2007

The Synaptic Library

Podcast (MP3, approx. 30 minutes)

2007

The Extensible Library: Library 2.0 and Patron 2.0: The Public Library Perspective

(20 min podcastslides) Addresses the unique problems faced by public libraries vis-a-vis publishers, especially journal aggregators. Panel presentation at the Society for Scholarly Publishing Annual Meeting, held in San Francisco. One of three presentations that were part of this panel.

2007

Library Delivery 2.0: Delivering Library Materials in the Age of NetFlix

Library Philosophy and Practice, LPP Special Issue on Libraries and Google

Article discussing how Netflix and similar services are shaping expectations about product delivery, which in turn are driving libraries to rethink how items are delivered to their customers. Library Delivery 2.0 refers to the idea of delivering library materials into the user's hands in a way that is personalized, convenient and fast. Written November, 2006.

2007

Privacy Issues: RFID, Patron Holds, RSS Feeds, Personalized Reading Lists, Etc.

Lori Ayre and Mary Minow discuss the intersection of library services and technology issues in this 55 minute podcast.

Slides (PDF) and Handout (PDF)

2006

Introduction to RFID

Presentation to the North Bay Linux User's Group, Sebastopol, CA.

2006

RFID: Time To Jump Yet?

(slides)
Mini-demo at California Library Association 2006 Annual Conference, Sacramento, CA.

2006

Fulfillment: The Future of Library Delivery

(slides)
Mini-demo at California Library Association 2006 Annual Conference, Sacramento, CA.

2006

Library Delivery 2.0

Presentation at Moving Mountains: Exploring Library Courier Services Symposium, Denver, CO.

2006

Resource Sharing & Library Delivery Services

Report identifying six trends affecting library delivery services.