ALA TechSource's "TechTrends:MidWinter 2010" Webinar
Thursday of last week I was disappointed when I realized that I had missed the Tuesday/Wednesday Technology Essentials online conference organized by WebJunction (fortunately, recordings are...
View ArticleWhy Public Libraries Are Better Than Amazon
Librarians and patrons know that public libraries have been quietly developing excellent collections of e-books. But free library e-books got a big publicity splash recently when The Wall Street...
View ArticleA Quick Guide to Making Online Tutorial Videos
The demand from patrons in the Sonoma County Library (SCL) system for e-reader assistance was high — and something needed to be done. At the time, I was working as a part-time circulation technician,...
View ArticleWhy Is It So Hard to Use E-books from the Library?
I would dearly love to say that e-books from the public library are wondrous things. Come to think of it, I did make that case in my post, Why Public Libraries Are Better than Amazon.However, recently...
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