Download - Keep it Simple Stupid
Keep It Simple, StupidFree and Easy-to-Use Tech Ideas
for Your Library!
Bill HelmanIntegrated Digital Services Librarian
University of Baltimore Langsdale Library
Alison K. CodyPublic Relations & Instruction Librarian
Loyola/Notre Dame Library
With a little help from . . .
Cindy FisherFirst-Year Experience Librarian
University of Texas LibrariesUniversity of Texas at Austin
Michael SpelmanBranch Library Supervisor
Madison Public LibraryMadison, WI
First, a word about open source
Photos by flickr users lorispindler, nathaninsandiego, digitalmagicphotos & gamedayfocus
Free as in?
Photos by Flickr users Roadsidepictures and pheochromocytoma
Where does my stuff live?
Things to consider
PrivacyWho owns your content?How easy is it for someone else to get the keys?
AccessOnly at a computer....with an internet connection.
UptimeRecent Google and Amazon failsIs there power at the library?
InstallationIt's totally DIY!...uh, maybe I should have called IT.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dykam/3840747324/
Google Calendarhttp://www.google.com/calendar
Lewiston Public Libraryhttp://lplonline.org/kids/?page_id=6 Loyola/Notre Dame Libraryhttp://www.loyola.edu/library/EventBookings.html
http://docs.google.com This very presentationhttp://tinyurl.com/KISS-preso Our notes for this presentationhttp://tinyurl.com/KISS-notes
Google Docs
http://www.zoho.com/creator/ Reference Statistics with Zoho Creatorhttp://tinyurl.com/refstats-zoho (has a link to make a copy of a database)
Zoho Creator
http://www.screenjelly.com/
Screencast about Screenjelly, hosted on Screencast.com and made with Jing (whew):http://screencast.com/t/tDSwoMcJ4ZNZ
Screenjelly
http://www.dropbox.com
Dropbox
Use Dropbox as a free (if limited) webserverhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/8190488/index.htm
Or to share project files with colleagues at other libraries
http://www.flickr.com/photos/darksidex/2533664443/
http://www.gimp.org/
Gimp
Make a sign for a printer that kind of looks like R2-D2http://is.gd/gYHXFF
Or a sad-Mac sign letting users know "this iMac is broken"http://is.gd/5xy1lx
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rore/3312733806/
http://www.rememberthemilk.com
Remember the Milk
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jelles/2902422030/
Script a library due date reminder http://is.gd/vczAn0
Or use it as a project management toolhttp://is.gd/Uh7aHx
Resources: Open Source & the CloudFree and Open Source Software for librarians and libraries (great explanation of FOSS @ beginning)http://www.innovation.ukzn.ac.za/InnovationPdfs/No36pp1-16keats.pdf Free/Libre and Open Source Software and Libraries Bibliographyhttp://www.zotero.org/groups/freelibre_and_open_source_software_and_libraries_bibliography Library Cloud Atlas: A Guide to Cloud Computing and Storagehttp://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6695772.html