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Google Drive
Posted on May 15, 2012 | No CommentsMore integration, multi platform, and still shared. The new cloud service: Google Drive, part of the Google Apps Suite, allows you to put any type of file into the cloud. This means you have backed it up, but additionally (if you choose) you can see it on your co-workers desktop, your portable device, and then my [...] -
Introducing: New eReader and eContent Resources
Posted on April 18, 2012 | No CommentsWhen you explain eReaders and eContent to others do you ever see in their eyes that it is clear as mud? How do we empower patrons to use our digital services and provide the technical support they are requesting? NEKLS eReader and eContent Resources This post coincides with the addition of several eReader and eContent resources now available [...] -
Pinterest and Your Library
Posted on February 8, 2012 | 2 CommentsPinterest, the hottest social network in town, is beginning to be used in creative ways by many libraries. Clermont County (OH) Public Library is using Pinterest for visual readers’ advisory, curating 34 topical boards, including new books for February 2012, staff favorites, and using unique categories, such as Zombie books and Geek TV. Each item [...] -
Rediscover LearningExpress
Posted on September 21, 2011 | 1 CommentHas this happened at your library? A patron wanders in and heads over to the Non-fiction section looking for a 2011 0r even 2012 edition of a GED Preparation book, or maybe a study guide for EMT Basic Exam. Will they find just what they need or will they leave frustrated? Keeping test books up-to-date [...] -
Searching tutorial
Posted on July 25, 2011 | No CommentsMany of you may get questions from your patrons on searching tutorials (or you might even be looking for these tips yourself!) that aren’t in librarian-speak. Today, the Lifehacker blog links to some great searching tips and a 3-minute video tutorial on “A Beginner’s Guide to Performing Better Web Searches.” Some of the tips: Be as specific, [...] -
2011 AASL Top 25 Websites for Teaching and Learning
Posted on July 19, 2011 | No CommentsAASL (American Association of School Librarians) has released its 2011 list of the Top 25 Websites for Teaching and Learning. This list provides several topical areas, the AASL standards applied to these topics, and a brief description of the tools themselves along with links. This list is targeted at school librarians, but I think it’s safe [...] -
Facebook for Kansas Libraries
Posted on July 19, 2011 | 6 CommentsThe following is a guest post from David Lee King, Digital Branch and Services Manager at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library. David blogs at www.davidleeking.com on the social web, emerging trends, and libraries. NEKLS welcomes guest posts from staff at our member libraries. Please contact Heather Braum if you are interested in contributing [...] -
To Wire or Not to Wire?
Posted on June 24, 2011 | No CommentsWiFi, the word was created as a “catchier name” than its technical name IEEE 802.11. In all of its iterations, 802.11 a, b, g, and n, WiFi has enabled this modern age of connectivity. Sure 3G, make that 4G, cellular data dominates the headlines, but where would have we been without good old WiFi? Two recent [...] -
Reclaim your Google Docs Homepage
Posted on June 1, 2011 | No CommentsYou’ve reclaimed your Gmail Inbox, right? With the introduction of Gmail the use of tags versus folders was made mainstream. Tags are more useful; in a folder environment data lives in one folder, but with tags you can have as many categories associated with your data as you like. Now you can manage your documents, [...] -
Dealing with Deep Freeze
Posted on May 23, 2011 | No CommentsAre you the person that has been charged with updating the computers in your library? Does this weekly or bi-weekly challenge feel more like a dreaded ice-storm rather than a breeze? The goal of this tutorial is to aid any person tasked with updating computers that typically remain in a [...]