Thanks to all the great folks who attended the WordPress for Libraries workshop at Internet Librarian & Internet @ Schools West this past weekend. The slides from the workshop are below and are also posted on the workshop resource page:
Internet Librarian – Frank Cervone (and Darlene Fichter – who couldn’t be there)
This is always a very userful session, full of great tips and tools Looking forward to testing out some of these that are new to me. Will blog about the ones that I find particularly useful.
Usability testing
Had a terrific first day at Internet Librarian yesterday. Taught a preconference workshop on WordPress with Kyle Jones, who skyped in and was the sage voice from behind the screen – very Wizard of Oz! Diana Wakimoto took great notes during the session over on the always interesting Waki Librarian blog.
Did a bit of lobby loitering talking to colleagues, followed by a great meal at Cibo’s with one of the dine-around groups. I love the dine-arounds. If you’re traveling alone or just feel like meeting a whole bunch of new people, these are perfect events. Good meals with a bunch of fellow librarians. I’ve made some wonderful friends and connections this way.
Looking forward to the Gaming & Gadgets event tonight. And another session on Monday on WordPress in School libraries with Buffy Hamilton. Right now, I should get back to work on workshops coming up when I get home, but the waves, the beach, the birds – all very distracting!
Glad to be in Monterey for the Internet Librarian conference. The program looks terrific and what can beat the weather in Monterey, especially when it’s already feeling wintery back home.
I’m looking forward to teaching a workshop this afternoon on using WordPress as a content mgmt system. And also can’t wait to meet up with lots of friends old and new.
Follow the live twitter stream. Hash tag for the conference is #il2009
If you’re looking for me this week, I’m in Connecticut doing training sessions for the CT State Library and visiting with my CT library friends. Yay! I’m spending most of the week at the Darien Public Library which is always a treat, but even more so this time, since these sessions are in their new library. Later in the week, I’ll be at the Simsbury Public Library another wonderful & welcoming library.
Classes this week are:
Next week I’m hoping to get to the SUNYLA Library Software Users Group Conference. But I’m really sorry to be missing the New York Library Association Annual Meeting – I haven’t missed this in many years.
To top off the month, I’ll be at Internet Librarian in Monterey, CA teaching a preconference workshop on using WordPress as a Content Mgmt System. The conference program is chock full of great programs and speakers. And you can’t beat the location!
Hope to see YOU somewhere in my travels this month.
Looking for a great WordPress reference book? This is one of my favorites. Digging into WordPress by Jeff Starr & Chris Coyier
