#simple library

A couple of years ago I found myself really needing a good but cheap logo design for a project I was working on and I couldn't find anyone that was willing to take the measly £20 that I had in my bank account. So, I turned on my laptop in despair so that I could shoot the hell out of some zombies on Left4Dead (awesome game). Doing a quick google search for "how to get a cheap logo" I came across Fiverr which soon had me getting my credit card out.

You might say "Fiverr? what kind of a name is that?" and I would answer "A baddass online marketplace that sells everything for $5". Its in the name! In all seriousness these guys are offering a platform that allows normal people like you and me to offer our services to the online community at $5 a pop! This could be anything from designing a logo to filming yourself dress up as Jesus and reading their script (and yes, this exists). 

I have personally spent a couple of hundred dollars on fiverr and have only had the best service from the vendors. I am always sure to make sure that they have some great reviews and in the case that someone doesn't deliver well then fiverr provide a very secure escrow system that looks out for both parties.

A very popular service on the site is SEO reporting and "code help". If you are a SME or a startup trying to get through the day without blowing your own head of with a shotgun it is AMAZING to outsource some of the hard stuff to someone else. With Fiverr it is very easy to search through the community and find what it is you are after. 

It's actually very fun to browse too! I love a bit of window shopping. 

Hi again chaps and chapettes. 

After quite a brief look at Polyvore yesterday I want to take some time to delve a bit deeper into what these guys do and how it can help people who are passionate about fashion and style. 

Our Simplib description for them on our platform keeps it short and sweet with the following "Shop, discover and start fashion trends on Polyvore, the web's largest fashion community". This very neatly covers what they do but we wanted to make another video to explain how people can get the most out of it. 

So let's start with "shop". It does what it says on the tin with a lovely twist. As an example I have been browsing through some of the collections in the "home" section and found a gorgeous set of interior items. Not only can I go into more depth by overviewing each item but I can also purchase each individual one which is the full package. This can make shopping super fun and "crowd suggested" which makes a nice change. Usually when I am shopping or browsing things online I am offered things that I didn't search for. Pay to play seriously takes the fun out of things! 

With "discover" one can browse the HUGE collection of fashion collections that millions of users are uploading every single day. There is so much content here that it would take you a billion light years to see it all but with the community structure you can easily browse through your  personal taste. Polyvore do this but creating a "follower" concept where you can find people who are influential with their fashion sets and become part of their community. Again with Simplib users can do this for websites so we can relate to this concept a lot! 

"Start fashion trends" means a lot to me. It is so important that anyone can just sign up and start to share quality content with others. It doesn't have to be something that people tell you to do. If you like it and you think it is good then you can share your fashion tastes and build a following of relevant people in your network. When people use this site they can personalise their profile with their unique flair and drag the web's fashion content into their profile for others to appreciate. 

Sharing is caring and that is why Simplib is here to make sure that people can find good websites, share them with the community and reward the sites that we love. If you love fashion and the community that comes with it then you will love using Simplib to share and save your favourite sites! If you like using Polyvore then share the love on Simplib here :) http://simplib.com/websites/703/rewards

Cheers for reading! 

I just researched and implemented a new circulation system for fifteen cruise ship libraries. The collections consist of approximately 2500-3K books and a couple hundred board games on each ship.

After vetting many programs and finding that most were too complex for our minimalist cataloging needs, I found one that offered great ease in importing Excel files to populate library records and more importantly borrower information. In addition, I was limited by the lack of internet access onboard and needed a dedicated solution on each ship.

Simple Library Organizer by PrimaSoft fit the bill and even better, when I started to ask questions about using custom metadata fields for borrower information like Stateroom Number and Departure Date, PrimaSoft simple added the fields and offered me a fully customized solution. This is one of the only library software products specifically for use on a cruise ship.