The document provides a comprehensive list of free web services and software tools that can benefit libraries, including resources for ebooks, databases, communication, and social media. It also outlines software solutions for public and staff computer use, financial management, scheduling, and technical support. Additionally, it suggests online tools for community engagement, website management, and e-learning to help libraries enhance their services.

1. Best Free Web Services & Software for Broke Libraries Sarah Houghton-Jan Digital Futures Manager, San Jose Public Library Author, LibrarianInBlack.net

2. Yep, it’s free.

3. Free eBooks Project Gutenberg AudioBooksForFree Escholarship Google Books ManyBooks Memoware Online Books Page Oxford Text Archive & many more!

4. Free Databases ArticlesBase.com FindArticles.com + free language learning sites + free practice test sites + free sites in all disciplines Why not add this stuff to your website, or even your catalog?

5. Reference Tools IM/Chat/Texting - LibraryH3lp Email – Gmail, Yahoo Mail Instant Messaging – AIM etc., Meebo Chat – Meebo, Plugoo, Olark VOIP/audio – Skype‏ Video – some IM clients (AOL, Skype)‏ Text Messaging – AIMhack, TextPlus Social Networks – Facebook IM Twitter – “ask us a question with @...”

6. Put chat windows and Help links where customers are ANGRY Screenshot courtesy of David Lee King, Topeka Shawnee County Public Library

9. Setting Up a Social Network Username Check: CheckUsernames.com Usernames Claim/Log-In: Open ID and ClaimID

10. Maintaining a Social Network Update Syncing: Ping.fm or Hellotxt.com, Facebook’s Twitter App Multiple Account Management: AtomKeep, Seesmic, or HootSuite

11. Metrics for Social Networks Social Network Monitoring: Filtrbox, MyBUZZmonitor, TwitterSearch Stats: Twitter Analyzer, Twitter Counter, built-in Facebook page stats

12. Public & Staff Computer Software Operating System - Ubuntu Email/Calendar - Google Calendar/Gmail Web Browser – Firefox, Google Chrome Financial Software – GNU Cash Open Office - word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, databases, desktop publishing, and calculator

16. More...Public & Staff Computer Software Image Editing - GIMP, FotoFlexer Typing Software - GNUTypist or TypeFaster Typing Tutor CD writing - Brasero or InfraRecorder Firewall - PC Tools Firewall Plus Antivirus - MS Security Essentials, Avast AdBusting - AdAware Anti-Spyware - SpyBot, MalwareBytes, Spyware Guard, Spyware Blaster

18. Staff Scheduling Tools Droster AceShift (<20 shifts/day)‏ or even Open Office's “Calc”

20. Team Meeting Tools Voice – Skype, Google Voice Video – Skype, Sightspeed, Tokbox IM – AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, & others Meeting Space/Chat – Today's Meet, DimDim, Wiggio Meeting Scheduling – Doodle, When Is Good, NeedToMeet Webcasts – Vyew

24. Tech Support Tools Embedded chat - Meebo chat widget Voice or video chat - Skype, Sightspeed, Tokbox Screencasts on the fly - Jing Discussion Boards - Google Groups Remote Support/Computer Sharing - LogMeIn, Yuuguu, TightVNC

28. Audio & Video Tools Voice/Video Chat – Skype Audio Recording/Editing – Audacity Video Editing – Avidemux, DVDx, Lumiera, Kino Video Hosting – YouTube, blip.tv, Vimeo Audio Hosting – OurMedia, PodBean, LibSyn

31. eLearning Tools Screencasting Tools - Screencast-o-matic, Jing, Wink, Camstudio, Screencast.com Image Mark-Up - DabbleBoard Online Learning Environment – Moodle Conference Calls – FreeConferenceCall.com Webcasts – Ustream.tv Class Websites – WordPress, Blogger, PBworks, PageFlakes Computer Sharing - LogMeIn, Yuuguu

35. Website Management Website recommender – del.icio.us ILS - Koha or Evergreen Content Management System - Drupal Flickr slideshow w/o code - Pictobrowser RSS Feed and Post Statistics - PostRank Tag Clouds – TagCrowd, Wordle Form Creator - Google Forms CSS-picker – Typetester

38. More Website Management Free/OS/CC Photos – OpenPhoto, Stock.xchng, Image*After, Wikipedia Commons, Flickr image search Survey Tools - Zoomerang, SurveyMonkey Polls - PollDaddy Statistics - Google Analytics, OneStatFree, StatCounter Translation – Google Translate Website Hosting – WordPress, Bravenet, Bryght.com, Weebly, SquareSpace

39. Online Book Club Tools

40. San Jose Public Library's LibraryThing Teen Book Club

41. Blogs for Book Suggestions Blogs (each entry is its own review)‏ - Blogger, WordPress Entry templates w/ tags/categories Webpage with links directly to mysteries, picture books, graphic novels, biographies, books for teens, etc.

43. Event Calendars Eventful Upcoming.org Going.com Craigslist Google Calendar (if you want something more separate)‏

44. Online Book Displays Westmont Public Library http://www.flickr.com/photos/westmontlibrary/549380055/

45. Exploit Image Generators GeneratorBlog.blogspot.com ImageGenerator.org ImageChef.com

46. More Free Web Tools

48. Free Mash-Ups People mash up your library's content. Why not advertise that? Library ELF - account tracking and alerts (email, SMS, RSS)‏ Library LookUp bookmarklet LibX Toolbar Google Maps mashups w/ branches, local resources iGoogle gadgets w/ library content

49. More Favorites Cloud Storage - box.net, drop.io, adrive Book Jackets - Book City Jackets Open Source/CC Images - Wikipedia Commons, Flickr Image Search Charts – LucidCharts, Lovely Charts, Gliffy Text to Voice - Text2Speech Citation Keeper – Zotero, Evernote, CiteULike Virtual Business Cards - card.ly File Drop Sites - SendUIt, DropBox

50. Questions? Sarah Houghton-Jan web: LibrarianInBlack.net Twitter: @TheLiB Facebook: Facebook.com/LibrarianInBlack IM: LibrarianInBlack Skype: LibrarianInBlack email: [email_address]