Spring 2016 SLIS

  Class is in session! These blog is a project for students of the UW-Madison SLIS February 2016 Pinterest & Tumblr 2-week online course.  

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0ZEfktmkcY)

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happy valentine’s day from my cold, dead millennial heart to yours!

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Two cats who heart you

Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone in class, and especially to those I know who heart cats @dstrzlibrary @duevelcm @ohcontrarianlibrarian (and @deliciousbigwidesun too?)

From  10 Cats That Got Famous For Their Awesome Fur Markings

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Tumblr made tags draggable in the post form on the Desktop Dashboard. That means no more deleting and retyping tags when you want to rearrange tags on your posts.

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So who knew the word “draggable” has two G’s?

I learned 2 things today.

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Sass badge unlocked.

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I’m not an extravagant man. The fact that I can have coffee out whenever I want still makes me feel grateful.

Peter Capaldi

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Good stories nullify correct risk assessment

From This is Indexed

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Hope this steaming mug o’ coffee helps you though the day - Happy Friday!

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Tumblr updated its iOS app to Version 5.3 — killing off Joey Tribbiani in one Friends episode then resurrecting him in a Frasier crossover.

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Tortie Point Siamese

I did not know this breed of cat was a thing. 

Now I can watch them all day at the Kitten Rescue Cat Cam.  (Kitten Rescue is a Los Angeles-based non-profit organization dedicated to saving homeless and abandoned cats and kittens.)

So pretty, but these girls don’t always sit like a lady.   >^.^<

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My 15 seconds of fame

So this morning I submitted a screenshot to the Screenshots of Despair Tumblr, and within hours of having been posted it has garnered over 450 notes. 

I’d like to thank my hometown newspaper’s re-designed online edition for the unfortunate tagging of a froyo store.

[sheholdsyoucaptivated]

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I can not stop watching this. Halp.

ht: ALA Think Tank

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Get 2GB more storage space on Google Drive, just by checking your Google security settings

To mark Safer Internet Day 2016, Google will add more capacity to your Google Drive account. All you need to do is check that your backup email address is correct, renew your account permissions, etc.

Go to Google Security Checkup to get it done. I just did it - you can too!

hat tip: Gizmodo

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Audiobooks are perfect for enjoying your favorite authors on the go when you don’t have time to sit down and read book. In fact, there are numerous times when an audiobook is the perfect solution for taking the library with you...

Audiobooks are perfect for:

Multitasking at work:

Everyone knows that there are parts of any job that are a bit mindless. Whether its sorting through spreadsheets, filing away papers or deleting emails there are some tasks that we do so often that we can do them with some background noise. What better way to pass the time then by enjoying an audiobook like you would music or a podcast.

Working Out:

I’m a big fan of distance running. Most weekends you’ll find me on a road, path or trail continuously putting one foot in front of the other. For me, it’s a form of stress relief. Others may hate the idea of working out but we’ve had lots of folks tell us that the best way to pass that necessary time is by enjoying an audiobook. 

Make traffic not suck (so much):

Sitting in traffic is rough. You’re angry and probably fairly tired. Instead of listening to traffic updates confirm that, yes, you are still sitting there; try enjoying an engrossing story by using an audiobook and the Bluetooth through your car speakers. You might not start to like traffic but you’ll hate it a little less.

Give your eyes a rest before bed:

I’ve seen the studies that say you shouldn’t look at screens before you sleep. Honestly, it’s never bothered me but if you do find your eyes getting fatigued simply put your headphones in and set the sleep timer on your OverDrive app.

Help young readers:

Audiobooks are an excellent way to help young readers learn sentence structure, grammar and get excited about books. Audiobooks are also incredibly helpful for ESL students as a language learning tool.

Start to enjoy chores:

Cooking, cleaning, laundry, yardwork, vacuuming, walking the dog; all activities that are necessary in a household but admittedly not the most exciting. I now honestly enjoy cleaning and cutting the grass because I know I’ll have some time to enjoy my audiobooks.

How else do you use audiobooks?

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Cheshire Public Library bedazzled the heck out of a plain-text post. 

Take a look at OverDrive’s bulleted list blog post, and compare it to this eye-catching gif-full version. Wowzer. I bet you could do this at your library’s Tumblr too.

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There’s a screen capture and a matching quote from The Simpsons to fit pretty much every occasion. Now the Frinkiac search service makes it easy to find one.

Type a quote, and the search engine looks through over 3 million frames from the first 15 seasons of "The Simpsons."

Handy for creating images to post on Tumblr, Pinterest, and wherever.