There was a great guest post today on the ALA Techsource blog from the Director of the Orange County Library System in Florida, Mary Anne Hodel. She documents how her library has used a voice communication system called Vocera to allow reference librarians to be more mobile while also saving money. I originally posted about [...]
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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Aug 09
The best search engine for your needs–maybe not who you think
Do you run to Google every time you have a pressing question and expect that it will return the best results on your subject? Or have you decided to switch over to Bing, the new kid on the block? Perhaps you have a nostalgic place in your heart for the Yahoo search engine? Well, put [...]
Aug 01
Marketing/Outreach 2.0
The ability to syndicate media and information, as well as involve people socially, make Web 2.0 tools perfect for marketing library events or services. More and more libraries are taking advantage of these cheap and easy options for connecting with patrons. Here are a few ideas for how to use Web 2.0 tools in your [...]
