Investing in The Future: Automation Marketplace 2009 By Marshall Breeding - 04/01/2009
In a year where the general economy presented enormous challenges, libraries continued to make investments in automation, especially in products that help improve what and how they deliver to their end users. Access to electronic content remains a key driver. In response to anticipated needs for new approaches to library automation, many companies have invested to expand their development capac... More
Free Swine FLu Resources From Gale and EBSCO By Michael Rogers - 11/15/2009
Gale is providing free access to Global Issues in Context and health- and medicine-related ebooks from the Gale Virtual Reference Library to make reliable, expert information regarding the H1N1 virus, commonly known as “swine flu,” readily available. Librarians can install a widget (www.gale.
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California Digital Library revamps escholarship Edited by Josh Hadro - 11/15/2009
On his LJ Digital Libraries blog, Roy Tennant delves into some of the details concerning the California Digital Library's (CDL) redesign of its eScholarship Repository. He spoke with Catherine Mitchell, CDL Publishing Group director, and asked about the motivations for the overhaul. “There were three things we wanted to accomplish,” she said.
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Mosio Offers New Servicefor no-hassle mobile sites Edited by Josh Hadro - 11/15/2009
At the recent 2009 Internet Librarian conference in Monterey, CA, mobile library services provider Mosio debuted a new service called MobileMicro. But, though the promo was set up for the conference, the idea translates readily to branch and academic library applications. The service is relatively simple, allowing libraries to post basic information and links in a mobile-optimized format free o...
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3M Suing EnvisionWare for Patent Infringement Edited by Josh Hadro - 11/15/2009
A lawsuit alleging patent infringement has been brought by library vendor 3M against competitor EnvisionWare, regarding the development and sales of self-check circulation products and handheld radio frequency identification (RFID) accessories. Documents submitted to the U.S. District Court in Minnesota contend that “in the mid-1990s 3M began a multi-year, multi-million dollar research an...
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Collections Are For Use, but is Wikipedia the Outlet? Edited by Josh Hadro - 11/15/2009
“Special collections are for use”—reminiscent of Ranganathan, this was the frequent refrain at a session on October 15 held jointly by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), “Building on Our Strengths: Opportunities for Special Collections in the Digital Age.
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Text Message Reference: Is it Effective? Edited by Josh Hadro - 11/15/2009
Stacking the Tech columnist Ellyssa Kroski recently took a look at SMS (text message) reference services in LJ Academic Newswire and asked, “Are they effective?” Kroski spoke with librarians from several institutions pioneering mobile services and was assured by all “that this is indeed an effective and viable service.
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E-Views Cheryl LaGuardia, Research Librarian, Harvard University November 14, 2009 EBSCOhost Goes Mobile
EBSCO has released a mobile version of its EBSCOhost® interface: EBSCOhost®... More
Tennant: Digital Libraries Roy Tennant, Senior Program Manager, OCLC Programs and Research November 13, 2009 Google Goes Code Crazy
In two unrelated and yet similar moves, Google has released two very interesting soft... More
E-Views Cheryl LaGuardia, Research Librarian, Harvard University November 13, 2009 Credo and SAGE Ink a Deal
Credo Reference is going to launch a SAGE Reference Publisher Collection, making ne... More
E-Views Cheryl LaGuardia, Research Librarian, Harvard University November 12, 2009 World Usability Day: Today!
I celebrated World Usability Day at Simmons College in Boston, where they held an eve... More
Design Institute 2007 December 11, 2007 at Chicago's Harold Washington Library Center:Design Institute 2007
Learning Gardens New York's GreenBranches program links the library to the street.
Green Picks: LBD May 2007 Want to reduce your library's carbon footprint? Join the Cradle-to-Cradle revolution. Helen Milling shares the green products her firm is using.
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