I've written a few blog posts on my own website about possible uses of Ifttt.com. Ifttt allows you to set up a trigger from one web application (eg A Google News search for “libraries”), so that it triggers an action in another web application any time this happens (eg Creates a blog post from any newspaper articles it finds and links to the full news article). Each trigger/action you set up is called a task.

 

The blog posts I've…

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Bede mowic o nowych trendach w bibliotekarstwie amerykanskim. Mozecie to potraktowac jako wstep do konferencji, bo wielu kolejnych rozmowcow bedzie sie szczegolowo odnosic do tych trendow. Ja natomiast zarysuje sytuacje i dorzuce to i owo od siebie jako ze widze to wszystko od srodka. Do zobaczenia 2 listopada o szostej wieczorem. Pozdrowienia z Kalifornii.

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Date: November 3, 2011

Time: 6-7 PM CST

Where: ONLINE

Access: www.library20.com 

 

Session: An open-dialogue about library express stations being created in local community centers and cultural arts complexes in the United States

 

With the current trends in the United States changing daily in regard to technology, jobs, and the economy, there is a dire…

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guys we have since established a digital library at our Library ..Its a special library, what are best ways of marketing it so that it can be used.

 

 

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the over 50 authors who contributed to School Libraries: What’s Now, What’s Next, What’s Yet to Come, we are delighted to announce that our crowdsourced eBook is now available…

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Hi I am a Media Specialist at  Dainfern College in South Africa.  I just had a media lesson this morning with my  6 year olds using the Ipad - they did writing, matching (memory skills), music through animals and counting.  It was fantastic!!!  They were so enthusiastic and learning was fun!!!

I was just working on my annual review file and thought I'd better check to see if my rejection letter for this conference came in -whoa nelly! I'm in! -And I got a great time slot somewhere between prime time and Leno!  In addition to what I've already proposed, I met up recently with a very talented person from our Center for Learning and Teaching Excellence and have new directions to add for qualifying/quantifying the success (or otherwise) of the Friday E-Mail list so I hope you can make…

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As we begin to plan for new construction I'm at a loss as to what the library of the future will look like.  Is there any one who can lead me to information and resources that can help me get my head around this?  I would most apprecuate your thoughts and expertise.

 

With regards,

 

Gerry Dery

ES/MS Principal

Kaohsiung American School

Taiwan

Libraries have enough experience to distribute digital information by developing information distribution policies that make libraries trusted resources of information which make the libraries a great partner to any organization with an interest in information distribution. Libraries do not produce information, however, libraries serves as information distributors with a process of information distribution management. Sharing and distributing data are vital for any organization…

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