Internet Librarian 2002, Palm Springs, CA November 4, 2002 Marla Mayes Project Manager Northern Lights Internet Solutions Ltd. Cool Tools.

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

Idea:– Save your newsletter as PDF– Distribute it online at Topica.com

Graphic Tools

3DTextmaker.com– www.3dtextmaker.com– Free, web-based

– 3D animations of any phrase

Graphic Tools

Gifworks– www.gifworks.com– Free, web-based– Online GIF image editor – Resize…colorize …optimize …

Idea:– Add pizzazz to headings and titles

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

Idea:- Build your images then optimize

them before you add them on your site.

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

Idea:- Use AnyBrowser.com to make sure

critical information is ‘above the fold’

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

Blogger.com– www.blogger.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

http://www.allrecordlabels.com/newreleases.html

Idea:- Create a dynamic list of new

resources, featured authors, professional development material

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

http://www.dailyplanet.bc.ca/dphealthforum.htm

Idea:- Use BlogLinker as an alternative to

maintaining lists and lists of links on static pages

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

Thank You!

Marla Mayes

Northern Lights Internet Solutionswww.lights.com/talks