A recent report conducted by MMS Education reveals that librarians use social networking more than other educators.
Librarians Use Social Networking Professionally More than Teachers and Principals, According to Report
By on December 13, 2012 1 Comment
INFOdocket: Top Resources for K–12
By on November 12, 2012 Leave a Comment
From a linguistic search technique to Wikipedia’s questionable coverage of Hurricane Sandy, the latest online resources selected by Gary Price, industry analyst librarian and editor of LJ’s INFOdocket (@INFOdocket).
Top Tech Trends for Teens
By on April 6, 2012 1 Comment
Educational consultant Linda W. Braun cites the hottest applications and how to use them to engage teens.
New Apps Bring OPAC Functionality to Library Facebook Pages
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Recently released apps from ChiliFresh and SirsiDynix allow library OPACs and Facebook to play nice together. Both apps integrate OPAC functionality into library Facebook pages, enabling patrons to search the catalog, place holds, log into their accounts, and pay fines — all from within Facebook.
Q&A: SirsiDynix CEO Bill Davison on Social Networking, Self-service, Mashups, and Ebooks in Libraries
By on February 9, 2012 2 Comments
At LJ’s Virtual Tech Summit, “Power to the Patron: From Systems to Services,” held on December 8, librarians and tech experts took on an array of topics facing libraries, including social networking, self-service, mashups using application programming interfaces (APIs), and the future of integrated library systems (ILSs). Library automation company SirsiDynix was a platinum sponsor of the summit, and LJ asked its CEO, Bill Davison, to weigh in on the issues.
Libraries on Google+
By on November 18, 2011 Leave a Comment
Google’s popular social networking site, Google+, was launched in June of this year, and has since built up a membership of more than 40 million users. But only earlier this month did Google begin allowing organizations, and not just individuals, to create their own pages on the site.
Top SLJ Comments of the Week
From School Library Journal’s Battle of the Kids’ Books and The Hunger Games to the latest on ebooks—they giveth Harry Potter and they taketh away—a lot went on this week.