Rhodarian

It’s hard to believe, but Google is celebrating it’s 9th Birthday. Sometime in September (the exact date seems to vary), Larry Page and Sergey Brin launched what would become a dominant force in the search world. Google has impacted our culture and our libraries tremendously. And while it seems that the Google have […]

L-TV 108 Interesting Books, part 1
A lively book discussion on a wide variety of titles.
L-TV is shown on the Statewide Interconnect Channel A which is cable Channel 13 at the following times:
Sunday, Sept. 30 - 12:30 pm
Monday October 1 - 2:00 pm
Wednesday, October 3 - 9:00 pm
L-TV 109 Interesting Books, part 2
There’s never enough […]

As OLIS is looking forward to the day-long 21st Century Libraries program on December 6, 2007, I want to introduce two OPAC 2.0 developments that have enabled libraries to extend their existing library catalog to a more user-centered and feature-rich format than most typical ILS provide for library patron.
Scriblio is a project of Plymouth University. […]

L-TV 119 E-Zone
Fran Farrell-Bergeron talks with Christopher LaRoux, the director of the Greenville Public Library, and Mattie Gustufson, the collection librarian at the Newport Public Library, about the Rhode Island Public Library E-Zone, a new library service that enables people to browse, check out, and download best selling digital titles 24/7 to their PCs and […]

Does your library, archive, or museum have a current disaster plan? Is a recovery kit ready for action if needed? Visit the Heritage Emergency National Task Force Resources page for help getting, or keeping, your institution ready.
National Preparedness Month is a nationwide effort to encourage Americans to take simple steps to prepare for emergencies in […]

L-TV 107 Rediscovering Victorian Novels
Deborah Barchi and Fran Farrell Bergeron discuss their favorite  Victorian Novels,  singling out specific titles that deserve to be read more than once. L-TV is shown on the Statewide Interconnect Channel A which is cable Channel 13 at the following times:
Sunday, Sept. 16          12:30 pm
Monday, Sept. 17             2:00pm
Wednesday, Sept.19   […]

NEH, ALA Announce We the People “Created Equal” Bookshelf
Another amazing opportunity to own a free “We the People” Bookshelf, including four titles in Spanish translation, is here. The “Created Equal” Bookshelf grants are part of the NEH’s We the People initiative, which aims to encourage and strengthen the teaching, study, and understanding of American history […]

The Hollywood Librarian: A Look at Librarians through Film will be shown at the Providence Public Library on Saturday, September 29 at 2:30 pm and at the Rochambeau Branch on Thursday, October 4 at 7:00 pm. The Hollywood Librarian had its red-carpet premiere at the American Library Association annual conference in Washington, DC on June […]