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Libraries and Readers Wade Into Digital Lending
By MOTOKO RICH
Published: October 15, 2009
Electronic book borrowing is a convenient way for libraries to remain relevant, but publishers are worried.
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Libraries are encouraged to get involved. This is your opportunity to voice your opinion. The following information about the public hearing is from the web site of the Governor’s Workforce Board Rhode Island.
The Office of Adult and Career and Technical Education is in the process of establishing priorities and strategies for the next 5 years, to complete […]

This month WebJunction focuses on Digital Branches and Virtual Reference and how this can expand library service.  A digital branch or reference service brings human interaction to the computer age, so that patrons can get information and answers from library staff via digital communication tools such as email, chat, IM, and live online events.
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Open Library Environment (OLE) Project is a multi-national library group formed to study business process in libraries and to define a next generation library technology platform.  The overall goal of the project is to develop an open source library system that will

place a research library into the core business process […]

If you’ve gotten stuck in the technological mud, says Alan Cantor, in the article , The AD-A-P-T-A-B-L-E Approach: Planning Accessible Libraries, he offers 8 strategies for choosing access aids for the library. The article was written in 1995 but he assures readers that the content except for a few details is still relevant today. Alan […]

Last December NELINET convened its first annual Public Library Symposium. The second annual symposium presents another fascinating line-up of topics and speakers:
Public Library Symposium 2009
December 4, 2009 – Old Sturbridge Village
Sturbridge, MA
Taking Risks and Creating Change
Rivkah K. Sass, Executive Director and
2006 LJ Librarian of the Year, Omaha Public Library
Certification for Library Support Staff
David Dowell, Director […]

Sara Schwabacher, a Senior Fellow with the Cornerstone National Literacy Initiative has been a dancer her whole life. In the American Dance Legacy Institute news, Sara says at age 5 she started dancing. She began taking modern dance/creative movement in the basement of a branch of the St. Paul Public Library. Sara says “the fact that I spent […]

In the June 2009 IMLS newsletter, Primary Source, Anne-Imelda M. Radice, the IMLS  Director, wrote:  "Around the country, public libraries are responding to the consequences of the economic downturn. Librarians guide patrons to online resources to help them build effective resumes, submit applications, access training and testing opportunities, and get advice on developing small businesses. […]

Duke University has launched DukeMobile 1.1 to access the most comprehensive university digital image collection specifically formatted for an iPhone or iPod Touch. As written up on the blog Mobile Libraries, the collection includes thousands of photos and other artifacts that range from 19th century American sheet music to materials on San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury scene […]

On June 11, 2009, NBC’s Today Show ran a segment on the important role libraries play during the recession, using data and resources provided by the ALA and public libraries. To view the segment, (a brief ad runs first), click on the link  Libraries lend a hand in tough times
The ALA Public Information […]