Library Journal RSS Feed Library Jounral en_us Fri, 17 May 2013 17:29:19 http://www.libraryjournal.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.rss.XMLServer.cls Would you recommend The Brothers Karamazov? How about The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? The “Twilight” series? Love them or hate them, you’re not alone. There are likely millions of other people out there who feel the same, and they are making their op... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/technology/library20/890519-295/crowdsourcing_ra__social_mediator.html.csp Library20 769425@elibraryjournal.com Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:20:25 We've written about ideas for improving customer service, boosting staff morale, fostering change, and building a management and communication style that is win-win for both staff and administration. Almost everything we've discussed has, as its only cost... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/technology/library20/854260-295/you_cant_afford_not_to.html.csp Library20 403486@elibraryjournal.com Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:14:05 Site attracted three times more visitors than anticipatedExpected to re-launch in DecemberFrench dominateprojectGo back to the Academic Newswire for more stories(This article first appeared in the November 25 issue of the LJ Academic Newswire... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/technology/library20/862479-295/story.csp Andrew Albanese Library20 444599@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 External support and installation options for SOPAC 2 now availableDrupal-based OPAC interface offers feedback optionsPalos Verde Library District web site revampSOPAC 2, the latest rising star in the world of patron-friendly online catalogs, has new supp... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/technology/library20/862414-295/story.csp Josh Hadro Library20 444274@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Computer use surges; demand exceeds supplyLibraries offer more digital servicesBandwith issues remainWhile the number of public access Internet computers grew for the first time in six years-12 per branch, up from 10.7 in a year-nearly 20% of public libra... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/technology/library20/861823-295/story.csp Norman Oder Library20 441319@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Offers 'easy readers' advisory';System layered on top of ILSUsers new to social web take to taggingBilbioCommons, a new social discovery system for libraries that replaces all user-facing OPAC functionality, allowing for faceted searching and easier user ... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/technology/library20/861564-295/story.csp Norman Oder Library20 440025@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 When did it become an acceptable customer service response to try and push out an entire age group of users? Never, but that's happening at too many libraries. Can we remain transparent, open, and focused on the core value of access and still tell young p... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/technology/library20/861166-295/story.csp Library20 438034@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 At the well-attended (see LJ 5/1, "PLA Draws 10,000 to Minneapolis," p. 15) 2008 Public Library Association National Conference, Michelle Jeske, manager of web information and services and resource sharing, Denver Public Library, led a program titled "Tak... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/technology/library20/861121-295/story.csp Raya Kuzyk Library20 437809@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 The first podcast in the new Library 2.0 Gang roundtable series went live March 19, riffing on topics explored at the Code4lib conference, including The Open Library-with the project's tech lead, Aaron Swartz as a guest-ILS APIs, and new cataloging influe... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/technology/library20/860915-295/story.csp Library20 436779@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 One million free cover images available for download and display in library OPACs30 million items cataloged by LibraryThing users to surpass LC collection sizeAmazon.com to acquire minority stake in LibraryThing upon completion of AbeBooks purchaseLibrary... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/technology/library20/861696-295/story.csp Josh Hadro Library20 440684@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 3000 images availableTagging may lead tomissingcaption informationThe Commons is new model for publicly held collectionsThe Library of Congress has joined photo-sharing site Flickr, making available 3000 photos for which no copyright restrictions are know... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/technology/library20/860443-295/story.csp Norman Oder Library20 434420@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Recently, LJ Academic Newswire columnist Ellyssa Kroski interviewed Michelle Springer, a project manager of digital initiatives within the Library of Congress Office of Strategic Initiatives. They covered the library's recent forays into social media, in... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/technology/library20/855561-295/story.csp Josh Hadro Library20 409997@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 In a tongue-in-cheek response to the Library 2.0 phenomenon, the Library 2.0 Idea Generator randomly produces sentences composed of Library 2.0 themes, phrases, and proper names with sometimes serious, sometimes silly verbs.'I kinda felt like anything tha... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/technology/library20/854924-295/enlightening_twitter_with_library_2.0.csp Edited by Josh Hadro Library20 406802@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Match the tool with the needDon't be afraid to playCool gadgets can be practicalConsider multiple uses and applicationsSchool Library Journal blogger andknown gadget man Jeffrey Hastings welcomed over 700 webcast attendees to Gadgets and Tools and Apps, O... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/technology/library20/853679-295/webcast_report_gadgets_and_tools.html.csp Dodie Ownes Library20 400544@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 $60,000 BALIS grant will fund year-long projectQR codes will link patrons to read-alike materials, and events informationWill dovetail with Library-a-Go-Go automated materials vending sitesAre QR codes-two-dimensional hyperlinking barcodes-the next wave i... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/technology/library20/853479-295/qr_codes_to_extend_libraryaposs.html.csp Josh Hadro Library20 399544@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 OCLC has released an international research study, Sharing, Privacy, and Trust in Our Networked World, which has some sobering news for libraries. Even though 60 percent of respondents say they trust the library, only a small fraction of people consider l... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/technology/library20/851837-295/oclc_study_says_libraries_overestimate.html.csp Library20 390925@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/technology/library20/851495-295/in_new_zealand_pl_a.html.csp Jennifer Pinkowski Library20 389209@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 On September 10, librarians are asked to 'Slam the Boards!'; by visiting online "answer sites" such as Yahoo! Answers, Ask MetaFilter, Wikipedia Reference Desk, or Amazon's Askville, fielding as many questions as possible, and making it clear that the ser... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/technology/library20/851443-295/on_september_10_librarians_will.html.csp Lynn Blumenstein Library20 388946@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 In the age of the Internet, everyone's an expert, complains Michael Gorman, the 2005-2006 president of the American Library Association, but few actually have the credits to back it up-and now Gorman's blogging his critique. Gorman famously made similar c... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/technology/library20/851162-295/gorman_beware_the_hive_mind.html.csp Jennifer Pinkowski Library20 387536@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/technology/library20/851128-295/a_public_library_tries_librarything.html.csp Lynn Blumenstein Library20 387366@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 You're 'out there'; whether you want to be or not. In the March 2007 Wired cover article, 'The Naked CEO,'; Clive Thompson illustrates that corporate blunders, missteps, and outright lies are exposed every day. One of our favorite examples is Diebold insi... http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/technology/library20/851045-295/the_transparent_library_living_out.html.csp Library20 386952@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/technology/library20/850988-295/a_public_library_tries_librarything.html.csp Library20 386670@elibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45