February 26, 2007

Feature Stories

WorldCat Registry debuts
Free, Web-based Registry allows libraries and library groups to manage organizational data for vendors, third parties in one place.

Google dominates international search landscape

Who’s watching YOUR space?
Did you miss the OCLC Symposium at ALA Midwinter? Now you can watch the webcast.

February 19, 2007

Feature Stories

OCLC Members Council meets in Quebec City to examine issues facing libraries and the cooperative from a different perspective
Delegates celebrate differences, focus on common goals

Data center energy consumption doubles since 2000
In the United States, servers consume about 1.2 percent of all electricity, about the same amount of power as color televisions

WebJunction launches new site

February 12, 2007

Feature Stories

NetLibrary launches new eAudiobook content
Libraries can purchase individual eAudiobooks titles from Books On Tape and Blackstone Audio one at a time, just like eBooks

Learning by listening
MP3 technology is revolutionizing education, with students shifting from reading books to using iPods and headphone

Wilson named Academic/Research Librarian of the Year by ACRL

February 5, 2007

Feature Stories

WorldCat.org offers new Web site and search box features for discovery of items held in libraries worldwide

How do you cite Wikipedia on a history paper?
At Middlebury College, you don't. A professor explains why.

New editor joins Dewey team