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Anticipatory Discovery and One-Click Server Installs Among LITA Top Tech...
Anticipatory and contextual discovery, open hardware, one-click server installs, mobile-first design, institutional digital assets management, and even biohackerspaces were some of the topics...
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Greenburgh PL Installs Audio Induction Loop for Hearing Impaired
Using funding provided by a local chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), the Greenburgh Public Library, NY (GPL) this spring installed an audio frequency induction loop (AFIL) in...
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It wasn’t too long ago that people thought reading books on a computer could never replace the real, ink-and-paper feel of a good old-fashioned book. And while people continue to appreciate books in...
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Penn State’s One Button Studios Now Used 4,500 Times Per Year
The two “one button” simplified video recording studios at the Pennsylvania State University (PSU) Library’s Tombros and McWhirter Knowledge Commons have proven exceptionally popular, and are now used...
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SLJ Reviews the AWE Tablet: A fast device, delivering blended content to...
You stop by your neighbor’s classroom. The kids have spread out all over the place, each with a tablet computer in hand. Some tap furiously at their screens, dragging, dropping, and matching questions...
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Lessons From Rebuilding a Server
As scary as this statement is, I’m my own SysAdmin. This does not come from choice, mind you, but necessity. Sure, I could farm out server administration like many do, but I’ve never found the complete...
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Queens Library Develops Innovative New Tablet Platform Using Superstorm Sandy...
When superstorm Sandy hit the east coast in October 2012, the Queens Library (QL) in New York was among many northeastern library systems affected. QL persevered, continuing to offer crucial services...
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SLJ Reviews zSpace, a 3-D Platform for the Classroom
Students at the French American International School (FAIS) in San Francisco, where I used to teach, recently had the opportunity to demozSpace. A three-dimensional platform, zSpace enables users to...
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Westport Maker Space Expands with Robots, SolidWorks Courses, and Volunteer...
Connecticut’s Westport Library this month has drawn attention from media outlets around the globe, thanks to the acquisition of a pair of fully programmable NAO Evolution robots—named Vincent and...
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Survey: Library Ebook Growth Slowing but Still Substantial
Ninety-five percent of public libraries currently offer ebooks to patrons, up from 72 percent in 2010, and 89 percent in both 2012 and 2013. However, money remains the biggest impediment for libraries...
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