Graphics and Design
Canva
Canva gives you everything you need to easily turn ideas into stunning designs. Create designs for Web or print: blog graphics, presentations, Facebook covers, flyers, posters, invitations and so much more.
Creative Commons Search
Flickr
Gliffy
Create professional-quality flowcharts, Org charts, UML diagrams, Network diagrams,
Wireframes, Technical drawings and more.
Gratisography
Free high-resolution pictures for personal and commercial projects.
Haiku Deck
Meet Haiku Deck, a completely new kind of presentation software. We make telling your story simple, beautiful, and fun.
Wellcome Images
Wellcome Images is one of the world’s richest and most unique collections, with themes ranging from medical and social history to contemporary healthcare and biomedical science.
Wikimedia Commons
Wikimedia Commons is part of the non-profit, multilingual, free-content Wikimedia family.
Library Management Systems
CollectiveAccess
CollectiveAccess is a highly configurable cataloguing tool and web-based application for museums, archives and digital collections.
Koha
Koha is a fully featured, scalable library management system. Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types and sizes, volunteers, and support companies worldwide.
Omeka
Omeka is a free, flexible, and open source web-publishing platform for the display of library, museum, archives, and scholarly collections and exhibitions.
Organisation
Trello
Trello is the free, flexible, and visual way to organize anything with anyone.
Zotero
Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources.
Metadata Management
Dublin Core Generator
Our mission is to provide accurate and dynamic tools for generating Dublin Core metadata code.
- Simple Dublin Core: www.dublincoregenerator.com/generator_nq.html
- Qualified Dubin Core: www.dublincoregenerator.com/generator.html
Free Your Metadata
We show how to make your metadata ready for the Linked Data Cloud.
OpenRefine
OpenRefine (formerly Google Refine) is a powerful tool for working with messy data: cleaning it; transforming it from one format into another; extending it with web services; and linking it to databases like Freebase.
MarcEdit
In 1999, MarcEdit started out as a simple MARC=>plain text translation utility. Today, MarcEdit has become one of the more complete metadata edit suites available to librarians.
Software
Free/Open Source Software for Libraries (Foss4Lib)
The FOSS4LIB resource site for open source software in libraries was created with funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation by LYRASIS to help libraries decide if and which open source software is right for them in service to their patrons.
Writing
Academic Writing Librarian
I developed this blog to support library staff who wish to write for publication. I’ve created links to resources I have used in my own writing and in the workshops I run. I also post calls for papers, books chapters etc.
The Beginner’s Guide to Successful Blogging
This guide is an introduction to mastering the art of blogging. It provides easy to follow steps to start, maintain, and grow your blog.