The document outlines a variety of free and low-cost technologies that can enhance library services, improve productivity, and facilitate communication. It includes recommendations for software tools across various categories such as operating systems, scheduling, e-learning, and more. The author emphasizes the importance of incorporating these resources to better serve patrons and streamline library operations.

1. New Technologies that Save Money, Time, and Improve Service Sarah Houghton-Jan Digital Futures Manager, San Jose Public Library Author, LibrarianInBlack.net

2. Free Public & Staff Computer Software

3. Operating System - Ubuntu

4. Email/Calendar - Google Calendar & Gmail

5. Open Office – word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, databases, desktop publishing

6. Antivirus - AVG Antivirus

7. Image Editing - GIMP

8. Free Staff Scheduling Tools

9. Staff Schedules - DRoster

10. Free Team Meeting Tools

11. Voice (VOIP) & Video – Skype

12. Meeting Scheduling – Doodle

13. Webcasts – Vyew

14. Free Tech Support Tools

15. Screencasts on the fly - Jing

16. Discussion Boards - Google Groups

17. Remote Support - LogMeIn.com

18. Free Audio & Video Tools

19. Audio Recording/Editing – Audacity

20. Video Editing – Avidemux

21. Free branding of video cameras - Flip

22. Free eLearning Tools

23. Online Learning Environment – Moodle

24. Screencasting Tools - Wink

25. Webcasts – Ustream.tv

26. Free Reference Tools

27. Chat Widgets – Meebo Put chat windows and Help links where customers are UPSET Screenshot courtesy of David Lee King, Topeka Shawnee County Public Library

28. VOIP/audio – Skype‏

29. Free Social Network Tools

30. MyBUZZmonitor: hear what people say

31. $10 = 5000 Facebook Flyers to targeted audiences Facebook Flyer image by Steve Lawson: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tuttlibrary/1546577200 CHEAP ADVERTISING!!!

32. Free Website Tools

33. Flickr slideshow w/o code - Pictobrowser

34. Tag Clouds – Wordle

35. Free Online Book Club Tools

36. Free Blogs for Book Suggestions

37. Blogs – Blogger

38. Free Online Book Displays in Flickr Westmont Public Library http://www.flickr.com/photos/westmontlibrary/549380055/

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

40. Free Databases ArticlesBase.com FindArticles.com Open access journals + free language learning sites (BBC)‏ + free practice test sites (SAT)‏ Why not add this stuff to your website, or even your catalog?

41. Questions? Sarah Houghton-Jan web: www.LibrarianInBlack.net IM: LibrarianInBlack Skype: LibrairanInBlack Facebook: facebook.com/librarianinblack Twitter: twitter.com/TheLiB email: [email_address]

42. Additional Recommendations

43. Sarah's Random Favorites RSS aggregator - Google Reader Book Jackets - Book City Jackets Open Source/CC Images - Wikipeda Commons, Flickr Image Search Charts – LucidCharts, Lovely Charts, Gliffy Text to Voice - Text2Speech Citation Manager – Zotero Movies Online - Hulu File Drop Sites – A-Drive, SendUIt, DropBox

44. More Free Public & Staff Computer Software Office software – Zoho Web Browser – Firefox, Google Chrome Financial Software – GNU Cash Typing Software - GNUTypist or TypeFaster Typing Tutor CD writing - Brasero or InfraRecorder AdBusting - AdAware Anti-Spyware - SpyBot, Spyware Guard, Spyware Blaster

45. More Free Team Meeting Tools Voice – Google Voice Video – Sightspeed, Tokbox IM – AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, & others Meeting Space/Chat – Today's Meet More Free Tech Support Tools Embedded chat - Meebo chat widget Voice or video chat - Skype or Ekiga, Sightspeed, Tokbox

46. More Free Staff Scheduling Tools AceShift (<20 shifts/day)‏ or even Open Office's “Calc” More Free Audio & Video Tools Voice/Video Chat – Skype or Ekiga Audio Recording – Mic4All (into MP3)‏ Video Editing – DVDx, Lumiera, Kino Video Hosting – YouTube, blip.tv, Vimeo Audio Hosting – OurMedia

47. More Free eLearning Tools Screencasting Tools - Screencast-o-matic, Jing, Camstudio, Screencast.com Conference Calls – FreeConferenceCall.com Class Websites – WordPress, Blogger, PBworks

48. More Free Reference Tools Email – Gmail, Yahoo Mail Instant Messaging – AIM, GoogleTalk, Meebo Chat Widgets – Meebo, Plugoo VOIP/audio – Skype‏ Video – some IM clients (AOL, Skype‏)‏ Text Messaging – AIMhack ( security? ), Mosio‏ ($)‏ Social Networks – Facebook IM Twitter – “ask us a question with @...” Screencasts on the fly – Jing

49. More Free Social Network Tools CheckUsernames.com: check many networks Open ID and ClaimID: claim and log into multiple site profiles Ping.fm or Hellotxt.com: simultaneous updates AtomKeep: simultaneously updates Twitter/Facebook: settings/apps to update both Filtrbox: monitor social networks in real time MyBUZZmonitor: hear what people say

50. More Free Website Tools Website recommender – del.icio.us, Evernote ILS - Koha or Evergreen Content Management System - Drupal Feed and Post Statistics - PostRank Tag Clouds – TagCrowd, Wordle Google Forms CSS-picker – Typetester

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

52. Free Image Generators GeneratorBlog.blogspot.com ImageGenerator.org ImageChef.com