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What CMS does your library use?

I'm interested in what off-the-shelf Content Management Systems libraries are actively using for their websites and/or intranets, e.g. WordPress, Expression Engine. This is essenti …
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Social Software and Libraries

Does your library use social software or social networking websites? If so, which ones and in what ways? Who maintains and updates the sites?
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Link to cartoon

I once had Unshelved cartoon linked to our library website so that it updated successfully. I recently asked our IT dept. for assistance on another matter and they 'helped' me. Now …
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Redesigning a website when the previous owner is still around…

I'm a fairly new hire at my institution and I'm in a slightly uncomfortable position. It's my job to redesign the website for the part of the collection I'm in charge of, which nor …
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RSS Feeds: Full Text or Teaser

When subscribing to a RSS feed in a feed reader do you prefer to receive the post as full text along with any graphics or photographs; or do you prefer a teaser with limited or no …
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LibraryThing and you

Do you use LibraryThing? I've seen it come up a couple of times already here, and was wondering if you use it personally? professionally? How's it working or not working for you? D …
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What is the best site for tracking books you have read?

I've tried LibraryThing, Anobii, and Goodreads. What do you think is the best and why? Is there another site out there I haven't tried yet?
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Funny book written by dad, originally a website

A long time ago, I had a website bookmarked that (today) would be termed a blog, which was a dad writing about his experience as a new father. The writing was extremely witty and h …
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LibraryThing-like site for media?

Is there a LibraryThing-like site for music and movies? I would like to both track what i have watched/listened to and to catalog what I own.
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Library website links page

Until I got ahold of our library website a couple months ago, it hadn't been updated since 2005. My main problem now is the tools that were chosen years ago to set up the site give …
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Web site (for kids/teens) similar to The Dictionary of Imaginary Places?

The Dictionary of Imaginary Places is a guidebook-style compendium of entries describing the features of over 1,200 imaginary places from the world's books and stories (and occasio …
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Online Events Calendars

What online event calendar does your library system use? I'm the web manager for an 11 branch system. We've had many patron requests for a better system to display our events cal …
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Embedding PHP code in SoftChalk

I want to embed this tutorial library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/plagiarism/ into the SoftChalk lesson at www.richlandcollege.edu/library/infolit-ol/mlasl/. Acadia sent me the following …