Computers in Libraries

10% Wrong for 90% Done

The state library collects in narrow areas such as information sciences, technology, and governance, while Beaufort is a medium-sized public library, and Union's collection was much smaller. [...]the database was a melting pot with all the chaos of New York City in the early 20th century without any of the charm. [...]even small distinctions between the MARC records caused the program to fail at merging them.

A Guide to Using Information Fairly

A Will and a Way

In this issue of Computers in Libraries magazine, we take a closer look at efforts to digitize and provide access to local collections, an area where most public and many academic libraries will find they have a strategic advantage over the large, comprehensive digital collections that may otherwise be available on the net.

Are Librarians Becoming Curators?

ADiIbert cartoon provides the challenge to define digital curation, which is answered with links to definitions from around the web. <http://stepheaislighthouse.com/ 2011/10/30/digital-curation-lesson -and-dilbert-challenge> 'New Rôles for New Times: Digital Curation for Preservation' Digital content curation is not limited solely to curating current information for a specific audience; it is also important in preservation efforts to ensure that the digital material remains accessible.

Are You a Librarian Superhero?

Awards

According to the announcement, it is given in recognition of significant and innovative contributions to electronic collections management and development practice. OCLC Research and the Association for Library and Information Science Education announced that they will collaborate to offer the Library and Information Science Research Grant Program.

Changing Library Collections and Advice On Writing Grants

Changing Library Collections and Advice on Writing Grants Collection Development in the Digital Age, edited by Maggie Fieldhouse andAudrey Marshall (ISBN: 978-1856047463, 200 pp., $99.95), published by Neal -Schuman Publishers, Inc. , examines the new roles and ideas that have come about in collection development.

Considering the Cloud and the Greater Computing Atmosphere

SaaS service providers supply both hardware infrastructure and software services to the user through front-end portals over the internet. Since the service provider hosts both the application and the data, the end user is free to use the software service from anywhere and with any device that has an internet connection. Developers and programmers create applications on the service provider's platform over the internet, often through the use of APIs (application programming interface), web s...

Coursesmart Rolls Out New Etextbook Reader

Ebsco Discovery Service Adds Encyclopaedia Britannica Content

Ebsco Unveils Academic Ebook Collection

Ex Libris Ltd., Bibliotheca Integrate Solutions

From Disaster Recovery to Digital Preservation

Organizations with great operational dependence on their computer systems, such as hospitals, financial institutions, or global internet-based businesses, will have one or more standby systems that can instantly take over should the primary systems fail. In addition to any efforts that the publishers may take, the library community has collectively developed and operates a digital preservation strategy for these materials, called LOCKSS ("lots of copies keep stuff safe"), in which copies of ...

Guide to User-Generated Content

Ifttt: If This, Then What?

Typically, you'd need at least a little programming knowledge to dig into the APIs for Twitter, Flickr, Google Calendar, or Dropbox and then to write scripts to pass information back and forth. Or, maybe you want two accounts, one for you and one for the library. Since you don't have to be logged in to ifttt for your tasks to run, it's easier than it is on most services to have a dual identity. [...]a lecture and reception sponsored by our Friends group might result in 25 photos of the lec...

Libraries Thriving Set to Launch New Projects

Migrating the Barnard Library Zine Collection Website to Drupal

Barnard focuses on collecting zines by women, with an emphasis on zines by women of color and others whose voices might normally be marginalized. Because of the nature of this focus, one could obtain diverse views on contemporary feminist culture by browsing the collection. [...]though it still ended up adopting one of the Drupal themes, the site was able to receive some individual touches, such as its own banner, which was designed from a zine cover by Barnard College's web designer, and i...

New Solution Targets Funds to Serve Community Need

Noted & Quoted

The San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science (SJSU SLIS) announced that Chris Hagar, Ph.D., will become a member of its full-time faculty. Banks is the chief operating officer of the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library. Since 2006, he has served as councilor for the Kansas chapter. Banks is a member of the Public Library Association (PLA), the Library Leadership & Management Association (LLAMA), and the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Librar...

Oclc Boosts Worldcat Local Content Collections

Preserving the Past and Learning for the Future

Founded in 1945 by Lawrence Berk as the Schillinger House, Berklee has undergone several significant changes as it has expanded beyond the original school's focus on jazz to now teach a variety of contemporary music genres and unique courses of study, such as its majors in Film Scoring and Electronic Production and Design. On any given morning, a media development student worker may be filming an interview between a liberal arts faculty member and a local jazz musician in the library's confe...

The Garden State Library to Test-Drive Mobile Devices

The Statistical Abstract of the United States Lives On

Web-Scale Library Consortia Lead the Way

In reporting on the University of California's participation, the California Digital Library stated that "Through membership in HathiTrust, the UC libraries will be able to maximize long-term access to digital content, a key element in our quest to capitalize on technological opportunities to accelerate the transition to a primarily digital environment." [...]that will be a very expensive prospect, and perhaps doing the job right will require deeper collaboration with the private sector to d...

Wiley-Blackwell Expands Journal Program