October 30, 2006

Feature Stories

OCLC Custom Cataloging marks 30th anniversary
University of Connecticut and Cleveland Public Library use the service today to help meet their cataloging needs

Online Health Search 2006
Most Internet users start at a search engine when looking for health information online. Very few check the source and date of the information they find

Don’t forget to tune in to the Kilgour Celebration of Life serviceThe service will take place Tuesday, October 31 from 1:30-2:30 p.m., EST

October 23, 2006

Feature Stories

WebJunction receives grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to enhance Web site for library community

Technology Review recognizes Del.icio.us founder as a top young innovator of 2006
Joshua Schachter combined tagging with bookmarking to create a new way to organize the Web

NetLibrary signs agreements with Canadian publishers to offer French-language eBooks to libraries

October 16, 2006

Feature Stories

Celebrate the life of OCLC Founder Frederick G. Kilgour

Teens graduate from choosing IM buddy icons to creating elaborate social networking profiles
Kids and teens spending more time online than ever before

Deutsche Nationalbibliothek contributes 72, 73 millionth records to WorldCat

October 9, 2006

Feature Stories

Prepare your library for the multilingual world

More than half of MySpace visitors are now age 35 or older, as the site’s demographic composition shifts

WebJunction Community Partners Program continues to grow
Delaware, Kansas and Minnesota are the latest states to join

October 2, 2006

Feature Stories

Ross Singer wins the second OCLC Research Software Contest

New study: Today’s public libraries are thriving technology hubs that millions rely on for first or only choice for Internet access

Nominate an ILL Librarian for the Virginia Boucher award