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VALA2014 Session 9 McLean
Maker/Hackerspaces: what do they look like and does it fit at my library?VALA2014 CONCURRENT SESSION 9: Get Creative Michelle McLeanCasey-Cardinia Library Corporation, Vic Tania BarryVic Please tag your comments, tweets, and blog posts about this session: #vala14 and #s26 |  |
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Maker spaces are potentially the wave of the future for libraries, but what are they and how do they fit in with what your community needs? Why is a maker space such a valuable addition to your library’s services and how can you make it work? This workshop will explore these questions and give participants the opportunity to brainstorm ideas and solutions for their own library service.
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VALA2014 Session 3 McLean
Residing in the cloud: looking at the forecast now and into the futureVALA2014 CONCURRENT SESSION 3: Cloud Gazing Michelle McLeanCasey-Cardinia Library Corporation, Vic Please tag your comments, tweets, and blog posts about this session: #vala14 and #s8 | |
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The cloud offers libraries many benefits, the best known ones being financial and IT related savings. But how much is this worth and is that all there is? If libraries move their IT into the cloud, whether by choice or necessity, it is important to know what the forecast is and to be ready for it. This paper explores the variety of cloud computing options available, summarises the main benefits and concerns of using these options, provides examples of how cloud computing is already being utilised successfully and outlines how libraries can best plan to make the move to the cloud.
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VALA2010 Session 13 McLean
Evaluating Web 2.0: user experiences with public library blogs
VALA 2010 CONCURRENT SESSION 13 – Web/Library 2.0
Thursday 11 February 2010 10:30 – 11:00
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010-proceedings/vala2010-session-13-mclean
Michelle McLean
Information Librarian, Casey-Cardinia Library Corporation
http://www.cclc.vic.gov.au
Paul Mercieca
Lecturer – Information Management and Digital Publishing, RMIT University
http://www.rmit.edu.au
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VALA2010 Session 13 McLean Paper 342.96 KB- VALA2010 Session 13 McLean Presentation 493.91 KB
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How well do Web 2.0 tools work for libraries? There have been countless articles written about which Web 2.0 tools libraries should be using and for what purposes, but what about the success of those that are already being used? Casey-Cardinia Library Corporation (CCLC) conducted a survey of online and in-building users over a two-week period to discover their awareness of and use of CCLC’s five library blogs. This data, in conjunction with statistics from Google Analytics, provided an interesting insight into library users and their interaction with CCLC’s Web 2.0 endeavours.
VALA2010 Session 2 McLean
From mess to CMS: the transformation of a library website
VALA 2010 CONCURRENT SESSION 2: Physical and Virtual Access
Tuesday 9 February 2010, 10:50 – 11:20
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010-proceedings/vala2010-session-2-mclean
Michelle McLean
Information Librarian, Casey-Cardinia Library Corporation
http://www.cclc.vic.gov.au
Linda Burridge
Casey-Cardinia Library Corporation
http://www.cclc.vic.gov.au
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Casey-Cardinia Library Corporation undertook to transform their website from an overburdened, highly unmanageable mess to a site that would meet both the users’ and the site creators’ needs. This transformation was made possible through the use of Drupal, a web content management system. This paper outlines the processes involved, the challenges, the lessons learn’t and the final result of the transformation.