Publications

I write a lot 🙂 I have written a couple of books that you might be interested in:

• Face2face: Using Facebook, Twitter, and other Social Media Tools to Create Great Customer Connections
• Designing the Digital Experience: How to Use Experience Design Tools & Techniques to Build Websites Customers Love

And of course … this blog!

Here’s a list of my books, articles, and other publications to date:

2025:

• Up, Up, and Away: Exploring Bluesky for Libraries. Computers in Libraries, Vol 45, no. 2. March 2025.
• Using AI to Supercharge Your Library’s Web Presence, Marketing, and Social Media. Computers in Libraries, Vol 45, no. 2. January/February 2025.

2024:

• Why Your Library Needs a Multimedia Studio and How to Add One. Computers in Libraries, Vol 44, no. 6. July/August 2024.

2023:

• Social Media Review and Strategy Update for 2024. Computers in Libraries, Vol. 43, no. 10. March 2023, pg. 6.
• Whither Twitter? What Happened and Why You Should Mind Your Social Media Strategy. Computers in Libraries, Vol. 43, no. 2. March 2023, pg. 25.

2022:

• Exploring Library Engagement Platforms, Tools, and Techniques. Computers in Libraries, Vol. 42, no. 2. March 2022, pg. 15.
• Library Engagement Platforms. Library Technology Reports, January 2022, Vol. 58, no. 1.
• Ways to Connect: Evaluate how patrons engage with your library. American Libraries Magazine, Jan/Feb 2022, Vol. 53, No 1/2, pg. 48.

2021:

• Mobile Technology in Libraries. Library Technology Reports, Feb/March 2021, Vol 57, no. 2.
• 10 Strategic Lessons Learned During the Pandemic. Computers in Libraries. January/February 2021, Vol. 41, Number 1, pg. 2932.
• Wired for Wireless: Five ways to make your library more mobile-friendly. American Libraries Magazine, Jan/Feb 2021, Vol. 52, Issue 1/2, pg. 55

2020:

• TikTok and Your Library. Princh Blog. October 29, 2020.

2019:

• Your Digital Branch: Much More than Your Website. Informed Librarian. October 2019 Edition.

2018:

• Brandi Scardilli. Library Positivity. Information Today. November/December 2018, Vol. 35, Issue 9, p26. (I was interviewed and featured in this article).
• Making Library Videos: Seven simple steps to visual marketing. American Libraries. November 1, 2018.
• Emerging Technology Trends for Libraries. IT lib: Informačné technológie a knižnice. Issue 3, 2018, p24-26. (Library publication in Slovakia).
• Video in Libraries. Library Technology Reports, October 2018, Vol 54/No. 7.
• Futureproofing Your Library. American Libraries, May 2018, Vol. 49, Issue 5, pg. 55
• How to Stay on Top of Emerging Technology Trends for Libraries. Library Technology Reports, Feb/March 2018, Vol 54/No. 2.

2017:

• How to Keep Up With Emerging Technology. Computers in Libraries, December 2017, Vol 37/No. 10. p12-14.
• Digital Inclusion in Topeka. Rob Banks and David Lee King. Library Journal, 5/1/2017, Vol. 142, Issue 8, p17-17.
• Introduction to social listening tools. Emerald Group Publishing, Special Features section.
• Social Media time-savers for the small library. Emerald Group Publishing, Special Features section.
• What Has Your Smartphone Replaced? Emerald Group Publishing, Special Features section.
• Thinking about Privacy. Emerald Group Publishing, Special Features section.

2016:

• The complete library lives online. Emerald Group Publishing, Special Features section.
• Digital inclusion at the library. Emerald Group Publishing, Special Features section.
• Work/Life balance, finding time, and priorities. Emerald Group Publishing, Special Features section.
• Active and passive technology. Emerald Group Publishing, Special Features section.
• Explainer videos. Emerald Group Publishing, Special Features section.
• Keep your inbox empty. Emerald Group Publishing, Special Features section.
• Four steps to a better meeting. Emerald Group Publishing, Special Features section.
• Pick a conference and learn something new. Emerald Group Publishing, Special Features section.
• Five tips for better smartphone photos. Emerald Group Publishing, Special Features section.
• Mobile-Ready Websites. Emerald Group Publishing, Special Features section.
• Social Media Checkup. Emerald Group Publishing, Special Features section.
• App Advisory at the Library. Emerald Group Publishing, Special Features section.
• Twelve Tips to Better Writing for the Mobile Web. Computers in Libraries, Jan/Feb 2016, Vol 36/No. 1. p12-16.
• Six Slick Improvements for 2016. Emerald Group Publishing, Special Features section.

2015:

• Six Tips for Better Videos. Emerald Group Publishing, Special Features section.
• Easy as a Light Switch. Emerald Group Publishing, Special Features section.
• Eight easy ways to humanize your digital branch. Emerald Group Publishing, Special Features section.
• Be Visual Online. Emerald Group Publishing, Special Features section.
• Three simple steps to make your ebooks rock. Emerald Group Publishing, Special Features section.
• Your Digital Branch has Unique Content. Emerald Group Publishing, Special Features section.
• Forward to The Cybrarian’s Web 2: An A-Z Guide to FREE Social Media Tools, Apps, and Other Resources by Cheryl Ann Peltier-Davis (New Jersey: Information  Today, 2015), xi – xii.
• Managing your Library’s Social Media Channels. Library Technology Reports, Jan 2015, Vol 51/No. 1.

2014:

• BlogBuzz: Quotables from Industry Notables. Information Today, May 2014, Vol. 31, Issue 4, p21.

2013:

• Outside/In. Creating Original Content: Tools for engaging with your customers. Michael Porter and David Lee King. American Libraries, May 2013, Vol. 44, Issue 5, pg. 49.
• Outside/In. Follow Yourself. Michael Porter and David Lee King. American Libraries, April 2013.
• Outside/In. Develop your Emotional Intelligence. Michael Porter and David Lee King. American Libraries, February 2012.
• Boosting Customer Engagement Through Social Media. Canadian Business Franchise, January 2013, Vol. 18, No. 5, p78-80.

2012:

• 7 Visual Social Media Tips for your Small Business. Search Marketing Standard, Winter 2012/13, Vol. 7, Issue 4. p50-52.
• How to Be Human Online and Connect with Customers in the Process. Agency Sales, December 2012, Vol. 42, No. 12. p50-52.
• Dispatches from the Field. Social Media? American Libraries, November 2012.
• Outside/In. Unforgettable Passwords. Michael Porter and David Lee King. American Libraries, November 2012.
• Outside/In. Community Connections. David Lee King and Michael Porter. American Libraries, Sep/Oct2012, Vol. 43 Issue 9/10, p49-49, 1p
• Running the Digital Branch: Guidelines for Operating the Library Website. Library Technology Reports, August/September 2012, Vol. 48, Number 6.
• Face2Face: Using Facebook, Twitter, and Other Social Media Tools to Create Great Customer Connections. David Lee King. CyberAge Books, August 2012. 200 p.
• Outside In. Essential Bookmarks. David Lee King and Michael Porter. American Libraries, Jul/Aug2012, Vol. 43 Issue 7/8, p49-49, 1p
• Outside In. Spring Libraryland Tour. David Lee King and Michael Porter. American Libraries, May/Jun2012, Vol. 43 Issue 5/6, p88-88, 1p
• Outside In. Create a Library “Tech Shop” David Lee King and Michael Porter. American Libraries, Mar/Apr2012, Vol. 43 Issue 3/4, p59-57, 1p
• Outside/In. Add to Your (Library) Cart. David Lee King and Michael Porter. American Libraries, Jan/Feb2012, Vol. 43 Issue 1/2, p79-79, 1p

2011

• Our Last Column, part 2: Aloha and Greatest Hits, or How to Stretch Beyond Print. Michael Porter and David Lee King. Public Libraries, November/December 2011, Vol 50, No 6, pg. 24-26.
• Our Last Column, Part 1: Aloha and Greatest Hits. Michael Porter and David Lee King. Public Libraries, September/October 2011, Vol 50, No 5, pg. 22-23.
• Talking the E-Book Talk and Walking the E-Content Walk: At the 2011 ALA Annual Conference. Michael Porter and David Lee King. Public Libraries, July/Aug 2011, Vol 50, No 4, pg. 25-27.
• Facebook for Libraries. David Lee King. American Libraries, May/June 2011, Vol. 42, Issue 5/6, p432-45.
• QR Codes in Libraries: Some Examples. Michael Porter and David Lee King. Public Libraries, May/June 2011, Vol 50, No 3.
• The Story of Library Renewal and Similar Initiatives. Michael Porter and David Lee King. Public Libraries, March/April 2011, Vol. 50, Issue 2, p21.
• Marketing and the web. Michael Porter and David Lee King. Public Libraries, Jan/Feb 2011, Vol. 50, issue 1, p21.

2010

2009

• Dealing with comments on your website. King, David Lee; Porter, Michael. Public Libraries, Nov-Dec 2009, Vol. 48, Issue 6, p23.
• Building a Digital Branch. American Libraries, October 2009, Vol. 40, Number 10, p43.
• An Internet Holiday. King, David Lee; Porter, Michael. Public Libraries, September/October 2009, Vol. 48 Issue 5, p17-18.
• Building the Digital Branch: Guidelines for Transforming Your Library Website. Library Technology Reports, August/September 2009, Vol. 45, Number 6.
• Save Money – Use the Web! King, David Lee; Porter, Michael. Public Libraries, July/August 2009, Vol. 48 Issue 4, p18-20.
• The Great Twitter/FriendFeed Cage Match. King, David Lee; Porter, Michael. Public Libraries, May/June 2009, Vol. 48 Issue 3, p20-22.
• Magazines Going Digital. King, David Lee; Porter, Michael. Public Libraries, March/April 2009, Vol. 48 Issue 2, p20-21.
• Emerging Trends, 2.0, and Libraries. David Lee King, Presenter and Stephanie Willen Brown, Recorder. The Serials Librarian, Vol. 56, Numbers 1-4, p32-43.
• What Are You Doing Now? King, David Lee; Porter, Michael. Public Libraries, January/February 2009, Vol. 48 Issue 1, p29-31.
• Video on the Web: The Basics. MultiMedia & Internet @ Schools. January/February 2009, Vol. 16, Number 1, p14-16.

2008

• Video in Libraries. King, David Lee; Porter, Michael. Public Libraries November/December 2008, Vol. 47 Issue 6, p19-21.
• Designing the Digital Experience: How to Use EXPERIENCE DESIGN Tools & Techniques to Build Websites Customers Love. CyberAge Books, October 2008. 224p.
• Hi-Fi, Sci-Fi Libraries. King, David Lee; Porter, Michael. Public Libraries September/October 2008, Vol. 47 Issue 5, p35-37.
• Ten Things We Learned While Building New Websites. King, David Lee; Porter, Michael. Public Libraries Jul/Aug2008, Vol. 47 Issue 4, p24-26.
• The Busy Fun Time Library Staffer in Priorityland. King, David Lee; Porter, Michael. Public Libraries May/June 2008, Vol. 47 Issue 3, p31-33.
• Can We Help You? King, David Lee; Porter, Michael. Public Libraries March/April 2008, Vol. 47 Issue 2, p29-32.
• What’s the Internet Spotlight for Your YA Services? King, David Lee; Porter, Michael. Public Libraries January/February 2008, Vol. 47 Issue 1, p38-41.
• Am I a 2.0 Librarian – and the Library 2.0 Spectrum. The One-Person Library 24 (Number 9 January 2008). Pg. 7.
• It’s About the Community. The One-Person Library 24 (Number 9 January 2008). Pg. 8.

2007

• Inviting Participation. King, David Lee; Porter, Michael. Public Libraries Nov/Dec 2007, Vol. 46 Issue 6, p34-36.
• What is your internet spotlight?(libraries getting updated). King, David Lee; Porter, Michael. Public libraries Sept/Oct 2007, Vol. 46 Issue 5, p39-42.
• You As Internet Know-It-All. King, David Lee; Porter, Michael. Public Libraries, Jul/Aug2007, Vol. 46 Issue 4, p30-33.
• Implementing 2.0 Concepts: Following Netflix’s Lead. The One-Person Library 24 (Number 2, June 2007). Pg. 11.
• Thirty-seven Sites in Two Thousand Words or Less. King, David Lee; Porter, Michael. Public Libraries, May/Jun2007, Vol. 46 Issue 3, p30-33.
• Collaborating with Wikis. King, David Lee; Porter, Michael. Public Libraries, Mar/Apr2007, Vol. 46 Issue 2, p32-35.
• The Basics of Web-Based Experience Planning, in Gordon, Rachel Singer (Ed), Information Tomorrow: Reflections on Technology and the Future of Public and Academic Libraries. Information Today. 2007.

2005

• KCResearch: Creating a Research Portal Using Open Source Technology. Public Library Quarterly 24 (Number 3, 2005). Pg. 63-73.
• Little Boy Blue Goes High-Tech – Providing Customers with Topic-Driven Content. Computers in Libraries 25 (Issue 2, February 2005). Pg. 10-12.

2004

• Library Web Site Meets About.com. Internet Librarian 2004: Collected Presentations (November 15-17, 2004). Pg. 165-173. Information Today, Inc. 2004.
• Library Web Site Meets About.com. 19th Annual Computers in Libraries 2004: Collected Presentations (March 10-12, 2004). Information Today, Inc. 2004.
• Communication Between Techies and Non-Techies. 19th Annual Computers in Libraries 2004: Collected Presentations (March 10-12, 2004). Information Today, Inc. 2004.

2003

• Perspectives: Taking the Wireless Plunge in Kansas City. Public Libraries 42 (Number 3 May/June 2003): 148.
• Perspectives: Kansas City Public Library’s new Digital Local History Database. Public Libraries 42 (Number 3 May/June 2003): 152.
• Planning for Wireless in Kansas City. Library Journal netConnect 128 (Issue 7, Spring 2003): S12, 2 pages.
• The Mom-and-Pop-Shop Approach to Usability Studies. Computers in Libraries 23 (Number 1 January 2003): 12-14, 71-72.

2002

• Access to E-Serials and Other Continuing Electronic Resources at Kansas City Public Library, in E-Serials Cataloging: Access to Continuing and Integrating Resources via the Catalog and the Web. Jim Cole, Wayne Jones, eds. New York, NY: Information Today, The Haworth Information Press. 2002.
• Access to E-Serials and Other Continuing Electronic Resources at Kansas City Public Library. The Serials Librarian 41 (Numbers 3/4 2002): 271-279.

2001

• Redesigning the Information Playground: A Usability Study of kclibrary.org, in Computers in Libraries 2002: Collected Presentations (March 13-15, 2002). Information Today, Inc. 2001.
• Three Rs of Web-based fund-raising: virtual donations for libraries. New Library World 102 (Number 1166/1167 2001): 265-268.
• Redesigning the Information Playground: A Usability Study of kclibrary.org, in Internet Librarian 2001: Collected Presentations (November 6-8, 2001). Information Today, Inc. 2001.
• Redesigning the Information Playground: A Usability Study of the Kansas City Public Library’s Web Site, in Usability Assessment of Library-Related Web Sites: Methods and Case Studies. Nicole Campbell, ed. Chicago, IL: LITA, a division of the American Library Association. 2001.

2000

• Soliciting Virtual Money. Library Journal net connect: Fall 2000: 39-41.
• Specialized Search Engines: Alternatives to the Big Guys. Online May 2000: 67-74.

1999

• How to Teach Basic HTML in One Hour. 1999. ERIC Database (ED453836).

1998

• Library Home Page Design: A Comparison of Page Layout for Front-ends to ARL Library Web Sites. College & Research Libraries 59 (September 1998): 458-465.
• Accessing Electronic Journals at USM. Library Focus: USM University Libraries 3 (Spring 1998): 3.

1997

• Home Pages in ARL Libraries: A Comparison of Web Site Page Layout & Design, in Internet Librarian ’97: Proceedings of the First Internet Librarian Conference (November 17-19, 1997). Information Today, Inc. 1997.
• A Web Page From Scratch: One Librarian’s Experience, in The Library Web: Case studies in Web site creation and implementation. Julie Still, ed. Medford, NJ: Information Today, Inc. 1997.

1996

• Cubberly, Carol. (1996). Tenure and Promotion for Academic Librarians: A Guidebook of Advice and Vignettes. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. (contributed information about the Internet).
• Transferring Corporate Service Philosophy To a Library Setting. LIBRES: Library and Information Science Research Electronic Journal [Online], 6(1-2). 1996

1995

• OSCAR Delivers Information Online. Library Focus: USM University Libraries 1 (Fall 1995): 3-4.