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SharePoint, Training Not Required

Sun, 20 Mar 2011 06:00:02 -0800

Lorette Weldon's research has identified that librarians are using SharePoint in the corporate, government, and non-profit sectors. She expertly identifies and illustrates how to leverage the power of this application through an understanding of the site templates that Microsoft bundles in SharePoint "out-of-the-box". These templates are based on social networking abilities and not program coding. Through "plug and play" efforts librarians can find the features in SharePoint that will assist them in managing their multifaceted "collections."

Development of a SharePoint Site

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:07:26 -0800

Lorette S.J. Weldon continues her series with a discussion on how to interpret and document the requirements of an organization or a specific department in order to develop a successful SharePoint site.

Problems with Creating a Course to Help Colleagues

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 17:52:54 -0800

How many times have you wondered how to do a task or work with software? You feel wonderful once you have found a colleague who could share their "know-how" about how to complete that task more efficiently or how to implement an applications that does not have a manual that makes sense to you. Lorette S.J. Weldon focuses on four factors to consider when you want to share your knowledge on your own: cost; timing; equipment and global presentation.

The Government Domain: New GPO Catalog of Government Publications

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 00:19:05 -0800

Peggy Garvin reviews the new searchable catalog of current and historical federal congressional, executive, and judicial publications that are in print, electronic, and other formats.

Notes from the Technology Trenches: How Permanent Is That Storage?

Sat, 21 Aug 2004 23:00:00 -0800

How Permanent Is That Storage?

Features - Public Libraries and the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA): Legal Sources

Mon, 19 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0800

Public Libraries and the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA): Legal Sources*

By Mary Minow

Features - Librarians and Technology: An Interview with Julie Bozzell

Fri, 15 Feb 2002 00:00:00 -0800

Librarians and Technology: An Interview with Julie Bozzell

By Mark Schwartz

Features - Computers in Libraries 2001

Mon, 14 May 2001 23:00:00 -0800

Computers in Libraries 2001
March 14 - 16, 2001

There's A Lot Going on in the World of High-Tech Libraries

Features - Low Cost Solutions for Online Catalogs: One Librarian's Quest

Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:00:00 -0800

Low Cost Solutions for Online Catalogs: One Librarian’s Quest

By Cindy Chick

Extras - The Kirkland & Ellis Library Research Request Database

Tue, 14 Jul 1998 23:00:00 -0800

The Kirkland & Ellis Library Research Request Database

By William P. Scarbrough, Chief Information Officer, and Maria A. Black, Information & Technology Services Specialist

(Posted July 15, 1998; Archived August 15, 1998)

Features - Lawyers, Libraries, and Technology

Sun, 01 Feb 1998 00:00:00 -0800

Lawyers, Libraries, and Technology

By Joe Stephens
Law Librarian, Oregon Supreme Court Library

Joe Stephens is a former parasitologist, teacher of symbolic logic, public reference librarian and law firm librarian. If he had it to do all over again, he would be a meteorologist.

Features - A Bridge Too Long? A New Appraisal of the View of CD-ROM as a Bridge Technology

Sun, 31 Aug 1997 23:00:00 -0800

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A Bridge Too Long?

A New Appraisal of the View of CD-ROM as a Bridge Technology

By Stephen P. Weiter

(Posted September 1, 1997; Archived October 1, 1997)

Stephen P. Weiter earned his MLS from the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University in 1995. He is currently the Senior Law Librarian for Automation at the New York State Appellate Division Law Library, Fourth Department, in Rochester, NY. He has experience working in public, academic, and library automation vendors. Stephen has written for Computers in Libraries, and teaches a graduate level course in government documents at Syracuse University.

Deal or No Deal – Licensing and Acquiring Digital Resources - Deal Breaking License Clauses

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 17:01:24 -0800

Kara Phillips reviews the top ten deal breaking components in license agreements, including: authorized users, damages, indemnification, perpetual access, pricing, privacy, multi-site licensing, and remote access.

Deep Web Research 2012

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:39:02 -0800

Marcus P. Zillman's extensive research over the years into the "invisible" or "deep" web indicates that it covers somewhere in the vicinity of 1 trillion plus pages of information located throughout the Internet in various files and formats that current search engines either cannot locate, or have difficulty accessing. The current search engines find hundreds of billions of pages at the time of this publication. His guide provides extensive and targeted resources to facilitate both a better understanding of the history of deep web research as well to effectively and productively search for and locate these often undiscovered but critical documents.

National Digital Library System - Early Childhood Education and Family Literacy

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:48:26 -0800

David H. Rothman's latest commentary on the DPLA states his position clearly: Priority One of a national digital library system should be early childhood education, bolstered by family literacy. Other areas also count, but early childhood education is dearest to him and among those especially likely to give the taxpayers the most for their investment. We could use tablet computers and good old-fashioned tutoring and mentoring from librarians, educators, and volunteers to help the disadvantaged--parents as well as children.