Librarians
Guide to Modern Gadgets in the Library
Posted by Alicia on 12 May, 2010 in Electronics, Librarians, Reports, Social Software, Technology
In the April 2010 issue of Library Technology Reports, eminent blogger and library technology expert Jason Griffey provides a comprehensive guide to the present and future of modern gadgets in his article entitled, “Gadgets and Gizmos: Personal Electronics and the Library” and how they can fit in to any librarian’s plan for a high-tech future. From [...]
Disaster Plan by MayDay - Happy MayDay!
Posted by Alix on 1 May, 2010 in Librarians, Preservation, Uncategorized, disaster
Step 9 Happy MayDay!
MayDay! is a program sponsored by Heritage Preservation and the Society of American Archivists to “Do One Thing for Emergency Preparedness.”
Since January, LYRASIS has been presenting steps in two week increments with the goal of helping you write a disaster plan for MayDay. Thank you for following along.
You [...]
Disaster Plan by MayDay 2010 Step 8
Posted by Alix on 19 April, 2010 in Librarians, Preservation, disaster
LYRASIS Preservation Services will be publishing easy steps that you can take to complete your Disaster Plan. A new step will be presented every 2 weeks. If you follow each step you will have a Disaster Plan by MayDay 2010.
Step 8 Choose a sample disaster plan that best fits your agency’s needs, and start [...]
Disaster Plan by MayDay 2010 Step 7
Posted by Alix on 4 April, 2010 in Librarians, Preservation, disaster
LYRASIS Preservation Services will be publishing easy steps that you can take to complete your Disaster Plan. A new step will be presented every 2 weeks. If you follow each step you will have a Disaster Plan by MayDay 2010.
Step 7 Fill out PReP™ Template – Keep working on your resource lists
We all want [...]
Auto-Graphics Presents, iLib2Go
Posted by Alicia on 30 March, 2010 in Librarians, Library News, Public Libraries, Technology
What does mobile technology, web 2.0 and libraries have in common? iLib2go, a new iPhone application will allow patrons to view their accounts, search, renew and reserve items, as well map available library locations, and more. Its innovator, Auto-Graphics, Inc. presented the iLib2Go at the Public Library Association National Conference from March 24-26, 2010. It will [...]
Disaster Plan by MayDay 2010 Step 6
Posted by Alix on 22 March, 2010 in Librarians, Preservation, Uncategorized, disaster
LYRASIS Preservation Services will be publishing easy steps that you can take to complete your Disaster Plan. A new step will be presented every 2 weeks. If you follow each step you will have a Disaster Plan by MayDay 2010.
Step 6: Select a Disaster Recovery Team and Bring Together Resource Lists
You and your committee [...]
Library Vending Systems
Posted by Alicia on 16 March, 2010 in Librarians, Library News, Technology
Robot Extends Library Services. Evanced Solutions will unveil a prototype of its new BranchAnywhere library vending system at the Public Library Association Conference, March 23-27, 2010 in Portland, Oregon. The new library vending system will be powered by an industrial multi-axis robot typically used in manufacturing plants. The robot will deliver library materials to patrons [...]
Disaster Plan by MayDay 2010 Step 5
Posted by Alix on 8 March, 2010 in Librarians, Preservation, disaster
LYRASIS Preservation Services will be publishing easy steps that you can take to complete your Disaster Plan. A new step will be presented every 2 weeks. If you follow each step you will have a Disaster Plan by MayDay 2010.
Step 5 Collect Recovery Procedures
If you have been following along; you have assessed the potential [...]
Is Google Ready for the Big One?
Posted by Alicia on 4 March, 2010 in Librarians, Social Software, Technology
Google is ready when disaster strikes. According to Rajen Sheth, Senior Product Manager, Google Apps, Google is prepared for disaster recovery for all the major applications in the Apps suite (Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google Sites, Google Talk, Google Video).
Customers don’t have to worry about backup options for the data they create and store within Google [...]
Disaster Plan by MayDay 2010 Step 4
Posted by Alix on 22 February, 2010 in Librarians, Preservation, Uncategorized, disaster
LYRASIS Preservation Services will be publishing easy steps that you can take to complete your Disaster Plan. A new step will be presented every 2 weeks. If you follow each step you will have a Disaster Plan by MayDay 2010.
Step 4 Assess Salvage Priorities
In step 3 you were asked to identify essential services; the functions [...]