Best of PubLib 01.31.10

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Robert Balliot ,MLIS

Best of Publib Current Topics and Archives Video returning soon This week  in  Best of Publib covers January 24th through January 31st 2010. This week includes discussions about the Broadband Stimulus Programs,  collection development, technology planning, library programming, access to archives,  and the effect of library reference poaching. Some of the topics we will be reviewing include: Topic   »    Library Fines – Lynda Dydo in [...]

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Best of Publib Library Humor

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Robert Balliot ,MLIS

The following gems are courtesy of the collective mind of the PubLib Listserve January 2010 Archives From the Front-line Circulation Desks : ♦   Message: I cannot come in today to return a DVD. I tried to renew the DVD and the system will not allow me to because someone has put in a request for [...]

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Best of PubLib 01.25.10

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Robert Balliot ,MLIS

Best of Publib Current Topics and Archives Video coming soon This week  in  Best of Publib covers January 10th  through January 24th 2010. This week includes questions about collection development,  library hardware and software solutions, politics, policies,  and the ethics of advertising and branding. Some of the topics we will be reviewing include: Topic   »    Shelving graphic novels – Phalbe Henriksen in [...]

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Best of PubLib ALA Midwinter Exhibit Hall Review

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Robert Balliot ,MLIS

Best of PubLib at the ALA Midwinter Meeting Exhibit Hall Review This week,  Best of Publib covered the ALA Exhibit Hall at the Boston Convention Center.   The HD video below includes hundreds of vendor displays.  We hope it will help you imagine the experience if you were not able to attend, or help refresh and reinforce what you learned.   [...]

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Best of PubLib at ALA-Midwinter Update

Posted on January 16, 2010 by Robert Balliot ,MLIS

American Library Association Mid-Winter Meeting We  consumed the Boston Convention Center exhibit hall today.  Boston is nearly 50 degrees farenheit!  We will feature some of the most interesting  exhibitors and products that we found in a special edition of Best of Publib on January 20th – we have pictures of them all.  But tonight, we dine with [...]

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This Week in Best of PubLib 01.11.10

Posted on January 10, 2010 by Robert Balliot ,MLIS

Best of Publib Current Topics and Archives Video coming soon This week  in  Best of Publib covers the week of December 31st, 2009 through January 10th, 2010. This week includes questions about insect extermination, thought-provoking discussions about the politics of library cards and communication , comparison of cataloging software,  and the effect of weather on library operations. Some of the topics we will be reviewing include: Topic [...]

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This Week in Best of Publib and ALA

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Robert Balliot ,MLIS

Best of Publib Current Topics and PubLib gathering at ALA in Boston, MA. This Week in  Best of Publib 2010 will return on January 11th – to include topics from December 31st 2009 through January 10th 2010. In the meantime, Publib list moderator –  Karen Schneider – is looking at scheduling a gathering of PubLib contributors and fans during the American Library Association - [...]

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