Bibrarian

Hi!

How’s things? I’m Daniel Messer (most folks just call me Dan) and this is my little corner of cyberspace. I haven’t the foggiest idea why you’re here, but I figure you may have found some kind of link back to my website and now you’re possibly curious as to who, or what, I am.

~Open Source Artistry

Among other things, I’m an artist and musician. I work in the realms of digital illustration and music. Beyond that, I’m a podcaster and I make short videos that I occasionally post online. I’m an author and a very active blogger.

All of the software I use to create and produce various projects is free and open source. (Older stuff may have been produced on closed source, proprietary software, but even then open source stuff was used in the background.)

As an illustrator, I typically draw pin-up style pieces because, quite frankly, I love drawing sexy people. As a musician, I’m a new age and electronica composer. And as an author, I’ve written a light, popular history book called Hyperlinked History – A Multifaceted Journey Through Time.

~Cyberpunk Librarian

I’ve worked in libraries since I was 19 and most of those years have been spent in the Circulation Department. I specialize in public library circulation methodology and library automation and technology. I have over 12 years of experience with the Polaris integrated library system. I’ve worked with, troubleshot, and maintained several kinds of self check-out and self check-in systems. Occasionally, when a necessary feature hasn’t been present in the ILS, I’ve designed, developed, and coded small apps to make things work better and smoother for circulation staff.

Additionally, I also apply my knowledge of open source software to the library world, creating ideas and projects that utilize FLOSS/FOSS alternatives to proprietary technologies.

Finally, I’m recognized throughout my system as a go-to guy for tech support questions ranging from problems with library technology to eBooks and eReader platforms.

~Follow me!

If you’re into social networking and that kind of thing, you can find me in various places.

• Google+ (My preferred hang out.)
• Twitter
• Facebook
• Not All Bits – my library and information culture blog
• Cyberpunk Librarian – my library tech podcast