LJ’s Virtual Tech Summit on December 8 brought together sharp minds from across the country, addressing a range of cutting-edge technologies in the library world.
LJ Virtual Tech Summit Explores How Libraries Use Tech To Connect with Patrons
By on December 12, 2011
Librarian Serves up ‘Appy Hour’
By on December 9, 2011
District librarian Kathy Kaldenberg didn’t stir any gimlets or martinis. But her recent “Appy Hour” did serve up a taste of applications that enable note taking, formatting citations, and streaming news—all an effort to get local educators to infuse 21st-century tools into teaching and learning.
SirsiDynix Releases Android and Customizable Versions of BookMyne App
By on December 7, 2011
Library automation company SirsiDynix unveiled the newest version of its BookMyne mobile app (3.0) yesterday, adding Android device support. The company also announced BookMyne+, a version of the app that can be customized for a fee.
Kindle Fire’s User Experience Disappoints, Notably with Reading
By on December 5, 2011
Amazon’s Kindle Fire offers “a disappointedly poor user experience,” according to usability expert Jakob Nielsen, principal of the Nielsen Norman Group (NNG).
EBSCO Unveils Android App
By on December 2, 2011
EBSCO released a free Android version of its EBSCOhost app this week, following on its iPhone/iPad app, which was released in March. The app lets users access EBSCOhost content on both Android phones and tablets.
SLJ’s Top Ten 2011: Technology
By on December 2, 2011
These picks aren’t so much about products, things you should run out and buy, but rather the overarching concepts that’ll potentially shape and be shaped by our collective imagination.
Power to the Patron Q&A: San José Public Library’s Nate Hill on Making Use of Mobile Tech
By on November 29, 2011
As part of the preparation for the upcoming LJ Virtual Tech Summit on December 8, The Digital Shift has been featuring interviews with some of the panelists (including Darien Library’s Gretchen Caserotti and Brigham Young University’s Michael Whitchurch). Most recently, LJ touched base with Nate Hill, web librarian at San José Public Library, CA, to discuss mobile tech in libraries.
‘Siri, You’re Stupid’: Limitations of artificial intelligence baffle kids who expect more
By on November 21, 2011
My eight-year-old daughter, Harper, got her hands on a new iPhone 4S, and that’s when trouble started.
Power to the Patron Q&A: BYU’s Michael Whitchurch on Mobile Trends in Libraries
By on November 10, 2011
As part of the preparation for the upcoming LJ Virtual Tech Summit on December 8, The Digital Shift is featuring interviews with some of the panelists. First up is Michael Whitchurch, chair of the Learning Commons Department in the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, who will take part in a panel on “Mobile Apps: What Do Users Need?” LJ asked Whitchurch a few questions about QR codes and other mobile trends in libraries.
Most Teens Are On Social Networking Sites; 20 Percent Report Being Bullied
By on November 9, 2011
A whopping 95 percent of teens between the ages of 12-17 are now online—and one in five of them say they’ve been bullied in the last year, either in person, online, by text, or by phone.
