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Google as Publisher?

Posted on 27 June 2007 by Rick Mason

Google as Publisher : Is Google Poised for a New Push into the Information Industry? is a report for sale ( for $1,295.00!!!) by Outsell Inc. detailing how the world’s largest search company would be able to become one of … Continue reading →

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Public Libraries ROI

Posted on 12 June 2007 by Rick Mason

A newly released study, Taxpayer Return-on-Investment (ROI) in Pennsylvania Public Libraries (Pdf), comes to an interesting and positive conclusion:  for every $10 of tax money invested in public libraries, the Pennsylvania taxpayers receive a return of $55. found on ResourceShelf

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ALA In Focus

Posted on 4 June 2007 by Rick Mason

The first segment of “ALA In Focus”, an online video detailing the inner workings of various areas of the American Library Association, features Gwendolyn Prellwitz, Program Officer for the ALA Office of Diversity & Spectrum. The video is fantastic to … Continue reading →

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ALA Library Salary Database

Posted on 7 April 2007 by Rick Mason

The Library Salary Database (press release) from the American Library Association is an online database where you can find out what people earn in various library positions at various places in the country. It seems like a good resource, but … Continue reading →

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Library Cryptography

Posted on 15 March 2007 by Rick Mason

Kind of an interesting news story that, in the end, leads to a library-related conclusion. James Randi, the well-known challenger of psychics, has an item placed in a locker, and has offered a million dollars to the person who can … Continue reading →

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Marketing your Academic Library

Posted on 5 February 2007 by Rick Mason

ALA’s ACRL (Association of College & Research Libraries) has posted an interesting article called “Developing a long-range and outreach plan for your academic library: The need for a marketing outreach plan“. It describes a series of promotional activities to market … Continue reading →

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A New Chapter for Librarians

Posted on 7 January 2007 by Rick Mason

An article on the increasing diversity of people seeking their Masters of Library and Information Science (MLIS) caught my eye, as it reminds me of something I have encountered over and over again in my library experiences:  the wider range … Continue reading →

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Update on EPA library issue

Posted on 8 December 2006 by Rick Mason

As an update to this post, it seems that the situation with the EPA library is getting worse. Presumably in response to a congressional request to halt the closure of its libraries, the EPA is removing thousands of documents from … Continue reading →

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Print on Demand coming to the NYPL

Posted on 28 November 2006 by Rick Mason

The New York Public Library will be obtaining a print-on-demand press called the Espresso Book Machine, which can create a paperback from a PDF file in about 5 minutes. The machine, which costs about $100,000, has the potential to change … Continue reading →

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Libre Map Project is Liberated!

Posted on 5 September 2006 by Rick Mason

The Libre Map Project had a goal of raising $1600 to fund their project.  Once that goal was met, they would open their collection of maps to the world. They met their goal… in less than 24 hours.  Now the … Continue reading →

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Googling Google Googlies! (continued)

Posted on 17 August 2006 by Rick Mason

See here for my first post on this topic… Google is looking to crack down on the use of the word “google” as a verb (as in googling) in order to protect their copyright. My take on this is when … Continue reading →

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Engaged Patrons

Posted on 25 July 2006 by Rick Mason

This isn’t new for me, but I recommended this site to someone on the Web4lib list today, and thought it was worth posting. For libraries with a desire to implement a strong web-based presence, but without the funds, knowledge, or … Continue reading →

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