This morning we had another one of our computer/Internet classes. This one was on learning how to use Google more effectively. What we do is, we spend half the time giving a presentation and the other half allowing people to practice what they just learned. The classes have been extremely popular and they’re a lot [...]
Categories: Libraries, Technology
A few months ago, I created a Greasemonkey userscript that would allow someone to see whether or not the Thousand Oaks Library has a particular book while they’re browsing through Amazon.com. I think a lot of people like using Amazon to browse for books, so the idea is to make it very [...]
Categories: Books, Libraries, Technology
Before I came out to Thousand Oaks, I lived in Ann Arbor, MI and I had the wonderful opportunity to work at the Ann Arbor District Library when they were rolling out their innovative website. It was great for me because I was exposed to so many new advances in how libraries are providing [...]
Categories: Libraries, Technology, Web Design
Today is my last day at the conference. Up until now, I haven’t had the time to visit the exhibit hall so I reserved the entire morning to do that. It never ceases to amaze me how many companies have business interests in the world of libraries. A lot of people out there [...]
Categories: Conferences, Libraries, Professional Development
Today was another full day of meetings and discussions. I started things off by going to the RUSA-MARS (Machine Assisted Reference Services) All Committee meeting. Accorinding to their pamphlet, there are 11 committees in MARS and the members refer to themselves as martians Since I’m not yet on a MARS [...]
Categories: Conferences, Libraries, Professional Development
