Archive for 'Library IT'
Building Websites
I’m knee deep at the moment working on a new website for my employer and the amount of content to publish and layout can be quite overwhelming at times. That said the last few weeks have been an enjoyable (albeit steep at times) learning curve for me using the CMS I’m building the site with. I [...]
Posted: February 2nd, 2010 under Computing, Content Managment Systems, Daily Life, Libraries, Library IT, MySource Matrix, Website.
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MySource Matrix
This is the name of the new content management software I’ve been playing around with at work for the past few weeks. It’s great and well worth a play if you have the time and tech to support it. There are a number of nice websites built using this kit including Radio New Zealand and [...]
Posted: November 11th, 2009 under Computing, Library IT, Marketing, MySource Matrix, Pop Culture, Website.
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LIANZA Conference, Christchurch 2009
After arriving in Christchurch via a delayed Air New Zealand flight yesterday we sprinted to the Christchurch Convention Centre to pick up our registration packs. The venue is well laid out with breakout rooms and exhibitors located nearby each other. Wi-Fi access is available and I hope to be able to post to this blog [...]
Posted: October 12th, 2009 under #lianza09, Library IT.
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LIANZA Library Assistants Day – Oamaru – April 24th 2009
Today I gave a web 2.0 talk at this well attended event. If you were there it was great to meet you and share some info which I hope you found helpful. I promised you a few links that you may like to explore and here they are along with the the video clips I [...]
Posted: April 24th, 2009 under Computing, Daily Life, Humour, Library IT, Pop Culture, Social Networks, Twitter, Website.
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Sydney – Day 3
You can see it in the eyes of others, the tiredness is starting to set in at ALIA. That said day three started with a popular talk from a futurist offering 6-7 keys areas librarians and the IT related scene should consider for the future in regards to their service delivery. When I get home I [...]
Posted: January 22nd, 2009 under Library IT, io2009.
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E-Books
Just saw a great presentation on the use of e-books at La Trobe University. A nursing cohort followed over 3-4 years embraced e-books but (and there’s always a but) their recall of use was heavily dependant upon their lecturers use of e-books in reading list material. The main problem was quite a few lecturers simply did [...]
Posted: January 21st, 2009 under Library IT, io2009.
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Sydney – Day 2
It’s been a smooth start to my time here in Sydney. The temps do take some getting used too and from a purely tourist point of view the hustle and bustle of the place is very evident. ALIA rolls on with a number of interesting speakers interspursed wth a few dry ‘i’m reading from the [...]
Posted: January 21st, 2009 under Library IT, io2009.
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