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Technology Trends, Predictions & "Best of" Roundup

Before we're too far into 2009, here's a roundup of technology-related lists that popped up for the end of 2008:

  • 2008 WLA MATS Webbies Awards
  • PCWorld's 100 Best Products of 2008
  • Lifehacker's Most Popular Free Windows Downloads of 2008
  • ReadWriteWeb's 2009 Web Predictions
  • Top 100 Lamest Excuses for Not Innovating in 2009
  • ITI NewsLink's Review of the Year 2008 and Trends to Watch in 2009
  • Business Week's Tech Trends to Expect in 2009

Update:  One more list:  Ten Trends & Technologies for 2009 by Michael Stephens.  Big ideas!

And one more:  10 Resolutions to Green Your Technology.

Share your favorite 2008 technology trends and 2009 predictions/wishes in the comments!

January 09, 2009 in Web/Tech | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Is it OK to use program photos on the library's website?

Photos from your programs can bring lively human faces to your website, but the short answer to whether it is legal to use them is usually "It depends" or "Check with your library's attorney."  Get more familiar with some of the legal issues surrounding library program photos with Bryan Carson's article "Laws for Using Photos You Take at Your Library."  (Thanks to Barbara Huntington for the link!)

Other material from SCLS related to getting and using photos from your programs:

  • Photographic Considerations When Planning Events (PDF)
  • Taking Better Photographs (PDF)
  • Photographic Permissions

November 26, 2008 in Multimedia (pictures, sound, video), Web/Tech, Weblogs | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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