About

About davidleeking.com (the website):
I create, write, think, and speak about library websites and emerging digital technology. This website reflects those topics.

I tend towards library website stuff – managing, marketing, experimenting, usability, and planning. Sometimes I stray into other related-yet-cool (translation: fun) topics, like videoblogging, experience design and planning, and web 2.0 / library 2.0 topics. Basically, anything in my head on any given day that’s somehow related to libraries, digital technology and websites.

Hmm… looks like I’m focusing more these days on experience design and planning and the emerging web. Cool. For more info about what you might find here, check out my Categories list (the large list of categories in the sidebar to the right of this page…).

Disclosure: I have ads on this site! Google Adsense ads, Amazon Affiliate ads and links, and probably other stuff from time to time. For example, if you click the image of my book anywhere on this website, you will be passed to Amazon through my affiliate link – and if you then buy the book, I make something off that sale (very, very little). Why do this? It pays for my web hosting. And it’s a whole huge area of the web that I haven’t paid attention to, so it’s a learning opportunity.

Also, once in awhile I get review books from publishers, requests to test a new web service, or even the odd opportunity to drive a car for a week. You bet I take those opportunities! Why? Cause it’s fun … and to test them out/read them, etc. If I like it, I might share. If I don’t like it, I might share too. Sometimes I ignore them … cool – I just wrote my first disclosure!

About David Lee King (the person):
This one’s a bit more difficult (’cause I’m not used to writing about myself). I currently work at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library as the Digital Branch & Services Manager. I have worked in libraries since the mid 1990’s. Before becoming a librarian, I held some different jobs, including:

• customer service phone rep at a mutual fund company
• disc jockey
• freelance recording engineer
• musician
• pizza delivery dude
• concession stand worker
• construction worker/painter (boy, that one didn’t last long)

I like to read, write, go on occasional hikes in the woods, listen to music, create my own music (I play a variety of instruments), go to church, am married and have three cool kids.

I’ve been told on different occasions that I:

• am easy-going
• am creative
• play too loud
• have a quirky sense of humor
• am funny
• rock
• am a dork (along with a host of other derogatory words…)

Hmm… here’s one way to get to know me a little better – go explore these links that house a wee bit of me:

• Resume
• Facebook
• Twitter
• videoblog
• flickr account
• Linked in

Music
I like to write and record my own songs. The songs you’ll find on my Music page are all me (well, and sometimes are a bit of Michael Porter, too!

Feel free to contact me!

• davidleeking [at] gmail [dot] com
• IM: squagmar (aim), daweedrex (yahoo), davidleeking (gtalk)
• Skype & Twitter: davidleeking