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H5P Open Source Presentations

Pairing H5P with Koha for Interactive Online Patron Experiences

Presentation for the 2021 Koha-US Conference with takeaways in H5P format.

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Integrated Library Planning Open Source Presentations

Crafting a Koha-Informed Vision: Integrated Library Planning with Gleanings from Reports

How Lancaster Theological Seminary uses Koha reports to inform its Integrated Library Planning process.

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H5P

The Amazing World of H5P Content Types for Theological Education

This is an Image Hotspots H5P showcasing the H5P content types that would work well with teaching in theological education.

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H5P

Seminary, Technology, and Online Learning

An H5P Course Presentation to introduce new students to useful technology tools.

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Open Source

Koha’s PayPal Integration: Implementation in a Small Library

Koha, the full-featured open source integrated library system we use at Lancaster Seminary, added an integration for PayPal beginning with the 16.05 release in May 2016. This feature allows libraries to collect credit card payments from patrons through the OPAC. As a small library, we can only accept payments in cash or check at our […]

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Theological Librarianship

A Librarian’s Homily on Nehemiah 8:1-10

As a theological librarian on faculty at a seminary, I’m asked to preach in our weekly chapel service annually. This year, I preached on Nehemiah 8:1-10 which tells the story of Ezra reading the book of the law of Moses to the people after they have returned to Jerusalem from exile. This homily focuses on […]

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Open Source Presentations

Updating a Records Management Program: Case Study from Lancaster Theological Seminary

While at the Leading Edge Libraries Conference on September 20-21, 2018, I had the honor of participating in a panel presentation with AJ Johnson, librarian and data management guru at Walt Disney Parks & Resorts. Here is a summary of my portion of the panel, describing how I updated the records management program at Lancaster […]

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Presentations

Librarians in Learning Management Systems – Leading Edge Libraries

Many academic librarians are actively exploring how to integrate information literacy into the curricula of our schools and how to embed ourselves in courses. When the librarian has full access to the learning management system, these concepts can be taken to a new level as the librarian becomes a collaborator and partner to faculty in […]

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Integrated Library Planning Presentations

The Art of Hosting for Libraries – Leading Edge Libraries

Libraries perform a wide variety of functions in their communities. One growing role for the library is as a place for conversation and dialog. The Art of Hosting is a self-organized community of practitioners from a variety of fields who are committed to creating space for “conversations that matter.” In this session, learn about the […]

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Open Source Presentations

Leveraging Open Source Library Guides – KohaCon 2018

20 October 2018 – This post was updated to include the YouTube recording of my presentation made by ByWater Solutions. Thanks, ByWater! At KohaCon 2018, I am presenting on how Lancaster Seminary’s library integrates Koha with SubjectsPlus. The full title of the presentation is, “Leveraging Open Source Library Guides: Integrating Koha and Subjects Plus.” The […]