| FEATURES |
Coding a Custom
E-Mail Alert Service for New Books
Always wanted to provide
a personalized service for your patrons, but didn't know how? Read this
how-to, and your patrons will thank you. This article provides step-by-step
instructions, complete with code.
by Peter Konshak |
Page 24 |
Unpacking the
Trunk: Customization and MyLibrary@NCState
The author, part of
the MyLibrary@NCState management team, likens the team's discussions about
service possibilities to exploring a packed steamer trunk: You never know
exactly what will come out of it. He shares the thoughts and ideology behind
the design of this well-known personalized service.
by Tripp Reade |
Page 30 |
Engineering
Our Own Library Catalog![[Full Text]](../ft.gif)
In a company that fosters
a spirit of innovation, these special librarians were encouraged to build
their own online catalog, customized to the needs of their engineer patrons,
instead of purchasing a commercial one. See how they did it, and what they
would have done differently.
by Sara R. Tompson
and George L. Goehring |
Page 36 |
| COLUMNS |
The
View from the Top Left Corner
Meditations on the Dearth of New and
Exciting Projects
by Michael Schuyler |
Page 41 |
Online
Treasures
Extending a Welcome
to the Library and to the Internet
by Janet L. Balas |
Page 43 |
Digital
Librarianship
Portals, Vortals, and Mere Mortals
by Péter Jacsó |
Page 46 |
Coming
Full Circle
Should MyLibrary Be in Your Library?
by Andrew K. Pace |
Page 49 |
| SPECIAL
SECTION |
| How
to Contribute to CIL 2001 |
Page 71 |
| DEPARTMENTS |
Editor's Notes
Achieving Better
Service
by Kathy
Dempsey |
Page 6 |
| Newsline |
Page 8 |
| People &
Places |
Page 52 |
| ADVERTISING |
| Library
Tech Connection |
Page 54 |
| Index
to Advertisers |
Page 56 |
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