Tito Sierra has a very interesting presentation on building library web apps, gave recently for the JHU Libraries Assembly. Lots of good references cited. Sierra, T. (forthcoming). “Opportunities for Mobile Enhanced Library Services and Collections”, Johns Hopkins University Libraries Assembly 2010, Baltimore, MD, May 21, 2010. [ppt] via NCSU DLI
Category Archives: Digital Libraries
Presentation on building a library app
24-May-102010 Northwest Archivists Presentation
10-May-10Here are the slides from my recent presentation at the 2010 Northwest Archivists conference in April. This tells of the technical and “mindset” decisions we made for our 2009 digitization project at the National Archives. Great experience in Seattle, I’m glad I attended.
Large file sharing
11-Mar-10CNET has a good run-down of free and fee-based file sharing services: There are now a handful of free and paid services that make it easy to host these gigantic files and send them to a friend, family member, or business associate.
DIY Portable Copy Stand
15-Oct-09Very cool do it yourself project from Instructables.com:
What’s the most efficient method for nearly choking a small digitization shop? Success. That’s something we’re experiencing at The University of Montana and we couldn’t be happier.
Apple’s Kindle Killer Coming?
29-Jul-09The rumors are beginning to be convincing: Book publishers have been in talks with Apple and are optimistic about being included as part of its new portable tablet-sized computer
State of ePaper 2009
16-Jul-09Via The Centered Librarian here’s a roundup of the state of ePaper (which is not limited to Kindle clones apparently.)
Scanned Master Files Compared
08-Jul-09Here’s a quick chart that specifies the amount of disk space a single scanned 8.5″ x 11″ master file will take up.
CDL Introduction to E-books
25-Jun-09Here’s a bookmark to a good introduction to e-books by Jane Lee (via Charles Bailey): E-books: Understanding the Basics
I especially like the bibliography, which I’m partially reprinting here:
Library Usability Links 6/22/09
22-Jun-09Dawn Bastian Paschal is co-author of an interesting usability study on Colorado State’s digital collections in JAL 35 No. 3 Design Mind has an article on how designers can influence behavior ColoRotate has a fascinating take on the color picker A compelling account of Kristina Halvorson’s talk regarding Content Strategy Karen McGrane talks Content Strategy: [...]