VOLUME 26, NUMBER 2 — February 2006 Computers in Libraries Complete Coverage of Library Information Technology
This Month: How You Deliver Info Better than
the Web
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FEATURES
Delivering Services to Patrons’
Doorsteps People have
become accustomed to the convenience of ordering products and services online
and having them delivered right to their doorsteps. Librarians can give that
same great service by using e-mail notification systems and LAMP applications. By Robert P. Rynkiewicz
Page
6
Preparing for the Birth of Our
Library Blog Really good
blogs don’t just happen naturally. Just as expectant parents need to do a lot
of planning before baby’s arrival, bloggers-to-be need to plan and prepare
before taking on the day-to-day responsibilities of their own little ones. By
Joanna Blair and Cathy Cranston
Page 10
The Nuts and Bolts of Delivering
New Technical Reports via Database–Generated RSS Feeds
You keep hearing
about how great RSS is and how easy it can be to implement. But exactly what is
the code like, and what challenges might arise? This corporate librarian
explains the nuts and bolts of how she set up RSS feeds to push her library’s
valuable reports out to the people who need them. By
Qin Zhu
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