Postcards from the Cracker Coast

Sarah Houghton-Jan has written a post listing tips and tools for saving money on technology. In these times of economic uncertainty, I’m sure everyone could find at least one helpful item in this list. Check out the comments for additional ideas.

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I have just read two interesting items about e-books/e-publishing. “Going Out of Print” from Technology Review discusses how the e-book is transforming the publishing industry. There is the potential for technology to change how people consume information. In “What’s a Real Book” on David Lee King’s blog, he urges librarians to get [...]

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There’s an article on the American Libraries website, “10 Technology Ideas Your Library Can Implement Next week.” These ideas are easy enough for even your less techie staff. I like no.4, develop a technology skills list for staff. After creating your competencies list, let PLAN know what training we can provide to [...]

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Do you have a Rolodex full of business cards that you plan on transferring to Outlook or some other electronic address book? Well now there is Poken; a fun way to exchange information at meetings and conferences.
Poken is your ’social business card.’ it’s an easy way to share your contact details and online social [...]

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Meredith Farkas has written an interesting post on Web 2.0 vendors that many libraries use to provide services to their patrons. Many of the providers of these services have a pretty shaky revenue model. Libraries use them because they are free; but how does the vendor find the resources to continue providing these [...]

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As promised here the download links for the power point presentation of both our speakers.
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Dr. Richard Madaus (Staying ahead of the Technology Curve)
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Russell Palmer (OCLC’s WorldCat Local)
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Also I uploaded the pictures we took on Tech Day to our Flicker account! So check them out if you get a chance.
 

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A recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Education discusses the use of print on demand machines at university libraries. The author notes that the system has limitations: books must be in the public domain and getting the machine repaired can take days. But the possibilities for providing patrons with access to [...]

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The OCLC Symposiums at ALA conferences are always great programs and this year’s program, “The Mashed-up  Library,” was no exception.    In his keynote, Michael Schrage challenged libraries to provide services that users see as innovative.  Then a panel of librarians presented examples of mash-ups from their libraries.  To view the presentations, click here.  Then select [...]

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