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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.Libology Blog
Established July 2006
ISSN: 1946-1852
by Rick Mason
Monthly Archives: December 2009
Top Ten Customer Service Skills for Library Staff
ALA Learning’s Top Ten Customer Service Skills for Library Staff is not only a great review of those habits that can make us more effective when we interact with the public, but are also good reminders of what we can … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Libraries
Tagged ALA, ALA Learning, customer service, Libraries, Library, library staff
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Library Website Fails
I see these types of messages all the time on library-related websites, and I agree that it sends the message that those who manage those sites don’t have a good grasp of current web technology: Time to Update? by David … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Online Services, OPAC, Web Design
Tagged ILS, Libraries, OPAC, Web Design, web technology
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OCLC Policies Directory Preview
OCLC is previewing their new Policies Directory site, which is set to go live on December 13th. To try it out, point your browser to: https://policies-preview.oclc.org/ Authorization: 100028264 Password: oclc Be sure to enter your OCLC Institution Symbol to view … Continue reading
Posted in ILL, Libraries, OCLC, Online Services
Tagged ILL, Interlibrary Loan, Libraries, OCLC, Online Computer Library Center
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How College Students Seek Information in the Digital Age
How College Students Seek Information in the Digital Age (pdf) is a report from Project Information Literacy, maintained by the Information School at the University of Washington that contains a few surprises for libraries: Course readings were the first place … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Libraries, Online Databases, Online Services, OPAC, Search
Tagged academic libraries, Bill Drew, Education, Free Range Librarian, Libraries, Library, Statistics, students
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