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Jason Kneip | 1 May 17:11
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Loaning IPods for library tours & security issues

Good Morning!

My library is in the process of creating a virtual tour that we would like to pre-load onto a few IPod Nanos for
students to check out. I've read a couple of interesting articles which discuss the implementation of
such a project. But the one thing I cannot seem to find anything about is if there is a way to lockdown or
protect the IPods while circulating so that students cannot try to add or remove content synced to the
IPod. Having an IPod myself, I am aware that if a student were to try and add content to one of our IPods using
their installed version of ITunes, the unit would have to be formatted to factory settings because it
would already be tied to our library's ITunes software. But I wonder if there is some software option that
would make this process easier on our circulation staff. Additionally, is there a way to sync several
IPods to one computer with each unit having the same content? I'm envisioning several IPods connected to a
USB hub that can sync to the same machine.

Thanks to anyone with experience on this matter who can provide some insight.

Jason Kneip
Archives / Special Collections Librarian
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Ron Peterson | 1 May 19:50
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Survey: Drupal usage in libraries


*** Please excuse the cross-posting ***

I am collecting information about Drupal usage in Libraries in order to learn about the practices of other
libraries.  Data from this survey will also be used for a poster session at ALA.  Please take a few
minutes to complete the following survey about how your library is using Drupal.

https://delaware.qualtrics.com/SE?SID=SV_bd7UCA68IbosznS&SVID=Prod
or
http://tinyurl.com/dzyrmm

If anyone has any problems using the survey, please let me know - it is the first time I am using Qualtrics.

Thanks.

Ron Peterson
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McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] | 1 May 21:33
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Interactive Mobile Tutorial Apps?

Colleagues/

I am greatly interested in learning of the availability of interactive
mobile tutorial apps.

[I am not interested in tutorials about mobile apps]

I'm particularly interested in Any/All Interactive Mobile Tutorials that
are Educational and/or Library-related,

most particularly those relating to Library Instruction.

BTW: Training Apps Are Also Of Interest As Would Educational Game Apps

I Welcome Any and All Suggestions/Recommendations As Comments On The
Blog Entry At

[ http://tinyurl.com/c58qos  ]

/Gerry 

Gerry McKiernan

Associate Professor

Science and Technology Librarian

Iowa State University Library

Ames IA 50011
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Patty De Anda | 2 May 00:43
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Job Announcement: Librarian - Manager of User Support Team to work for a library services vendor (Midwest, US)

Library Associates Companies (LAC) seeks a Librarian - Manager of User Support Team to work for a library
services vendor located in the Midwest.   This position requires a Masters in Library/Information
Science (MLS/MLIS) and will manage a team responsible for training, relationship managing and user support.

Requirements:

 *   Master's degree in Library and Information Science (MLS/MLIS) is required;
 *   Must have previous experience in management, training, customer service and user support;
 *   Exceptional communication skills
 *   Previous experience working for a library vendor in any capacity (particularly customer service) is
highly desired;

To Apply:

 *   For immediate consideration please email your resume and cover letter to Brad Rogers, brogers@...<mailto:brogers <at> libraryassociates.com>.
 *   Please reference position title as the subject line of your email.

Library Associates Companies is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that values
diversity in the workforce.

Patty De Anda

Communications & Projects Associate
Library Associates Companies / LAC
6500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2240
Los Angeles, CA 90048
800.987.6794 toll free
323.302.9439 local
323.852.1093 fax
www.libraryassociates.com<http://www.libraryassociates.com/>
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Lori Bell | 2 May 02:04
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Collaborative Text Messaging Reference project

Greetings!  Today, we had the first advisory meeting of the Infoquest collaborative text messaging
reference project.  We have 25 participants so far, and we are interested in having additional library
members.  If you would like to join the project communications group, go to http://groups.google.com/group/InfoQuest
I have attached project informational documents if you are interested.  Each library is asked to staff
the service two hours per week, attend advisory group meetings and participate in training.  If you
would like to participate, please fill out the agreement form and return it to Valerie Brandon at ALS via
email at vbrandon@... or by fax
309-694-9230.  Please return to us by May 15.  If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to
contact me. Hope you will join us. Lori
 
1.       Peoria Public Library 
2.      Little Elm Public Library 
3.      Washington County Cooperative Services 
4.      Bradley University 
5.      Alliance Library System 
6.      Abilene Christian University 
7.      University of North Texas 
8.      South central Regional Library System/New York 
9.      Kutztown University 
10.     Maricopa Community Colleges 
11.     Peacock Middle School Library 
12.     Black Hawk East Learning Resource Center 
13.     Contra Costa County Library 
14.     Illinois Central College 
15.     Bloomington Public Library 
16.     University of Nebraska – Omaha 
17.     University of South Florida – Tampa 
18.     Broome County Public Library 
19.     University of Illinois Library of the Health Sciences- Peoria 
20.     Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library
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Michael J. Dargan | 2 May 19:21
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Web Cam Service?

Hello--
I haven't looked at streaming web cam servers for several years now and am
once again interested.  Could someone recommend a good (by "good" I mean
"cheap") web cam service?  I can configure my firewall, so that's not a
problem.

Thanks

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Michael J. Dargan
Reference & Technical Systems Administrator
Waterloo & Cedar Falls Public Libraries
twitter.com/MikeDargan http://tinyurl.com/6bxx8q
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Angela Boyd | 2 May 19:29
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user designed web sites / pages

I remember in library school about 5 years ago, I had a professor who  
was positive that someday soon, we were all going to be customizing  
web pages to our needs and wants.  I see the BBC home page now does  
this http://www.bbc.co.uk/home/  I can decide if I want or don't want  
sports news when I get to this page.  Are there any libraries  
designing their home pages this way?  How difficult or expensive is  
this?

Angela
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McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] | 2 May 20:41
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RefWorks Announces Launch Of RefMobile

Bethesda, MD, USA (March, 2009) - RefWorks announced the launch of 

RefMobile, a new interface that enables students and researchers to 

use the RefWorks web-based research management service from anywhere, 

via web-enabled mobile phones, smart phones, and personal data 

assistants (PDAs). 

The RefMobile interface gives users immediate access to the most 

commonly used RefWorks functions, including searching their entire 

RefWorks databases, viewing references by folders, adding and removing 

references from folders, creating new folders, and adding comments to 

Notes fields. Users can also efficiently import new references to 

their RefWorks account using the new SmartAdd feature. 

With SmartAdd, users simply enter basic identifying information for a 

publication, such as ISBN number, digital object identifier (DOI) 

number, partial title, or author and publication year, and SmartAdd 

searches the Internet for the reference and import it to RefWorks.
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Leo Robert Klein | 2 May 21:43

Re: Web Cam Service?

Well, Ustream is pretty good (by 'good' I mean 'free'):

http://www.ustream.tv/

LEO

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> Hello--
> I haven't looked at streaming web cam servers for several years now and am
> once again interested.  Could someone recommend a good (by "good" I mean
> "cheap") web cam service?  I can configure my firewall, so that's not a
> problem.
>
> Thanks
>
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Tim Spalding | 3 May 06:24
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Re: user designed web sites / pages

> I remember in library school about 5 years ago, I had a professor who was
> positive that someday soon, we were all going to be customizing web pages to
> our needs and wants.  I see the BBC home page now does this
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/home/  I can decide if I want or don't want sports news
> when I get to this page.  Are there any libraries designing their home pages
> this way?  How difficult or expensive is this?
>
> Angela

I thought I'd respond in some depth, from the perspective of a
library-related site that has its share of personalization. I've come
to mistrust it.

First, both personalization and its opposite—single-focus
optimization—will always be with us. But fashions come and go. For a
few years—2003-2006?—personalization was hot, particularly in search.
Companies like Rollyo and Eurekster got a lot of attention, and both
Yahoo and Google added a certain amount of personalization. Interest
has fizzled—the companies above are virtually without traffic--and the
consensus is that Google's personalized search—rolled out in 2005 and
expanded in 2007—has not been a game-changer.

Some arguments against personalization:

1. Features are hard, and personalization is no exception. If you're
going to have it, it's best if it's "baked into" your algorithms,
schemas, designs and such from day one. You don't want to add it
later.

2. In my experience, the vast majority of people don't want to
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