| FEATURES |
Taking E-Books
for a Test Drive
With new technologies
popping up all the time, chances are your patrons have begun to expect
more. Read how this consortium managed the process of helping its libraries
collect e-books.
by Ellen Cannon and
Beth Watson |
Page 24 |
Look
Ma, No Wires! Or, The 10 Steps of Wireless Networking![[Full Text]](../ft.gif)
Does making the transition
to a wireless network seem too scary and/or expensive? This pro took his
library wireless and hasn't looked back. He'll make sense of your concerns
and offer practical guidance.
by James L. "Larry"
Glover |
Page 28 |
Application
Service Providers: Can They Solve Libraries' Problems?
The whole ASP issue
is surrounded by questions, some of which have yet to be answered. Take
the advice of this public librarian who uses ASPs every day. He discusses
their benefits and their limitations.
by Fred R. Reenstjerna |
Page 34 |
Goin' Mobile:
Using a Wireless Network in the Library
When it's too labor-intensive
to bring the books to the OPAC software, why not take the software to the
books? This law library staff rigged up a wireless system that lets them
work in faculty offices and in the stacks.
by Barbara Ginzburg |
Page 40 |
Extending the
Reach of the Thin Client
This is the tale of
how one library in a statewide medical group became an application service
provider for the rest. By setting up a thin client network, the authors
were able to reach and serve faraway colleagues who didn't have systems
staffs of their own.
by Susan C. Speer
and Daniel Angelucci |
Page 46 |
| COLUMNS |
The
View from the Top Left Corner
Cutting-Edge Statistics
by Michael Schuyler |
Page 51 |
Building
Digital Libraries
Knock, Knock, Who's There? Authenticating
Users
by Kim Guenther |
Page 54 |
Online
Treasures
Looking Ahead to New Technologies
by Janet L. Balas |
Page 57 |
Techman's
TechPage
Cutting Your Teeth on Technologies
by D. Scott Brandt |
Page 60 |
| SPECIAL
SECTION |
| How
to Contribute to CIL 2001 |
|
| DEPARTMENTS |
Editor's Notes
We're in DC
and on the Cutting Edge
by Kathy
Dempsey |
Page 6 |
| Newsline |
Page 8 |
| People &
Places |
Page 63 |
| ADVERTISING |
| Library
Tech Connection |
Page 54 |
| Index
to Advertisers |
Page 56 |
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