the Librarian

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Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Hanging Indent in a Webpage (with HTML & CSS)

In examples of how to cite in APA, MLA, or Chicago, librarians often want the hanging indent to show up in text on a website. Using a screenshot is problematic, but you can't just hit the tab key. Here's the HTML that gives you a perfect ha…
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Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Ex Libris Primo VE Widget for Ray Howard Website

Within the WACTCLC consortium, Shoreline Community College was having some problems with the Ex Libris Primo VE widget on our Ray Howard Library home page. The link to the Javascript fix on GitHub is here on this post along with an explanat…
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Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Learning Literacy with Community for NaNoWriMo

NaNoWriMo has been an important event for me for over six years now. I participate nearly every year, but the last three years have been important because I have brought events and organized programming to Shoreline Community College.
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Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Chapter Publication: Show Me. Getting YouTube Videos to Your Students Through SEO

My chapter about social media in academic libraries has been published! It's part of a book called SOCIAL MEDIA : the academic library perspective and the editor's name is Nina Verishagen. The book includes chapters on Instagram, Twitter, S…
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Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Web Accessibility and Libraries

Accessibility isn't only important because it allows people with disabilities to use your library's website, but it also is increasingly being required by academic institutions. VPATS and accessibility statements are not yet standardized, s…
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Article Publication: No Time for News. Evaluating Information on Smartphones

Washington Library Association publishes a seasonal journal called Alki. An article Lauren Bryant wrote was published in the Summer 2017 issues of Alki called "No Time for News: Evaluating Information on Smartphones." The article is about n…
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Saturday, May 20, 2017

CLAMS Conference: La Vida LibGuides

CLAMS Conference 2017 was enlightening and educational on many topics. I enjoyed the speakers and was delighted to meet many community college librarians I hadn't met before.
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Saturday, April 1, 2017

Hanging Indent on LibGuides

In examples of how to cite in APA, MLA, or Chicago, librarians often want the hanging indent to show up in LibGuides. Using a screenshot is problematic, but you can't just hit the tab key. Here's what you do...