Submitted by Patrick Hogan on September 8, 2011 - 9:48am
Are you attending Buffy Hamilton’s September 20th Workshop Creating Subject Guides for the 21st-Century Library? Give some time to her preliminary readings. Even if you haven’t registered for the workshop, this list is worth a read for anybody who creates subject guides. Read More »
Submitted by Daniel A. Freeman on September 7, 2011 - 3:20pm
We just wrapped up the first session of the ALA TechSource Workshop Using Google Apps for a More Efficient Library with Suzann Hollland. Whether you attended or not, feel free to join the discussion in the comments area!
The Preliminary Readings from Today’s Event
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Submitted by Kate Sheehan on September 1, 2011 - 8:21am
I am entirely unqualified to comment on San Diego’s restaurant scene. But I spent several days there prior to ALA Midwinter 2011. Fortunately, I had locals to show me around, but it was in San Diego that I really started to doubt Yelp. Like a lot of online-types, I often rely on Yelp to find decent restaurants, though I usually keep a few salt crystals on hand when I skim through the reviews. As someone who spends a lot of time online, sifting through other people’s thoughts and ideas, I felt well equipped to ferret out a reasonably priced and delicious place to eat in a strange city. Read More »
Submitted by Jason Griffey on August 30, 2011 - 8:27am
August is traditionally a slow month for technology news. It’s too early to begin the announcements for the 4th quarter holiday season, but too late for the back-to-school announcements. Generally speaking, there’s just not a lot to talk about in technology in August.
Well, this year shot that theory out of the sky. This has been one of the strangest months for technology news in recent memory, and in case you don’t keep up with it like I do, here’s the three things you should know that happened in the last 3 weeks. Read More »
Submitted by Michelle Boule on August 16, 2011 - 9:26am
eBooks have been the hot topic in libraryland for a few months now and with good reason. It seems like every other day there is some new revelation that makes us either jump for joy or groan in agony. While these conversations and revelations have been happening, there has been another revolution underfoot.
The Pew, Internet, and American Life Project released a report last month on the usage of smartphones. We have known that smartphone ownership was increasing dramatically, and that use was up among minorities, and this report confirms the trends.
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Submitted by Daniel A. Freeman on August 11, 2011 - 3:34pm
We just wrapped up the second session of the ALA TechSource Workshop Integrating E-Books and E-Readers Into Your Library with Sue Polanka.
A few security-related questions came in that we did not have time to answer. Here’s Sue’s quick takes. Whether you attended or not, feel free to join the discussion in the comments area!
Has anyone ever had issues with patrons wiping out the content on a device, how do you replace?
Sue: Not yet, but you should be able to very quickly send the content back to the device wirelessly or by drag/drop of files.
In a public library, how do you make sure you get e-readers back?
Sue: Fines. We charge $25.00 - check the Wright State University LibGuide on ebooks for more information. Read More »
Submitted by Kate Sheehan on August 10, 2011 - 12:24pm
One of my journalistic pet peeves is “my three friends are doing this” masquerading as a trend story. However, it does make a decent jumping-off point for a blog post. I was chatting recently with a library director, who expressed some concern about promoting library ebooks. His feeling was that the infamous 21 steps to download a library ebook was too onerous and would only send the message that libraries were not capable of keeping up with technology. I had just returned from OverDrive’s Digipalooza user-group conference, where librarians gave impassioned talks about their ebook promotions and programs. Digipalooza librarians (an enthusasitic group, to be sure) cited ebook circulation statistics that were climbing ever higher and happy patrons (in their pajamas!) embracing the 21st century library. Read More »
Submitted by Patrick Hogan on August 4, 2011 - 4:23pm
We just wrapped up the first session of the ALA TechSource Workshop Integrating E-Books and E-Readers Into Your Library with Sue Polanka. We’ll post a few questions and referenced resources here. Do you have follow-up questions from session 1? Do you have questions you’d like to see addressed in session 2? General questions or the need for clarification? Go ahead and ask them in the comments area!
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Submitted by Patrick Hogan on August 2, 2011 - 3:09pm
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Submitted by Daniel A. Freeman on July 28, 2011 - 3:04pm
We just wrapped up the secondsession of the ALA TechSource Workshop Delivering Innovative Mobile Services through Your Library with Meredith Farkas. There was some fantastic discussion during this event. We wanted to share Meredith’s slides and resources with you.
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