TWO GOOD USES OF TECHNOLOGY FOR YOUR LIBRARY

There is a lot of new technology out there. But which are really appropriate for your OPL—or small library, or even large library? Here are two that I think deserve strong consideration.


Internal, project-specific blogs. Nicole Engard [Jenkins Law Library, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA] is quoted by Michael Stephens on use of project-specific blogs at her library. This concept is more like an online filing cabinet that is accessible by multiple people.


URLs:

Stephens’s post: http://tametheweb.com/2006/09/ltr_update_internal_blogs.html

Engard’s post: http://www.web2learning.net/archives/535


Stephens also highlighted the use of flickr to provide a virtual tour of a library. He links to the one of the Lackman Branch of the Johnson County (Kansas) Library. Any librarian with a digital camera could do the same for customers off-site.


URLs:

Stephens’s post: http://tametheweb.com/2006/09/ttw_mailbox_virtual_tours_with.html

Lackman tour: http://www.flickr.com/photos/11329886@N00/sets/72157594291410121/