20 Things You Can Do to Make Your Library's Website Better Right Now
Let’s face it--we can’t always overhaul our library’s entire website. Sometimes,we just need ways to improve on what we have, due to cost, expertise or political barriers. There are lots of things you...
View ArticleWhen Webinars Attack!: Getting from tedious to terrific
You’ve been asked (or maybe you actually volunteered) to do a webinar. Now what? You’ve sat through your share of horrendous webinars, and you don’t want to inflict one on anyone else. How do you...
View ArticleDoing Social Media So It Matters, 2011
In 2009, the incredible power of social media was demonstrated across the state during the Save Ohio Libraries campaign. Social media is an entirely new form of communication, and many of the old...
View ArticleMobile Matters: Accommodating the Mobile Masses
With the continuing proliferation of smartphones and devices such as the iPad, there now exists a completely new culture of communication. Mobile media is unknown territory for many of us and our...
View ArticleFine-Tuning Facebook
Sure, it’s incredibly simple to set up a Facebook page for your library. But, then what? How can you really make it useful to visitors? Learn the do’s and don’ts of managing a Facebook page and what...
View ArticleGet over yourself 2012
Libraries exist in multiple places these days - not just through their websites, but in social media as well. What are the most common mistakes libraries make online? How can you make your library...
View ArticlePut Down the Bullhorn: Promoting your library online
When it comes to promoting your library online, things can get pretty complex, fast. What are the best methods for a library to use? How do Google AdWords and Facebook ads work? How does social media...
View ArticleTeens, tweens & social networking 2012
We often have assumptions about how teens and tweens use the Internet. But, are those assumptions true? What kind(s) of social media should your library have? Learn the answers to these questions and...
View ArticleIs your website ADA-compliant?
Library websites are about to become subject to new accessibility legislation. Is yours ready? If you have no idea where to begin, this webinar can help you to get a firm grasp on the basics of...
View ArticleDeath by Presentation: Don't Murder Your Audience!
You’ve been asked (or maybe you actually volunteered) to do a presentation. Now what? You’ve survived your own share of horrendous presentations, and you don’t want to inflict one on anyone else. How...
View ArticleGet Over Yourself! Improving Your Library’s Online Presence
Libraries exist in multiple places these days—not just through their websites, but in social media as well. What are the most common mistakes libraries make online? How can you make your library stand...
View ArticleOPLIN Stakeholders Meeting 2013
Slides from the 2013 meeting of the Ohio Public Library Information Network stakeholders.
View ArticleOPLIN Stakeholders Meeting 2014
Slide deck from the October 8, 2014 OPLIN Stakeholders Meeting.
View ArticleAbsolutely Free (And Practically Unknown) Online Tools You Didn’t Know You...
Have you ever found a tool or service that made you go “AHA!”? Are there little gems that make your life so much easier that you wonder how you lived without them? Are you having trouble finding ones...
View ArticleFree Online Tools You Didn't Know You Needed!
Slides from Laura Solomon's presentation at Computers in Libraries, April 19, 2018.
View ArticleAnnual update 2018
Overview of what has been happening at OPLIN in the 2017-2018 biennium. Presentation given at the 2018 OLC Convention and Expo on October 4, 2018.
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