Showing papers in "Computers in libraries in 2011"
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TL;DR: In this article, a group of librarians at Ryerson University in Toronto seized an opportunity to investigate the emerging role of the tablet in the daily academic lives of students, and they found that the tablet was useful in many aspects of the library.
Abstract: The year 2010 saw a major revolution in tablet technology with the introduction of the Apple iPad. Curious about the potential of this new technology for libraries, a group of librarians at Ryerson University in Toronto seized an opportunity to investigate the emerging role of the tablet in the daily academic lives of students.
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TL;DR: With the advent of mobile phones, the authors are slowly moving away from the notion that mobile phones are just for making calls and texting.
Abstract: With the advent of mobile phones, we are slowly moving away from the notion that mobile phones are just for making calls and texting.
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TL;DR: Using nanofiltration membranes for the recovery of phosphorous with a second type of technology for recovery of nitrogen is suggest to be a viable process.
Abstract: SERVICE-ORIENTED ARCHITECTURES AND BROWSER- BASED INTERFACES DEPLOYED THROUGH CLOUD-BASED INFRASTRUCTURE STAND TODAY AS THE KEY TECHNOLOGIES PREFERRED FOR NEW SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present mobile outreach strategies to make the public library a true 21st-century information hub, and propose a mobile outreach strategy for mobile data collection and dissemination.
Abstract: If your library has no plans for mobile outreach, keep reading—you'll find ideas to make your library a true 21st-century information hub.
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TL;DR: It's not too soon to start planning for the best technologies that will enable the USA to be a leader in the future of the Internet as mentioned in this paper. But, planning is not easy.
Abstract: IT'S NOT TOO SOON TO BEGIN PLANNING FOR THE BEST TECHNOLOGIES THAT LIBRARIES VVILL NEEID TO THRIVE AS THE FUTURE UNFOLDS AROUND US.
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TL;DR: After years of working with a merely usable CMS, it has been a joy to work with a CMS designed with libraries in mind.
Abstract: After years of working with a merely usable CMS, it has been a joy to work with a CMS designed with libraries in mind.
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TL;DR: It is found that national libraries are involved in some of the most Fascinating USes of AUTOMATION and TECHNOLOGY.
Abstract: I HAVE FOUND THAT NATIONAL LIBRARIES ARE INVOLVED IN SOME OF THE MOST FASCINATING USES OF AUTOMATION AND TECHNOLOGY.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors point out that "even though library DISCOVERY systems have improved DRAMATICALLY, we still have a long way to go" in this area.
Abstract: ALTHOUGH LIBRARY DISCOVERY SYSTEMS HAVE IMPROVED DRAMATICALLY, WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO.
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TL;DR: Geotagging digital collections can be a low-cost endeavor and provide a new interface to these underused resources.
Abstract: Geotagging digital collections can be a low-cost endeavor and provide a new interface to these underused resources.
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TL;DR: It's EXCITING to VISIT LIBRARARARIES that have a STRONG SPIRIT OF ENGAGEMENT with their PATRONS, this paper wrote.
Abstract: IT'S EXCITING TO VISIT LIBRARIES THAT HAVE A STRONG SPIRIT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH THEIR PATRONS.
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TL;DR: Presented at the 61st Annual Conference of Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association, October 5-9, 2011.
Abstract: Presented at the 61st Annual Conference of Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association, October 5-9, 2011.
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TL;DR: Libraries are slowly acheiving the ability to shape the architec tore of virtoal spaces so that end users can relate to them based on their in teractions with the modern web as a whole.
Abstract: Libraries are slowly acheiving the ability to shape the architec tore of virtoal spaces so that end users can relate to them based on their in teractions with the modern web as a whole
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TL;DR: An open source set of discovery applications to provide a more economical solution for libraries and to implement and work to enhance this set of applications.
Abstract: We decided to implement and work to enhance an open source set of discovery applications to provide a more economical solution for our libraries.
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TL;DR: UBC Library is making a difference in correcting the past's erasures in Canada's national memory by innovatively creating a different approach to library and archiving that brings together communities and students at UBC Library as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: UBC Library is making a difference in correcting the past's erasures in Canada's national memory innovatively creating a different approach to library and archiving that brings together communities and students at UBC Library
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TL;DR: The decision to develop the Library of Wales' mobile website was based on data taken from two web analytical tools.
Abstract: The decision to develop the Library's mobile website was based on data taken from two web analytical tools.
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TL;DR: In this article, the current state of the art for academic libraries in the quest for the touted next-generation catalog is discussed, with vendors abandoning their ILS-integrated OPACs in order to develop and promote their discovery tools.
Abstract: With vendors seeming to abandon their ILS-integrated OPACs in order to develop and promote their discovery tools, we were curious as to just what was the current state of affairs for academic libraries in the quest for the touted next-generation catalog
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TL;DR: This article conducted a survey of more than 1,200 public, academic, government, and special librarians with budget authority in North America and found that after a couple of devastating years, most libraries are projecting budget stabilization in 2011.
Abstract: Last fall, Information Today, Inc.'s research division, Unisphere Research, conducted a survey of more than 1,200 public, academic, government, and special librarians with budget authority in North America. The study determined that after a couple of devastating years, most libraries are projecting budget stabilization in 2011. Naturally, conditions vary by library type and size, but on average here's what they reported.
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