Second Life Module
Posted in Articles of Interest on March 30, 2008 | No Comments »
http://l2course.wordpress.com/mod-second-life/
For those who might be interested, links to readings for LIS768.
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Mishawaka Library Bans Social Networking
Posted in Announcements, Articles of Interest on March 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Via the South Bend Tribune and a bunch of folks who emailed me:
You can no longer use MySpace, Facebook or other “social networking sites” at Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library.
Fights, lewd language and cars being blocked in the parking lot by teenagers are among the problems Director Dave Eisen said have plagued the downtown library lately.
He told [...]
Great Stuff
Posted in Articles of Interest on February 6, 2008 | No Comments »
This might be useful for your web reviews and your projects:
http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2008/10-principles-of-effective-web-design/
Smashing Magazine has written an in-depth and illustrated guide to Web design. Anyone who is interested in usability and user-centered design may want to check out their approach:
Don’t make users think
Don’t squander users’ patience
Manage to focus users’ attention
Strive for feature exposure
Make use of effective writing
Strive [...]
Great Article: Born with the Chip
Posted in Articles of Interest on January 20, 2008 | No Comments »
Don’t miss:
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA411572.html
