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Internet2 and
Libraries: Serving Your Communities at the Speed of Light
The super-fast,
fiber-optic backbone of Internet2 is available to many libraries and
educational institutions. In fact, you may already have access but not
know it. Internet2’s capabilities can improve the way you
serve your community. Learn how to get involved!
By James Werle and Louis Fox
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Mashing Up
Multiple Web Feeds Using Yahoo! Pipes
Here’s yet another way to mash up services for the
convenience of your customers. Read about how to use Yahoo! Pipes and
see what sorts of ideas bubble up in your mind.
By Jody Condit Fagan
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My Virtual Assistant Saves the Day
Feeling overwhelmed by reference questions or underwhelmed by the
usefulness of your FAQ file? One solo librarian was, until she used a
software application to build a “virtual
assistant.” Now she works more efficiently and answers many
more questions every day.
By Lorette S. J. Weldon
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It’s Time to Use
a Wiki as Part of Your Web Site
A number of libraries have wikis in addition to their Web sites. But
one man discovered how to use a wiki as part of his library’s
site in such a way that staffers can change the pages whenever they
need to, but patrons cannot. So his site has evolved to include the
best of both worlds.
By Tim Ribaric |
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| COLUMNS
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Building Digital Libraries
In 2007, Community-Building
Tools Rule
By Terence K. Huwe |
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Online Treasures
Of iPhones and Ebooks: Will
They Get Together?
By Janet L. Balas
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The Systems Librarian
It’s Time to
Break the Mold of the Original ILS
By Marshall
Breeding
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Libraries in Computers
The Multi-Touch Tipping
Point for Reading Online
By Daniel Chudnov
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| DEPARTMENTS |
Editor’s Notes
A Cornucopia of High-Tech
Stories
By Kathy Dempsey
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Tech Tips for Every Librarian
Building a Community:
Create Your Own Social Network
By Rachel Singer
Gordon and Michael Stephens |
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| Noted
& Quoted |
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| Books
to Check Out |
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| SPECIAL
SECTION |
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How
to Write for CIL |
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| ADVERTISING |
| Library
Tech Connection |
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55 |
| Index
to Advertisers |
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