Library Hi Tech News: Volume 32 Issue 3

On the horizon: international consumer electronics show 2015

Martin Kesselman

– Conference report by the editor.

“Through the looking glass: envisioning new library technologies” mobile libraries, beyond the Web site

Peter Fernandez

– This paper aims to highlight recent and near-future innovations relating to mobile access that can facilitate new interactions between patrons and libraries.

Building your own ERMS

Jason C Simon

The paper aims to demonstrate a method for creating an electronic resource management system (ERMS) from freely available open source tools. This system will help manage…

Hangout at the library: video conferencing and more with Google+

C. Andrew Youngkin

This paper aims to review the features of Google+ Hangouts and to discuss how it would be useful for libraries. Google+ Hangouts is a free, easy-to-use video conferencing Web…

Interactive data entry and validation tool: a collaboration between librarians and researchers

Eric Orace Johnson

The purpose of this paper is to share a case study process of collaboration with faculty, highlight some design considerations when creating data entry forms and describe some…

Opening libraries to cloud computing: a Kenyan perspective

Jotham Milimo Wasike, Lawrence Njoroge

This paper aims to examine the types of cloud computing, models, characteristics, descriptions, applications, considerations for use and benefits of the following technologies to…

New & Noteworthy

Heidi Hanson, Zoe Stewart-Marshall

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Heidi Hanson, Zoe Stewart-Marshall