LIS 488 Technology Tutorials
This is a semi-private web page dedicated to my amazing LIS488 students over the years (Technology for Information Professionals at Simmons University). In this assignment they had to teach themselves a new technology and then develop a tutorial to help others get started in their own learning.
As you can see below, my colleagues have taught themselves a huge range of technologies and presented their tutorials in a variety of ways. Many popular technologies have multiple tutorials at different depths depending on the base knowledge of the author and how many authors were working on it. I frequently find myself referring to one of their tutorials for myself or to share with others. I have permission to share these, but if you are one of my students and no longer want your tutorial listed here, please let me know.
The best part of this collection is that all these tutorials were made by people who had just learned their technology for the first time - so the agonies of learning are fresh and they help you avoid pitfalls!
And don't forget, 488ers... view the source code to see how I added the table sorting functionality using JavaScript!
Click column headers to sort.
TECHNOLOGY TUTORIAL | CATEGORY | FORMAT | SEMESTER |
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Access | Database | Voicethread Online | 17Q2 |
ActivePresenter | Screencasting (video production) | Video | 17Q3 |
ActivePresenter and OBS Studio | Screencasting (video production) | Video | 17Q3 |
Apps for Libraries | Mobile Apps | 17Q1 | |
Apps for Museums and Archives | Mobile Apps | 17Q1 | |
ArchiveSpace | Content Management System (archives, online) | DOCX | 17Q2 |
ArtStor | Personal Information Management (art) | 16Q3 | |
Audacity 1 | Audio Production | 17Q2 | |
Audacity 2 | Audio Production | PPTX | 17Q3 |
Blippar | Augmented Reality | PPTX | 17Q3 |
Canva | Graphic Design | 16Q3 | |
Cloud Collection Hosting | Content Management System (website) | 17Q2 | |
Destiny and Destiny Quest | Content Management System (children's library) | DOCX | 16Q3 |
eBook Creation | eBook Publishing | DOCX | 16Q3 |
Excel 1 | Spreadsheets | DOCX | 16Q3 |
Excel 2 | Spreadsheets | DOCX | 16Q3 |
Excel 3 | Spreadsheets | DOCX | 16Q3 |
Excel 4 | Spreadsheets | DOCX | 19Q1 |
Excel 5 | Spreadsheets | PPSX | 19Q1 |
Facebook for Libraries | Social Media | Prezi Online | 17Q2 |
GIMP 1 | Image Editing | 17Q2 | |
GIMP 2 | Image Editing | Video | 17Q3 |
GIMP 3 | Image Editing | PPTX | 19Q1 |
Google Docs | Personal Information Management (docs) | DOCX | 19Q1 |
Google Maps API | APIs (add custom maps to website) | DOCX | 17Q3 |
iDatabase 1 | Database | DOCX | 16Q3 |
iDatabase 2 | Database | Voicethread Online | 17Q1 |
iDatabase 3 | Database | 17Q2 | |
Illustrator for Libraries | Graphic Design | Voicethread Online | 17Q1 |
JuxtaCommons | Document Comparison Software (archives) | Voicethread Online | 17Q2 |
Kodu Game Lab | Programming (children, game development) | Screencast Online | 17Q2 |
NVDA Non Visual Desktop Access | Assistive Technology | DOCX | 17Q3 |
Omeka 1 | Content Management System (digital library) | DOCX | 16Q3 |
Omeka 2 | Content Management System (digital library) | Prezi Online | 17Q1 |
Omeka 3 | Content Management System (digital library) | 17Q2 | |
Omeka 4 | Content Management System (digital library) | Video | 19Q1 |
OneNote | Personal Information Management | Video, PPTX File | 19Q1 |
PDF Fillable Forms (Adobe) | PDFs | PPTX | 17Q2 |
Photoshop 1 | Image Editing | DOCX | 16Q3 |
Photoshop 2 | Image Editing | PPTX | 17Q1 |
Photoshop 3 | Image Editing | Video, Resources Web Page | 17Q2 |
Processing | Programming (visual/graphic design) | Voicethread Online | 17Q1 |
Python | Programming (scripting) | Video | 17Q2 |
R GGPlot Data Visualizations | Statistics Software (data visualization) | Videos | 17Q2 |
Ravel Law | Personal Information Management (legal research) | Prezi Online | 16Q3 |
Scratch | Programming (for children) | 16Q3 | |
Social Media Management | Social Media | Video, PPTX File | 19Q1 |
Spark AR Studio | Augmented Reality | 19Q1 | |
SQL | Database (language) | Web Page | 16Q3 |
TinkerCAD and MakerBot | 3D Printing | Web Page | 17Q1 |
TinkerCAD | 3D Printing | PPTX | 19Q1 |
Wordpress | Content Management System (website) | DOCX | 19Q1 |
XML and TEI 1 | Programming (archives) | PPTX Intro, PDF details | 16Q3 |
XML and TEI 2 | Programming (archives) | DOCX | 17Q2 |
Zapier | Social Media (multi-account manager) | Video, DOCX resources | 17Q2 |
Zotero 1 | Personal Information Management (citations, research) | Video | 17Q2 |
Zotero 2 | Personal Information Management (citations, research) | 17Q3 |