Check out these new products for added value in library catalogs:
Library Thing for Libraries
Bibliocommons
Better than Novelist? Integrated into your catalog? If you think your library might be interested or you want to talk about this technology, post your comments here.
This is a list of free YouTube videos for librarians:
100 YouTube Videos for Librarians
Thanks to Jonelle for sharing the link.
Read a recent online article http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071230/us_nm/internet_libraries_dc that cites the Pew research that 18-30 year olds were the biggest user of libraries. Many of them are drawn more by computers than by books.
How can your library capitalize on this?
http://www.newsweek.com/id/70983
Read the article about the Kindle, a new ebook with e-ink and integrated wireless for downloads right to your book.
How might this impact library service in the future?
Matthews Public Library is on YouTube!
Visit the following link to view their page: Matthews Public Library
For any of you who may already have a YouTube account, either your own or one for your library, please consider becoming one of their subscribers. They hope to post a new video each week on subjects such as book reviews, “how-tos” and DIY crafts and home improvements, nature videos, interviews with folks around the community, puppet shows and some of their favorite storytellers.
Read this article from Library Journal about the use of tags to organize information in a more patron friendly way: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6476403.html
No one is abandoning the book just yet, but is an e-book reader that people will use on the horizon? Maybe, maybe not. http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_36/b4048065.htm
Social Bookmarking in Plain English: http://blip.tv/file/331587
Social Networking in Plain English: http://blip.tv/file/282928
Wikis in Plain English: http://blip.tv/file/246821
RSS in Plain English: http://blip.tv/file/205570
If you missed the Web 2.0 workshop that DCLS offered as a part of its school services program, see this link for all the information.
Learn about blogs, wikis, RSS feeds and much much more.
Check out this article about how libraries can bridge the gap by providing technology instruction and games for everyone. http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-sun_gap0812aug12,0,4588609.story
More than 80 percent of U.S. libraries allow patrons to use their computers to play games, a survey found, and more than 40 percent run programs promoting games.
Technology could change the way libraries do book business. Read this article about e-books on cell phones. With today’s teens growing up ultra connected, is the world now ready for more e-books? http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/08/08/business/basics.php
Read this article to learn that romance and chick-lit top the lists of bestselling e-books.
Learn about a new open source free online tool http://www.openlibrary.org/ for finding information about books, especially those that are out of print or rarely accessed. Read the article at this link: http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2007/08/08/mclemee
Public libraries embrace changing role, technology
By Chris A. Courogen
Of The Patriot-News
“Libraries are keeping up with technology,” said Darlene Ford, executive director of Cleve J. Fredricksen Library in Camp Hill. “It’s not just books. We offer access to information around the world.”
“Libraries have taken on a different role… Libraries are more all-around information places. We’re giving that information in whatever media people need.” – Cathi Alloway, the public services director for the Dauphin County Library System
Are libraries of the future made up of RFID tags, robotic librarians and massive storage facilities? At Chicago State University’s new library the future is now.
You don’t have to be a media mogul to create audio and video for iPods
By Jason Griffey — Library Journal, 6/15/2007
Getting started is easier than you might think. There are three key parts to implementing podcasting successfully at your library: creating the podcast content, distributing the podcasts, and, if possible, aggregating and syncing to iPods locally (if you choose to manage and circulate iPods to your patrons). If you choose not to circulate the hardware, creation and distribution are the only necessary steps to begin exploring.
