Reference Question of the Week – 3/30/08
I enjoy working with little kids at the reference desk - especially kids who are enthusiastic about whatever it is they are doing. A little girl (maybe a fifth grader) came to the reference desk and...
View ArticleReference Question of the Week – 2/15/09
A patron came up to the desk with this question: I found a picture in Wikipedia that shows a map at four different periods in history. I want to print all four versions, but I can't get the image to...
View ArticleResources for Free Images and More
Sometimes, being a librarian equates to being a packrat. At least in the virtual world, I can collect as many links as I want and it doesn't take up any room. However, to be useful, it does take...
View ArticleLibrary Links For a Friday
Just a few unrelated bits and bobs: The big news from yesterday is that Amazon bought Goodreads. This seems like a major development for the reading and library world, and Tim Spalding of...
View ArticleWhen To Use .jpg vs. .gif vs. .png
If you work on your library's website, this infographic on when to use different graphic formats might be useful. Tech things like this always interest me (if you're only a little interested, skip down...
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