{"id":94,"date":"2013-05-09T06:22:14","date_gmt":"2013-05-09T04:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/23mobilethings.net\/wpress\/?p=94"},"modified":"2013-10-04T04:19:03","modified_gmt":"2013-10-04T02:19:03","slug":"thing-8-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/23mobilethings.net\/wpress\/2013\/05\/09\/thing-8-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"Thing 8 : Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Everyone seems to live busy lives, with many appointments and activities to keep track of. \u00a0Many of your library clients carry their calendar in their pockets with the added features of alerts to remind them of appointments and the potential to share appointment details.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>DISCOVER:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check out the calendar feature on your mobile device. \u00a0Try setting an appointment with an alert to remind you 10 minutes before it is due.<\/li>\n<li>Do you already use a Gmail calendar or perhaps you use Outlook and have your appointments synched?<\/li>\n<li>What sort of calendar of events do you have on your library website? \u00a0How does it look when viewed through a mobile device? \u00a0If you don\u2019t have a calendar of events try visiting some of these: <a title=\"Calendar - Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library\" href=\"http:\/\/calendar.tscpl.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library<\/a>, \u00a0 <a title=\"Calendar - The Grove Library\" href=\"https:\/\/aus.evanced.info\/thegrovelibrary\/lib\/eventcalendar.asp\" target=\"_blank\">The Grove<\/a> Library,\u00a0 <a title=\"Calendar - Vancouver Public Library\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vpl.ca\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vancouver Public Library<\/a>, \u00a0 <a title=\"Calendar - City of Sydney Libraries\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au\/explore\/libraries\/programs-and-events\" target=\"_blank\">City of Sydney Library Network<\/a>, \u00a0 <a title=\"Calendar - Auckland Libraries\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz\/EN\/Events\/Events\/Pages\/home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Auckland Libraries<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>EXPLORE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"icalendar\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/calendar\/answer\/45664?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">iCalendar<\/a>,\u00a0 often referred to as iCal, is an internet calendar format that enables users to create and share electronic calendars across different computers and devices.<\/li>\n<li>There are tools like <a title=\"iCalshare\" href=\"http:\/\/www.icalshare.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\">iCalShare <\/a>that allow you to create a calendar of events that can be shared to different types of calendars.<\/li>\n<li>Google Hangouts can be <a title=\"Google hangouts integrate with calendar\" href=\"http:\/\/gphangouts.com\/calendar.html\" target=\"_blank\">integrated into a Google calendar <\/a><\/li>\n<li>See more links on our <a title=\"Pinterest - 23 mobilethings - Calendar\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/23mobilethings\/calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pinterest board<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>THINKING POINTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Are events advertised on your website with an option to download the calendar details?<\/li>\n<li>Perhaps if your library hours have seasonal variations you could provide a Gmail calendar or iCal file of dates and hours that clients could import into their own calendar?<\/li>\n<li>Study room bookings &#8211; could your library allow customers to import them directly into their own calendars?<\/li>\n<li>Can your library clients sign up for a series of events (eg. a book club, early literacy story times, a technology course, etc.) and capture the details easily into their own calendars?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a data-pin-do=\"embedBoard\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/23mobilethings\/calendar\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone seems to live busy lives, with many appointments and activities to keep track of. \u00a0Many of your library clients carry their calendar in their pockets with the added features of alerts to remind them of appointments and the potential to share appointment details. 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