A Publication of the Public Library Association Public Libraries Online

Nick Tanzi Author Archive


Email: nicktanzi@gmail.com   Website: The Digital Librarian  
Facebook: Nick Tanzi   Twitter: @techie_lib

Nick Tanzi has long been fascinated by the interplay between libraries and technology. Throughout his career, he’s pursued that interest as a children’s librarian, a technology programmer, the founding member of a digital services department, and most recently, as the Assistant Director of the South Huntington Public Library. During this time, he’s spoken in the U.S. and abroad on topics ranging from social media marketing to video game design. He authored the book Making the Most of Digital Collections Through Training and Outreach, which received a starred review from Library Journal, and has written for publications including Public Libraries Magazine and VOYA. Named a 2017 Dewey Fellow by the New York Library Association, he currently serves as President of its Making and STEAM Round Table. Tanzi blogs at The-Digital-Librarian.com


iphone

Opportunities for Libraries with Apple’s Latest Operating System

With Apple devices widely used by our public and staff, libraries are invariably affected when changes occur. What might Apple’s latest operating system release mean for public libraries?

Image of Patrick Sweeney

We Can’t Be Complacent Anymore – PL Talks With Patrick Sweeney

Patrick “PC” Sweeney is the Political Director of EveryLibrary, and coauthor of Winning Elections and Influencing Politicians for Library Funding, published by ALA Neal-Schuman.

person wearing virtual reality gear

Bringing Virtual Reality to Our Senior Patrons

For libraries in possession of VR hardware, the technology offers an incredible new avenue for serving our senior communities.

illustration of green paper currency with dollar sign in middle

Teaching the Tech Side Hustle

More than a quarter of workers and job-seekers have a second source of income. By teaching a tech side hustle, your library has an opportunity to quickly deliver value–and dollars–to your patrons!

Pikachu on blue background

Will There Be Another Summer of Pokémon GO?

While the number of Pokémon GO players has declined considerably, there are signs that your library may need to prepare for a summer flare up of Pokémon Fever!
http://publiclibrariesonline.org/author/nicktanzi/
publiclibrariesonline.org
crawl=CC-MAIN-2022-33
38663
application/http; msgtype=response
sha1:RBZO6NCG7G7IH2IW4WDBJIRSJNNTX2JK
<urn:uuid:b7b115c2-a1da-485f-bba7-9fd57eedf1ea>
2022-08-14T22:37:06Z
45.33.20.104
text/html
sha1:ULJCM2NKYXPQKZQUCNW2YXSXJ5X3AAGE
<urn:uuid:64f835e1-69ec-40a9-8bcf-6f1db85e197a>
http://publiclibrariesonline.org/author/nicktanzi/
response
<urn:uuid:ebf5470f-5a7e-4c7b-9a85-3530a464a616>
isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2022-33
publisher: Common Crawl
description: Wide crawl of the web for August 2022
operator: Common Crawl Admin (info@commoncrawl.org)
hostname: ip-10-67-67-71
software: Apache Nutch 1.18 (modified, https://github.com/commoncrawl/nutch/)
robots: checked via crawler-commons 1.4-SNAPSHOT (https://github.com/crawler-commons/crawler-commons)
format: WARC File Format 1.1
conformsTo: https://iipc.github.io/warc-specifications/specifications/warc-format/warc-1.1/