The Transparent Library: Embracing Service to Teens By Michael Casey & Michael Stephens - 05/15/2008
When did it become an acceptable customer service response to try and push out an entire age group of users? Never, but that's happening at too many libraries. Can we remain transparent, open, and focused on the core value of access and still tell young people to find another place to be social online? MC: I still get emails from librarians who endure meetings where administrators bemoan havin...
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NDSU Lib Selects Millennium By Michael Rogers - 05/15/2008
North Dakota State University (NDSU) Library, Fargo, has selected Innovative Interface's Millennium ILS. The library also selected the integrated My RSS Feeds and Feed Builder products to publish timely information to its users. “Our biggest reason for moving to Millennium is to create a better user experience,” said Jeremy Brown, director of the library's IT division.
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Southampton UK Adds Ex Libris By Michael Rogers - 05/15/2008
Southampton Solent University (SSU) has contracted with Ex Libris (UK) for the Aleph® integrated library system, which will be replacing the university’s existing solution, and the Primo discovery and delivery solution to serve as the interface for the entire library collection. The university also plans to implement the vendor’s SFX® Open URL link resolver, the MetaLib...
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Library 2.0 Gang on Google API By Josh Hadro - 05/15/2008
Library 2.0 Gang host Richard Wallis stayed up until 4 a.m. local time in Melbourne, Australia, to record the latest podcast installment (librarygang.talis.com) while on the road in his official capacity as technology evangelist for UK-based Talis. The theme of the April 8 show was the recently announced Google Book Search API (application programming interface); it featured Frances Haugen, a G...
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LibLime Tapped by Northeast KS By Michael Rogers - 05/15/2008
LibLime is the choice of the Northeast Kansas Library System (NEKLS), which is installing a Koha ZOOM hosted system and union catalog. NEKLS is a multitype regional library system serving 116 libraries in a 14-county region. It will be using Koha ZOOM to run “NExpress,” its regional shared ILS and courier service.
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MI Consortium Goes Evergreen By Michael Rogers - 05/15/2008
The Michigan Library Consortium is going open source. The group announced April 14 that it has selected an Evergreen system as its next automation solution, as well as signing with EquinoxSoftware Inc., which will “provide comprehensive library data migrations service, software configuration, consultation, and ongoing Evergreen support.
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ProQuest Debuts Safari Select By Michael Rogers - 05/15/2008
ProQuest is now marketing Safari Select, an exclusive online collection of more than 400 technical ebooks from many prestigious publishers. “It can be challenging for public libraries to maintain a print collection of the latest technical books in a wide enough range of topics to accommodate customer needs,” said Todd Fegan, ProQuest's VP of publishing.
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LJ Insider Michael Rogers, Infotech Editor, Library Journal May 5, 2008 ALA Gets Its Game On
Don’t know if you saw our News story about ALA launching a Gaming Pavillion at ... More
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