Reviews of technological trends, digital products, and vendor developments from Library Journal
Making Connections By Melissa L. Rethlefsen - 07/15/2009
With the launch of ALA Connect in April 2009 (connect.ala.org), social networking sites have regained prominence in the library community. Unlike Facebook and MySpace, which are primarily used for library marketing and personal communication, the new breed of social networking site is designed to make professional life easier and more collaborative.
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Screencast Like a Pro By Melissa L. Rethlefsen - 04/15/2009
From expensive and feature-rich software to free online tools, screen capture has come a long way in the past few years. In January's Product Pipeline, we examined how the free tools stacked up against one another; in this issue, we'll cover some of the for-fee screen capture solutions.
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Product Pipeline By Melissa L. Rethlefsen - 01/15/2009
From expensive and feature-rich software to free online tools, screen capture has come a long way in the past few years. In this first of a two-part series, we'll look at how some of the very best free options stack up against one another. Screencasting, or the distribution of video based on screen capture, is an extremely effective way for libraries to help staff and patrons.
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Product Pipeline: Mobile Information By Melissa L. Rethlefsen - 10/15/2008
The iPhone may have been only recently introduced, but web-friendly smartphones like the BlackBerry and the Treo have been around for years. As data networks expand and upgrade, more and more users will be able to use their phones for email, web surfing, and an amazing array of other utilities that we're only beginning to see developed.
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Taking It All In By Christopher Harris - 07/15/2008
There is no room for gratuitous technology in libraries, but sometimes gadgets can be great additions to our practices. These three items are actually powerful tools that can increase efficiency, promote communication, and still manage to satisfy some gadget lust. Livescribe Pulse $149 for 1GB, $199 for 2GB There is an art to taking notes.
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Product Pipeline: iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle By Christopher Harris - 01/15/2008
For thousands of years, libraries have been secure in their role as institutions that collect and maintain books. New hardware from Amazon.com and Apple may force libraries to redefine the word book. Gone are the days when the only question was hardcover or paperback? Today's readers can select from a wide array of print, electronic text, and digital audio formats and use many different devices...
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Product Pipeline By Melissa L. Rethlefsen - 10/15/2007
Students working on papers and academics doing research expect seamlessness when they search for information, so it's understandable that they would seek similar functionality when they gather, manage, and publish bibliographies.
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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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