first conclusions

Archive for November 2008

my first web page…

Posted by: annavan on: 2008/11/20

I recently received a message from my alma mater that my ONYEN (the Only Name You’ll Ever Need) password was about to expire.  I graduated back in 2001, but I still have this username with the university.  I decided to see just what I still have access to…..it looks like email and apparently server space. [...]

oh the horror…

Posted by: annavan on: 2008/11/18

One of the reasons I love that librarians blog so much: I can find a kind, virtual colleague who has done some reconnaissance, which prevents me from re-creating the wheel from scratch.  Whether it be blog software, Camtasia tips, or program ideas, I have found so many helpful ideas and advice from fellow librarian bloggers. A simple [...]

trenton public branches pull through…for now…

Posted by: annavan on: 2008/11/11

Back in September, I posted an entry about the annoucement that the four Trenton Public Library branches would be closing. According to the Trenton Times, by manipulating the main library’s hours and shifting some of the main library’s staff to its branches, the branches will be able to stay open — at least until the [...]

message for our president-elect…

Posted by: annavan on: 2008/11/10

On November 6, 2008, The Guardian on Flickr started the flickr group, “A Message for Obama.”  Whether or not you voted for President-Elect Obama, people can simply: 1) Write a message on a bit of paper, 2) Take a picture, and 3) Add your photo message to the group. My son and I did just [...]

tell a friend via socialtwist….

Posted by: annavan on: 2008/11/05

I leaned from Jane Hart’s blog, Jane’s E-Learning Pick of the Day, about the Tell-a-Friend widget, which is described as a “word-of-mouth marketing tool.” The widget conveniently allows a site visitor the ability to share content via the visitor’s email account, instant messenger account, social networking site, or blog without navigating the user away from [...]


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