Postcards from the Cracker Coast

Here’s another option for your Reader’s Advisory services. At Literature map the user enters an author’s name. The resulting screen of authors are placed in groups. The closer two authors names are together the more likely someone will like them.

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I’ve been catching up on my blog reading and learned about 2 great recommendation tools.
Sarah Houghton-Jan wrote a post about Hunch. Answer a few questions and get recommendations on a variety of topics.
David Booker wrote about The Book Seer on his blog. Enter a book title and author name and you receive a [...]

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Every librarian and library user in Florida owes Paul Clark a thank you. He was there to remind legislators why libraries are important. Let him know you appreciate his efforts.

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Does your library help people accomplish their tasks or does it put up roadblocks? Check out The Usable Library and see how your library stacks up.

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Have you checked out the IPL2? This site is the result of a merger of the Internet Public Library (IPL) and the Librarians’ Internet Index (LII). There are links to great resources on a multitude of topics.

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The Lyrasis Preservation staff is presenting a series of articles on developing a disaster plan by May Day. You can find the Step One and Step Two on the Lyrasis blog, “Check it Out.”
Remember that the Lyrasis Preservation department can provide valuable assistance both before and after a disaster strikes your library. Check [...]

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From the Lyrasis News:
LYRASIS announces LYRA, a new resource sharing group serving the LYRASIS Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, and New England regions, representing a major increase in free lending opportunities for members.
LYRA is an opt-in resource sharing group open to all LYRASIS members. Members of LYRA agree to borrow and lend returnable items (books and other resources) [...]

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Some of you may remember Sandra Davis who worked at the Pensacola Junior College Library. Her husband has written a book about growing up in the Pensacola area. His website provides more information and details for ordering.

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We hope you will be joining us for the PLAN Annual Meeting in Niceville on Friday, October 23. Kate Nevins, Chief Executive Officier, Lyrasis, is our keynote speaker. Bill will present his State of the Coop address. If you are unable to attend, you can view the packet here.

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Hurlburt Library was named the 2008 Air Force Library Program of the Year and the 2008 Federal Library/Information Center of the Year in the “small” library category. Hurlburt is only the second Air Force library to get the federal award, and this is the first time an Air Force library has won both awards [...]

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