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Screencasting: seeking panelists for MARS Hot Topics DG
Looking for an opportunity to present at ALA? The RUSA MARS Hot Topics in Electronic Reference Discussion Group seeks panelists for its upcoming program at ALA Annual 2009: “Casting a Wide Net: Using Screencasts to Reach and Teach Library Users” Is your library using screencasts or video tutorials for user instruction? Maybe you use Jing…
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The Not-So-Distant Librarian: Online Library Instruction to Engage Students and Faculty
The Not-So-Distant Librarian: Online Library Instruction to Engage Students and Faculty Friday, July 10, 20091:00 – 4:30 p.m.Chicago, Illinois***************************************** Hone your online instruction skills in a preconference conducted by experts. The University of Maryland University College (UMUC) is a leader in distance education, and its librarians play an active and innovative role in the school’s…
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OCLC takes the OPAC to the cloud
Damn, this is shaping up to be an interesting year in libraryland. OCLC has announced that they're going to offer a fully online ILS (Integrated Library System). As in, no desktop client for acquisitions or circulation, and Worldcat.org as the public interface. The official press release is here, Andrew Pace has a short piece, and…
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EBSCO fires a shot across the bow
Received the following email this AM: Dear EBSCO Customer, We are pleased to announce EBSCO Discovery Service, which will harvest metadata from internal and external sources, creating a centralized pre-indexed service of extraordinary size and speed. It will provide libraries with a single, simple entry point for research and launch users into the entire array…
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SirsiDynix working on mobile phone apps
Pretty light on the details, but this press release says, "Talin Bingham, chief technology officer at SirsiDynix, introduced Google Android and iPhone apps that focus on public and staff needs, highlighting end user discovery, library business intelligence, and provision of basic circulation functions." No expected dates.
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