I finally got around to reading the first issue of the Code4Lib journal. Of interest to those interested in library catalogs, metadata, etc. is the article, Facet-Based Search and Navigation With LCSH: Problems and Opportunities As a person who uses LCSH, I completely understand some of the frustrations in wrangling with it. Although LCSH is dynamic with revisions and updates, in all honesty, I think ...
Design
for graphic designers – pantones/my palette
Like | robinna | Jan 17, 2008 | Design
Love this handy little pantones tool.
Exporting from Expression Engine (step by step)
Like | robinna | Jan 10, 2008 | CMS, Design, my projects, publishing
I promised the friendly folks over at textpattern that I would write something about exporting entries from expression engine. This link in the ee wiki MOSTLY covers it. I say mostly, because you’ll need to make some modifications which are not listed but that I am including. Additionally, you will need to be careful to do all of the steps in order, so I’m just ...
textpattern, wordpress, & redesign
Like | robinna | Jan 3, 2008 | CMS, Design, my projects, publishing, software, webdesign, XHTML/XML/CSS
I’m re-doing one of my domains with textpattern or wordpress. I considered drupal, but to be honest, I want something with a little stronger 3rd party support. There are several features & functionalities missing in drupal which I need. For a site from scratch or one with content generated from within drupal, all is well. For those working with 3rd party apps already, well, it ...
Blogs you should read
Like | robinna | Dec 20, 2007 | Design
On one library list, there is an ongoing discussion about library related or librarian blogs that librarians should be reading. I’m sure everyone has their favorites. I read a lot of nonlibrary tech blogs that I find interesting and I participate in a couple of lists that do not have blogs. Anyhow here is my library related reading list: Catalogablog, http://catalogablog.blogspot.com/ I know — cataloging is ...
digital video and compatibility
I have a kind of old video/dvd converter/player thingie which works OK, but compatibility is a serious problem. The problem I am having now is that apparently only DVD+RW VIDEO works in my machine. I am also wondering if only the Maxwell brand ones will work. I recently transferred a conference meeting to DVD but something went terribly wrong — sound is almost nonexistent (no ...
Best web authoring tools for new web editors
Like | robinna | Nov 12, 2007 | CMS, Design, software, webdesign, XHTML/XML/CSS
Occasionally, I answer a question and I think, hmmm… maybe I should turn that into a blog post… In response to a question on the best web authoring tool for someone just getting started — under consideration – a content management system (CMS) such as drupal as well as creating individual webpages. To CMS or not?I think it depends on several factors: access authority to ...
What happened to the personal webpage?
Like | robinna | Nov 10, 2007 | Design
Interesting post in ACRL’s blog about the personal webpage vs. blog. The sample of prominent (legacy) academic librarians I chose suggests that traditional web site content may be a bit more commonplace among that crowd, but certainly blogs are quite limited. While I found more of the blogging academic librarians less likely to have well-developed web sites, I found more web site-like content than I ...
about this and me
Like | robin | Oct 15, 2007 | CMS, Design, my projects, publishing, social media
Hello & welcome to my mostly professional journal blog. I write about all sorts of things that interest me — mostly web stuff, cool new technologies, a sprinkling of art stuff, etc. So, who am I? Well, that depends on the day of the week, I suppose. I am indeed an artist. Although, I currently work in the very textural elements of handmade paper, oil ...
practical & productive networking tools
Like | robinna | Oct 8, 2007 | Design, networking, productivity, social media, Training, tutorials
A friend of mine who is a k-12 art teacher asked about getting started with social networking. She does a little blogging here and there, but she is knee deep in teaching at the moment, which limits her time online. I thought for a bit about how to respond to her question. Her question focuses more on personal professional networking, not so much focused on ...