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Databases movie.

xtranormal video

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Color Scheme Generator

We've been doing presentations and designed creations quite a bit in this class and since we're hopefully preparing for careers and the like, I thought it would be worthwhile to go a little bit into making the things we're doing look better and more professional. I know we're not designers ourselves and we're studying to do library work but if we're making fliers and presentations it's worth knowing at least a little about what makes designs look good.
Today I'll talk about color. Color is extremely important in attracting and keeping attention, but not just any color combination looks good. There are a few types of color combos that work really well, and they involve the use of a color wheel. Generally, colors look good when they're paired with similar colors, or opposite colors. What I mean by opposite is that it is placed opposite the color(s) you're already using across the color wheel. This will make a little more sense when I show you this website.If you go there and play around for a bit, you will start to see that there are several designs which look good. They let you use mono, complement, triad, tetrad, analogic, and accented analogic combos. Choose a combo you like and pay attention to the color tags (the numbers and letters) attached to each color; they will be useful later.
Here is a guide to terrible color decisions.

eyejot...Laura

Test eyejot

Eyejot Portfolio introduction

Here is my short intro to my digital portfolio.

Creating a Facebook Location Page

Creating a Facebook location page is an easy way for libraries to keep in touch with their users. Creating a page for the library is easier than creating an account, and one can put library information such as location and hours for users to look at quite easily. Additionally, if for some reason the library is unable to create updates often, the page is much easier to take care of. To create one, simply click on "Create a Page", under the new account fields. Once there, choose "local business or place", and fill out the information about the library. It will ask you to complete a captcha and choose a facebook account to link it to, and then you're done! Hours and address can be placed once the page is created by clicking the "info" link.

Voki 3

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here is my third and final voki!

Voki 2 Virus Protection

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This Voki will give you an example on how to protect yourself against viruses being attatched to your e-mails.

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FourSquare

FourSquare is a "location-based mobile platform that makes cities easier to use and more interesting to explore", according to their website; people can become members and "check in" from locations logged on the website and trough that earn badges and share new locations with their friends. It is compatible with a variety of platforms, including iPpone and Blackberry as well as having a text-based check in for those who have phones incompatible with it. Venues and locations can be bookmarked, which makes it easy for users to keep track of their friends and favorite places. Libraries can create accounts as venues and share their locations and hours with users interested in them. There are several libraries already involved with Foursquare, including the Carlsbad City Library and the CSUSM Kellogg library.

Foursquare's Home Page

Palomar College's current user-made library page

ZoomText, a Favorite Assistive Technology

Text on websites and other computerized documents can vary greatly in size, depending on original version and screen resolution and setup. This can be a real problem for visually impaired computer users, especially in a library, where the screen setup cannot be adjusted. That’s what makes ZoomText a favorite assistive technology. ZoomText Magnifier/Reader is a fully integrated magnification and screen reading program that enlarges, enhances and reads aloud everything on the computer screen. It automatically speaks all program controls, including menus, dialogs, list views and messages. Navigation keys make it easy to read while creating and editing documents. With simple commands you can read by character, word, line, sentence and paragraph, even while selecting text. Also, each key or word that you type is automatically spoken. You can choose to have all keys spoken or only selected groups of keys. Mouse echo automatically reads text that you point to. Single words or complete lines of text are spoken instantly or after hovering briefly. And the SpeakIt tool allows you to read selected areas of the screen by clicking or dragging the mouse. Software solutions such as ZoomText installed in libraries would assist visually impaired patrons and make them more independent in the library, making the library more attractive as a viable usable resource to them.

Assistive Technologies in School Libraries

The article What Teacher-Librarians Should Know About Universal Design for Teacher Librarian #31 explains that the concept of universal design is an approach to the design of products to be usable by as many people as possible regardless of their age, ability or situation.

In the school library there can be a diverse student population and its features should be accessible to students with a wide variety of needs and learning styles. In fact it could be less expensive to purchase universal design features in the beginning that is flexible enough to be used by a variety of students than having to adapt to a student later with a tight budget.

This is a link to an online tutorial on universal design. The center for universal design in education promotes independence of people with disabilities using technology.

Do-It Universal Design in Education

Video Blogs for library Users

Assistive Technology is an extremely helpful tool that can help any person whith a disability. For example, people with disabilities that range from visually impared, hearing impared or other disabilities can benefit from this helpful service.
You can get a better idea from looking at and reading the following article.



http://www.hclib.org/extranet/AssistTech/AssistiveTechnology.ppt

Voki characters

These are really fun to make! I forced a very noble looking lady to quote Fight Club as quietly as she could. Here's the result.

7 Great Library Themed Templates for Your Blog

7 Great Library Themed Templates for Your Blog



Here are some ways that social networking affect libraries in a postive and negative way

Mashups

Of all the networking tools on the internet, mashups may be the most useful to libraries and patrons alike. A mashup, combining multiple data sources into one website, brings together data-trails that users would logically follow on their own into one convenient place. Not only would this be a time-saver in finding information from different sources, but an interesting way to introduce new ideas the user may not have thought of previously. A simple search of a library catalog could access a map of a local branch; view its hours, and even surrounding places of interest. Conveniently placed icons could link patrons to those websites as well. Fundraising could also be brought to the map with a link to a fund-raising program such as Amazon or a local Friends of the Library website.   Community Walk, a map-creating application and website, could make this kind of “mashing” available to even small libraries.

Libraries Participating in Social Media

YouTube can benefit libraries in communicating with their patrons. A video can inform the public on upcoming events. Perhaps a short video showing a puppet show or craft for kids to help parents know if this would be something they would like to take their children to.

How to videos can be made to access different areas of the library such as how to check out an eBook. During my research for a video to add to our PowerPoint presentations I came across a YouTube video made by the Ramona library showing how to check out an eBook. It was simple but well done and would help a person new to that type of checkout.

Here is a YouTube video of the Ramona library's grand opening. I was at work during this event and it was nice to see part of this event and some of the people who attended.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLNjMpYAlDg&hd=1

"Tu be or not Tu be"

Social media tools are becoming increasingly mainstream as they are adopted by individuals and organizations alike to connect with others across the internet. Though the numbers and types of these websites increase daily, YouTube  and Facebook are standouts as practical, usable, and recognizable tools that could be effective as library “assistants”. 

YouTube is as much a location as it is a social network tool. It could be compared to a database that stores a Wikipedia-type volume of user-added videos accessible from anywhere on the internet, free of charge. For libraries, this could mean a source of videos that it does not need to house, which could be shared without boundaries to other libraries and patrons alike. Instructions on how to repair a book or use a new technology, introduction to a new concept or library issue, invitations to and marketing of upcoming events, could all be stored or accessed on YouTube where a simple link would direct the searcher to what he or she is looking for. 

Facebook, on the other hand, is a “live” link to a vast sea of online individuals who are there for the very purpose of connecting with others. Libraries could connect with book and library lovers, who so profess on their Facebook pages, and reach them where no other means would. Library groups could be formed, even for a specific or regional library, and, as one patron finds and joins the group, the message would be broadcast to all of that person’s friends, who may also be interested. This vast expression of information to a targeted audience could be a vital tool in library fundraising, communicating new acquisitions, informing on pertinent political issues, and even connecting to other social media tools such as Twitter, Flickr, related blogs, and other websites of interest. 

On the downside, just like Wikipedia, the content and direction of data flow through these tools is uncontrolled and potentially overwhelming to sort through. The usefulness of these tools may be dependent upon the stamina and persistence of the user to overcome the “junk mail” and “spam” all over the net. Like the “MySpace” of earlier internet years, irritation and boredom may cause these venues to be replaced by the latest new technological fad. The challenge of the future will be much like that of all good Librarians, which appears unlikely to ever change: to remove from the patron the tedious sorting of the “gold” from the “garbage” of information.

ask a Librarian

ask a librarian is a worthwhile resource for anyone to use if they want to become familiar with how a libraries catalog works. www.askalibrarian. This is a useful resource for example if someone is trying to locate a MARC record for a specific Library class or for their private collection.

WorldCat www.worlcat.org is also a useful resource that a person can use to find that is a global catalog that can provide you with some basic information free. For a fee the website will give you more complete information on the availble material on the website.

Two Social Media Tools

Social bookmarking is a way for many people to save their favorite websites, articles and podcasts online instead of on their browsers. They are created by using one word descriptors called tags. Users can access the link with a shared username and password. They will then be able to store, share, and search their links with each other. Libraries could allow groups of patrons with similar interests to create bookmarks of articles, books, websites, and media that would be shared. Social bookmarking could be useful in allowing groups of patrons to build research lists in addition to using the reference desk for information.

Google has a bookmarking service where you can make lists and store them here: www.google.com/bookmarks

Wikis are collaborative websites that are created, modified, and updated by anyone. The work is made up of many authors instead of only one or two experts. Even though this is not the definitive source of information, it will be easier to keep current. Librarians may need to find topics such as local history that are unsearchable in the standard formats. Social medias are another way for library staff to learn what their patrons are interested in so they can incorporate these ideas into their library.

BR | Harold B. Lee Library Book Repair

How to repair a torn cover

Book Repair Tools

Here is a short video detailing the tools necessary for a basic book repair.

Mending a Book with Book Repair Tape

Biblio.com » Identify, Prevent, and Remove Mold and Mildew from Books

Biblio.com » Identify, Prevent, and Remove Mold and Mildew from Books

Book repair

As a team we have decided that book restoration may be an important part of a collection. You can take a quick peek at the following article that will give you some advice on how to repair a book.

Book Repair: An Introduction

The preservation and repair of informational material is a topic as old as the first civilization to record knowledge: the Mesopotamians. The very first method of writing was done with a stylus on clay tablets, which although very long-lasting inevitably needed at least some kind of repair every once in a while. Since that civilization's demise, however, the methods used to record information has changed several times, eventually becoming the codex and electronic book which we are familiar with today. Since these are the forms we are familiar with, and since it is in our interest to preserve the knowledge of the past, it is imperative that we are knowledgeable about the best ways to repair those media in which we record our civilization's body of work. The definition of book repair involves the mending activities which are used to correct problems caused by use, age, poor storage conditions, or problematic materials and/or structure. To this end, we at LibrarianBound will be presenting posts which will attempt to educate on the topic of book repair and preservation.

Video Bar Added

Hello Ms. Morrow, I wanted to let you know that I added a Video Bar at the bottom.
Laura

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I added a counter at the bottom of the page and also a picture of LOC on the top.

Huntington Library Slideshow!

I added a slideshow from the Huntington library field trip. Enjoy!

I changed the template!

I added a search box. Now you may find any particular pearl of wisdom we have written instead of searcing through thousands for the one you want.

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It takes a rocket scientist...

Hi everyone

I'm Laura, good luck in the class

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If you can read this I figured it out.

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I'm Mary Waters of the LibrarianBound blog for LT 130. Thanks for visiting! There'll be more here later as we complete our assignments.