Tag Archives: Web Design

Library Web Site of the Future

Posted on 17 February 2009 by Rick Mason

The Library Web Site of the Future, written by Steven J. Bell, is yet another essay about what is wrong with library web sites, and yet it is not just another essay… It is a strong critique that touches upon … Continue reading →

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SitePoint Reference

Posted on 27 January 2009 by Rick Mason

SitePoint Reference is an online guide with a wealth of information on web design.  Divided into three sections, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, it is a great place to find that bit of information you need while designing or editing a … Continue reading →

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Upgrades Big and Small

Posted on 27 January 2009 by Rick Mason

A post on the Unshelved Blog reminds me of the varying philosophies towards upgrading web sites. In the post, Bill discusses how much easier it is to make incremental changes to their site fairly often, rather than a major overhaul … Continue reading →

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Fonterrific

Posted on 24 January 2009 by Rick Mason

A recent post, and the resulting discussion, on Metafilter has put me in a Unicode font frenzy.  A few links of note from there and elsewhere: decodeunicode.org is a wiki-based collection of Unicode characters.  You can browse as well as … Continue reading →

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Microformats + RDF + CSS = Semantic Richness

Posted on 19 January 2009 by Rick Mason

Add Symantic Richness To Your Markup With (RDF) Ease is the title of an article on SitePoint that delves into a topic I find fascinating, yet have only dabbled in in my own website creations. Microformats are one of the … Continue reading →

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New Theme

Posted on 11 January 2009 by Rick Mason

Not a huge deal, but I just changed the theme of this blog to slight, which was created by Thematology. There are several reasons for this change, including: Wanting a theme that would fit better with the Libology logo (forthcoming) … Continue reading →

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Getting The Most Out Of Your Library

Posted on 13 August 2008 by Rick Mason

Getting The Most Out Of Your Library is an article from the Digital Web Magazine.  The article is great:  a basic guide for techies on the resources found in many libraries (from Art and Graphics books, coffee kiosks, and online … Continue reading →

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Monopolies, Libraries, and Challenges

Posted on 26 December 2007 by Rick Mason

A somewhat rambling essay, but one that is important nonetheless: Joe Wilcox has posted an interesting essay at Microsoft Watch regarding Google’s merger with DoubleClick, the internet advertising company.  I strongly disagree with some of his interpretations (he tries to … Continue reading →

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Open Of Course

Posted on 1 October 2006 by Rick Mason

There is a relatively new site for online learning called Open Of Course, which offers a variety of tutorials and such for no cost (except your time and effort).  Included among their offerings are tutorials on administering and using Linux … Continue reading →

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