Submitted by Daniel A. Freeman on January 30, 2009 - 2:02am
There has been a lot of talk recently about Google's newest big development, the G Drive. If you haven't heard, the G Drive is a giant, Google driven file storage system that will essentially allow anyone to access a giant hard drive through the web. Rather than worry about transporting your files from your laptop or desktop, you would simply be able to store just about anything you want (with few size limits) on the G drive.
There has been a lot of speculation about this topic, and reporting has been subject to a lot of rumor and hearsay, but Mashable reported today that the idea is getting freakishly close to reality (Hat tip: Lone Wolf Librarian).
If the G drive does become a reality, it could potentially be a transformative development for computing in general, and libraries in particular. Read More »
Submitted by Jason Griffey on January 29, 2009 - 10:35am
As I was getting ready to leave for ALA Midwinter 2009 in Denver, I found myself packing an almost absurd amount of electronics. For those who don't know, I'm mostly responsible for the podcasts that show up from time to time on LITABlog. For the last few years I've been capturing the audio for programs like Top Tech Trends, and manipulating it so that it can be delivered to the fine people out on the Intertubes.
I realized as I was packing that I never posted about the tech involved, and who doesn't like a great tech-roundup post? So here we go: How I podcasted from ALA Midwinter 2009. Read More »
Submitted by Daniel A. Freeman on January 28, 2009 - 10:50am
Unlike Tom, I actually attended the 2009 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver. I spent most of the weekend on the exhibition floor, chatting with librarians and vendors from around the country. Attendees were, as always, curious and happy to chat, discuss products and talk about their libraries.
Still, in talking with other vendors on the floor, a common theme emerged--librarians are always interested in the newest products and technology, but in 2009, most of them simply don't have the funding for updates. Read More »
Submitted by Tom Peters on January 27, 2009 - 11:21am
An amazing thing happened to me last Saturday--I attended a few events at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver from the comfort of my own home here in western Missouri. How is that possible, you ask? The last time I checked, there is a small landform called The Great Plains between my home and Denver. Several of the Midwinter events were offered simultaneously on ALA Island and other venues in Second Life. The meeting that really got me revved up about the possibilities for "combo conference events" (that is, events that occur simultaneously in two or more venues or "realities") was the meeting of the ALA VCL MIG (Virtual Communities and Libraries, Member Initiative Group) late Saturday afternoon. Full disclosure: I'm one of the "Designated Organizers" of the VCL MIG.
Here's what happened: Read More »
Submitted by Daniel A. Freeman on January 22, 2009 - 10:47am
We're all off to the Mile High City for Midwinter 2009! If you have any questions about ALA TechSource or any of our publications, or if you just want to chat, we'll be at the ALA Publishing booth all weekend.
Look out for some coverage this weekend!
Submitted by Daniel A. Freeman on January 22, 2009 - 10:36am
In his first two days in office, President Obama has definitely given a lot of us the impression that he intends to be President 2.0. Obama's campaign famously used online social networking to tremendous effect, he has since been giving weekly addresses via YouTube and now the new White House Web Page includes a blog.
Now that the President has taken office and new policies are being enacted, what changes will we see in national policy towards libraries generally, and technology specifically? Read More »
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