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== Libraries offering mobile interfaces or applications ==

=== Mobile interfaces (and/or OPACS)===

Library websites (with out without OPACS) which are especially designed for viewing on mobile devices.

*[http://www.mobib.nu/ Aalborg Libraries, Denmark]

*[http://m.adelphi.edu/info.php Adelphi University Libraries]

*[http://library.boisestate.edu/m Albertsons Library]

*[http://www.library.american.edu/mobile/ American University Library]

*[http://m.lib.auburn.edu/ Auburn University Libraries]

*[http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/mobile/ Ball State University] Website [http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/MOPAC OPAC] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://flas.upc.edu/brgf Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya]

*[http://library.binghamton.edu/m/#_home Binghamton University Libraries]

*[http://www.boisepubliclibrary.org/mobile/ Boise Public Library]

*[http://www.bc.edu/libraries/mobile/ Boston College]

*[http://med-libwww.bu.edu/mobile/index.cfm Boston University Medical Center Mobile Library]

*[http://www.lib.byu.edu/m Brigham Young University, Harold B. Lee Library]

*[http://www.csupomona.edu/~library/mobile/ Cal Poly Pomona University Library]

*[http://www.library.fullerton.edu/mobile California State University, Fullerton, Pollak Library]

*[http://library2.csumb.edu/m California State University, Monterey Bay, Library]

*[http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/mob/camlib.cgi Cambridge University Library]

*[http://cfcc.edu/lrc/m/ Cape Fear Community College Learning Resource Center]

*[http://m.lib.umassd.edu/ T. Carney Library Mass Dartmouth Claire T. Carney Library]

*[http://m.caij.qc.ca/ Centre d'accès à l'information juridique (CAIJ)]

*[http://m.codlibrary.org/ College of DuPage Library]

*[http://ccclib.mobi/ Contra Costa County Library]

*[http://library.cornell.edu/m Cornell University Library]

*[http://m.libraryinjonesboro.org/ Crowley Ridge Regional Library System]

*[http://m.dekalblibrary.org/ DeKalb County Public Library]

*[http://www.dowling.edu/library/m/index.html Dowling College Library]

*[http://library.duke.edu/mobile/ Duke University]

*[http://medlib.fiu.edu/m/ FIU Medical Library]

*[http://library.fiu.edu/m/ Florida International University Libraries]

*[http://www.gettysburg.edu/library/m Gettysburg College]

*[http://lib.ugent.be/info/en/mobile.shtml Ghent University Library]

*[http://library.hanover.edu/mobile/mhome.html Hanover College, Duggan Library]

*[http://m.hcplonline.info/#home Harford County Public Library]

*[http://hcl.harvard.edu/mobile/ Harvard]

*[http://m.library.iusb.edu Indiana University South Bend]

*[http://www.ithacalibrary.com/m/ Ithaca College Library]

*[http://m.icpl.org Iowa City Public Library]

*[http://mobile.cib.unibo.it/ The Italian Serials Catalogue ACNP] run by the University of Bologna

*[http://www.kb.nl Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands]

*[http://libraries.mit.edu/mobile-site/ Massachusetts Institute of Technology]

*[http://m.library.mcgill.ca/ McGill University Libraries]

*[http://www3.mdanderson.org/library/mobile/ MD Anderson Center Research Medical Library]

*[http://www.lib.muohio.edu/m/ Miami University Libraries (Ohio)]

*[http://library.msstate.edu/m/ Mississippi State University Libraries]

*[http://m.nlb.gov.sg/ National Library Board Singapore]

*[http://m.nypl.org/ New York Public Library] Website ([http://userslib.com/2009/01/23/2-new-mobile-library-interfaces/ screenshots])

*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/m/ North Carolina State University Library] Website ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://www.nova.edu/library/m/ Nova Southeastern University - Alvin Sherman Library]

*[http://library.open.ac.uk Open University Library, United Kingdom]

*[http://www.oplin.org/mobile/ OPLIN]

*[http://m.ocls.info/ Orange County Library System (FL)]

*[http://m.library.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University Mobile Site]

*[http://m.library.rice.edu Rice University, Fondren Library, Houston, TX]

*[https://m.ryerson.ca/core_apps/library/ Ryerson Uni]

*[http://www.ryerson.ca/library/mobile/ Ryerson University Library]

*[http://www.saclibrary.org/mobile Sacramento Public Library]

*[http://infomobile.sdsu.edu/ San Diego State University]

*[http://www.csbsju.edu/library/mobile/ St. John’s University, College of St. Benedict (Clemens Library)]

*[http://lib.tcu.edu/m Texas Christian University]

*[http://m.library.ualberta.ca/ University of Alberta]

*[http://www.library.ualberta.ca/pdazone/ University of Alberta PDA Zone]

*[http://cf.uba.uva.nl/mobiel/ University of Amsterdam]

*[http://www.library.ubc.ca/m/ University of British Columbia Library]

*[http://www.lib.uci.edu/mobile/ University of California, Irvine]

*[http://libraries.ucsd.edu/about/press/ucsd-libraries-mobile-web-site.html University of California, San Diego]

*[http://m.ucsf.edu/library/options University of California, San Francisco]

*[http://library.uco.edu/m/ University of Central Oklahoma]

*[http://mysite.du.edu/~jokraus/test/m.html University of Denver (Penrose Library) in beta version]

*[http://hades.grainger.uiuc.edu/nikki/Mobile/Version1/index.htm University of Illinois Library (Grainger)]

*[http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/m/ University of Iowa Libraries]

*[http://m.lib.umassd.edu/ University of Massachusetts Dartmouth - Mobile Beta]

*[http://www.lib.umn.edu/mobile/ University of Minnesota Library]

*[http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/mobile University of Missouri - Columbia]

*[http://m.library.unomaha.edu/ University of Nebraska Omaha Library]

*[http://www.unf.edu/library/mobile/ University of North Florida Library]

*[http://www.library.upenn.edu/m/ University of Pennsylvania]

*[http://citec.mobify.me/ University of Puerto Rico]

*[http://www.lib.unc.edu/m University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]

*[http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/library/mobile/ University of Richmond Libraries] Website [http://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http%3A%2F%2Foncampus.richmond.edu%2Facademics%2Flibary%2Fmobile%2Flibmobilecat.htm&_gwt_noimg=1 OPAC] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://library.richmond.edu/m/#_home University of Richmond (Boatwright Memorial Library)]

*[http://www.lib.rochester.edu/m University of Rochester Libraries Mobile]

*[http://mobile.usfca.edu/mobile.html University of San Francisco Mobile]

*[http://uthscsa.mobi/library/ University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Libraries Mobile]

*[http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/librarymobile/ University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Library Mobile]

*[http://mobile.virginia.edu/library.php University of Virginia Library] or [http://m.lib.virginia.edu/ fancier version] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots]) [http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/mobile/ background info]

*[http://m.library.uu.nl/intro.php Utrecht University Library]

*[http://m.lib.wvu.edu/ West Virginia University Libraries]

*[http://m.library.vcu.edu/ Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries]

*[http://m.worthingtonlibraries.org/ Worthington Libraries]

*[http://www.med.yale.edu/library/m/ Yale University's Cushing/Whitney Medical Library]

*[http://m-library.law.yale.edu/ Yale Law]

=== Mobile OPACS only ===

*[http://aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp Athabasca University] OPAC

*[http://iis.bhsu.edu/lis/pda/ Black Hills State University] OPAC

*[http://voyager.csumb.edu/vwebv/searchBasic?sk=mobile California State University, Monterey Bay, Library] OPAC

*[http://union.catalog.fcla.edu/ Florida State University Libraries] Automatically recognizes devices and switches to mobile interface - run by [http://fclaweb.fcla.edu/ Florida Center for Library Automation] (FCLA)

*[http://www.deichmanske-bibliotek.oslo.kommune.no/om_oss/article16167-5391.html Deichmanske Bibliotek] (public library in Oslo, Norway) OPAC (in Norwegian)

*[http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/airpac/ Georgetown University] OPAC

*[http://lib.ugent.be/mobile/ Ghent University Library, Belgium] OPAC - see also [http://lib.ugent.be/tektok/2010/04/ugent-library-mobile.html blog entry about its mobile interface] [Dutch]

*[http://m.jefferson.lib.co.us/ Jefferson County Public Library] OPAC (AirPAC)

*[http://mobile.linccweb.org/ Library Information Network for Community Colleges (Florida)] (LINCCWeb) - OPAC - run by [http://www.cclaflorida.org/ College Center for Library Automation] (CCLA)

*[http://waldo.library.nashville.org/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp Nashville Public Library] OPAC ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/english/helka/ National Library of Health Sciences - Terkko, Finland] OPAC

*[http://www.linc.nus.edu.sg/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp National University of Singapore Libraries] OPAC

*[http://innopac.lib.ryerson.ca/airpac/ Ryerson University Library] OPAC (AirPAC)

*[http://www.stavanger-kulturhus.no/stavanger_bibliotek/mobib_biblioteket_rett_paa_mobilen Stavanger Public Library, Norway] OPAC (in Norwegian)

*[http://m.tripod.brynmawr.edu Tricolleges (Bryn Mawr, Haverford, Swarthmore)] OPAC

*[http://mobil.uni-koeln.de/int/bsuche.xml Universitaetsbibliothek Koeln, Germany] OPAC

*[http://diana.uca.es/airpac/ University of Cadiz Library, Spain] OPAC ([http://www.uca.es/area/biblioteca/accesoexterno/airpac more information] in Spanish)

*[http://mcat.wclibrary.info/ Washington-Centerville Public Library] OPAC

*[http://elibrary.wayne.edu:6060/airpac/ Wayne State University Library] OPAC

=== Mobile applications ===

*[http://itunes.apple.com/dk/app/gladsaxe-bibliotekerne-gladsaxe/id369889251?mt=8 Gladsaxe Public Library iPhone application] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=301077850&mt=8 District of Columbia Public Library iPhone application] (iTunes link)
*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/dli/projects/wolfwalk NC State "Wolf Walk" geo-locative campus tour]
*[http://indianau.boopsie.com/ Indiana University Search IU - Library Application]
*[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spl-mobile/id364019201?mt=8 Seattle Public Library application] Also available on Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Palm - go to [http://spl.boopsie.com/]
*[http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/iusask-for-os-2-2-1/id336561280?mt=8 University of Saskatchewan] iUSask (part of a campus application) (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/newgermanicbooks New Germanic books app for University of Illinois Library, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/newlisbooks New LIS books app for University of Illinois Library, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/ugl4eva Video tour app of the Undergraduate Library, University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/be/app/ub-gent/id362022518?mt=8 Ghent University Library Belgium, application for iPhone] (iTunes link). Available on iPhone, Android, Symbian, Windows Mobile and Java.
*[http://www.santaclaracountylib.org/services/mobilesite.html Santa Clara County Library]. iPhone and Android

=== SMS notification services ===

Libraries using SMS services, e.g.:
* SMS if requested book is available (collect messages)
* SMS reminder if a book is due
* requesting a list of loans via SMS
* renewing books via SMS
* requesting an overview of outstanding fines via SMS
* checking the availability of books via SMS
* requesting the opening hours of the library via SMS

'''For SMS reference services, see [[Libraries Offering SMS Reference Services]]'''

*[http://www.bi.no/Content/StartPageLibrary____60804.aspx BI Norwegian School of Management] offers SMS-alerts when items patrons have put on hold are available for pickup (see a 2007 [http://www.bi.no/Content/Article____65154.aspx press release] and their [http://www.bi.no/Content/Article____57438.aspx regulations]).

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160 Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] sens SMS-alerts when a laptot is avaiable for pickup ([http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160/serveis/prestec_portatils/ More information here])

*[http://tripod.brynmawr.edu/search Bryn Mawr] send call numbers from OPAC via text message

*[http://www.dentonlibrary.com Denton Public Libraries] offers text message notification to inform customers of items ready to be picked up, due dates, items that are overdue and other notices through their cell phones. See a november 2007 [http://dentonlibrary.wordpress.com/2007/11/16/new-text-messaging-service/ news item].

*[http://www.elnet.ee The ELNET consortium, Estonia] is sending SMS messages from their OPAC.

*[http://www.ethbib.ethz.ch/service/sms.html ETH Zürich Library] sends SMS collect messages. They are part of the NEBIS network (see below).

*[http://lib.ugent.be Ghent University Library, Belgium] is sending SMS messages from their discovery interface.

*[http://lib.hse.fi/EN/services/mobiilipalvelut.html Helsinki School of Economics Library, Finland] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://lib.tkk.fi/en/services/circulation/mobile/ Helsinki University of Technology Library, Finland] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://aleph.unisg.ch/ALEPH IDS St. Gallen, Switzerland], sends SMS messages to students of the University of St. Gallen.

*[https://my.monash.edu.au/library/services/sms/ Monash University Library, Australia] offers SMS notifications when items are due back, to remind patrons about overdue items, and to inform them about outstanding fines.

*[http://www.nebis.ch/ The NEBIS network, Switzerland] offers library notifications via SMS: reminders for books being overdue (i.e. first reminder) and collect messages.

*[http://www.muenster.de/stadt/buecherei/sms-service.html Public Library Münster, Germany] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://alexandria.rice.edu/uhtbin/webcat/ Rice University, Fondren Library, Houston, TX] sends title and call numbers from catalog

*[http://innopac.lib.ryerson.ca/ Ryerson University Library] sends call numbers and locations by SMS from the catalogue.

*[http://library.simmons.edu/search Simmons College Library]'s catalog sends text messages from the library catalog with item recors attached.

*[http://www.stavanger-kulturhus.no/stavanger_bibliotek/mobib_biblioteket_rett_paa_mobilen Stavanger Public Library, Norway] (in Norwegian) offers the possibility to renew loans, make reservations and search the base, and they are using MoBib.

*[http://www.nb.admin.ch/index.html?lang=en Swiss National Library] sends SMS to registered users when a reserved book is ready for pick-up and to inform about special closing times.

*[http://www.luts.ee/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=427&Itemid=257 Tartu Public Library, Estonia] is sending SMS collect messages. Users are charged for this service.

*[http://www.library.uiuc.edu/ugl/about/textalerts.html Undergraduate Library] University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: sends text message alerts about Librarians' Office Hours the day they are happening (pilot for the Spring 2008 semester).

*[http://www.ub.uit.no/db_kat/dbkat-e.htm University Library of Tromsø, Norway] is sending SMS collect messages.

Of the 97 public libraries in Denmark: 60 sent SMS if books requested are ready for pickup, 37 use SMS for recalls, and 46 sent SMS as warnings some days before a book is due [data from the 2007 annual statistic for public libraries in Denmark].

*[http://m.library.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University Mobile Site] sends location based directions to the library and library contact information. In addition, patrons can send an SMS message containing a catalog record or course reserves. We also offers text the mobile site link to your phone from the main website as a way to promote the site.

=== Mobile collections ===

This includes audiobooks, ebooks, audio language courses, streaming music, films, images, etc. which can be used on mobile devices. These collections can either be downloaded from the library websites on user's own mobile devices or libraries lend mobile devices with the collections already on them.

*[http://www.baylor.edu/lib/FineArts/index.php?id=52075 Crouch Fine Arts Library at Baylor University] offers audio streaming databases. Music files from these databases can be downloaded on user's mobile devices.

*[http://cwmars.lib.overdrive.com/ The C/W MARS library network in Massachusetts] offer ebooks and audiobooks via the OverDrive service, also for the Mac.

*[http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections Duke University Libraries] offer digitized image collections (over 32,000 images) through the DukeMobile iPhone app ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHK3E4N7w6o demo] and [http://www.uwire.com/Article.aspx?id=4142844 press release])

*[http://ebooks.nypl.org/ New York Public Library] offers ebooks and audiobooks via the OverDrive service, also for the Mac.

*[http://sjcpl.lib.in.us/ipod/show_all.php St. Joseph County Public Library] offers audiobooks on iPod - either your own of the library's iPod.

*[http://www.fordlibrary.org/booksmoviesmagazinesmore/ipodbooks.html Thomas Ford Memorial Library], a public library which lends iPod audiobooks to the public.

*[http://listenalaska.lib.overdrive.com/ University of Alaska Fairbanks] offers audiobooks throug the ListenAlaska web portal.

*[http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/ University of Virginia Library] Electronic Text Center

*[http://m.ieeexplore.ieee.org// IEEE Xplore Mobile] offers free search of all IEEE Xplore documents directly on your mobile device. You can view up to [only] TEN (10) article abstracts per search. To view full-text articles, send the article links to your e-mail address.

=== Mobile instruction ===

This includes the application of mobile devices for library instruction. Can be text-based, audio or video. For audio-based instruction, see also the section on [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Podcasting Podcasting].

*[http://digilab.open.ac.uk/testarea/mobileSafari/ Open University Library, United Kingdom] text-based instruction

*[http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/science/podcast.htm Washington State University Libraries] "How To ..." - Help with Library Resources and Tools: instructional podcasts

=== Mobile tours of the library ===

Audiotours can be either downloaded on users' own mobile devices, or mobile devices with audiotours on them can be lend by the library. Audiotours can be made available in various languages.

*[http://library.duke.edu/about/perkinsproject/audio-tour.html Bostock Library Walking Audio Tour]: Duke University Libraries offer MP3 files to download on your own MP3 player

*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/eastasian/tours.html C.V. STarr East Asian Library] at Columbia University: offer MP3 tours in English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Tibetan.

*[http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/induction/audiotour.htm London School of Economics, United Kingdom]: tour podcast can be downloaded or you can borrow a tour handset from the Welcome Point.

*[http://www.brookes.ac.uk/library/tours-audio.html Oxford Brookes University Library, United Kingdom]: tour can be downloaded or you can borrow an MP3 player at the Enquiry Desk.

*[http://www.luts.ee/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=427&Itemid=257 Tartu Public Library, Estonia] provided an audiotour of one of their exhibitions (Spring 2008). The audiotour was put on MP3 sticks. These were entered in the catalogue, so that users could borrow the MP3 sticks.

*[http://www.library.otago.ac.nz/services/reference/audiotour.html University of Otago Library, New Zealand], in English, Mandarin and Maori.

=== QR (Quick Response) 2D Codes ===

For a more detailed page about 2D codes, also known as QR codes, see the page in this wiki for [[QR Codes]]. See also the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code description in Wikipedia] and the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=P-DntIQi2e8 explanation in CSI on YouTube]. Users with a camera phone equipped with the correct reader software can scan the image of the QR 2D Code causing the phone's browser to launch and redirect to the programmed URL.

*University of Bath Library, United Kingdom is doing a project including QR2D codes in their OPAC. Catalogue records are proviced with these codes. When scanning the code, a map of the library is launched on user's mobiles, helping them to locate the library material in the library building. The university uses QR in their teaching and learning and even [http://blogs.bath.ac.uk/qrcode/ blogs] on their QR code service.

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160 Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] uses QR Codes to provide additional information on promotional posters and to provide username and password to users who subscribe to the [http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160/serveis/area_clic/ CLIC Area service] (a computer classroom)

=== Other mobile applications ===

*The Institut fuer Informationswissenschaft in Saarbruecken, Germany offers [http://twitter.com/VIBISB Twitter for new titles].

*[http://lib.ugent.be/index_en.shtml/ Ghent University Library, Belgium] offers [http://twitter.com/ugentbiblio/ Twitter for new entries in its Academic Bibliography].

*National Library of Health Sciences - Terkko, Finland, offers [http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/english/mobile/articlerequest.php Mobile article request] and [http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/mobile/feednavigator/ mobile RSS feeds].

*The Smart Library Location-Aware Mobile Library, Finland, provides map-based guidance to books and collections on PDA, described in http://www.rotuaari.net/downloads/publication-2.pdf and http://www.rotuaari.net/downloads/publication-28.pdf

*At the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands, SMS is used during information literacy classes. Lecturers can add questions to PowerPoint presentations, which students can answer via SMS. The results of the sent SMS messages is directly visible in a diagram on the screen. Lecturers can thus assess the students' knowledge, but the tool is also useful for starting discussions. See the Dutch press release at http://www.vu.nl/nl/Images/pb%2009%20015%20SMS%20stemmen_tcm9-67541.pdf.

*The Ryerson University Library and Archives offers a [https://www.runner.ryerson.ca/Library/studentbooking/mobile/ mobile student room booking module].

*The University of Texas at Arlington Library developed [http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/shelflister/ ShelfLister], a mobile device staff client for stacks maintenance and inventory. The application is designed to work with the Voyager ILS and has been released under an open source license.

*The University of Oregon Libraries and OSU Archives developed [http://tour.library.oregonstate.edu BeaverTracks], a mobile Historical Locations guide and Walking Tour. The mobile application provides historical images and information about 22 locations on OSU campus. Using geo-location, some mobile users can take a directions based walking tour of campus. Also see the [http://library.oregonstate.edu/beavertracks Project Page] - page about the project including screenshots.

== Vendors and Publishers ==

=== Library Vendors offering mobile interfaces or applications ===

*[http://www.altarama.com.au/refxsms.htm Altarama Information Systems, Australia] offer a Reference by SMS service.

*[http://www.axiell.dk/ Axiell], Denmark offers the most widespread ILS for public libraries in Denmark (DDELIbra). Their mobile services are called DDElibra Mobil Professionel and DDElibra MoBiblo.

*[http://www.bibsyst.no/ Bibliofil], Norway offers the [http://www.bibsyst.no/produkter/publikum/netthent.php NettHent] software

*[http://www.boopsie.com Boopsie] USA, Offers platform agnostic mobile applications.

*[http://www.e2campus.com e2Campus] offers campus-wide text notification system.

*[http://www.iii.com/ Innovative Interfaces] offers the AirPac module (mobile OPAC) and an SMS product.

*[http://www.ocls.info/Default.asp?bhcp=1 Orange County Library System] provides a SMS text messaging service that sends reminders to patrons when their items are coming due, as well as an SMS reference service.

*[http://ravewireless.com/ Rave Wireless] offer campus-wide alert system.

*[http://www.sirsidynix.com SirsiDynix] offers the [http://www.sirsidynix.com/Resources/Pdfs/Solutions/Products/PocketCirc.pdf PocketCirc] handheld circulation tool.

*[http://www.textalibrarian.com Text A Librarian, Powered by Mosio] - SMS/Text Message Reference Services

=== Vendors offering mobile tours ===

*[http://www.guidebycell.com Guide by cell]

*[http://museum411.com Museum 411]

=== Publishers offering databases for mobile devices ===

*[http://scitation.aip.org/iphone American Institute of Physics iResearch] iPhone application

* The American Insitute of Physics' [http://jrse.aip.org Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (JRSE)] can now be accessed from any mobile device equipped with a modern web browser.

*[http://dabacon.org/arxiview/ arXiview] arXiv for the iPhone

*[http://arxiv.mobi/ arXiv Browse] arXiv for mobile devices

*[http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?marketID=1&topicID=1336 EBSCOhost Mobile]

*[http://i.eb.com/ Encyclopaedia Britannica]

*[http://mobile.beta.factiva.com Factiva] news database

*[http://www.hooversmobile.com/ Hoover's Mobile] company information

*[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/mobile IEEE XPlore]

*[http://blog.martindale.com/need-to-get-cases-and-shepardize-weve-got-an-app-for-that Lexis/Nexis Get Cases and Shepardize]

*[http://m.psychiatryonline.com/ PsychiatryOnline]

*[http://pubmedhh.nlm.nih.gov/nlm/ PubMed for Handhelds] medical database
**[http://referencesontap.com/ PubMed On Tap] 3rd party, not official from NIH
**[http://mobileabstracts.com/ Mobile Abstracts] an iPhone PubMed search engine, not official from NIH

*[http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=331637962&mt=8 Questia] iPhone application (iTunes link)

*[http://refworks.com/mobile/ Refworks Mobile]

*[http://info.scopus.com/mobile Scopus for the iPhone]

*[http://ssrnblog.com/2009/11/19/ssrns-iphone-app-issrn-is-available/ Social Sciences Research Network] iSSRN

*[http://www.serialssolutions.com/news-detail/the-summon-service-goes-mobile/ Summon] (Serials Solutions Web-Scale Discovery)

*[http://wl-w.com Westlaw] legal research database

*[http://www.worldcat.org/m/ Worldcat.org]

=== Publishers offering mobile collections ===

*[http://www.bbcaudiobooks.com/ BBC Audiobooks]

*[http://blog.eblib.com/?p=125 EBL Ebook Library]

*[http://books.google.com/m Google Books]

*[http://www.overdrive.com/ OverDrive]

*[http://m.safaribooksonline.com Safari Books Online]

*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/188-2544966-7570353?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200298460 Amazon Kindle for the iPhone] (US Only)

== Suggested Reading ==

[[Researching M-Libraries]] - a wiki page for sharing experiences of researching m-libraries and discussing appropriate/applicable research methods.

=== Books, reports and journal articles ===

*[http://www.educause.edu/Resources/MassachusettsInstituteofTechno/170936 Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Transforming the Campus Experience with the MIT Mobile Web] Educause/ECAR 2009

*Mobiles, chapter (page 8-10) from [http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2009-Horizon-Report.pdf The Horizon Report - 2009 Edition]

*[http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2291/2070 Always on: Libraries in a world of permanent connectivity] Lorcan Dempsey, First Monday, 14(1-5) January 2009.

*[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/216659547 M-libraries : libraries on the move to provide virtual access], proceedings of the [http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/2007/index.html First International m-Libraries Conference] Mohamed Ally and Gill Needham, London: Facet, 2008

*[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/ViewContentServlet?contentType=Article&Filename=Published/EmeraldFullTextArticle/Articles/2400360306.html Mobile learning for the twenty-first century librarian] Jim Hahn, Reference Services Review, 36(3), 2008, pp 272-288.

*[http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/arl-br-261-mobile.pdf Mobile technologies, mobile users: Implications for academic libraries] Joan Lippincott, ARL Current Issues, 261, December 2008.

*[http://eprints.rclis.org/15024/1/mobile_web_ltr.pdf/ On the Move with the Mobile Web: Libraries and Mobile Technologies] Ellyssa Kroski, Library Technology Reports, 44(5), July 2008.

*[http://www.egms.de/en/journals/mbi/index.shtml PDA (special issue)] ed. by Oliver Obst and Helmut Doolfuss, GMS Medizin – Bibliothek – Information. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für medizinisches Bibliothekswesen, 8(2). This issue is partly in German and partly in English.

*[http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/5-The-Mobile-Difference--Typology.aspx The Mobile Difference] Pew Internet and American Life report - March 25, 2009

*[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/viewContainer.do?containerType=Issue&containerId=15002970 m Services in libraries] Special Issue of Reference Services Review. 2010 v.38(2)

*[http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/may09/index.shtml The Mobile-ized Library] Special issue of Computers in Libraries. May, 2009 v.29(5)

*[http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/docs/M-Libraries_report.pdf M-Libraries: Information on the Move] Keren Mills, A report from the [http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/index.php Arcadia Programme] (June, 2009)

*[http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oitp/publications/policybriefs/mobiledevices.pdf There’s an App for That! Libraries and Mobile Technology: An Introduction to Public Policy Considerations] Timothy Vollmer, ALA Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) Policy Brief No. 3, June 2010 (PDF)

=== Blogs and Posts ===
*[http://musingsaboutlibrarianship.blogspot.com/2010/04/comparison-of-40-mobile-library-sites.html What are mobile library sites offering? A survey] - Survey of 40 mobile library sites, selected screenshots

*[http://alatechsource.org/blog/2009/05/summer-of-mobile-library-services.html Summer of Mobile Library Services]- ALA TechSource Blog

*[http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2008/02/30_mobile_trend.html 30 Mobile Trends in Libraries] - Stephen's Lighthouse

*[http://dclibrarylabs.org/projects/iphone/ DCPL iPhone app launch]

*[http://handheldlib.blogspot.com/ Handheld Librarian] Handheld computer news, ideas, and opinions from librarians and others interested in libraries. Editor: Grace Lee

*[http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/ Mobile Libraries blog]

*[http://vickiowensm-learningblog.blogspot.com/ Vicki Owen's Topically Technological Library Blog]

*[http://labs.nypl.org/category/mobile/ New York Public Library Labs posts on mobile tech]

=== Other Resources ===

Including slide presentations, conferences, websites, etc.

*[http://percentmobile.com/ Percent Mobile] a website that lets you track the percentage of traffic going to your website from different mobile devices. Requires you to copy and paste some code into your homepage.

*[http://www.slideshare.net/ellyssa/libraries-to-go-mobile-tech-in-libraries-presentation Libraries to Go] Ellyssa Kroski Slideshare Presentation

*[http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/2007/index.html The First International m-Libraries Conference] Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, 13 -14 November 2007

*[http://m-libraries2009.ubc.ca/ The Second International m-Libraries Conference] Vancouver, BC - 23rd - 24th June 2009

*[http://www.usq.edu.au/m-libraries/ The Third International m-Libraries Conference] Brisbane, Australia, 11-13 May 2011

*[http://www.handheldlibrarian.org/ Handheld Librarian Conference] Online Conference, July 30, 2009

*[http://web.simmons.edu/~fox/pda/ Megan Fox - PDAs, Handhelds and Mobile Technologies in Libraries] Website

*[http://www.slideshare.net/htomren/electronic-resources-to-go Electronic Resources to Go] Slideshare presentation from 2009 Electronic Resources in Libraries Conference

*[http://groups.google.com/group/mobilelibraries/topics mobilelibraries discussion group]

*[http://www.useit.com/alertbox/mobile-usability.html mobile usability] by Jacob Nielsen

*[http://delicious.com/kimgriggs/osu-mobile Oregon State University Mobile Projects] presentations and articles

=== Possible Health Effects ===

The use of wireless devices is increasing rapidly, yet there is concern in the scientific community that this technology could have adverse side effects. Some documents and websites to find out the facts and recommended precautions.

*[http://www.radiationresearch.org/ EM Radiation Research Trust]

*[http://www.icems.eu/ International Commission for Electromagnetic Safety (ICEMS)]

*[http://www.stralingsrisicos.nl/ Nationaal Platform Stralingsrisico's] (in Dutch)

*[http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/rf/wifi.asp Powerwatch Wi-Fi and Health]

*[http://www.emfacts.com/wifi/WiFi_A4_print.pdf Wireless Networks (WiFi) Consumer Health and Safety Advice] EMFacts Consultancy

Library Camp

2008-03-20T01:44:14Z

Jessamyn: /* I wish I could be there! */

UPDATE: We'll start in the Board Room on the 4th floor! Library doors open at 9 AM and bagels and coffee will be served, and we'll get started at 9:30. The agenda will go [[libcamp2008agenda|here]] once it's been created on thursday morning. See you all soon!

Library Camp doesn't mean burned marshmallows, mosquito bites, or popsicle stick-based art projects. Library Camp is a series of informal [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference Unconference] gatherings to share ideas, technologies, and discussions.

The next Library Camp will be held Thursday, March 20th, 2008, at the [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=343+south+5th+ave,+ann+arbor&sll=42.724821,-83.622437&sspn=1.077447,2.029724&ie=UTF8&ll=42.278468,-83.745968&spn=0.008478,0.015857&z=16&iwloc=addr&om=1 Downtown Branch] of the [http://www.aadl.org Ann Arbor District Library], from 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM.

The goal is to get a bunch of people together, and let them talk about whatever they'd like to talk about, within the rough purview of libraries and library technology. We'll start with all getting together with a blank schedule to talk about what we'd like to talk about and fill in a few slots on the agenda. We've got time for four sessions and room for at least 3 concurrent sessions, so there could easily be 10-12 different things to talk about during the day.

We're working on providing breakfast; lunch is on your own, but there will surely be groups heading out to nearby places in downtown Ann Arbor. There is also a mid-range hotel near by ([http://campusinn.com The Campus Inn], $200/night, orbitz has for $99/night), and a very cheap place a little further out that's not half bad ([http://www.lamppostinn.com/ Lamp Post Inn], $45/night).

If you have any questions about the event, please don't hesitate to email eli at eli@aadl.org and he'll be happy to help, and if you're planning or hoping to attend, or have an idea for something you'd like to see a session about, edit this page and list your name or your suggestion! Thanks for your interest, and we hope to see you at Library Camp!

== I plan or hope to attend! ==
* Evette Atkin, MLC
* Brian Austin, MLC
* Amy Barnes, Columbus Metropolitan Library
* Aaron Beebe, GDL
* <strike>Helene Blowers, Columbus Metropolitan Library</strike> Sorry to not be able to attend. But am glad so many others from CML will there.
* John Blyberg, Darien Library
* Stephen Bollinger, CADL
* Steven K. Bowers, Detroit Area Library Network (DALNET)
* Amy Cantu, AADL
* Suzanne Chapman, University of Michigan Library
* Celeste Choate, AADL
* Mike Creech, University of Michigan Library
* Samuel Davis, Columbus Metropolitan Library
* Ryan Eby, AADL
* Janet Elkins, UM-Dearborn Mardigian Library
* Jeff Godin, Traverse Area District Library
* Kathryn Gordon, Wayne State LIS Program, Detroit
* <strike>Alan Kirk Gray, Darien Library (hope)</strike> Reality trumps hope once again
* Michael Haney, Columbus Metropolitan Library
* Heidi Hansen, Wayne State LIS Program, Detroit
* Rikhei Harris, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI (hope)
* John Hershey, Wayne State LIS program
* Victor Ibegbu, Detroit Public Library
* Roshayne Jaimon, AADL
* <strike>Ranti Junus, Michigan State University Libraries, Lansing</strike> Sorry, I ended up couldn't make it.
* Anne Karle-Zenith, University of Michigan Library
* Shana Kimball, University of Michigan Library
* Molly Kleinman, University of Michigan Library
* Eric J. Klooster, AADL
* <strike>Sarah Lowen, GVSU/Van Andel, WSU LIS Program</strike>
* Andrew MacLaren, AADL
* Sara Martin, University of Detroit Mercy
* <strike>Linda Masselink, GVSU</strike>
* Sara Memmott, Eastern Michigan University
* Ronnie Morgan, GDL
* Xanthe Muller, Wayne State LIS Program, Detroit
* <strike>Peter Murray, OhioLINK</strike> Apologies, can't make it due to a higher priority commitment.
* Eli Neiburger, AADL
* Macrina Porter, Columbus Metropolitan Library
* Philip Proefrock, Luckenbach|Ziegelman Architects
* Elaine Ross, MLC
* Maryellen Sandford, CADL
* Eric Schnell, The Ohio State University Libraries
* Kathy Schoening, Jackson District Library
* Maura Seale, GVSU
* Sarah Stopera, Wayne State LIS Program, Detroit
* Carl Swanberg, Canton Public Library
* Greg Syferd, Columbus Metropolitan Library
* Steven Teeri, Detroit Public Library
* Susan Vedovato, Columbus Metropolitan Library
* Ed Vielmetti, Pure Visibility, Ann Arbor
* Kathryn Waggoner, GVSU
* Dave Carter, University of Michigan Library (will probably be late)
* Sean Robinson, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN
* Melissa Kiser, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN
* Jamie Lausch, AADL (afternoon)

== I wish I could be there! ==
* Margie Brumm, Rochester Public Library
* Pascal Calarco, University of Notre Dame
* Jessamyn West, Vermont

== Session Ideas ==
* How about post-netflix circ ideas? They've shaken up our customer's expectations... I wonder what Library Campers could come up with?
* Life after the era of the ILS vendor
* Cooperative development (inter-library coding)
* Practical 2.0 magic
* Cloud computing for libraries
* Marketing your library services using the internet/2.0 technologies/etc.
* Ideas for using smartphones in Reference
* How many ways can libraries use social networking services?

Librarians who IM

2006-03-23T17:50:52Z

Jessamyn:

Are you a librarian? Are you interested in chatting and collaborating with other librarians? Do you have an IM handle? If so, feel free to add it to this list!

*Laura Crossett, Meeteetse Branch Library (WY), AIM: theblackmolly
*Meredith Farkas, Norwich University (VT), AIM and MSN: librarianmer
*Rachel Singer Gordon, LISjobs.com, AIM: rachelsgordon, Yahoo!: lib_rachel
*Michael Stephens, tametheweb.com, (IN) AIM: mstephens7mac
*Paul Miller, Talis, (UK) AIM and iChat (with audio and video):talis_paul[at]mac.com, MSN and GTalk: paul.miller71[at]gmail.com
*Jessamyn West, librarian.net. AIM: iamthebestartist Yahoo/MSN: jessamyn_west gtalk: jessamyn[at]gmail.com

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2005-07-08T23:53:13Z

Jessamyn: /* Community */

= Introduction =

Welcome to Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki. This wiki was created to be a one-stop-shop for great ideas for librarians. All over the world, librarians are developing successful programs and doing innovative things with technology that no one outside of their library knows about. There are lots of great blogs out there sharing information about the profession, but there is no one place where all of this information is collected and organized.

If you've done something at your library that you consider a success, please write about it in the wiki or provide a link to outside coverage. If you have materials that would be helpful to other librarians, add them to the wiki. And if you know of a librarian or a library that is doing something great, feel free to include information about it or links to it. Basically, if you know of anything that might be useful to other librarians (including useful websites), this is the place to put it. I hope this wiki will be a venue where people can share ideas with one another and where librarians can learn to replicate the successes of other libraries.

This wiki is not run by any commercial entity and does not represent any commercial interests. For those wishing to use content in the wiki the wiki itself (and all the content contained herein) is licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs] Creative Commons License. Please familiarize yourself with the license before using any of the content on your own site.

'''Anyone''' who wants to add to or edit topics on the wiki can do it. You don't need to ask before making a change -- this wiki belongs to the community of librarians who use it. If you have any technical questions about the wiki, please contact its creator, [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/contact.php Meredith Farkas]. Questions about specific content in the wiki should be directed to that individual author.

If you are going to link to this wiki, please use the following URL:

[http://www.libsuccess.org/ http://www.libsuccess.org]

= Join the Community =

While I am not going to require that people register on the wiki, it would be great if you did. It makes it easier for us to identify spam and it makes the wiki much more like a community if we can get to know each other a little. When you register, you can then add to your own user profile page. Please add your profile to the [[Wiki User List]] so we can all get to know each other!

'''Note:''' If you are going to add to the list of recommended vendors or software, please put your name on your recommendation so we know that it's not from a vendor. From here on in (7/8/05), we will have to delete any '''new''' vendor/software recommendations that do not have the author identified.

If you want to see recent changes made to the wiki, visit [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges Recent Changes]. There is also an [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss RSS Feed] for the Recent Changes page.

= Categories =
''If you add a new category, please add it to this list on the main page so people can easily find it.''

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit the page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

= Community =
*[[Wiki User List]]
*[[Special:Recentchanges | Recent Changes Page]]
*[[tips page]] for getting started on the right foot

== Technology ==
*[[Website Design]]
*[[Web Tips and Tricks]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]] (Blogs, Wikis, etc.)
*[[OPACs]]
*[[Electronic Databases]]
*[[Institutional Repositories]]
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Digitization]]
*[[Improving Access]] (open_url, metasearch, metadata harvesting, etc.)
*[[Cataloging]]
*[[Open Source Software|Free/Open Source Software]]
*[[Providing Technology to Patrons]] (computers, wifi, iPods, etc.)
*[[Grants for Technology Projects]]

== Programming ==
*[[Technology Training in Libraries]]
*[[Programs for Faculty]]
*[[Programs for Adults]]
*[[Programs for Young Adults]]
*[[Programs for Children]]
*[[Book Clubs for Adults]]
*[[Book Talks and Story Time for Youth]]
*[[Cultural Programming]]
*[[Getting Kids to Read]]
*[[Grants for Programming]]

== Working Together ==
*[[Successful Collaborations]]

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Communications - Internal and External]]
*[[Team Building]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Management Ethics]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Fundraising]]
*[[Promotions]]

== Reference Services and Information Literacy ==
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Information Literacy Classes]] (techniques, handouts, etc.)
*[[Online Tutorials]]
*[[Subject Guides]]

== Readers' Advisory ==
*[[Definition]]
*[[Leading book groups]]
*[[Recommending books]]

== Services to Specific Groups ==
*[[Services for Distance Learners]]
*[[Services for First Year Students]]
*[[Services for the Elderly]]
*[[Services for the Disabled]]
*[[Services for the Homeless]]
*[[Services in a Multi-lingual Environment]]
*[[Staff Training]]

== Professional ==
*[[Keeping Up With the Profession]]
*[[Conferences and Continuing Education Opportunities]]
*[[Publishing and Speaking]]
*[[Looking for a Job]]

= Need help? =

Please see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents Wikipedia Help] or [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide] for usage and configuration help. Another great way to figure out how to do things in the wiki is to click edit on a certain page and see how things are formatted. Check this [[tips page]] if you're new to wikis and just want a quick intro on how to get started.

'''Not seeing the stuff you added?''' Try this [[caching problem|fix]].

Any questions? Contact [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/contact.php Meredith Farkas].

Talk:Online Reference

2005-07-08T23:48:21Z

Jessamyn:

== more detail in the "we like" sections maybe? ==
Since this is a wiki, I'd like to see the people who are recommending vendors/products give some reasons for '''why''' they like that software or at least sign their edits when they add vendors. There is nothing to keep vendors from coming here and adding their own software and I'd just like to make sure these recommendations come from people who actually use and like the software. [[User:Jessamyn|Jessamyn]] 12:29, 8 Jul 2005 (EDT)

Good idea. I'll ask people to at least sign their recommendations. -- Meredith

I was the one who added the WBC vendors; sorry about not signing my edits. I think you're right that there should be some reasoning behind why "we like" certain vendors - but there should also be some reasoning behind why "we like" IM. I didn't see that, at least not specifically labeled as such. What I do see are 3 headings for IM and only one for WBC tools (unless you count the Jybe heading), not to mention that the blog section includes mostly people who have written articles about IM, and the specific blog posts and articles all have to do with IM. While I'm in favour of IM, I don't think it's fair to present IM '''alone''' as a best practice for virtual reference. Perhaps we'd be better off changing the headings from "Software We Like" to "Web-based chat software/vendor options" and "IM software options" (making a point to differentiate between programs/networks such as AIM/MSN/Yahoo! and client options such as Gaim/Trillian/iChat). Each software option could have its own page, which would include its features, prices (if possible/relevant), a list of libraries/consortia using that software, any literature about libraries using that software, and a space for librarians to share positive and negative feedback about the software. What do you think? [[User:Rikhei|Rikhei]] 14:14, 8 July 2005 (EDT)

I think IM is a style of virtual reference that is gaining traction. I do think that a page that outlined the different tools which included the information you suggest would be an asset, and that having the software page be mostly about IM is probably something that the page will grow out of once there are more contributors. [[User:Jessamyn|Jessamyn]] 19:48, 8 Jul 2005 (EDT)

Tips page

2005-07-08T16:37:20Z

Jessamyn: formatting

If you're brand new to the world of wikis you may be unsure how to start. Here is a quick guide with some tips. None of these are required, but many of them are helpful in creating a sense of wiki community and making the wiki more usable.

* '''register''' - Registering lets people know who edited a page and allows all of your edits to be grouped under your name. This helps you establish a reputation -- this is important on big wikis like Wikipedia, perhaps not as much here -- and lends authority to your entries and edits. If you are registered, people can contact you through your talk page if they have questions about your entries or edits. [[Special:Userlogin|You can register here]]

* '''annotate''' - You have the option of adding little notes to your edits in the Summary box beneath the editing page. When people look at pages like the [[Special:Recentchanges|Recent Changes]] page, or their own watchlist, they can tell at a glance what was done to the page you edited. If you are including a fact that is not widely known, sometimes a brief cite is helpful here. Check the minor edit box if you are just fixing a typo or a punctuation error.

* '''discuss''' - Every page on the wiki has a discussion page that you can use for discussing an article. This is often more useful than making an edit, having someone else undo it, and back and forth. These pages can be for asking questions about the topic, or informal coverage of a topic. This is [[Special:Userlogin|the discussion page for this page]], feel free to add to it. There are also discussion pages for all user pages, if you want to talk to a user directly. As an example, [[User_talk:Jessamyn|my talk page is here]]

* '''link''' - Please feel free to add hyperlinks and crosslinks to other wiki pages. Here is a quick and dirty guide, much more is available from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page#Wiki_markup Wikipedia]
**linking to another wiki page <br /><nowiki>[[Online_Reference]]</nowiki> will get you [[Online_Reference]]
**linking to another wiki page using your own text<br /><nowiki>[[Online_Reference|doing reference online]]</nowiki> will get you [[Online_Reference|doing reference online]]
** linking to another web page <br /><nowiki>[http://librarian.net]</nowiki> will get you [http://librarian.net]
** linking to another web page using your own text <br /><nowiki>[http://librarian.net my web site]</nowiki> will get you [http://librarian.net my web site]

Tips page

2005-07-08T16:31:48Z

Jessamyn: minor edit add

If you're brand new to the world of wikis you may be unsure how to start. Here is a quick guide with some tips. None of these are required, but many of them are helpful in creating a sense of wiki community and making the wiki more usable.

* '''register''' - Registering lets people know who edited a page and allows all of your edits to be grouped under your name. This helps you establish a reputation -- this is important on big wikis like Wikipedia, perhaps not as much here -- and lends authority to your entries and edits. If you are registered, people can contact you through your talk page if they have questions about your entries or edits. [[Special:Userlogin|You can register here]]

* '''annotate''' - You have the option of adding little notes to your edits in the Summary box beneath the editing page. When people look at pages like the [[Special:Recentchanges|Recent Changes]] page, or their own watchlist, they can tell at a glance what was done to the page you edited. If you are including a fact that is not widely known, sometimes a brief cite is helpful here. Check the minor edit box if you are just fixing a typo or a punctuation error.

* '''discuss''' - Every page on the wiki has a discussion page that you can use for discussing an article. This is often more useful than making an edit, having someone else undo it, and back and forth. These pages can be for asking questions about the topic, or informal coverage of a topic. This is [[Special:Userlogin|the discussion page for this page]], feel free to add to it. There are also discussion pages for all user pages, if you want to talk to a user directly. As an example, [[User_talk:Jessamyn|my talk page is here]]

* '''link''' - Please feel free to add hyperlinks and crosslinks to other wiki pages. Here is a quick and dirty guide:
**linking to another wiki page <nowiki>[[Online_Reference]]</nowiki> will get you [[Online_Reference]]
**linking to another wiki page using your own text: <nowiki>[[Online_Reference|doing reference online]]</nowiki> will get you [[Online_Reference|doing reference online]]
** linking to another web page <nowiki>[http://librarian.net]</nowiki> will get you [http://librarian.net]
** linking to another web page using your own text <nowiki>[http://librarian.net my web site]</nowiki> will get you [http://librarian.net my web site]

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2005-07-08T16:30:57Z

Jessamyn: /* Need help? */

= Introduction =

Welcome to Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki. This wiki was created to be a one-stop-shop for great ideas for librarians. All over the world, librarians are developing successful programs and doing innovative things with technology that no one outside of their library knows about. There are lots of great blogs out there sharing information about the profession, but there is no one place where all of this information is collected and organized.

If you've done something at your library that you consider a success, please write about it in the wiki or provide a link to outside coverage. If you have materials that would be helpful to other librarians, add them to the wiki. And if you know of a librarian or a library that is doing something great, feel free to include information about it or links to it. Basically, if you know of anything that might be useful to other librarians (including useful websites), this is the place to put it. I hope this wiki will be a venue where people can share ideas with one another and where librarians can learn to replicate the successes of other libraries.

This wiki is not run by any commercial entity and does not represent any commercial interests. Any content in the wiki is licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs] Creative Commons License.

'''Anyone''' who wants to add to or edit topics on the wiki can do it. You don't need to ask before making a change -- this wiki belongs to the community of librarians who use it. If you have any technical questions about the wiki, please contact its creator, [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/contact.php Meredith Farkas]. Questions about specific content in the wiki should be directed to that individual author.

If you are going to link to this wiki, please use the following URL:

[http://www.libsuccess.org/ http://www.libsuccess.org]

= Categories =
Feel free to add to the growing list of categories!

== Technology ==
*[[Website Design]]
*[[Web Tips and Tricks]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]] (Blogs, Wikis, etc.)
*[[OPACs]]
*[[Electronic Databases]]
*[[Institutional Repositories]]
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Digitization]]
*[[Improving Access]] (open_url, metasearch, metadata harvesting, etc.)
*[[Cataloging]]
*[[Open Source Software|Free/Open Source Software]]
*[[Providing Technology to Patrons]] (computers, wifi, iPods, etc.)
*[[Grants for Technology Projects]]

== Programming ==
*[[Technology Training in Libraries]]
*[[Programs for Faculty]]
*[[Programs for Adults]]
*[[Programs for Young Adults]]
*[[Programs for Children]]
*[[Book Clubs for Adults]]
*[[Book Talks and Story Time for Youth]]
*[[Cultural Programming]]
*[[Getting Kids to Read]]
*[[Grants for Programming]]

== Working Together ==
*[[Successful Collaborations]]

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Communications and Promotions]]
*[[Team Building]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Management Ethics]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Fundraising]]

== Reference Services and Information Literacy ==
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]
*[[Readers' Advisory Services]]
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Information Literacy Classes]] (techniques, handouts, etc.)
*[[Online Tutorials]]
*[[Subject Guides]]

== Services to Specific Groups ==
*[[Services for Distance Learners]]
*[[Services for First Year Students]]
*[[Services for the Elderly]]
*[[Services for the Disabled]]
*[[Services for the Homeless]]
*[[Services in a Multi-lingual Environment]]
*[[Staff Training]]

== Professional ==
*[[Keeping Up With the Profession]]
*[[Conferences and Continuing Education Opportunities]]
*[[Publishing and Speaking]]
*[[Looking for a Job]]

''If you add a new topic, please add it to this list on the main page so people can easily find it.''

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit the page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

If you want to see recent changes made to the wiki, visit [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges Recent Changes].

= Need help? =

Please see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents Wikipedia Help] or [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide] for usage and configuration help. Another great way to figure out how to do things in the wiki is to click edit on a certain page and see how things are formatted. Check this [[tips page]] if you're new to wikis and just want a quick intro on how to get started.

Any questions? Contact [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/contact.php Meredith Farkas].

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2005-07-08T16:30:34Z

Jessamyn: /* Selling Your Library */

= Introduction =

Welcome to Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki. This wiki was created to be a one-stop-shop for great ideas for librarians. All over the world, librarians are developing successful programs and doing innovative things with technology that no one outside of their library knows about. There are lots of great blogs out there sharing information about the profession, but there is no one place where all of this information is collected and organized.

If you've done something at your library that you consider a success, please write about it in the wiki or provide a link to outside coverage. If you have materials that would be helpful to other librarians, add them to the wiki. And if you know of a librarian or a library that is doing something great, feel free to include information about it or links to it. Basically, if you know of anything that might be useful to other librarians (including useful websites), this is the place to put it. I hope this wiki will be a venue where people can share ideas with one another and where librarians can learn to replicate the successes of other libraries.

This wiki is not run by any commercial entity and does not represent any commercial interests. Any content in the wiki is licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs] Creative Commons License.

'''Anyone''' who wants to add to or edit topics on the wiki can do it. You don't need to ask before making a change -- this wiki belongs to the community of librarians who use it. If you have any technical questions about the wiki, please contact its creator, [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/contact.php Meredith Farkas]. Questions about specific content in the wiki should be directed to that individual author.

If you are going to link to this wiki, please use the following URL:

[http://www.libsuccess.org/ http://www.libsuccess.org]

= Categories =
Feel free to add to the growing list of categories!

== Technology ==
*[[Website Design]]
*[[Web Tips and Tricks]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]] (Blogs, Wikis, etc.)
*[[OPACs]]
*[[Electronic Databases]]
*[[Institutional Repositories]]
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Digitization]]
*[[Improving Access]] (open_url, metasearch, metadata harvesting, etc.)
*[[Cataloging]]
*[[Open Source Software|Free/Open Source Software]]
*[[Providing Technology to Patrons]] (computers, wifi, iPods, etc.)
*[[Grants for Technology Projects]]

== Programming ==
*[[Technology Training in Libraries]]
*[[Programs for Faculty]]
*[[Programs for Adults]]
*[[Programs for Young Adults]]
*[[Programs for Children]]
*[[Book Clubs for Adults]]
*[[Book Talks and Story Time for Youth]]
*[[Cultural Programming]]
*[[Getting Kids to Read]]
*[[Grants for Programming]]

== Working Together ==
*[[Successful Collaborations]]

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Communications and Promotions]]
*[[Team Building]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Management Ethics]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Fundraising]]

== Reference Services and Information Literacy ==
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]
*[[Readers' Advisory Services]]
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Information Literacy Classes]] (techniques, handouts, etc.)
*[[Online Tutorials]]
*[[Subject Guides]]

== Services to Specific Groups ==
*[[Services for Distance Learners]]
*[[Services for First Year Students]]
*[[Services for the Elderly]]
*[[Services for the Disabled]]
*[[Services for the Homeless]]
*[[Services in a Multi-lingual Environment]]
*[[Staff Training]]

== Professional ==
*[[Keeping Up With the Profession]]
*[[Conferences and Continuing Education Opportunities]]
*[[Publishing and Speaking]]
*[[Looking for a Job]]

''If you add a new topic, please add it to this list on the main page so people can easily find it.''

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit the page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

If you want to see recent changes made to the wiki, visit [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges Recent Changes].

= Need help? =

Please see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents Wikipedia Help] or [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide] for usage and configuration help. Another great way to figure out how to do things in the wiki is to click edit on a certain page and see how things are formatted. Check this [[tips page]] if you're new to wikis and just want a quick intro on how to get starts.

Any questions? Contact [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/contact.php Meredith Farkas].

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2005-07-08T16:30:25Z

Jessamyn: /* Working Together */

= Introduction =

Welcome to Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki. This wiki was created to be a one-stop-shop for great ideas for librarians. All over the world, librarians are developing successful programs and doing innovative things with technology that no one outside of their library knows about. There are lots of great blogs out there sharing information about the profession, but there is no one place where all of this information is collected and organized.

If you've done something at your library that you consider a success, please write about it in the wiki or provide a link to outside coverage. If you have materials that would be helpful to other librarians, add them to the wiki. And if you know of a librarian or a library that is doing something great, feel free to include information about it or links to it. Basically, if you know of anything that might be useful to other librarians (including useful websites), this is the place to put it. I hope this wiki will be a venue where people can share ideas with one another and where librarians can learn to replicate the successes of other libraries.

This wiki is not run by any commercial entity and does not represent any commercial interests. Any content in the wiki is licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs] Creative Commons License.

'''Anyone''' who wants to add to or edit topics on the wiki can do it. You don't need to ask before making a change -- this wiki belongs to the community of librarians who use it. If you have any technical questions about the wiki, please contact its creator, [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/contact.php Meredith Farkas]. Questions about specific content in the wiki should be directed to that individual author.

If you are going to link to this wiki, please use the following URL:

[http://www.libsuccess.org/ http://www.libsuccess.org]

= Categories =
Feel free to add to the growing list of categories!

== Technology ==
*[[Website Design]]
*[[Web Tips and Tricks]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]] (Blogs, Wikis, etc.)
*[[OPACs]]
*[[Electronic Databases]]
*[[Institutional Repositories]]
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Digitization]]
*[[Improving Access]] (open_url, metasearch, metadata harvesting, etc.)
*[[Cataloging]]
*[[Open Source Software|Free/Open Source Software]]
*[[Providing Technology to Patrons]] (computers, wifi, iPods, etc.)
*[[Grants for Technology Projects]]

== Programming ==
*[[Technology Training in Libraries]]
*[[Programs for Faculty]]
*[[Programs for Adults]]
*[[Programs for Young Adults]]
*[[Programs for Children]]
*[[Book Clubs for Adults]]
*[[Book Talks and Story Time for Youth]]
*[[Cultural Programming]]
*[[Getting Kids to Read]]
*[[Grants for Programming]]

== Working Together ==
*[[Successful Collaborations]]

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Communications and Promotions]]
*[[Team Building]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Management Ethics]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Fundraising]]

== Reference Services and Information Literacy ==
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]
*[[Readers' Advisory Services]]
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Information Literacy Classes]] (techniques, handouts, etc.)
*[[Online Tutorials]]
*[[Subject Guides]]

== Services to Specific Groups ==
*[[Services for Distance Learners]]
*[[Services for First Year Students]]
*[[Services for the Elderly]]
*[[Services for the Disabled]]
*[[Services for the Homeless]]
*[[Services in a Multi-lingual Environment]]
*[[Staff Training]]

== Professional ==
*[[Keeping Up With the Profession]]
*[[Conferences and Continuing Education Opportunities]]
*[[Publishing and Speaking]]
*[[Looking for a Job]]

''If you add a new topic, please add it to this list on the main page so people can easily find it.''

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit the page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

If you want to see recent changes made to the wiki, visit [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges Recent Changes].

= Need help? =

Please see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents Wikipedia Help] or [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide] for usage and configuration help. Another great way to figure out how to do things in the wiki is to click edit on a certain page and see how things are formatted. Check this [[tips page]] if you're new to wikis and just want a quick intro on how to get starts.

Any questions? Contact [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/contact.php Meredith Farkas].

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2005-07-08T16:30:11Z

Jessamyn: /* Management and Leadership */

= Introduction =

Welcome to Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki. This wiki was created to be a one-stop-shop for great ideas for librarians. All over the world, librarians are developing successful programs and doing innovative things with technology that no one outside of their library knows about. There are lots of great blogs out there sharing information about the profession, but there is no one place where all of this information is collected and organized.

If you've done something at your library that you consider a success, please write about it in the wiki or provide a link to outside coverage. If you have materials that would be helpful to other librarians, add them to the wiki. And if you know of a librarian or a library that is doing something great, feel free to include information about it or links to it. Basically, if you know of anything that might be useful to other librarians (including useful websites), this is the place to put it. I hope this wiki will be a venue where people can share ideas with one another and where librarians can learn to replicate the successes of other libraries.

This wiki is not run by any commercial entity and does not represent any commercial interests. Any content in the wiki is licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs] Creative Commons License.

'''Anyone''' who wants to add to or edit topics on the wiki can do it. You don't need to ask before making a change -- this wiki belongs to the community of librarians who use it. If you have any technical questions about the wiki, please contact its creator, [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/contact.php Meredith Farkas]. Questions about specific content in the wiki should be directed to that individual author.

If you are going to link to this wiki, please use the following URL:

[http://www.libsuccess.org/ http://www.libsuccess.org]

= Categories =
Feel free to add to the growing list of categories!

== Technology ==
*[[Website Design]]
*[[Web Tips and Tricks]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]] (Blogs, Wikis, etc.)
*[[OPACs]]
*[[Electronic Databases]]
*[[Institutional Repositories]]
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Digitization]]
*[[Improving Access]] (open_url, metasearch, metadata harvesting, etc.)
*[[Cataloging]]
*[[Open Source Software|Free/Open Source Software]]
*[[Providing Technology to Patrons]] (computers, wifi, iPods, etc.)
*[[Grants for Technology Projects]]

== Programming ==
*[[Technology Training in Libraries]]
*[[Programs for Faculty]]
*[[Programs for Adults]]
*[[Programs for Young Adults]]
*[[Programs for Children]]
*[[Book Clubs for Adults]]
*[[Book Talks and Story Time for Youth]]
*[[Cultural Programming]]
*[[Getting Kids to Read]]
*[[Grants for Programming]]

== Working Together ==
*[[Successful Collaborations]]

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Communications and Promotions]]
*[[Team Building]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Management Ethics]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Fundraising]]

== Reference Services and Information Literacy ==
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]
*[[Readers' Advisory Services]]
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Information Literacy Classes]] (techniques, handouts, etc.)
*[[Online Tutorials]]
*[[Subject Guides]]

== Services to Specific Groups ==
*[[Services for Distance Learners]]
*[[Services for First Year Students]]
*[[Services for the Elderly]]
*[[Services for the Disabled]]
*[[Services for the Homeless]]
*[[Services in a Multi-lingual Environment]]
*[[Staff Training]]

== Professional ==
*[[Keeping Up With the Profession]]
*[[Conferences and Continuing Education Opportunities]]
*[[Publishing and Speaking]]
*[[Looking for a Job]]

''If you add a new topic, please add it to this list on the main page so people can easily find it.''

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit the page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

If you want to see recent changes made to the wiki, visit [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges Recent Changes].

= Need help? =

Please see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents Wikipedia Help] or [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide] for usage and configuration help. Another great way to figure out how to do things in the wiki is to click edit on a certain page and see how things are formatted. Check this [[tips page]] if you're new to wikis and just want a quick intro on how to get starts.

Any questions? Contact [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/contact.php Meredith Farkas].

Talk:Online Reference

2005-07-08T16:29:35Z

Jessamyn:

Talk:Online Reference

2005-07-08T16:29:24Z

Jessamyn:

Tips page

2005-07-08T16:26:31Z

Jessamyn: typo

If you're brand new to the world of wikis you may be unsure how to start. Here is a quick guide with some tips. None of these are required, but many of them are helpful in creating a sense of wiki community and making the wiki more usable.

* '''register''' - Registering lets people know who edited a page and allows all of your edits to be grouped under your name. This helps you establish a reputation -- this is important on big wikis like Wikipedia, perhaps not as much here -- and lends authority to your entries and edits. If you are registered, people can contact you through your talk page if they have questions about your entries or edits. [[Special:Userlogin|You can register here]]

* '''annotate''' - You have the option of adding little notes to your edits in the Summary box beneath the editing page. When people look at pages like the [[Special:Recentchanges|Recent Changes]] page, or their own watchlist, they can tell at a glance what was done to the page you edited. If you are including a fact that is not widely known, sometimes a brief cite is helpful here.

* '''discuss''' - Every page on the wiki has a discussion page that you can use for discussing an article. This is often more useful than making an edit, having someone else undo it, and back and forth. These pages can be for asking questions about the topic, or informal coverage of a topic. This is [[Special:Userlogin|the discussion page for this page]], feel free to add to it. There are also discussion pages for all user pages, if you want to talk to a user directly. As an example, [[User_talk:Jessamyn|my talk page is here]]

* '''link''' - Please feel free to add hyperlinks and crosslinks to other wiki pages. Here is a quick and dirty guide:
**linking to another wiki page <nowiki>[[Online_Reference]]</nowiki> will get you [[Online_Reference]]
**linking to another wiki page using your own text: <nowiki>[[Online_Reference|doing reference online]]</nowiki> will get you [[Online_Reference|doing reference online]]
** linking to another web page <nowiki>[http://librarian.net]</nowiki> will get you [http://librarian.net]
** linking to another web page using your own text <nowiki>[http://librarian.net my web site]</nowiki> will get you [http://librarian.net my web site]

Tips page

2005-07-08T16:26:13Z

Jessamyn: link section

If you're brand new to the world of wikis you may be unsure how to start. Here is a quick guide with some tips. None of these are required, but many of them are helpful in creating a sense of wiki community and making the wiki more usable.

* '''register''' - Registering lets people know who edited a page and allows all of your edits to be grouped under your name. This helps you establish a reputation -- this is important on big wikis like Wikipedia, perhaps not as much here -- and lends authority to your entries and edits. If you are registered, people can contact you through your talk page if they have questions about your entries or edits. [[Special:Userlogin|You can register here]]

* '''annotate''' - You have the option of adding little notes to your edits in the Summary box beneath the editing page. When people look at pages like the [[Special:Recentchanges|Recent Changes]] page, or their own watchlist, they can tell at a glance what was done to the page you edited. If you are including a fact that is not widely known, sometimes a brief cite is helpful here.

* '''discuss''' - Every page on the wiki has a discussion page that you can use for discussing an article. This is often more useful than making an edit, having someone else undo it, and back and forth. These pages can be for asking questions about the topic, or informal coevrage of a topic. This is [[Special:Userlogin|the discussion page for this page]], feel free to add to it. There are also discussion pages for all user pages, if you want to talk to a user directly. As an example, [[User_talk:Jessamyn|my talk page is here]]

* '''link''' - Please feel free to add hyperlinks and crosslinks to other wiki pages. Here is a quick and dirty guide:
**linking to another wiki page <nowiki>[[Online_Reference]]</nowiki> will get you [[Online_Reference]]
**linking to another wiki page using your own text: <nowiki>[[Online_Reference|doing reference online]]</nowiki> will get you [[Online_Reference|doing reference online]]
** linking to another web page <nowiki>[http://librarian.net]</nowiki> will get you [http://librarian.net]
** linking to another web page using your own text <nowiki>[http://librarian.net my web site]</nowiki> will get you [http://librarian.net my web site]

User:Jessamyn

2005-07-08T16:18:10Z

Jessamyn:

My name is Jessamyn and I run the website [http://librarian.net librarian.net]

User:Jessamyn

2005-07-08T16:17:14Z

Jessamyn:

User talk:Jessamyn

2005-07-08T16:16:56Z

Jessamyn: new page!

== nothing here yet ==
but thanks for stopping by. [[User:Jessamyn|Jessamyn]] 12:16, 8 Jul 2005 (EDT)

Tips page

2005-07-08T16:16:15Z

Jessamyn:

Tips page

2005-07-08T16:14:57Z

Jessamyn:

Tips page

2005-07-08T16:14:08Z

Jessamyn: added discuss

Talk:Tips page

2005-07-08T16:11:45Z

Jessamyn:

== first post ==
there is nothing here yet, so I added this as an example. Four tildes creates a signature and timestamp [[User:Jessamyn|Jessamyn]] 12:11, 8 Jul 2005 (EDT)

Talk:Tips page

2005-07-08T16:11:33Z

Jessamyn: fixed typo

== first post ==
there is nothing here yet, so I added this as an example. Four tildes creates a signature [[User:Jessamyn|Jessamyn]] 12:11, 8 Jul 2005 (EDT)

Talk:Tips page

2005-07-08T16:11:16Z

Jessamyn:

== first post ==
there is nothyign here yet, so I added this as an example. Four tildes creates a signature [[User:Jessamyn|Jessamyn]] 12:11, 8 Jul 2005 (EDT)

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2005-07-08T16:00:33Z

Jessamyn: /* Need help? */ tips page

= Introduction =

Welcome to Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki. This wiki was created to be a one-stop-shop for great ideas for librarians. All over the world, librarians are developing successful programs and doing innovative things with technology that no one outside of their library knows about. There are lots of great blogs out there sharing information about the profession, but there is no one place where all of this information is collected and organized.

If you've done something at your library that you consider a success, please write about it in the wiki or provide a link to outside coverage. If you have materials that would be helpful to other librarians, add them to the wiki. And if you know of a librarian or a library that is doing something great, feel free to include information about it or links to it. Basically, if you know of anything that might be useful to other librarians (including useful websites), this is the place to put it. I hope this wiki will be a venue where people can share ideas with one another and where librarians can learn to replicate the successes of other libraries.

This wiki is not run by any commercial entity and does not represent any commercial interests. Any content in the wiki is licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs] Creative Commons License.

'''Anyone''' who wants to add to or edit topics on the wiki can do it. You don't need to ask before making a change -- this wiki belongs to the community of librarians who use it. If you have any technical questions about the wiki, please contact its creator, [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/contact.php Meredith Farkas]. Questions about specific content in the wiki should be directed to that individual author.

If you are going to link to this wiki, please use the following URL:

[http://www.libsuccess.org/ http://www.libsuccess.org]

= Categories =
Feel free to add to the growing list of categories!

== Technology ==
*[[Website Design]]
*[[Web Tips and Tricks]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]] (Blogs, Wikis, etc.)
*[[OPACs]]
*[[Electronic Databases]]
*[[Institutional Repositories]]
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Digitization]]
*[[Improving Access]] (open_url, metasearch, metadata harvesting, etc.)
*[[Cataloging]]
*[[Open Source Software|Free/Open Source Software]]
*[[Providing Technology to Patrons]] (computers, wifi, iPods, etc.)
*[[Grants for Technology Projects]]

== Programming ==
*[[Technology Training in Libraries]]
*[[Programs for Faculty]]
*[[Programs for Adults]]
*[[Programs for Young Adults]]
*[[Programs for Children]]
*[[Book Clubs for Adults]]
*[[Book Talks and Story Time for Youth]]
*[[Cultural Programming]]
*[[Getting Kids to Read]]
*[[Grants for Programming]]

== Working Together ==
*[[Successful Collaborations]]

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Communications and Promotions]]
*[[Team Building]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Management Ethics]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Fundraising]]

== Reference Services and Information Literacy ==
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]
*[[Readers' Advisory Services]]
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Information Literacy Classes]] (techniques, handouts, etc.)
*[[Online Tutorials]]
*[[Subject Guides]]

== Services to Specific Groups ==
*[[Services for Distance Learners]]
*[[Services for First Year Students]]
*[[Services for the Elderly]]
*[[Services for the Disabled]]
*[[Services for the Homeless]]
*[[Services in a Multi-lingual Environment]]
*[[Staff Training]]

== Professional ==
*[[Keeping Up With the Profession]]
*[[Conferences and Continuing Education Opportunities]]
*[[Publishing and Speaking]]
*[[Looking for a Job]]

''If you add a new topic, please add it to this list on the main page so people can easily find it.''

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit the page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

If you want to see recent changes made to the wiki, visit [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges Recent Changes].

= Need help? =

Please see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents Wikipedia Help] or [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide] for usage and configuration help. Another great way to figure out how to do things in the wiki is to click edit on a certain page and see how things are formatted. Check this [[tips page]] if you're new to wikis and just want a quick intro on how to get starts.

Any questions? Contact [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/contact.php Meredith Farkas].

Open Source Software

2005-07-08T15:56:31Z

Jessamyn: /* Success Stories */ open-ils

= Success Stories =
*[http://wlibinfo.westlib.asu.edu/projects/past/2002/e3/menu.php ASU West Library] successfully migrates everything to Linux (2003)
* [http://www.open-ils.org/ Georgia Public Library System] is creating and open source ILS and they have a [http://open-ils.org/blog/ blog] to track development

= Great Free/Open Source Tools for Libraries =
* [http://www.htdig.org ht://Dig] -- Free (GPL) search engine software. Spider and search your website(s). Configurable and extendable search algorithms, templates, file types, etc. Live implementation: [http://library.uncc.edu/sitemap/ J. Murrey Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte]
* [http://audacity.sourceforge.net Audacity] -- Free (GPL) audio recording and editing software. Oral history and audio reserves projects; Audacity provides features normally only found in pro commercial audio software. Effects filters remove static, hiss, hum, or other constant background noises from your analog recordings.

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =

*[http://www.linuxlibrarian.org/ Linux Librarian]
*[http://www.oss4lib.org/ OSS4Lib]

= Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check out =