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Wednesday, September 28th, 2011Ever wonder if something similar to the scale and magnitude of European Library may exist in our world? If you have been paying attention to the progress of the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) project, you may declare with reservation that this can be it for us. Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation […]
Public Library Digitization Projects
Friday, August 5th, 2011The ALA Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) recently started a new publication series titled OITP Perspectives. The first one is just the ticket for small and medium sized public libraries planning for digitization! OITP characterizes the paper as “an overview of digitization challenges . . ., presents options for large-scale digitization projects, and suggests […]
BookCheck with Mobile Devices
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011It wasn’t too long ago when cell phone usage was considered a disruptive nuisance in libraries. Not any more! With the implementation of QR codes and services such as “Text a Librarian”, cell phone has elevated from a novelty to being a norm in many libraries. A relative new mobile application in the library world […]
Public Library Funding & Technology Access report online
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011The American Library Association has released a digital copy of the Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study 2010–2011. The report includes: The Public Library Funding Landscape, Public Library Technology Landscape, State Summary Data, and Reports from the Field. Provided by American Libraries magazine and the American Library Association Office for Research and Statistics, the […]
How Blind People See the Internet
Monday, April 4th, 2011Technolog on MSNBC has posted an informative, easy to read article on how a person who is blind “sees” the internet. The internet and web design has evolved considerably and the plethora of new devices further complicates the task of making websites accessible. New tools provide new opportunities for the blind to access the internet, […]
Free Web Development Courses
Friday, April 1st, 2011Need to design and publish a web site but don’t know much on the topic? Get started off on the right foot with the freshly updated “Web Development Fundamentals” course via WebJunction. The course covers how to use HTML and CSS to develop web site content and even explains clearly how DHTML, XHTML, XML, and […]
Computers in Libraries, Washington DC
Sunday, March 27th, 2011Day 3 I’ve been fascinated with the idea of tagging within the library catalog since I took my cataloging class in library school- in fact, so fascinated that I wrote my final research paper on it. At first I was deeply suspicious, but found that tags can be a wonderful compliment to Library of Congress […]
Computers in Libraries Conference, Washington DC
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011Day 2 One point here that keeps coming up is the idea of “buzz” and digital usage in the 21st century library. Who is talking about our library? What are they saying? Where are they coming from? Where do they go? How do we find out? In a session entitled, “Cool Tools: Measuring, Visualizing, and […]
Computers in Libraries Conference, Washington DC
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011Day 1 Yesterday I attended several great sessions here at the Computers in Libraries conference, but I’d like to highlight one in particular to share. Cindy Hart is the Virtual Librarian at the Virginia Beach Public Library. Besides working on web-based projects, she also closely monitors the engagement of their patrons in the digital environment. […]
Getting the most out of technology
Thursday, December 30th, 2010I always enjoy reading Personal Tech in the NY Times, my feeble attempt at keeping up to date on technology. This week is no exception, with two interesting posts. 10 Ways to Get the Most Out of Technology offers a number of useful tips, though possibly the most useful is the revelation that both Firefox […]
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