April 2011
15 posts
QR Code Generator: QR Stuff Free Online QR Code... →
Make your QR codes in COLOR!~
Apr 25th
News | SDSU | New SDSU Library Dean Named →
Apr 23rd
Amazon To Bring Ebook Lending to Local Libraries →
Very COOL!
Apr 20th
Checking out the future →
Forget dusty book stacks. Tomorrow’s librarians are all about tech.
Apr 20th
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...
Apr 20th
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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...
Apr 20th
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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
Apr 19th
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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
Apr 12th
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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
Apr 12th
I Love Libraries - News, Issues, Legislation,... →
Apr 11th
Happy National Library Week!  →
Apr 11th
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10 great places to take a library tour -... →
UCSD is on the list!
Apr 10th
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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...
Apr 10th
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?
Apr 8th
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