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This edition  of  Best of Web4Lib covers the month of February 2010. This month includes questions about digitization projects, thought-provoking discussions about the intrinsic and explicit value of library conferences, configuring analytics,  and the meaning of various acronyms. Some of the topics we will be reviewing include:

• Topic   »    Converting DVDs to .flv files  ♦  Shauna Borger with  Purdue Libraries-Archives and Special Collections discussed problems with audio syncroniziation converting DVD files to flash video  using Any Video Converter.  John Chadwick recommended using VLC 
• Topic   »    article of interest  ♦  Larry Schwartz  with Minnesota State University Moorhead  referenced the San Francisco Chronicle article – Will IPAD Chill Mobile Pages?
• Topic   »    Attending/Presenting at conferences in difficult times  ♦   John Fereira at  Cornell asks how others are affording conference participation. The discussion addressed how conferences are valued.
• Topic   »    Bulk SMS services   ♦   Lori Bell   with the Alliance Library System requested feedback on SMS vendors for library advertising
• Topic   »    mobile sites and domain registration  ♦   Robin Boulton   at the St. Charles Public Library District  wants to know the most effective way of assigning domain names for mobile websites in the IIS environment – Jessica Woolman recommended Mobify to make websites mobile friendly.
• Topic   »    Do School Libraries Need Books? (essays from a NY Times blog)  ♦  Bernie Sloan links to this story from the NYTimes asking if web-based libraries should replace school libraries – Should they?
• Topic   »    Google Book Search and interlibrary loan practice?   ♦  Bernie Sloan  also asks if other libraries cancel interlibrary loan request if the requested item is available through Google Book Search – Is the copy the same as the original?
• Topic   »    PubGet  ♦   DeDe Leshy at the  Cedars-Sinai Medical Library wants to know about other library experiences with PubGet and comparisons to standard link resolvers –  Bohyun Kim at FIU uses PubGet along with SerialsSolutions
• Topic   »    Android Phones and Overdrive eBooks   ♦   Cecily Walker  at  Vancouver Public Library is investigating how to load Overdrive EPUB in Android – Xhis Strauber at Tufts referenced Overdrive’s Android App as a solution
• Topic   »    Press Display and eReaders  ♦    Lauren Stokes  with the  Las Vegas – Clark County Library District asks how to implement the eReader link in Press Display using Sony Reader.
• Topic   »    Changing Patterns In Internet Research  ♦   Tom Tinney reported on his work and realization about research
• Topic   »    Shibboleth — what default attributes does your institution assert?   ♦   Ken Varnum   at the University of Michigan Library requests consensus on what Shibboleth IdP (identity provider) should provide a vendor by default – What patron privacy considerations exist?
• Topic   »    EAD creation tools    ♦   Caitlin Nelson  with the   Florida Center for Library Automation (FCLA) is reviewing user-friendly EAD tools including:   Archon LibGuides  ICA-AtoM  XTF   and Archivists Toolkit
• Topic   »    Archiving Facebook groups   ♦    Bill Teschek  at the  Lane Memorial Library  Hampton, NH wants to know how to archive Facebook postings for groups
• Topic   »    Google issues RFI for community partners in Hi-Speed Internet project   ♦    Wilfred Drew relayed this important announcement from Google –  How would you like to have 1 gigabit per second access?
• Topic   »    library technologies — baseline survey instrument  ♦   Alan Boyd  with the  Oberlin College Library is looking for survey instruments that address standards of library staff knowledge of technology
• Topic   »    selecting a CMS/DAMS for a digital library     ♦  Kelly McElroy –  MLIS student at University of British Columbia – is investigating content management systems for a digital library such as:  CONTENTdm , Greenstone  , and  SharePoint – What tools are available for comparison and analysis?
• Topic   »    Cable Broadband and configuration  ♦  Chad Pollock at the  Rogers Public Library is looking at reconfiguring broadband service from T1 to cable – What are the optimal configurations?
• Topic   »    Exlibris and mobile phones development   ♦  Luz Marina Alvaré  with  IFPRI is looking for Exlibris mobile phone applications.
• Topic   »    free online wireframing tool?  ♦  Mary Beth Faccioli  at the Colorado State Library requested examples of online wireframing tools – Referenced tools included 960 Grid  Gliffy  iPlotz  Mockflow  Balsamiq and Lovely Charts
• Topic   »    Google Analytics   ♦   Laura Harris   with  Grand Valley State University asked for guidance on implementation of Google Analytics to track outbound clicks – Stacey Knight provided   javascript examples derived from Google support.
• Topic   »    CMS/DAMS – EAD  ♦   Margaret Gross  requested definitions for the acronyms CMS – DAMS – EAD within the context of web development and the Web4Lib discussions.
• Topic   »    Room reservation program or scripts  ♦  Gerry O. Laroza with  Ateneo de Manila University  is looking for low-cost alternatives to DIGIREZ for reserving rooms on-line. Solutions include:  Drupal    phpScheduleIt    MRBS 
• Topic   »    Cybermobile  ♦   Thomas Edelblute  at the  Anaheim Public Library has questions about mobile computer lab cost, configuration, and applications.
• Topic   »    Anyone working with the Flickr API using IIS  ♦    Sharon Clapp  with Connecticut State Library seeks answers about PEAR Flickr and phpFlickr interactions with Flicker API.

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