Some Tips To Manage A Small LibrarySuppose you work at a company that sells educational materials and do most of your business through catalog. Your company’s business is running smoothly finance-wise and company has a library. Office environment is rather informal. There is no formal cataloging in place, people just sign things out from a clipboard. You [...] Library Wins Innovation Grant to Develop Snap and Go Mobile TechnologyThe Contra Costa County Library has been awarded a $60,000 Bay Area Library and Information Systems (BALIS) Innovation grant to create a mobile platform that will push new and existing library content and services — literally — into the hands of cell phone users. The “Snap & Go” project will allow Contra Costa County residents [...] Columbia University Libraries Joins HathiTrustThe Columbia University Libraries has become the newest member of HathiTrust (www.hathitrust.org), a shared repository for the digitized content from academic and research libraries. The Libraries plans to contribute public domain volumes digitized through its partnerships with Google, Microsoft and the Internet Archive. The State of Library Technology Funding in Today’s EconomyLibrary Technology Reports, “The State of Funding for Library Technology in Today’s Economy” by Larra Clark and Denise Davis, ALA TechSource responds to the economic situation with a timely report that offers a detailed look at the library-funding landscape and features expertly authored practical guidelines for stretching a library’s budget as far as it can [...] Columbia University Libraries Joins HathiTrustThe Columbia University Libraries has become the newest member of HathiTrust (www.hathitrust.org), a shared repository for the digitized content from academic and research libraries. The Libraries plans to contribute public domain volumes digitized through its partnerships with Google, Microsoft and the Internet Archive. Open Source Integrated Library SystemsBreeding details the differences between using an open source approach to that of using conventional proprietary software for automated operations.”In the past, our options were differentiated on the basis of features, functionality, price, and performance of the software and the perceived ability for a given company to develop its products into the future and provide [...] Opening up Library Systems through Web Services and SOACan an integrated library system be open without being open source? I recently authored an issue of Library Technology Reports that explores the ways that an Application Programming Interface (API) can help libraries wring data and functionality out of their ILS, extend its functionality, and interact with other applications. This LTR issue provides an introduction [...] Library SoftwareBarcode Softwares: Barcode Software DRA to integrate netLibrary E-BooksnetLibrary is forging partnerships with all the major vendors. DRA follows on other deals with Innovative, Sirsi and epixtech. BiblioMondo launched on the world stageIn a predicted move, the Canadian library systems vendor Best-Seller has acquired the UK based ALSi – the long established UK vendor. More of a surprise is the change of name of the company to BiblioMondo™ and the launching of ambitious growth plans. |
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