Neuroscience
Coupla posts going up at my sister blog, Libraries 4 My Friends.
Today's is about using worldcat.org / Find in a Library. You've used it, right? If not, search for a book -- any book (cd, dvd, manuscript, anything!!) in the box to the left of this post -- you'll see who in the world owns it.
Soon I will post something about using bloglines to keep up with all your blogs.
Just a little treat for my friends who aren't librarians - but like what libraries have to offer.
- Oclc's Jay Jordan @ Uconn
Yesterday, the University of Connecticut Libraries Forum Team sponsored a conversation with Jay Jordan, president and CEO of OCLC. He was dynamic, engaging, smart, and thoughtful. Some data from Jordan on OCLC itself: Over 60,000 libraries in 112 countries...
- Bloglines Info.
See my very brief, quick tutorial about using Bloglines at my Libraries For My Friends blog. Blog on!...
- Library Systems Too Complex!
Argh. A few months ago, I started the Libraries for My Friends blog, in which I try to help my friends use their local library. I'd send this to some non-library friends, and one of them just asked if I could help her brother find audio books in...
- Promoting Libraries Locally?
So I was at a soccer game the other night (s), and across the field, I saw a large advertisement / poster for "Ludlow Community" ... Immediately my thoughts turned to the library, but I kept reading, and reread "Ludlow Community Market." This got my brain...
- Beware Of Dissatisfied Consumers: They Like To Blab
Knowledge @ Wharton talks about marketing from, naturally, a business perspective, but this podcast has lots of implications for libraries, too. Some folks at Wharton conducted a "Retail Customer Dissatisfaction Study" which found that "... only 6% of...
Neuroscience
Libraries 4 My Friends
Coupla posts going up at my sister blog, Libraries 4 My Friends.
Today's is about using worldcat.org / Find in a Library. You've used it, right? If not, search for a book -- any book (cd, dvd, manuscript, anything!!) in the box to the left of this post -- you'll see who in the world owns it.
Soon I will post something about using bloglines to keep up with all your blogs.
Just a little treat for my friends who aren't librarians - but like what libraries have to offer.
- Oclc's Jay Jordan @ Uconn
Yesterday, the University of Connecticut Libraries Forum Team sponsored a conversation with Jay Jordan, president and CEO of OCLC. He was dynamic, engaging, smart, and thoughtful. Some data from Jordan on OCLC itself: Over 60,000 libraries in 112 countries...
- Bloglines Info.
See my very brief, quick tutorial about using Bloglines at my Libraries For My Friends blog. Blog on!...
- Library Systems Too Complex!
Argh. A few months ago, I started the Libraries for My Friends blog, in which I try to help my friends use their local library. I'd send this to some non-library friends, and one of them just asked if I could help her brother find audio books in...
- Promoting Libraries Locally?
So I was at a soccer game the other night (s), and across the field, I saw a large advertisement / poster for "Ludlow Community" ... Immediately my thoughts turned to the library, but I kept reading, and reread "Ludlow Community Market." This got my brain...
- Beware Of Dissatisfied Consumers: They Like To Blab
Knowledge @ Wharton talks about marketing from, naturally, a business perspective, but this podcast has lots of implications for libraries, too. Some folks at Wharton conducted a "Retail Customer Dissatisfaction Study" which found that "... only 6% of...