Library 2.0 for You (L-2-4-U)

Program Description: Flickr isn’t just a bird, del.icio.us isn’t just your NELA luncheon, and WordPress isn’t a new kitchen gadget. Find out what these things are and how these popular Web 2.0 applications (and more!) are being used in real-world libraries. L-2-4-U offers a panel of three experienced Massachusetts librarians: Paige Eaton Davis from the [...]

Easy Web Fixes

Monday, 11:00 – 12:30 Description Does your web site need an extreme makeover? Would you like to add Web 2.0 functionality? Is your budget for web development somewhere between miniscule and negligible? Get practical advice from Lichen Rancourt, who was responsible for bringing the Manchester (NH) City Library web site to a whole new level. [...]

Web 2.0, Library 2.0, Librarian 2.0 – Updated!

What is the 2.0 environment and what do you do with it? Jessamyn West from Randolph (VT) Technical Career Center describes ways New England libraries have been using new technologies, and also some old tech, to reach and interact with patrons in new ways. It’s all about ideas, examples, and links, links, links. Slides and [...]

Scriblio: Web 2.SO? – Why it matters to Libraries

Tuesday, 8:30-10:00 Description Scriblio is a program to help libraries create a stronger online presence developed by Casey Bisson of Plymouth State University and Lichen Rancourt of the Manchester (NH) Public Library. Lichen demonstrates why this just may be a new model for future OPACs. It provides keyword searching, faceted searching and browsing, persistent URLs [...]