If you have not heard today, Friday the 24th, is my last day with PLAN. I have decided to move back to Tampa to be closer to my family. I thought I would post one last blog before I head off to a new adventure in Tampa. I would like to thank everyone for a great [...]
Entries from July 2009
One more for the road
July 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Tags: General
Red Box @ the Library
July 14th, 2009 · No Comments
The Princeton Public Library has implemented a pilot project for providing Red Box services to its patrons. Not only do library users get 24/7 access to videos but the library supplements their video collection with multiple copies of new releases. Check out the post and comments at Michael Stephens’ blog, Tame the Web.
Tags: Uncategorized
Google Chrome OS?
July 8th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Google announced yesterday that they plan to launch their own Operating system called Google Chrome OS in 2010. They said it will be targeted towards Netbook computers at first. It will be based on a Linux kernel with a new GUI interface created by the team at Google. There are many free Linux based OS [...]
Tags: Tech Tips
Can We Trust Them?
July 6th, 2009 · No Comments
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 [...]
Tags: Social software · Technical - Computers
Who You Gonna Call?
July 2nd, 2009 · No Comments
Most of you have at one time or another called the Lyrasis (formerly SOLINET) HelpDesk with questions regarding OCLC products and services. As of July 1, 2009, OCLC members will now call OCLC Support for assistance with these issues.
OCLC recently mailed a “Guide to Contacting OCLC Product Support and Training” to all its members. If [...]
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