Recently added articles from Library Administrator's Digest:
Library Cards à la Ben Franklin
Nov 01, 2009; ... Fun Fact: Benjamin Franklin launched the first American public library. During Colonial America, books were scarce and expensive and were commonly more accessible to the wealthy and clergy. Franklin recognized that and pooled together resources so more people could have access to books. In 1731, ...
VoIP Comes to the Library
Nov 01, 2009; ... The library's transition to the world of VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) began last week. With installation complete at the Library Center, Brentwood, and Midtown Carnegie branches, it won't be long before all ten branches are connected with the latest in voice communication ...
Virtual Interactive Room
Nov 01, 2009; ... The new 52,000-square-foot state-of-the-art Prescott Valley Library opening tomorrow in Prescott Valley, Arizona features something no other public library in the nation can offer: a twenty-first century Virtual Interactive Room (V.l. R.) funded in part by Northcentral University, an innovator ...
Book Buying Habits in U.S. and Great Britain
Nov 01, 2009; ... Book publishers can finally gain insight into key differences in the habits of consumer book buyers in the U.S. and Great Britain, with the release of the first industry report containing a side-by-side comparison of data from both sides of the Atlantic. Bowker and BML, the leading ...
Libraries and Readers Wade Into Digital Lending
Nov 01, 2009; ... Kate Lambert recalls using her library card just once or twice throughout her childhood. Now, she uses it several times a month. The lure? Electronic books she can download to her laptop. "I can just go online and type my card number in and look through all the books they have," ...