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VIdeocasting Boot Camp – Videos to Watch
Michael Porter and I taught a 3-hour preconference session today for the Computers in Libraries conference about video on the web for librarians. It was fun! During the session, we watched some videos...
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CIL2010 – Gen X Librarians: Leading from the Middle
Notes from a talk I attended … Speakers: Lisa Carlucci Thomas (Digital Services Librarian), Southern Connecticut State University, Karen Sobel (Web Librarian), and Nina McHale (Reference &...
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CIL2010: Dead & Emerging Technologies Panel
Bombs & Blue Aliens View more presentations from David King. I was on the Dead & Emerging Tech panel this year at Computers in Libraries, so here are my slides. This panel is supposed to be...
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CIL2010: Transforming Publishing & Purchasing
Speaker – Stephen Abram Do you need containers for information? It’s a real question… What does Open mean? - there’s line-ups in front of a movie theater? Because they’re engaged - why do you read?...
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CIL2010: Developing & Designing for Mobile
Speaker – Jeff Wisniewski, Web Services Librarian, University of Pittsburgh Notes from this session … mobile will surpass desktop web access in the next couple years if you can write html, css, and...
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What’s a Real Book?
While I was at Computers in Libraries 2010, I listened to David Ferriero, the Archivist of the United States (he gave one of the keynotes at the conference). During his interview (Paul Holdengraber...
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When Facebook goes down – do you have other options?
Smartphone with apps A couple days ago, Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp (all Facebook apps) went down for about six hours. Globally. That’s a pretty big deal these days! I was affected just a teeny,...
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Social Media Use in 2021
I missed this when it came out in April, but there are some good takeaways from Pew Research Center’s Social Media Use in 2021 report. Social Media Use in 2021 from Pew Research Social Media Use in...
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Mixology at the Library (well, sort of)!
Has your library ever partnered with a bar to make drinks that match up with a library event? Well … we have! Watch our first Mixology video (embedded in this post) – showing a bartender at a local...
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Library Engagement Platforms – New ALA Publication!
My newest LTR! Interested in Library Engagement Platforms? Then this new Library Technology Report (written by me) is just for you! Here’s a blurb about it: This issue of Library Technology Reports...
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8 Things to Work on in 2022
Yay! It’s 2022! Boo! We’re still in pandemic mode! The last two years have been pretty weird, to say the least. And so far, it looks like 2022 might be yet another, let’s say, “interesting,” year. But...
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Experiments with Short Form Video
In January, I made a short time lapse video of me shoveling snow off my driveway (see the video embedded in this blog post if you’re interested!). Because I think doing that type of thing is sorta fun...
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Exploring Library Engagement Platforms, Tools, and Techniques
I have a new article in Computers in Libraries magazine that has been posted at Information Today, all about different types of Library Engagement Platforms. Here’s the beginning of the article:...
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Five Ways to Up your Library’s Mobile Game – new article
I have another new(ish) article in the April 2022 Computers in Libraries magazine. It’s focused on easy ways to make your customer’s mobile experience a better one. Here are my five points in the...
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Don’t Do Email Marketing Like This
I’m planning to go to ALA2022 in Washington DC at the end of June (well, like 90% sure). I’m starting to get vendor emails about the conference – mostly invites to breakfasts, private events, and...
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Smart Audio Report from NPR and Editor Research
I just read this report from Edison Research about smart audio.Here are some interesting stats from the report: 35% of Americans 18+ own a smart speaker62% use a voice assistant on a variety of...
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Copyright Takedown Notices – what to do when one hits you
View this post on Instagram A post shared by David Lee King (@davidleeking) Have you ever received one of those pesky automatic copyright takedown notices? They are so irritating. Especially when they...
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Level 2 Tech Center opens on Monday!
One of our recording studios I’m really looking forward to this – my library opens our new Level 2 Tech Center on Monday! What can you find there? A mix of really cool technology, including: Two small...
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Social Media Trends vs Your Message
Recently, I read this article that talked about TikTok and Instagram Reels. The article discusses the rise of TikTok and how Instagram Reels (and Instagram in general) is floundering. As an aside, not...
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Hung out with T is for Training
Last week, I was on the T is for Training Podcast (Maurice Coleman’s way-cool podcast). It was fun! We talked about my library’s experience during Covid, broadband initiatives, digital multimedia...
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