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The Library Lab DPLA Beta Sprint Project
Last week, along with a remarkable group of partners, I submitted a Beta Sprint proposal for an architectural interface for a Digital Public Library of America. I’m really proud of this work and I believe it could have a substantial impact on public libraries and other memory institutions like museums and archives. The design concept [...]
Assistive Technologies and Gaming: Amit Pitaru
Last night I was lucky enough to attend AIGA Small Talk no. 2 with Amit Pitaru. Pitaru is “a classically trained musician who strives to create interactive animations with the same fluency as music both in his own web projects and his collaborations with James Paterson.” Librarians will be interested in is his [...]
Simplicity cont’d. begin Create and Share Content.
After strategic planning BootCamp last week, I’ve had Nelson and Garcia’s 18 service responses on my mind non-stop. It’s a significant step to drill down the services we can offer at public libraries to 18 clear bullet points. My last post on this blog offered a few anecdotes advocating for simplicity in the communication arts. [...]
Strategic Planning question from Massachusetts
Here’s a question from Emily Nichols, The Head of Children’s Services at the Beverly Public Library in Massachusetts. Emily wrote to the blog hoping that the readers would be able to workshop her question, so don’t be shy, lets use our collective knowledge to offer Ms. Nichols some suggestions! Hello PLA folks, I’ve been avidly [...]
