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Connecting and Sharing: the Emerging Role of Z39.50 in Library Networks

1. Introduction
While everyone has heard about Z39.50, there is still a lot of uncertainty about its relevance to the library community. “It’s still under development,.” you may have read on lists or heard people say. “It’s too complex to implement.” “It doesn’t work.” “It’s not needed now we have the Web.” In fact, Z39.50 is [...]

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Simple media maintenance using the multifunctional Biblio Mobile StaffStation

Bibliotheca RFID Library Systems has successfully establishes itself as a provider of next-generation RFID technologies. Impressive presentations Bibliotheca RFID Library Systems this year, 98-th of the German Conference of Librarians in Erfurt, made clear to all that with its comprehensive presentation of the numerous product innovations and innovations in RFID technology, [...]

SirsiDynix Announces General Availability of SchoolRooms 3.0

SchoolRooms is organized by subject and content is presented in virtual rooms to help students discover information, provide educators with access to quality materials, and enable parents to find appropriate resources for improving their children’s education.

Development of bibliometric indicators of research quality

The United Kingdom, through the Higher Education Funding Council for England, has worked since 2005 to reform the evaluation of research, known as the RAE (Research Assessment Exercise). The latest study, published in a report in September 2008, sought to analyze and deploy a database containing all academic and publications submitted [...]

Positioning Liaison Librarians for the 21st Century by ARL

Liaison positions exist at nearly every research library, and a recent ARL member survey documented a substantial broadening of liaison roles1. Many believe that liaison librarian functions are becoming more central to fulfilling the library’s mission in a digital age. While research libraries may agree on the importance of the [...]

What Is Needed to Educate Future Digital Librarians: A Study of Current Practice and Staffing Patterns in Academic and Research Libraries

Abstract
Due to the changing nature of librarianship resulting from the increasing amount of information available in digital format, educating digital librarians has become an important agenda within library and information science schools. To design and offer appropriate courses and teaching approaches for training competent digital librarians, educators can benefit from feedback provided by current practitioners [...]

US Library of Congress’ Digital Collection One of World’s Largest

The U.S. Library of Congress is well known for being the world’s largest library. That is, in the traditional, paper format. Now, the library is on the way to hosting the largest digital collection in the world with more than 700 terabytes of data.
Converting holdings to a digital format
This is the new look of the [...]

LibBest RFID Library Management System

SIX SENTENCE About RFID FOR LIBRARY

RFID tags replace both the EM security strips and Barcode.
Simplify patron self check-out / check-in.
Ability to handle material without exception for video and audio tapes.
Radio Frequency anti-theft detection is innovative and safe.
High-speed inventory and identify items which are out of proper order.
Long-term development guarantee when using Open Standard.

RFID Technology for [...]

A new partnership promotes Sony Reader for borrowing eBooks in public libraries

The eBook format is is moving forward quickly – more online stores, more devices, more readers. And now it’s penetrating a place that until lately was almost exclusively associated only with physical books – the library.
Sony, developer of the Sony Reader Digital Book, has partnered up with OverDrive, the leading global digital distributor of eBooks [...]