Monthly Archives for January 2007

Google It! [class]

This morning we had another one of our computer/Internet classes. This one was on learning how to use Google more effectively. What we do is, we spend half the time giving a presentation and the other half allowing people to … Continue reading

30. January 2007 by Rich
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TOL Amazon Linky

A few months ago, I created a Greasemonkey userscript that would allow someone to see whether or not the Thousand Oaks Library has a particular book while they’re browsing through Amazon.com. I think a lot of people like using Amazon … Continue reading

27. January 2007 by Rich
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More innovations from the AADL

Before I came out to Thousand Oaks, I lived in Ann Arbor, MI and I had the wonderful opportunity to work at the Ann Arbor District Library when they were rolling out their innovative website. It was great for me … Continue reading

27. January 2007 by Rich
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ALA Midwinter 2007 – Monday recap

Today is my last day at the conference. Up until now, I haven’t had the time to visit the exhibit hall so I reserved the entire morning to do that. It never ceases to amaze me how many companies have … Continue reading

23. January 2007 by Rich
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ALA Midwinter 2007 – Sunday recap

Today was another full day of meetings and discussions. I started things off by going to the RUSA-MARS (Machine Assisted Reference Services) All Committee meeting. Accorinding to their pamphlet, there are 11 committees in MARS and the members refer to … Continue reading

21. January 2007 by Rich
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