Recently added articles from Computers in Libraries:

Ends & means.(editor's notes)(Editorial)(Brief article)

Jul 01, 2008; Kaser, Dick ... Earlier this year, when I asked CIL readers to help us whittle down our long list of Buyer's Guide categories into a short wish list, I learned something important. It's not that our long list of items is overly granular; it's that you really do need and want all those ...

Helping you buy electronic resource management systems.

Jul 01, 2008; Breeding, Marshall ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It is up to each library to ask its own questions of the vendors, assess the responses it receives, and choose the product best suited for its particular needs based on both the capability of the software and on confidence in the vendor as a partner in the ...

Internet Librarian 2008: conference preview.(Calendar)

Jul 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Internet Conference and Exhibition for Librarians and Information Managers Beyond 2.0: User-Focused Tools & Practices OCTOBER 20-22, 2008 Monterey Conference Center Portola Plaza Hotel & Monterey Marriott, Monterey, ...

Enterprise search: seek and ye might find.(COMPUTERS IN LIBRARIES)(Google Inc.)

Jul 01, 2008; Regli, Theresa ... [Many information professionals don't just have to manage access to external or licensed content collections and information services; they may also be called into discussions on how to bring search technology to bear on the management of internal information collections. In this top-level ...

Twelve point plan for quantitative and qualitative evaluation of databases.

Jul 01, 2008; Miller, Ron ... The assessment of a database's value to your library is not a simple matter. A thorough evaluation must account for many variables in order to arrive at a true measure of database value. Many vendors promote a simplified quantitative approach: calculate the cost per full text title and ...

Productivity tools: the web doesn't just provide content, it can also provide working tools to help users become more productive and efficient with information.(Website list)

Jul 01, 2008 ... Microsoft Maps-Live Search http://maps.live.com This site can find directions, businesses by category, and maps for areas. Easy-to-use and an all-in-one site for the SMB. TinyURL http://tinyurl.com Long URLs become manageable, tiny ones. Trip ...

Four ways to use this directory: what the vendors enter is exactly what you get.

Jul 01, 2008 ... This printed edition of the CIL Buyer's Guide consists of four sections: Products and Services by Category Various types of hardware, software, supplies, and services related to library automation are listed in the first section. We've also listed many types of ...

Products and services by category.

Jul 01, 2008 ... HARDWARE Adaptive Computing Hardware Braille Embossers/Printers Interactive.com Keyboards - Adaptive Axel Enterprises Inc. Monitors - Large Print Display Axel Enterprises Inc. Library Automation ...

Products and services by vendor.(List)

Jul 01, 2008 ... This section contains a lot of coded information. Here's what it all means: In all of our Software categories, we gave vendors the option of checking off seven platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Mac, Unix, and Other. Hence, each product that is software will be ...

Ocean County Library.(noted & quoted: people * libraries * awards * promotions)(promotion of Valerie Bell)(Brief article)

Jul 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ocean County Library announced the promotion of Valerie Bell to the position of assistant director of public services. For the past 22 years, Bell has held various positions at the Ocean County Library such as chief librarian of branch services, ...

New Jersey Library Association.(noted & quoted: people * libraries * awards * promotions)(Brief article)

Jul 01, 2008 ... The New Jersey Library Association (NJLA) announced that Carol Nersinger is the recipient of its Librarian of the Year Award. Currently, Nersinger is director of the East Brunswick Library in East Brunswick, N.J., having originally ...

Canadian Library Association.(noted & quoted: people * libraries * awards * promotions)(Brief article)

Jul 01, 2008 ... The Canadian Library Association (CLA) announced that Richmond Public Library (RPL) is the winner of the 2008 CLA/Information Today Award for Innovative Technology. The award, sponsored by Information Today, Inc., consists of a $500 check and an engraved plaque. Richmond Public Library won ...

Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies.(noted & quoted: people * libraries * awards * promotions)(Brief article)

Jul 01, 2008 ... The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) announced that Brenda Bailey-Hainer is its presidentelect. She will serve a 1-year term starting in 2009. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Currently, Bailey-Hainer is ...

Freedom to Read Foundation.(noted & quoted: people * libraries * awards * promotions)(Brief article)

Jul 01, 2008 ... The Freedom to Read Foundation announced the winners of its 2008 board of trustees election. The following five trustees were elected to 2-year terms: Carrie Gardner, Barbara M. Jones, Burton Joseph, Pamela Klipsch, and Kenton Oliver. Gardner is an assistant professor at the ...

$350,000 seed grant.(grants)(A.L.A.)(Open Society Institute)(Brief article)

Jul 01, 2008 ... ALA announced that it is the recipient of a $350,000 seed grant from the Open Society Institute. The grant will be used to launch a 3-year public ...

OCLC.(noted & quoted: people * libraries * awards * promotions)(appointment of Tony Ferguson and Sandy Yee in OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc.)(Brief article)

Jul 01, 2008 ... OCLC has made several announcements. Its Members Council has elected two delegates to 6-year terms on the OCLC board of trustees. They are Tony Ferguson, university librarian at the University of Hong Kong Libraries, and Sandy Yee, dean of libraries at Wayne State University. Yee ...

Public Library Association.(noted & quoted: people * libraries * awards * promotions)(appointment of Sari Feldman in A.L.A. Public Library Association)(Brief article)

Jul 01, 2008 ... The Public Library Association (PLA) announced that Sari Feldman has been elected its vice president/president-elect. She will become president-elect in July 2008 and assume the presidency in July 2009 for a 1-year term. Currently, Feldman is executive director of the Cuyahoga ...

Equinox Software, Inc.(noted & quoted: people * libraries * awards * promotions)(appointment of Karen Schneider)(Brief article)

Jul 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Equinox Software, Inc. announced that Karen Schneider is joining its staff as community librarian. In this position, she will work on community liaison activities, help build the company's brand, and promote the use of open source software. ...

ALA.(noted & quoted: people * libraries * awards * promotions)(appointment of Camila Alire)(Brief article)

Jul 01, 2008 ... ALA announced that Camila Alire is its newly elected president. She will become president-elect in July 2008 and in July 2009 she will begin her 1-year term as president. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Currently, Alire is an adjunct professor in Simmons College's Ph.D ....

New from Neal-Schuman.(books to check out: job related reading)(Brief article)(Book review)

Jul 01, 2008 ... Neal-Schuman Publishers has published Leading and Managing Archives and Records Programs: Strategies for Success (ISBN: 9781-55570-615-9, 320 pp., $75) edited by Bruce W. Dearstyne. The book brings together the experience of 14 notable individuals from the world of archives and records ...