An experiment in using AI and automated image tools to create usable images for blog posts, social media and other common use cases. When you’re sharing content or promoting services, it’s always useful to have a collection of images to use. We’ve been pondering some alternatives to the sometimes frankly meh stock images available and […]
A high-quality, targeted newsletter can help you connect with your audience and increase engagement with your library. At Artefacto, we publish a few different kinds of newsletters including an international CPD newsletter for libraries as well as specialist newsletter products for clients. In this post, we wanted to bring together some of the best practices […]
Five or so links from around the web about new and interesting applications of technology Online archives and digital collections have made library collections much more accessible of late, and the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the digitisation programs of many institutions. And, even better, more and more digital collections are being published and shared openly. […]
All of us here in the Artefacto team are creative technologists, makers or artists of some kind, so the concept of makespaces as creative spaces for learning and collaboration has always been appealing to us. Makerspaces are many things to many people. They can be permanent, temporary, stationary or mobile. They come in different shapes, […]
We are very excited to be partnering with CILIP on their recently announced Digital Leadership for Libraries project. This project embodies many of Artefacto’s values and brings together our past works of promoting digital skills in libraries in interesting and engaging ways. The project aims to inspire public library staff of all levels to become […]
Online exhibits can be a great way to engage users in your collections. Whether these are standalone narratives or designed to consolidate or compliment exhibitions and experiences in the physical spaces of museums, libraries, galleries and archives, it’s important that these exhibits are accessible and user friendly for both visitors and curators alike. We often […]
When it comes to using any kind of images in your work, it can be difficult to avoid those stereotypical library images that tend to include rows of bookshelves or glasses. On their own, these things are pretty great, but it certainly doesn’t accurately reflect the diverse work of libraries. Unfortunately, these out-dated ideas around […]
2021 was another year of uncertainty and again the library and information community have continued to write, research, blog and tweet in support of libraries and each other. Over the past year we’ve sent out 24 issues of Newslet, our fortnightly newsletter and in this post we’re going to take a look back at what […]
With the hasty shift to online delivery during the past 18 months, the pain and frustration of a badly thought-out digital experience is certainly something that we’ve all experienced. And this has made us more aware of the importance of getting even the smallest of online interactions right. Let’s take the ubiquitous video meeting for […]
WordPress is the content management system (CMS) that now powers an estimated 39.5% of all websites, including more than a few library sites. A big part of the ongoing appeal of building WordPress-based websites is its usability and extensibility. Because of the range of features, plugins and documentation available, you don’t need to be a […]