Tech Trends for Non-Techies

Today I listened to a webinar  on technology trends which discussed not gadgets but general technologies and what to watch for in the near future. The archive of the program is available at Archived Webcasts & Webinars later today. Here are some high points: All library jobs are touched by technology so it’s important to [...]

How-to Videos

Got two minutes?  Learn how to use a database! Visit On the Road–Virtually! for these 3 short videos on how to use these databases: CultureGrams The New York Times 1855-2005 SIRS Issues Researcher (Opposing Viewpoints) As an extra bonus you can download and print out a quick start guide for each database. There is also [...]

Library Vendors

Are some library vendors unethical in their business practices?  Librarians, especially Reference Librarians need to be aware of the issues.  View the latest blog article – Unethical Library Vendors: A Call to Arms for Libraries to Fight Back by the Librarian in Black in reference to this issue.

Jon is on Vacation!

Jon White is in New Zealand on vacation for the next two weeks. (Checkout some of the sights he may be seeing!)   We have his phone forward to another Virtual Library staff member so if you have patrons with database or downloadable book issues still have the patron’s call his number.  Someone should be [...]

Mobile Database – Press Display

Press Display has launched a new app called PressReader for viewing the newspapers on a mobile device. It lets millions of owners of the two most popular smartphones download their favorite daily read from a selection of more than 1,300 newspapers and magazines available on PressDisplay.com, an online newspaper kiosk. The new PressReader applications are [...]

Database – Dictionary of Art and Dictionary of Music and Musicians

Just as the names imply these databases contain information about art, artists, music and musicians.  They are designed for middle school students and up. We have had these databases since 2003. New Portals to Music and Art Databases Oxford University Press (OUP) has launched two new portals that will take users into expanded and enhanced [...]

Training – Literature Databases

Susan will be hosting a hands on training (at least for the first 12 who sign up) session on three Literature databases – Literature Criticism Online, Literature Resource Center and Literature Collection (GVRL) on Friday September 28 at 9:00am to 9:45am in the Clark County MCC lab.  This replaces the Gale Online session posted a [...]