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This is an interesting idea! Thanks for getting this going, Junior!

At Kingsborough, we’ve been doing usability testing with some home-grown testing tools. The goal is that the data we gather will move the conversation about usability and accessibility forward at our campus.

Anyhow, if this is of interest, I would be glad to…[Read more]

I prefer after Labor Day.

Sure. Would Friday 9/1 be a good day to meet, either in person or by video chat?

(Deadline is 9/15)

Yes, I concur. Should we plan on convening in September and discuss a possible collaborative approach?

From: Robin Camille Davis [mailto:noreply@gc.cuny.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 10:56 AM
To: Klein, Stephen <SKlein@gc.cuny.edu>
Subject: (LACUNY Emerging Technologies Committee) Re: Topic – CUNY IT Conference 2017

Great idea, Junior! I’m into it.

Yes, I’ve had to do the same thing, essentially making sure that the library website doesn’t get red flags with the WAVE tool.

There have been an unusual number of accessibility events in the past year (or so it seems to me). So this topic is extra on-trend and could also benefit from specific perspectives.

Since the theme of this year’s conference is Opening Access, I was thinking maybe we could do a presentation on accessibility/usability? Last week I had to change a lot of the forms on our website to conform with WC3 standards for accessibility. I thought this was a done deal since Bootstrap, the framework we use at City Tech and that is used in…[Read more]

I’m also interested! I don’t have anything in mind yet, but the conference theme is a perfect fit for libraries.

Possibly. Let’s talk

From: Junior Tidal [mailto:noreply@gc.cuny.edu]
Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2017 12:50 PM
To: Klein, Stephen <SKlein@gc.cuny.edu>
Subject: (LACUNY Emerging Technologies Committee) Topic – CUNY IT Conference 2017

Thanks to everyone who presented at demo day yesterday! We saw:

Robin Davis (JJ) on Nondescript
Zinia Rahman (BMCC) on LibCal at BMCC
Steve Zweibel (GC) on DH Box
Mark Eaton (KB) on GH-index

Big thanks to our presenters for their efforts and to everyone else who came to see the show!

Hi all,

If you’re coming to Demo Day tomorrow, and are hesitating about presenting one of your projects, please go for it! Presenting is very low key, informal and zero stress. We’d love to hear about your work!

See you tomorrow,
Your Emerging Technologies co-chairs

I recommend using AW Stats to track database usage. It ‘harvests’ EZproxy logs.

From: Junior Tidal [mailto:noreply@gc.cuny.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2017 9:58 AM
To: Klein, Stephen <SKlein@gc.cuny.edu>
Subject: [CUNY Academic Commons] Junior Tidal replied to the topic Event tracking with Google Analytics in the forum LACUNY Emerging Tec…[Read more]

Years ago I setup event tracking for eResources. It didn’t become useful until recently, when we converted all our proxied links to shortened URLs. It’s much easier to see what databases are being clicked on.

Thanks, @robincamille! That gave me some ideas that I’m testing out on our Faculty services page. I think that thinking strategically about the scheme of categories and events is going to be a big deal for me, as the choices you make define the kinds of reporting you can get out of GA. The thing I’m wrestling with is how global a category might be…[Read more]