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Internet Librarian 2002, Palm Springs, CANovember 4, 2002
Marla Mayes Project Manager
Northern Lights Internet Solutions Ltd.
www.lights.com
Cool Tools
Mailing Lists
Topica.com – www.topica.com – Free, web-based– Public or private list options– Invite subscriptions via
• Email • Web Site
– Hold messages, pause delivery
Ideas:– Offer online book discussion– Email newsletter of upcoming
events & programs– Share resource lists of new
materials, authors, genres …
PDF Creation
FastPDF– www.fastpdf.com– Online, nothing to download– Notified by email when ready for pickup– With watermark:
Free for up to 12 pages – Without watermark:
$1.99 for up to 12 pages$17.95 maximum charge Bulk rates
Graphic Tools
Gifworks– www.gifworks.com– Free, web-based– Online GIF image editor – Resize…colorize …optimize …
Graphic Tools
Spinwave GIFcruncher – www.webreference.com/services/graphics/gc
– Reduces .gif size– Cost:
• Free - up to 30% reduction• $6.00/month - up to 90% reduction
– Web-based
Graphic Tools
PrimaSoft Graphic Viewer – www.primasoft.com/32org/32gview.htm
– Free; download– Windows 95/98/NT – File types: BMP, GIF, JPEG and PNG– Snap from screen – Load from scanners / digital cameras
– Print / Save
Idea:- Upload and edit digital photos of
your facility, staff, or board members for your site
- Format site snaps for online training modules
Color Tools
Color Wheel– christianaudiohost.com/Color_Wheel.htm– Free, web-based– Mouseover color to get HEX code
Color Tools
Eyedropper – eyedropper.inetia.com/HTML/eng/default.asp
– Free; download– Sits in windows tray– Determine HEX, RGB, CMYK values– Normal, grayscale or web safe settings
Site Maintenance Tools
AnyBrowser.com– www.anybrowser.com/ScreenSizeTest.html– Free, web-based– PC, Mac– Netscape, WebTV
Site Maintenance Tools
FTPEdit – www.ftpedit.com– Free, download– Works like Notepad – Tags in a different color– Saves by FTP to your web site
Site Maintenance Tools
Mouseover Creator – neilm.com/javascript/mouseoverstart.hts
– Free, web-based– Automatic javascript
Blogging Tools
What’s a Blog?…short form of Web log or weblog
…frequently updated and intended for general public consumption
…brief philosophical musings, commentary … and links to other sites
Taken from http://www.whatis.com
Blogging Tools
myMediaList.com – www.mymedialist.com– Free, web-based– Customizable look– Copy and paste a single line of code– Categories for music, books, videos
Blogging Tools
BlogLinker – www.bloglinker.com– Free, web-based – Add, edit, hide or delete links– Categorize and sort links – Customizable look– Copy and paste a single line of code
Subject Directory Software
Gossamer Threads– www.gossamer-threads.com/scripts/links/index.htm
– Cost:• Non-profit & Individual Use: Free• Commercial Use: $150 USD
– Modeled after Yahoo– Customizable look – Portable; runs on UNIX, Windows NT and even
Macintosh systems
Subject Directory Software
In-link– www.in-link.net– License: $195 USD– Customizable look– Foreign language support– Online demo
Free Search Engines
Ht://Dig– www.htdig.org– Language specific searches– Searches protected servers
Swish-E– swish-e.org– XML support