Archive for the ‘Lists’ Category

Neil Patel at QuickSprout provides a mega-list of 100 Ways to Become a Twitter Power User. This amazing post is made up of 10 informative lists of 10 tips each. Here are the respective lists you can find in this post:

1. 10 Reasons why twitter power users are so influential
2. 10 Twitter tools that’ll make you more effective and efficient
3. Generate more retweets using these 10 tips
4. 10 healthy habits of Twitter power users
5. 10 iPad apps for Twitter users
6. 10 Ways to be more interesting on Twitter
7. 10 ways to maximize Twitter usage to promote your events
8. 10 ways power users get more Twitter followers
9. 10 Twitter metric tools for power users
10. 10 Twitter power users I admire

E-Book Collections

1. 5 e-Book Collections with Over 100,000 Free e-Books – iLibrarian
2. 15 Best Websites To Find And Download eBooks – Designer Terminal
3. 20 Websites for Free E-Books- Hongkiat
4. 80 Online Resources for Book Lovers – Kevin Bondelli
5. 391 Places for Free Books Online – Gizmo’s Freeware
6. Internet Archive and Libraries Develop Joint Collection of 80,000+ eBooks – Internet Archive
7. Download 1 Million Google Books in EPUB Format – Inside Google Books

E-Book Purchasing

8. The No Shelf Required Guide to E-Book Purchasing – ALA TechSource
9. 5 Questions to Ask When Evaluating Apps and Ebooks – ALSC Blog
10. Open Library Offers Libraries a Third Choice for eBooks – Librarian in Black

E-Book Vendors

11. Ebook Vendors at #ALA11 – David Lee King
12. Amazon Kindle Ebooks Now Available in 11,000 Libraries – Mashable
13. 6 Companies Aiming to Digitize the Textbook Industry – Mashable
14. The Amazon Lending Library is NOT the Library Apocalypse

E-Book & Libraries Controversy

15. The eBook User’s Bill of Rights – Librarian in Black
16. Why the Kindle Will Never Support Library Books – Kindle Review
17. Library eBook Revolution, Begin – Librarian in Black
18. More on eBooks and Libraries – Librarian in Black
19. Ebooks and Libraries: A Stream of Concerns – Meredith Farkas
20. Penguin Pulls New E-Books From Libraries – Paid Content

Misc.

21. So you want to start a Kindle lending program – Code4Lib
22. eBooks, Privacy, and the Library – INFOdocket
23. 5 Reasons Why E-Books Aren’t There Yet – Wired Magazine’s Epicenter
24. 30 Benefits of Ebooks – Epublishers Weekly
25. The Future Of Libraries In The E-Book Age – NPR

2011 was quite a year here at iLibrarian! As usual, it’s been a great experience. I’ve been taking a look back at what was particularly popular in terms of posts this past year and I’ve rounded up the top 30 which were the most well-received. I’d love to hear suggestions for future content you’d like to see here at iLibrarian, and I also welcome guest posts! So please go ahead and leave some suggestions in the comments section.

QR Codes

1. A Quick Guide to Creating Library QR Codes
2. QR Code Roundup: 10 Resources for Librarians and Educators

Archiving & Preservation

3. Personal Digital Archiving: An Overview
4. Personal Digital Archiving: Part One – Strategy
5. Personal Digital Archiving: Part Two – Storage Options
6. Personal Digital Archiving: Part Three – File Formats

Mobile & Apps

7. 7 Tools to Create a Mobile Library Website (without Technical Knowledge!)
8. Top 30 Library iPhone Apps – Part 1
9. Top 30 Library iPhone Apps – Part 2
10. Top 30 Library iPhone Apps – Part 3
11. 16 Awesome Instagram Apps & Services- Part I
12. 16 Awesome Instagram Apps & Services- Part II
13. 20 iPad Apps Librarians Should Download – Part 1
14. 20 iPad Apps Librarians Should Download – Part 2
15. 12 Mobile Check-in Applications

Personal Branding & Job Seekers

16. 5 Ways to Set Up A Free Personal Landing Page in 5 Minutes
17. 13 Resources & Tips for Library Job Seekers
18. 7 More Strategies for Library Job Seekers
19. A Librarian’s Guide to the Elevator Pitch
20. 17 Tips to Improve Your Online Presence

Open Access

21. 50 Open Access Resources for Librarians – Part 1
22. 50 Open Access Resources for Librarians – Part 2

Data Visualization Tools

23. 5 Free Online Tools to Create Your Own Infographics
24. 5 Amazing Free Data Visualization Tools

All the Rest

25. 25+ Resources to Create Library Videos
26. 5 e-Book Collections with Over 100,000 Free e-Books
27. 21 Useful Cloud Computing Resources for Librarians
28. 18 Usability Resources for Librarians
29. 450+ Tweeting Librarians List
30. A Quick Guide to Getting Started with Quora