Blogs at the University of Florida Libraries » Uncategorized http://blogs.uflib.ufl.edu News, Events, & More Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:19:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Blogs at the University of Florida Libraries http://blogs.uflib.ufl.edu/blog/2009/10/10/blogs-at-the-university-of-florida-libraries/ http://blogs.uflib.ufl.edu/blog/2009/10/10/blogs-at-the-university-of-florida-libraries/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:19:07 +0000 laurien http://blogs.uflib.ufl.edu/?p=302 This is the main blog page for the UF Libraries blogs, which share news and document projects at the Libraries. See the links below for the other blogs or see the Libraries homepage for other services.

* UFDC (news)
* UWP

]]> http://blogs.uflib.ufl.edu/blog/2009/10/10/blogs-at-the-university-of-florida-libraries/feed/ 0 2008 National Champions! http://blogs.uflib.ufl.edu/blog/2009/01/09/2008-national-champions/ http://blogs.uflib.ufl.edu/blog/2009/01/09/2008-national-champions/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:51:51 +0000 laurien http://blogs.uflib.ufl.edu/?p=170 Go Gators! Congratulations!

Someday we’ll be archiving photos of tonight’s game in the University Archives Digital Collection, but tonight is for rejoicing by Gators everywhere!

]]> http://blogs.uflib.ufl.edu/blog/2009/01/09/2008-national-champions/feed/ 0 We’ve Got the Biscuit; You Bring the Gravy. http://blogs.uflib.ufl.edu/blog/2008/10/23/weve-got-the-biscuit-you-bring-the-gravy/ http://blogs.uflib.ufl.edu/blog/2008/10/23/weve-got-the-biscuit-you-bring-the-gravy/#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:39:37 +0000 laurien http://blogs.uflib.ufl.edu/?p=17 The University of Florida’s historic biscuit dates back to 1913 when a hungry student mailed it to his parents as evidence of UF’s food quality. The George A. Smathers Libraries now preserves the historic biscuit. Our biscuit can be viewed online along with millions of other images through the University of Florida Digital Collections.

Every institution archives objects illustrative of its own history. Join us here to let us know about yours.

We’ve got the Biscuit. You bring gravy.

More>>

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Please let me know if you have any new themes you’d like installed and I’ll get them added. I have a few I’ll be adding today or tomorrow already, so please choose more so we can all benefit from more easy options!

]]> http://blogs.uflib.ufl.edu/blog/2008/10/09/blogs-upgraded/feed/ 0 ALA! Please share anything new, old, or otherwise! http://blogs.uflib.ufl.edu/blog/2008/07/01/ala-please-share-anything-new-old-or-otherwise/ http://blogs.uflib.ufl.edu/blog/2008/07/01/ala-please-share-anything-new-old-or-otherwise/#comments Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:24:43 +0000 laurien http://blogs.uflib.ufl.edu/blog/2008/07/01/ala-please-share-anything-new-old-or-otherwise/ I learned a ton at ALA since I’m still new (it was my first time attending the annual conference), but I’m sure we all did so it would be great to share. One particularly unexpected tidbit of information I learned was that the University of Chicago is building a new storage facility, and the design is like nothing I’d have thought of for storage. Their news release is online here, but their facility “will be a partially underground facility topped with a glass dome and have the capacity to house 3.5 million volumes of print material — making the University of Chicago the country’s sole top academic research library to keep its entire collection on campus.”

While trying to build underground in Florida is a very bad idea, the idea of a gorgeous reading room for those needing immediate access is really appealing to me in many ways because then the storage facility becomes a storage facility and research hub. Of course, this model is on a specific case with a localized campus environment, but it’s still a beautiful solution even if it isn’t applicable for many others.

What else did others learn that I did or didn’t expect to?

]]> http://blogs.uflib.ufl.edu/blog/2008/07/01/ala-please-share-anything-new-old-or-otherwise/feed/ 0 Getting Started: requesting a blog account, and the basics http://blogs.uflib.ufl.edu/blog/2008/04/23/getting-started-requesting-a-blog-account-and-the-basics/ http://blogs.uflib.ufl.edu/blog/2008/04/23/getting-started-requesting-a-blog-account-and-the-basics/#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:15:09 +0000 laurien http://blogs.uflib.ufl.edu/blog/2008/04/23/getting-started-requesting-a-blog-account-and-the-basics/ To request a blog account, simply follow the guidelines from the blogging policy by submitting a syshelp with:

  • the name for the blog
  • purpose of the blog
  • intended audience
  • name of the blog administrator
  • name of blog users

For example, for the Digital Library Center blog, the information is:

  • name for the blog: Digital Library Center (and specify a short name if you know one, the DLC’s is digital)
  • purpose of the blog: document and promote DLC activities and work
  • intended audience: UF Libraries, UF, State of Florida, Caribbean, the world
  • name of the blog administrator: Laurie Taylor
  • name of blog users: none so far, but others may be added if they’re interested

Once you request a blog, the blog will be made as quickly as possible and then you’ll be able to go to your new blog to log in and make changes. Blogs are all listed by the primary URL + blog name. For instance, the Digital Library Center Blog is http://blogs.uflib.ufl.edu/digital. The name with a short name is useful to make sure the address is easy to type and remember.

Once you have your blog set up, you can login from the main page by clicking on the “Site admin” link under “Meta” from the side links panel. Then, after logging in, you can customize the blog appearance, write posts and pages, add links to the blogroll, change the theme, and test different options for making the blog yours.

After you have your blog and have had time to try out different options, please send any requests or questions via a syshelp. This might include general questions or requests for new themes or changes for an existing theme. Please let us know how we can help you blog!

]]> http://blogs.uflib.ufl.edu/blog/2008/04/23/getting-started-requesting-a-blog-account-and-the-basics/feed/ 0 Library 2.0 Group available to help! http://blogs.uflib.ufl.edu/blog/2008/04/18/library-20-group-available-to-help/ http://blogs.uflib.ufl.edu/blog/2008/04/18/library-20-group-available-to-help/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:42:20 +0000 laurien http://blogs.uflib.ufl.edu/blog/2008/04/18/library-20-group-available-to-help/ If you’re setting up a new blog or importing your existing blog, the Library 2.0 Group is available to help. Contact all of us by emailing our list-serve address. Also, please join the Library Watercooler email list so we can all share design thoughts, skills, and questions.

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The themes are not yet customized because that takes individual time for each theme. Once groups have had time to choose themes and any applicable changes (like new images), then we can help implement those changes for the selected themes.

Our Digital Collections have loads of great images that can be used, including images from the University Archives, and lots more. For using images from UFDC, we also have a help page that explains how to best save the images.

The Baldwin also has amazing images and many of our existing promotional materials could be wonderful choices as well.

]]> http://blogs.uflib.ufl.edu/blog/2008/04/17/images-and-themes/feed/ 0 Blogs for the University of Florida Libraries http://blogs.uflib.ufl.edu/blog/2008/03/31/hello-world/ http://blogs.uflib.ufl.edu/blog/2008/03/31/hello-world/#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:44:50 +0000 admin Weblogs at the University of Florida Libraries are available for members of the University of Florida Libraries, as allowed by the Libraries’ blogging policies.

How To Guides: Coming Soon!

  • Getting Started: requesting a blog account, and the basics
  • Customizing Your Blog: themes and sidebar widgets
  • Extending Your Blog: using plugins
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