I was recently interviewed by Greg Karp at the Chicago Tribune about digital libraries - ebooks, streaming videos, downloadable music, websites, etc. Karp's angle with the story is that a modern library can save people money. Why buy when you can … [Continue reading]
Installing our New Checkout System – a Time-lapse video
Here's a fun video of my library doing RFID tagging, installing Bibliotheca self-check machines (we're calling them Checkout Kiosks), hiding the old circulation desk behind a wall, etc. Created with a Go Pro camera in time-lapse mode. Fun … [Continue reading]
Developing an Online First Mentality, Part Two: In the Library?
In my last post, I introduced the idea of an online first mentality, and gave examples of how modern businesses use this idea. OK. That makes sense for those guys. But what about a library? Can Online First work there? I think so. Not in the news … [Continue reading]
Developing an Online First Mentality, Part One: What IS Online First?
I've been thinking about the whole "mobile first" strategy for websites, which makes a lot of sense. That's the idea that, when designing a website, you make it work on mobile devices first. Why does it make sense? These days, many of your customers … [Continue reading]
Creating Social Media Teams
Every once in awhile, someone asks me how my library manages our social media channels. Here's how we do it: We create teams of staff for our social media sites. So for example, we have a Facebook Posting Team (with a team leader). For that team, … [Continue reading]
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