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Your building is not your product

Posted on April 4, 2019April 4, 2019 by Laura

The building ISN’T the library, but it is part of the library’s identity.

Posted in websitesTagged buildings, websites
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Why do web myths live on in libraries?

Posted on February 21, 2019February 21, 2019 by Laura

Why do these myths continue to be perpetuated in libraries? Perhaps because so many of us grew up alongside the web. We were initiated in the very early days, when it was truly a Wild West-type environment. Not everyone realizes that those days are truly long-gone and there’s actually real sheriffs in town.

Posted in usability
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Top posts of 2018

Posted on December 27, 2018December 27, 2018 by Laura

What was popular this past year, here on the blog? Here’s the list: Because You’re Not Getting Much Done Anyway…

Posted in trends
Because You're not getting much work done anyway 2018 edition

Because you’re not getting much work done anyway (2018 edition)

Posted on December 17, 2018December 17, 2018 by Laura

Happy holidays! It’s time for my annual collection of Online Stuff To Waste Time On. You know, in case you needed help…

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No Photoshop? Try free LunaPic instead

Posted on December 7, 2018December 7, 2018 by Laura

I work with a good number of smaller libraries that don’t have professional graphic artists on staff and also rarely…

Posted in toolsTagged design, tools
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My relationship with Facebook: “It’s complicated”

Posted on October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 by Laura

It is part of the global Internet infrastructure now. Safiya Noble, a University of Southern California professor and author of Algorithms of…

Posted in social mediaTagged facebook, social media2 Comments on My relationship with Facebook: “It’s complicated”

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