Archive for April, 2008

Talk about going where your users are

Posted by Slash on April 25th, 2008

The Ask Cart with the Library Dude “The ASK cart (actual hotdog cart) is a mobile library service offered by the Thun Library to provide reference assistance. Designed as a simple, effective and fun approach to faculty and student outreach, the Library Dude aka Billie Walker and other librarians offer on-the-spot information and/or reference assistance [...]

Day One was Tuesday April 15, 2008. I will basically put in my notes taken at the time. Any extra comments or thoughts on my part I will put in parenthesis.Title of session: “What’s it worth? The Value of Library Services as an Advocacy Tool.”You can find the powerpoint for this presentation here, along with [...]

Ola – i wuz there

Posted by Slash on April 24th, 2008

Well, the OLA annual conference has come and gone. And as always it was good to see familiar faces that I hadn’t seen in a while and it was especially good to see some familiar names face-to-face for the first time. The Keynote speaker from OCLC, George Needham, had some nice things to say – [...]

Need a manual? online ebooks linked from software center

Posted by Slash on April 24th, 2008

Next time you get a new OS or application from the Software Center, you may see an icon for the manual, too! Thousands of ebooks are searchable in Safari Books Online, and now many are linked to the applications you’re authorized to download. Ebooks linked next to Case Software Center products is a great idea [...]

Lists & rankings: top ten u.s. wireless service providers

Posted by Slash on April 24th, 2008

From the list: 1) AT&T Mobility 2) Verizon 3) Sprint From the article: AT&T Mobility maintained its position as the industry’s No. 1 carrier, ending last year with just over 70 million subscribers. The carrier’s growth included the acquisition of Dobson Communications Corp., which added 1.7 million customers to its base. Source: RCR Wireless (Source: [...]

Information warfare and security conference

Posted by Slash on April 23rd, 2008

Today I’m attending day one of a two-day conference titled he 3rd International Conference on I-Warfare and Security on the University of Nebraska, Omaha campus. I’m very interested yet I’m sure I’m in over my head. There are folks from all over the worls here including major universities and a lot of Air Force personnel. [...]

C3library: signs of libraries and library signs (part 2)

Posted by Slash on April 23rd, 2008

I’m playing catch-up on the road, so will add to this theme before I forget the details! I picked up the Leadville (Colorado) Chronicle while I was in the Denver airport (which has joined the ranks of airports with free wireless!) I’m happy to say that the paper reported Lapsits and other children’s programs, along with ESL [...]

WiMAX Interoperability

Posted by Slash on April 23rd, 2008

Redline and Patapsco collaborate on WiMAX Interoperability – April 23, 2008 Redline Communications Group Inc. and Patapsco Communications today announced the companies have completed interoperability testing between Redline’s RedMAX WiMAX products and Patapsco’s IP solutions as part of the Redline Ecosystem Verification program. Originally Syndicated via RSS from WiMAX Industry News

Why the amazon kindle is a tourist’s best friend

Posted by Slash on April 22nd, 2008

From ComputerWorld Blog: The Amazon Kindle’s “secret sauce” — the feature that sets it apart from competitor eBook readers like the Sony Reader — is unlimited, free wireless mobile broadband access, which lets you auto-download books, magazines and newspapers and give you access to the Internet. The catch: It works only in the U.S. Take [...]

WiMAX CPE Solutions

Posted by Slash on April 21st, 2008

Vodacom Lesotho Selects Airspan’s WiMAX Solutions – April 21, 2008 Airspan Networks Inc. today announced that Vodacom Lesotho, a subsidiary of Vodacom Group has selected Airspan as its preferred WiMAX supplier. Airspan will supply its MicroMAX base stations in the 3.3 – 3.5 GHz frequency band in addition to CPEs. Originally Syndicated via RSS from [...]