blogs
Nelson Public Libraries
Submitted by nelsonpubliclib... on Tue, 07/21/2009 - 22:44.![]()
Nelson Public Libraries website has been recently redesigned to provide easy and convenient access to all library related information and services - quick access widgets, RSS, event calendar, search Catalogue instant access, Teen and Kids sections etc. Library News blog highlights recent news, and calls for attention to library services. The website goal is to look clean and attractive, easy to access and fully functional,reflecting current library trends with aim to please wide spectrum of library users.
Kalamazoo Public Library
Submitted by KalamazooLibrary on Thu, 04/30/2009 - 14:16.Kalamazoo (Michigan) Public Library's website has been recently redesigned and rearchitected to provide easy and fast access to information about library services, holdings, and events. Staff blogs help connect patrons with library staff, highlight recent events and timely news, and call attention to library services. Tightly integrated yet stylistically separate subsites are provided for select services, such as Kids, Tweens, Teens, a community reading program, nonprofit service center, local history, law library, childhood literacy initiative, and more. Typical of the comments received from patrons so far include "clean," "easy to use," "easy to read," and "really impressive."
Cecil County Public Library New Website
Submitted by ejesonis on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 12:08.Complete redesign which showcases Web 2.0 functionalities and customizable content, engages patron participation, features an easy to use navigational structure with prominent displays of library events, materials and resources, and offers a wealth of new content.
Palos Verdes Library District
Submitted by kgould on Thu, 09/25/2008 - 19:41.Website of the Palos Verdes Library District. Clean format. Easy navigation. Site guide. Fresh content - something new every day. Chat service.
Amici delle biblioteche
Submitted by beppe on Mon, 04/28/2008 - 02:35.Italian blog whose aim is to involve in library related discussion non only professionals but also library users. The blog pays thus great interest in services to the public, relation among libraries and users, users rights. There is also interest for library technologies, web 2.0 and free software.
This blog was born in Liguria (NW Italy), thus it has a certain specific attention to that territory, but such attention is in no way exclusive and all library related themes can be discussed. Users from all over the world are welcome, and posts or comments in langueges other than Italian are allowed, though Italian is the main language of the blog.
Engagedpatrons.org
Submitted by mariana on Mon, 06/18/2007 - 13:55.A website service that connects public libraries and their patrons by handling the programming for library events, blogs, contact and feedback, RSS feeds and custom web-enabled databases. Free to qualifying public libraries.
Librarian in Black
Submitted by fairangles on Mon, 05/28/2007 - 21:39.A Northern California tech librarian blogs on "web design, technology news, library world news, reference stuff, funky gadgets, and other useful (or simply amusing) sites and posts."
DocuTicker
Submitted by gp on Tue, 04/10/2007 - 23:05.A place to find new documents from government (federal, state, international), ngo's, think tanks, and other organizations. Documents often appear within a few hours of release. An excellent place to find materials to share with others (blog, email, wiki, etc.) based on user interest. Category RSS feeds are also available.
ResourceShelf
Submitted by gp on Tue, 04/10/2007 - 22:57.High-quality web-based resources, including databases, lists and rankings, real-time sources, and multimedia. They also post comments and observations about news in the information and web industry. RSS feeds along with a weekly email newsletter are also available.












