Google Keep, EZproxy Database RSS Feed, and iMovie

Well, the first week of the summer without our co-workers is coming to a close, and I got to say it is eerily quiet here. Not that it is ever loud in the library, but there are only three of us working on a daily basis.

So, let's just say I can not way till they get back here in August. So what have I discovered since my last posting?

1. Google Keep, wow how did I operate without this before. I can keep track of tasks, easily link Gmail to the Keep notes, and set reminders off of the notes in my Google calendar. An incredible tool for keeping track of your work especially if you integrate all three.
   
   
2. This last week I cleaned up all of our OCLC EZproxy database stanzas, bringing them up to the most current version and moving almost all of them to the include file structure. The tricky part is knowing how to stay updated on changes that OCLC might make, and an "old school" tool to the rescue. I added a feed reader extension to my Chrome browser and subscribed to the RSS Feed for EZproxy updates. Actually worked out that as I began doing my updates I got alerts on two that had just changed.
   
   
3. Finally, right as the pandemic hit and we had closed the library I noticed on a slack channel of librarians at other schools reaching out through videos to their students on social media just so they knew we are still at the library to help them with their research. It was the first time I used iMovie, and I was really surprised how easy it was to create a video with a nice introduction and closing credits. We posted this one on all of our social media outlets, and we also did one celebrating the 2020 graduates.