Library Technology Companion, second edition.
Library Technology Companion, second edition John L. Burke Neal-Schuman Publishers Inc. 100 William Street, Suite 2004, New York, NY 10038 1555705502 $59.95 www.neal-schuman.com Now in an updated second edition, Library Technology Companion: A Basic Guide For Library Staff by...

Buying power.
MARY, A HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE teacher, was giving her class instructions for a research project on the effects of global warming. "You will have six weeks to complete the assignment," she said, "and you will have full access to the online databases available through the school's library media center,...

Information technology in library and information services.
9788170005193 Information technology in library and information services. Galhotra, Mohan Kumar. Ess Ess Publications 2008 340 pages $46.00 Hardcover Z678 Whether a nation is considered developing or developed, the management of...

Using interactive technologies in libraries.
9781555706128 Using interactive technologies in libraries. Ed. by Kathlene Hanson and H. Frank Cervone. Neal-Schuman 2007 105 pages $59.95 Paperback Library and Information Technology Association, guide #13 Z674 Six...

Information Tomorrow.
Information Tomorrow Rachel Singer Gordon, Editor Information Today 143 Old Marlton Pike, Medford, NJ 08055-8750 9781573873031, $35.00 www.infotoday.com INFORMATION TOMORROW: REFLECTIONS ON TECHNOLOGY AND THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC AND ACADEMIC LIBRARIES is a 'must' for any college-level collection strong...

Sources of evidence to support systematic reviews in librarianship (EC).
INTRODUCTION Systematic reviews provide answers to focused clinical questions through a rigorous and comprehensive methodology designed to limit bias [1]. The search for evidence to answer these questions therefore should be as thorough as resources permit [2]. As in other fields, systematic reviews of library and information...

Teaching basic information literacy skills online.
Abstract LiONiL, an online information literacy tutorial, was introduced in a freshmen composition course at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs in 2004. An analysis of the pilot study demonstrated that significant learning occurred, and identified pedagogical weaknesses within the tutorial and the testing instrument. Participants...

Sentry Technology Wins $600,000 Public Bid.
RONKONKOMA, N.Y., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sentry Technology Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: SKVY) announced today that Palm Beach Public Library has selected Sentry Technology to supply up to 60 QuickCheck(TM) self-service kiosks over a three year period with 20 units to be installed in the first quarter of 2007. The...

Digital library initiatives at higher education and research institutions in India.
Introduction Most higher education and research institutions in India are funded by the central and state governments. Those institutions have made a significant contribution to the transmission of knowledge and to research in all fields and disciplines. Universities and research institutes have played a leading role in...

ChemAxon Launches JChem 3.2 With Added .NET Compatibility and New GUI's for Canonicalization, Library Enumeration and Clustering.
BUDAPEST, Hungary, November 22 /PRNewswire/ -- ChemAxon, a software solutions provider for life sciences today announced the release of version 3.2 of its Java based cheminformatics suite, JChem. As the first commercially available Java based cheminformatics toolkit technology, JChem provides an OS independent platform for building cheminformatics...