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Is there a future for libraries?
Submitted by Lori Ayre on Thu, 09/27/2007 - 5:00pmSorters and Self-Check -in Just Make Sense
Submitted by Lori Ayre on Mon, 08/20/2007 - 5:00pmI've been a very very bad girl. No postings for over a month. Turns out when I'm trying to get a report of some kind written, I can't post a blog entry. It feels like an adulterous act - like I'm cheating on my client. Writing....but not for them.
As always, in writing the report, I learned something. I learned that I could make a very conservative ROI estimate of 9-12 years for not just a a central sortation system for a medium sized library system but also for two or three individual library sorters. That's a lot of automation with a pretty good payback.
RFID Tag Compliant with Emerging Data Model?
Submitted by Lori Ayre on Tue, 07/10/2007 - 5:00pmWhat I Told Publishers at the SSP Conference
Submitted by Lori Ayre on Thu, 06/07/2007 - 5:00pmI recently spoke on a panel for the Society for Scholarly Publishing's Annual Meeting held in San Francisco. I was there to provide the public library perspective. Our panel title was The Extensible Library: Library 2.0 and Patron 2.0. My co-presenters were Matt Goldner of OCLC and Rick Anderson of the University of Nevada, Reno.
I don't have recordings or Powerpoint of my co-presenters...but here are mine:
Wu wei and Computer Troubleshooting
Submitted by Lori Ayre on Thu, 05/17/2007 - 5:00pmWu wei refers to the Taoist concept of inaction or nondoing. Alan Watts, author of Tao: the Watercourse Way says nondoing is what we mean by going with the grain, rolling with the punch, swimming with the current, trimming sails to the wind, taking the tide at its flood, and stooping to conquer.
Berkeley Public Library's New Website - Nice!
Submitted by Lori Ayre on Tue, 05/15/2007 - 5:00pmHooray, the Berkeley Public Library has launched their new website and it looks fantastic! I'm proud to have had a hand in the project. My partner, Nicole Reinecker, and I worked with BPL to redevelop their site architecture and come up with the excellent design.
Developing a Library Technology Plan, Part 1
Submitted by Lori Ayre on Mon, 05/14/2007 - 5:00pmI've been developing a lot of material for online courses lately and haven't had a chance to post to this blog. So, I thought I might capitalize on my efforts and rework some of the material for this venue. This is installment one from my four week course on Developing a Library Technology Plan. The course is going to be offered again starting in July 10, 2007.
Developing a Library Technology Plan, Part 2
Submitted by Lori Ayre on Mon, 05/14/2007 - 5:00pmInstallment 2 from my four week course on Developing a Library Technology Plan. The course is going to be offered again starting in July 10, 2007. If you are interested in attending, go to this Infopeople page.
Supporting the Strategic Plan
The primary planning document for any library is the strategic plan.
Developing a Library Technology Plan, Part 3
Submitted by Lori Ayre on Mon, 05/14/2007 - 5:00pmInstallment 3 from my four week course on Developing a Library Technology Plan. The course is going to be offered again starting in July 10, 2007.