My thoughts on emerging technologies, the social web, libraries, research tools, and tech culture.
I mentioned in a prior post that I am organizing THATCamp SoCal (The Humanities and Technology Camp, Southern California) this September at my campus, Cal State Fullerton. Well, yesterday I hit the “no going back” point — we opened up registration. So, if you live in Southern California, or simply want to visit our gorgeous [...]
Despite using Omeka for nearly three years, until recently, I failed to understand the value of the Dublin Core “Description” field when adding Items.
After two and a half years of playing with and teaching Omeka, I recently started building out an Omeka site to publish one of my own personal research projects.
Do you use the super awesome Thesis theme framework for your self-hosted Wordpress blog? Is your Thesis blog full of good visually appealing content? Then you should consider adding the Pinterest Pin It button to your site to generate more traffic.
For now on, when I make changes to my Thesis “custom” files, upgrade my Wordpress version, or upgrade my Thesis version, I will include two additional preventive steps to my routine pre-upgrade backup procedure.
I just recently moved it (this week) from my own self-hosted Wordpress platform to a hosted Wordpress.com platform. I’ve been struggling with this decision for a couple months. Learn why, and read about the advantages and disadvantages of this decision.
Why and how you should be sharing your library chat service with other Facebook Pages.
Watch for this potential problem if you use the Simple Facebook Connect plugin to publish your Wordpress blog to a Facebook Page.
A review of the new Omeka.net hosted publishing platform for digital collections.
A summary of how the Pollak Library made an evidence-based case for redesigning its website.
I am a librarian, web developer, technologist and trainer from Orange County, California. Systems Librarian at the Pollak Library, Cal State Fullerton. Foodie, hiker, craft nut, local historian and genealogist. Wife, mom, and dog lover.
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