American Library Association web site which lets you upload a photo into one of four templates.  This is a neat offering, with a couple of caveats: The positioning tool … Continue reading →

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Humor this week

Posted on 23 August 2007 by Rick Mason

Two random bits of humor injected into libraryland this week: Disco Dancing for Peace in the Biblioblogosphere is a JibJab “Starring You” video created by Michael Porter, a.k.a. Libraryman, featuring himself and Michael Gorman. This week’s Unshelved is merging two … Continue reading →

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ALA In Focus

Posted on 4 June 2007 by Rick Mason

The first segment of “ALA In Focus”, an online video detailing the inner workings of various areas of the American Library Association, features Gwendolyn Prellwitz, Program Officer for the ALA Office of Diversity & Spectrum. The video is fantastic to … Continue reading →

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