I was late to college. It’s a bit of a long story, but suffice to say I graduated with a B.A. approximately six years later than my peers. And that made all of the difference. If I had followed the normal path of graduating from high school and going directly into college, I would have […]
Serials Solutions Launches Collection Analytics Tool Intota Assessment
By on November 25, 2013
ProQuest subsidiary Serials Solutions launched Intota Assessment, a collection analytics service designed to give libraries a holistic view of their serial and monograph holdings in both print and electronic formats, facilitating a comprehensive, data-driven approach to collection management. Intota Assessment is the first launch of the Intota cloud-library services platform (LSP).
OverDrive Rolls Out “Netflix-like” Streaming Video Pilot for Libraries and Schools
By on November 20, 2013
With OverDrive’s “Netflix-like” streaming video service to libraries and schools, borrowers can watch videos on any tablet, computer, or device with an Internet connection. Streaming content can be sent to any device via email, QR code, or text message.
Gender in Tech Librarianship
By on November 13, 2013
Certainly I’ve written about this issue before, and I will keep writing about it until there are no more reasons to do so. But the reason why I’m writing about the issue of gender imbalance in library tech is because I was recently at the Internet Librarian Conference in Monterey, CA, where my esteemed professional […]
Code4Lib 2014 Announces Two Awesome Keynotes
By on November 12, 2013
Today the Code4Lib 2014 Conference Keynote Speakers Committee announced the keynote speakers for the upcoming conference in March 2014: Valerie Aurora is the founder of the Ada Initiative, a non-profit organization that seeks to increase women’s participation in the free culture movement, open source technology, and open source culture. Aurora is also known within the […]
OverDrive Offers School Libraries New Options for Searching, Catalog Access, and Refined Metadata
By on November 12, 2013
OverDrive is rolling out upgrades to its digital service for school libraries, with a choice of thematic visual screen settings, more deft searching tools, a new book recommendation system, and social media options, among other features.
You Don’t Have Enough Tech
By on November 5, 2013
I recently spoke at the Information Today “Library Leaders Digital Strategy Summit”, a mini-conference held in conjunction with the Internet Librarian Conference in Monterey, California. I was signed up to be on a library technology panel, and to focus on what library managers needed to know about technology. In the execution it was less formal, […]
Flipping the Library: Tips from Three Pros | The Digital Shift 2013
By on October 21, 2013
Three experts shared tech tips and tools during “Flipped School Libraries,” a rapid-fire, dynamic session during The Digital Shift: Reinventing Libraries (#TDS13) webcast.
JSTOR Launches JPASS Access Accounts for Individual Researchers
By on September 20, 2013
In an effort to enhance access options for people who aren’t affiliated with universities, colleges, or high schools, not-for-profit digital library JSTOR has launched JPASS, a new program offering individual users access to 1,500 journals from JSTOR’s archive collection.
Figshare Debuts Repository Platform for Institutions
By on September 11, 2013
Academic content hosting and management platform Figshare on September 5 launched Figshare for Institutions, a cloud-based repository that enables universities and colleges to securely host and make publicly available datasets, papers, videos, and other research content.
