Service-oriented Architecture Delivers Greater Returns from Web ServicesAlthough smart companies are using Web services to improve the way they do business, firms have even more to gain by changing the way they think about their infrastructure. According to a new research report, Chief Information Officers (CIO) that adopt the discipline of service-oriented architecture are positioning their firms for [...] e-Business No Longer An Either-Or Technology DecisionMany thought it was archaic and dying, but after almost three decades years of existence, one of the most widely deployed standards for conducing e-Business transactions is as strong as ever, and even continuing to grow. At the same time, newer standards are evolving and competing for ubiquity in an ever-changing [...] Terminal Server Powered Workstaions For LibrariesMaybe a modern librarian doesn’t miss much the text-based computer terminals that only accesses the catalog, but your Systems department probably does. We still have few existing at our libraries; they’re like sneakers: quick, quiet, and when they stop working, you replace them. All good and simple things must become complex, and now that we’ve grown up, we have [...] Open Source Public Workstations in LibrariesIn a time where an economic downturn and concerns about climate change are influencing decisions, many libraries are looking for ways to save money and to reduce their impact on the environment. This report provides detailed information about the operating systems, software, and approaches used by three libraries and one academic institution that have implemented [...] The Utilization of Alternative Therapy in Long Term Care Facilities: Patient, Employee, and Profit ImplicationsIntroduction Beyond Convenience and Competition : The Impact of Personalized Information Technology on the Way Communities WorkAbstract: OverDrive Releases Android Audiobook AppOverDrive, the leading global distributor of audiobooks and eBooks to libraries and retailers, today announced the beta release of an audiobook app that enables Android phone and device owners to wirelessly download digital audiobooks. OverDrive’s audiobook app for Android is compatible with MP3 audiobooks from more than 10,000 libraries and major online retailers, including BarnesAndNoble.com, [...] Cultural Awareness and Learning: An Anthropological Study of the Consumers at a Chinese Buffet in North AmericaINTRODUCTION THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF BANGLADESH – AT A GLANCE1. Some useful Information a) Mailing address: Directorate of Archives and Libraries Consumer Experience TourismA web site providing information on the workings of such everyday items as computers, heat pumps, and automotive engines now receives over 1 million hit per month (see howstuffworks.com). Radio and television programs tell us how to improve our homes, relationships, financial affairs, spiritual lives, and so on. Consistent with this curiosity with “how things [...] |

