Category Archives: library

to read: Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies

my library has recently been discussing the wealth of social technology possibilities, wondering how to effectively use them to communicate with our users. i’m pleased to be part of an organization that is thinking about this and have been doing … Continue reading

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AMA goes crazy, digitizes everything

The digitization of JAMA and the Archives backfiles is soon to be completed, to be released by the end of 2008. They’ll be available for a one-time purchase and an annual maintenance fee for having them hosted through Highwire. 2 … Continue reading

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today is Virtual Library Legislative Day

I’m the chair of the Government Relations & Bylaws committee for the Medical Library Group of Southern California & Arizona and am on a few e-mail lists as a result, keeping me informed of what’s going on in our government … Continue reading

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voluminous

hmm…voluminous is a rather nice tool for reading books in the public domain. it’s a downloadable app for macs. i downloaded the free trial and already found 6 books that look entertaining: a history of art for beginners and students … Continue reading

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DePauw Libraries: Visual Resource Center

depauw visual resource librarians go head to head with google image search by using artstor and win in this video: want more? : the librarian, spring break

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