Posts Tagged "digital libraries"

The Google Five Libraries: Two Years, Six Months, and Seven Days in the Life of Google Library Project

Is there no downside to being a library partner in the Google Library Project? Until pressed by members of the audience, the five-member panel only admitted it was a lot of work and the lawsuits were annoying. The panelists all seemed almost unconcerned that they really do not know what the ramifications of [...]

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Not-So-Techie Library 2.0: Finkelstein Memorial Library

Zeke Killbride, a librarian at the Finkelstein Memorial Library in Spring Valley, NY, wrote to us about a digital collection recently posted to the library’s site:
I’m writing to suggest a library link for your blog. I’m a librarian at the Finkelstein Memorial Library in Rockland County, New York, north of New York City. One of [...]

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Karen Schneider talks up (and about) lii.org

If you’re reading this, I’m guessing there’s a pretty good chance that you already know about the Librarians’ Internet Index (lii.org) and that you’re subscribed to their “New This Week” newsletter. I’ve know about LII for about two years, and I’ve been getting the newsletter via RSS for about a year and a half, [...]

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Session: Creating a Digital Library on a Shoestring, Laurie Thompson and Sarah Houghton

The Anne T. Kent California Room (the site being discussed)

Laurie and Sarah did a presentation about the archive they have created which has digital images, maps and audio files. Sorry this post is so bullet point-y but there was a lot of information presented. If you have PowerPoint you can see the presentation here.
Laurie Thompson
Why [...]

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