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Entries from January 2009

Tech Day Presentations

January 30th, 2009 · No Comments

As promised here the download links for the power point presentation of both our speakers.

Dr. Richard Madaus (Staying ahead of the Technology Curve)

Russell Palmer (OCLC’s WorldCat Local)

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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Tags: General · Technical - Computers

Sacrfice friends for a free Whopper!

January 13th, 2009 · No Comments

This post is for all of you Social Network addicts out there. Burger King has created a new app for Facebook called “Whopper Sacrifice“.  When you install this app on your Facebook then delete, “Sacrifice”, 10 of your friends BK will send you a coupon for a free Whopper! What does this have to do with Libraries…..absolutely nothing but hey [...]

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Tags: Uncategorized

Paint.NET

January 12th, 2009 · No Comments

I have found a nice image and photo editing software for computers that run windows.  It has many features like layers, special effects and tools similar to version of other very popular imaging editing software. (Photoshop, Paint Shop PRO, etc). The best feature is that it is Free!  If you are on a budget like most of us [...]

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Tags: Tech Tips

Free demographic data

January 9th, 2009 · No Comments

Need statistics about your local community? Dataplace is an online resource for demographic and housing data. Great for finding information for those grants you are planning on writing.

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Tags: General

You Can Lead a Horse to Water but You Can’t Make Him Ink.

January 7th, 2009 · No Comments

Dear Granny Bea,

I’ve been hearing that libraries may not discard books unless they (the books not the librarians) have been certified lead-free.   What is the issue regarding lead in books?

Thank you,

PB Gutenberg
Director
Roosevelt County Library System

Dear PB,

You caught the Granny at a good point in her busy schedule, right after the Feast of Fools January [...]

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Tags: General