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Direct linkTagtmeier, Curt – Computers in Libraries, 2010
Twitter. Facebook. These names stir up feelings, opinions, and experiences in just about everyone. As these services rise in popularity, libraries have begun to use them to reach out to patrons. Some libraries use Twitter but not Facebook. Some use Facebook but not Twitter. Some use both Facebook and Twitter, while others use neither. Yes, the…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Social Networks, Network Analysis, Reference Services
Terlaga, Amy – Computers in Libraries, 2010
In March 2007, SirsiDynix notified its Horizon and classic Dynix customers that it would not be releasing Horizon 8.0 in favor of developing its Unicorn software. As vice president/president-elect of SirsiDynix's Horizon/Dynix user group, the author was one of the first ones to be notified of this abrupt change in company strategy. The news sent…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Computer Software, Public Libraries, Library Associations
Kurzeja, Karen; Charbeneau, Brett – Computers in Libraries, 1999
Describes the experiences at the Williamsburg (Virginia) Regional Library when the children's department closed for two months for renovations and temporary quarters were created in a bookmobile in a nearby parking lot. Discusses technology challenges involved in hooking up computers, selecting an appropriate collection that would fit, and…
Descriptors: Bookmobiles, Childrens Libraries, Computer Selection, Facility Improvement
Sisler, Eric; Smith, Veronica – Computers in Libraries, 2000
Describes library automation issues during the planning and construction of College Hill Library (Colorado), a joint-use facility shared by a community college and a public library. Discuses computer networks; hardware selection; public access to catalogs and electronic resources; classification schemes and bibliographic data; children's…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Records, Childrens Libraries, Classification
Hoag, Tara J.; Cichanowicz, Edana McCaffrey – Computers in Libraries, 2001
Describes the development of the Suffolk Cooperative Library System's live, online chat reference service, a pilot project for public libraries in Suffolk County (New York). Topics include chat software selection; a virtual reference collection; marketing; funding; staffing; evaluation; expanded hours of service; email; and extracting data from…
Descriptors: Computer Software Selection, Electronic Libraries, Electronic Mail, Library Collections
