April 2011
15 posts
QR Code Generator: QR Stuff Free Online QR Code... →
Make your QR codes in COLOR!~
News | SDSU | New SDSU Library Dean Named →
Amazon To Bring Ebook Lending to Local Libraries →
Very COOL!
Checking out the future →
Forget dusty book stacks. Tomorrow’s librarians are all about tech.
Learn how to become a more efficient library... →
From staff supervision to budgets, the work of the library administrator is never done. In this workshop, library director and technology expert Kenley Neufeld offers simple, practical steps for using free or low-cost technology to help make library administration and communication with staff more effective and efficient. You’ll learn to implement new communication tools, use cloud-based tools...
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Polls Everywhere! Quiz your students in real time... →
What is Poll Everywhere?
The fastest way to create stylish real-time experiences for events using mobile devices
Poll Everywhere replaces expensive proprietary audience response hardware with standard web technology. It’s the easiest way to gather live responses in any venue: conferences, presentations, classrooms, radio, tv, print — anywhere. It can help you to raise money by letting...
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Exercise 6:How to create and use Meebo as an online chat reference or library chat service.
Tutorial Website: http://www.screencast.com/t/FQQFbvG0
www.meebo.com
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Librarians: Masters of the info universe →
It’s National Library Week; past library workers include world leaders and a famous lover
“Star Wars” creator George Lucas has his own research library on his Skywalker Ranch.
The chief librarian of Basra, Iraq, removed 30,000 books from library before it was destroyed
A librarian found one of Beethoven’s final compositions at Palmer Theological
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Boopsie Launches BookCheck™ -- First Mobile... →
BookCheck™ - a new feature that allows library patrons to check out books and other materials using a mobile phone
I Love Libraries - News, Issues, Legislation,... →
Happy National Library Week! →
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10 great places to take a library tour -... →
UCSD is on the list!
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Online Community Challenges.
What are some of the challenges of building online an active online community?
Online communities are great for library users to collaborate and communicate. Some challenges that may occur when building online could be marketing them to their users and maintenance. Creating a marketing strategy for an online community and having staff buy in to create a buzz is an essential component it its...
Outsource library operations: for profit venders... →
For profit organizations coming in and creating an outsourcing model for libraries. Is this a good thing for libraries?