Showing posts with label Websites. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Websites. Show all posts

Friday, May 6, 2011

Folded Page Art








Retrieved From: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bookofart/page2/
Created By: Isaac Salazar
Picture Host Page: www.flickr.com



When I fold a page in a book, it's usually just to mark my spot. When Isaac Salazar folds a page, things get a bit extreme! With a gallary that includes everything from names to dollar signs, Salazar's unique creations are not to be missed!

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Catalog Card Generator


Retrieved From: http://www.blyberg.net/card-generator/
Created By: John Blyberg
Blog Homepage: http://www.blyberg.net/
Contributed By: Lisa Herning

Do you miss the old catalogs? Are you nostalgic for the thoroughly-thumbed scribbled over catalog cards from your youth? Do you wish you could create just one more record the old fashioned way? Grieve no more for the Catalog Card Generator is here! John Blyberg has created this novel little plug-in so one and all can create library catalog cards once more.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

"Goodreads" Never-Ending Book Quiz


Created By: Goodreads Community
URL: http://www.goodreads.com/trivia
Language: English
Contributed by: Lisa Herning

The Goodreads Never-Ending Book Quiz is a list of over 80,000 book-related questions submited by Goodreads users. Test yourself and find out how much you remember about the books you've read!


Goodreads is a privately run "social book cataloging" website by Otis Chandler, a software engineer and entrepreneur. The website permits individuals to sign up and register books to create their library catalogs and reading lists. It also allows users to create their own groups of book suggestions and discussions.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Book Icons for Your Website

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Available from: My Site My Way
URL: http://icons.mysitemyway.com/
Retrieved from: http://icons.mysitemyway.com/free-clipart-icons/1/hard-cover-book-icon-id/117166/style-id/845/matte-blue-and-white-square-icons/culture/
Language: English
Contributed by: Susan Elder

Use these royalty free icons on your website. Dress up your website or training videos with these buttons.

Monday, July 19, 2010

Polar Express Games

Polar Express website games






Created by: Warner Bros.
URL: http://polarexpressmovie.warnerbros.com
Retrieved from: http://polarexpressmovie.warnerbros.com/media_games.html
Language: English
Contributed by: Susan Elder

More for the Robert Sabuda fans! Any time of year the Polar Express makes me smile. If this book is a favorite of yours then the Polar Bowler Aim Game and the Polar Express Ticket Chase are for you. These games will entertain the young and the young at heart.

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Library Cat

Library cat

Created by: I Can Has Cheezburger
URL: http://icanhascheezburger.com
Retrieved from: http://icanhascheezburger.com/2010/05/12/funny-pictures-i-am-the-library-cat/
Language: English
Contributed by: Kristin Zachrel

Leave it to cats to keep order in the library. I wonder if Dewey was this domineering.

Friday, July 9, 2010

This Book Is Overdue!

This Book Is Overdue! jacket cover
Created by: Marilyn Johnson
URL: http://www.thisbookisoverdue.com
Language: English
Contributed by: Melissa Messina

Librarians in the cyber age are tech savvy, cutting edge, quirky, innovative, outgoing, and helpful. Or so says Marilyn Johnson, who pays tribute to these awesome professionals with vignettes that will keep you laughing to the end.

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Library Underground

Library Underground logo
Created by: James Quinn & Chris Zammarelli
URL: http://www.libraryunderground.org/
Language: English
Contributed by: Melissa Messina

A site whose tagline reads, "a guide to alternative library culture on the World Wide Web," Library Underground is your portal to all things strange, kinky, progressive, punk, and library. The site's simple design and navigation make browsing its links quick and easy.

Casanova Was a Librarian

Casanova Was a Librarian book jacket
Created by: Kathleen Low
Price: $49.95
URL: http://www.casanovawasalibrarian.com/
Language: English
Contributed by: Melissa Messina

Take a peek at the lighthearted, humorous, sexy and intriguing side of librarians in Casanova Was a Librarian, by Kathleen Low. Chock full of fascinating trivia, Low covers famous librarians, librarians in politics, porn, poetry, song, movies, and the comics. The book's companion website also contains an archive of the author's funny newsletters.

Biblia's Original Library Humor

Warrior Librarian cartoon
Created by: A.B. Credaro (aka, Biblia, the Warrior Librarian)
URL: http://www.warriorlibrarian.com
Retrieved from: http://www.warriorlibrarian.com/laffs.html
Language: English
Contributed by: Melissa Messina

A compendium of zany library humor from Biblia's zine, the Warrior Librarian. This site contains more than 200 pages of laughs and links, indexed alphabetically or by Dewey Decimal. Enjoy!

Rex Libris: Librarian Superhero

Rex Libris, Librarian Superhero
Created by: James Turner
URL: http://www.jtillustration.com/rex/index.html
Language: English
Contributed by: Melissa Messina

Follow the adventures of Dewey defender and kick-butt librarian superhero Rex Libris in this hit comic book series, available through the Rex Libris website. One of very few vector based comic books in the world, Rex Libris is written and drawn by freelance illustrator James Turner. At the site you can preview the comic, order copies, read reviews, and join a forum of fans. The site also contains tantalizing extras found nowhere else, such as Dewey Secrets and the Ordo Bibliotheca – the secret International Order of Librarians. Smart and hilarious with gorgeous graphics - a must-read for comic fans and librarians everywhere!

Monday, July 5, 2010

I Nap Periodically

Humorous Pictures

Created by: I Can Has Cheezburger
URL: http://icanhascheezburger.com
Retrieved from: http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/02/15/funny-pictures-i-nap-periodically/
Contributed by: Kristin Zachrel

This nauseatingly adorable image should put a smile on the face of any cat-loving, Serials Librarian.

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Robert Sabuda Pop-ups

Robert Sabuda simple pop-up patterns and instructions
Created by: Robert Sabuda
URL: http://robertsabuda.com/popupindex.asp
Language: English
Contributed by: Susan Elder

Robert Sabuda fans will love these simple pop-ups. Visit Oz or send your favorite turkey a Thanksgiving turkey card.

Publish Your Own Newspaper

publish your own newspaper
Available from: Really Interesting Group
Price: Varies by quantity and features
URL: http://www.newspaperclub.co.uk/
Retrieved from: http://www.newspaperclub.co.uk/
Language: English
Contributed by: Susan Elder

Be the next Onion. Publish your opinions! Write your own newspaper, or they'll do it for you! Since librarians are never without opinions, let yours be known.

Monday, June 28, 2010

Spooky Librarians

Spooky Librarian Bunny
Created by: Bunny and Jeanne
Language: English
URL: http://www.spookylibrarians.com
Contributed by: Melissa Messina

Meet Bunny (library director for the oldest mortuary college in the nation) and Jeanne (aka "the steampunk librarian"), two "slightly demented Capricorn librarians" with a lot to say. On their site, you'll find individual and combined rants and forums for just about anything library related.