It’s been very busy in our little world of academic libraries here at Erie Community College and beyond. What has happened?
There was an earthquake in Japan. The International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) has a resource page on their site information on how the quake affected the library community in the area. There is so much to do, and I’m wishing them well.
There is talk among us library-types about electronic sources, be they e-books, databases, blogs, and web sites, and how to load them into our catalogs. The search is on for a library management system (e.g. online catalog) that can handle this new frontier. That’s really about all I can say right now. Wish us luck!
Speaking of electronic resources, Amazon.com is raving that they will be offering a service to allow libraries to lend books to folks that use Kindles. But there still seems to be some problems with being able to make notations in the e-book and then being able to access those notes after the book has been “returned”. But just the fact that something like this could be coming to a library near you, if it hasn’t already is fabulous!
