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To Wire or Not to Wire?
Posted on June 24, 2011 | No CommentsWiFi, the word was created as a “catchier name” than its technical name IEEE 802.11. In all of its iterations, 802.11 a, b, g, and n, WiFi has enabled this modern age of connectivity. Sure 3G, make that 4G, cellular data dominates the headlines, but where would have we been without good old WiFi? Two recent [...] -
Life after E-Books
Posted on January 18, 2011 | 1 CommentThe library world is buzzing about the impact of e-books on the future of libraries. NEKLS librarians have had some excellent email discussions about ebooks during recent weeks. I would like to suggest just a few thoughts about this issue: E-books are here to stay, and we can not afford to ignore them. The widespread adoption [...] -
Technology Planning Season
Posted on October 6, 2010 | No Comments‘Tis the season for Trick-or-Treating and Tech Plans! For those of you new to E-Rate and Technology Planning, the State Library of Kansas has provided an overview: What is E-Rate? E-Rate is the common term for the Schools and Libraries Program administered by the Schools and Libraries Division of the Universal Service Administrative Company. The [...] -
Technology Planning
Posted on November 12, 2009 | 3 CommentsAudio files re-added July 2010 (-Sharon) Brenda organized a series of online training sessions for everyone needing to update their Technology Plan, needed for e-rate funding purposes. In the first session, we discussed what needs to be included ina tech plan, sample technology plans that meet e-rate requirements, tips and advice from a technology planning expert [...] -
The Top Ten Things Library Administrators Should Know About Technology
Posted on September 14, 2009 | 1 CommentRoy Tennant has put together a great list of the top ten things library administrators should know about technology. He also put the call out on Twitter for responses, and created a second post dedicated to those answers. I highly recommend you check both out. My personal favorites? Technology isn’t as hard as you think it is. Technology [...] -
Tech Atlas
Posted on December 15, 2008 | No CommentsHello, Information about Tech Atlas on the Web Junction Site: http://www.webjunction.org/techatlas Actual Tech Atlas: webjunction.techatlas.org I have example Tech Plans I can send out. Sharon -
Upcoming NEKLS Technology Workshop
Posted on August 16, 2007 | No CommentsAttention NEKLS Members! I am excited to invite you to participate in an upcoming workshop: “In the Driver’s Seat: A Technology Planning Workshop”. Participants will leave this hands-on workshop with a technology plan in hand and a vision of where they would like to go with the library’s technology. In this workshop, you [...] -
Powerful connections
Posted on December 15, 2006 | No CommentsMore and more people are bringing their own personal laptop to the library. They are using the wireless Internet and appreciating the ability to use the space to work, study, and play. Mickey shared this recent post from the Ubiquitous Librarian’s blog with me; the article includes one librarian’s observations about how the need [...] -
TechAtlas
Posted on November 7, 2006 | No CommentsI spent some time at the Centralia Community Library yesterday, working with Sonny on various things, including getting her library’s equipment inventoried using the free WebJunction technology planning tool, TechAtlas. It was so slick! We ran the automatic inventory tool, which captured information about the hardware (how much RAM? how much hard drive space? what [...]