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Utah State Library for the Blind loses Radio Reading Service

admin — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:10:46 +0000

Nostalgia washes through me about the Utah State Library for the Blind’s loss of their Radio Reading Service, effective April 2010. Sure, it may be an outmoded idea, not really a 21st Century Idea. And sure, the State of Utah has huge budget cuts and we need to keep a balanced budget. And sure, I support . . . → Read More: Utah State Library for the Blind loses Radio Reading Service

Build your audience like a virus experience

admin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:02:30 +0000

So I’m sitting here in “Build your audience like a virus” training presented by Victoria Rasmussen of UEN. She has some great ideas. She’s talking about the pros and cons of the different social medias like blogging, facebook, twitter, text messaging, youtube. I’m thinking about whether USL can use youtube to share some of the . . . → Read More: Build your audience like a virus experience

My Professional Excellence Grant Experience, June 2009

admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:56:30 +0000

By Joanne Gialelis, Library Assistant II, Utah State Law Library

The Utah State Library Division’s UPLIFT Professional Excellence Grant provided me with an excellent opportunity. With this grant award, I was able to pay for a Collection Management course and apply the credits towards my graduate degree program at SJSU’s School of Library . . . → Read More: My Professional Excellence Grant Experience, June 2009

UPLIFT Professional Excellence Grant- Shelly Maag Heaps

admin — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:21:58 +0000

I received a Professional Excellence Grant from the Utah State Library to attend Emporia State University’s class called “Organization Theories for Administering Information Agencies” this spring. This class provided a great deal of information and ideas about managing libraries and other information institutions. For the final project, each student chose an issue facing library managers . . . → Read More: UPLIFT Professional Excellence Grant- Shelly Maag Heaps

UPLIFT grant: Utah Library Assoc. Conference

admin — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:34:47 +0000

Utah Library Association received an UPLIFT Organizational Resource grant from the Utah State Library in 2009. About 400 librarians and library enthusiasts attended the annual conference, “Utah Libraries: Turning up the Volume.”

Four presenters were sponsored, in whole or in part, by the grant:

Norma Blake, NJ State Librarian, LJ 2008 Librarian of the Year, ULA keynote speaker, “Libraries . . . → Read More: UPLIFT grant: Utah Library Assoc. Conference

UPLIFT Grant: The Economics of Consortia class

admin — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:49:19 +0000

Joanne Taylor received an UPLIFT Professional Development grant in 2009. One class she attended through the grant was Economics of Information. Here are her thoughts on just one piece of the puzzle:

The Economics of Consortia

“Libraries have long engaged in cooperative ventures. Government documents and interlibrary loans are two of the older and better-recognized . . . → Read More: UPLIFT Grant: The Economics of Consortia class

Upgraded to WordPress 2.7

admin — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:40:33 +0000

I just barely upgraded all the sites to WordPress 2.7. The main advantage is that it will take you fewer clicks to do what you need to do. You will see that the menu bar, which was on top, is now down the left side.

Also, if there is an upgrade to something you are using on . . . → Read More: Upgraded to WordPress 2.7

Overdrive logos link

admin — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:43:40 +0000

Use this link to get Overdrive logos for . . . → Read More: Overdrive logos link

Are you ready for next week?

admin — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:14:03 +0000

I am. Mostly! Here’s what we’ll be going over:

Share some successes and rants and what’s going on with your site. What’s new in WP 2.6 Changes in Menu Theme activation Media Manager Sidebar manager One Click Installer plugin updated Google Analytics

Colleen and I are hoping we can get through this stuff in the morning, leaving us all afternoon for hands on time . . . → Read More: Are you ready for next week?

Demoing WP’s new “gallery” feature for media management!

admin — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:22:31 +0000

Nice stuff! I think this might solve a few questions some of you have asked about inserting images (Lyn, I’m looking at you!). Can’t wait to teach you folks this in a few weeks!

(And please excuse the gratuitous BCR plug – i don’t have a lot of images on my . . . → Read More: Demoing WP’s new “gallery” feature for media management!