Quantcast
Channel: sacha chua :: living an awesome life » library
Browsing all 16 articles
Browse latest View live

Bookmarklet for the Toronto Public Library

Thanks to Simon Ditner for this totally cool bookmarklet! Did Dan mention the bookmarklet creator compatible with the TPL? This will suck up ISBN numbers on a page (i.e. Amazon), and search the TPL...

View Article



Library book reminder script – Perl geeking required

W- and I borrow lots of books from the library. This script helps keep order in the house by reminding us when either of us have books that are due. I’ve removed our information from it and have made...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Library Elf is awesome

When I blogged about my totally small-school library reminder script, Claudine recommended Library Elf, which helps people manage their library loans. I hopped over and set weekly reminders to go out...

View Article

Ruby code to quickly convert titles to ISBNs

I love the Toronto Public Library system. I can’t say that enough. I particularly love how I can go on a reading spree, place holds on a gazillion books, and have them delivered to the library branch...

View Article

Library shortcuts

Matt Price e-mailed me about this wonderful piece of wizardry he added to YubNub (which is kinda like a command line for the Web). He set up the tpl command, which searches the Toronto Public Library....

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Libraries

Image via Wikipedia As I write this, my shelves hold 50 books from the Toronto Public Library (the maximum you can have out at a time), and I’ve placed holds on 46 more (four away from the maximum for...

View Article

Oh, the library…

I have a confession to make: I stalk the Toronto Public Library. The library publishes a list of new acquisitions online every 15th of the month. And every 15th of the month, I check out the new...

View Article

On libraries at school

Some of my fondest memories at school are of libraries, of devouring whatever caught my eye from the stacks. It was a quiet haven from the rush of the outside. Are libraries still relevant in the age...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Sketchnotes: Small business network meetup with Kristina Chau at the Toronto...

(Click on the image for a larger version.) I attended the small business network meetup at the Toronto Reference Library. The librarian (Margaret Wigglesworth) explained that the Toronto Public...

View Article


Tips for making the most of the Toronto Public Library

The Toronto Public Library saves me thousands of dollars of book costs and opens up an amazing trove of knowledge. Here are some of my tips for making the most of this wonderful library system. What...

View Article

Raided the library

Having discovered the joys of the online book request system, I raided the library for 22 books on various topics including networking. Mwahahaha! I could barely restrain my glee. Kid in a candy store,...

View Article

Must be a better way to reserve books at the library

I’m going on another reading spree, this time on relationship marketing. At some point in time, I will be annoyed enough to write a non-(mouse and pageload)-intensive way to say “Request all selected...

View Article

I heart the Toronto Public Library

Did you know that the Toronto Public Library is the largest in North Americ in terms of circulation, with 19 million circulated items? (Source: Wikipedia) *Shiver.* What luck! Random Emacs symbol:...

View Article


Should track library subjects

You know what I’d like? An easy way to keep track of the topics I’m reading about, and a way to visualize that over time. LibraryThing or some other Amazon-hooked services wouldn’t be a bad way to get...

View Article

Library run

We exercised by running to the library. Running with a full backpack of books turned out to be interesting—and tiring! It was good to exercise, though. I look forward to doing that again tomorrow,...

View Article


I love you library!

On February 21, when you access the library’s catalogue and your account online, you will see the following improvements Book covers and reviews for many items Receive email notification about holds...

View Article
Browsing all 16 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images