| Units: Divisions: Library Technology | |
| Welcome!
The Library Technology Division is a very active MLA unit with 425 members from a wide variety of libraries across Michigan. Our mission is to "promote the use of technology to manage and deliver services in all types of libraries." We are committed to offering free tours, a quarterly newsletter, student outreach programs, and networking opportunities. Participation by our members is critical to our success. We welcome your suggestions, comments and involvement. Juliane Morian Newsletter - April 2006 Contents:
Organization
*Acrobat Reader required (free) |
Upcoming Events: Annual Conference: October 10-13, 2006 Top Tech Trends: Wednesday, October 11, 2-3:15 p.m. Top trends in technology and how they affect libraries—Among the bleeding edge inventions, what holds promise? As more and more libraries adopt them, how are yesterday’s innovations panning out? What trends in the consumer market are going to have an effect on our collections and services? Come hear one person’s educated guesses and share your perceptions. Revolutionary Changes in the Out-of-print Book Market: Buying and Selling on the Internet for Libraries: Thursday, October 12, 10-11:15 a.m. The Internet has revolutionized the out-of-print book market. Now that any book owner can become a seller on Amazon.com or Half.com, buyers, including libraries, have near instant access to over 6 million titles. While availability is up to around 95% for 19th and 20th century titles, prices are down so that most popular works since 1950 are available for $2.95 or less. Libraries can now easily find retrospective materials to fill in gaps and to serve as an alternative to interlibrary loan. Libraries, especially those with active Friends groups who can list the books and take care of the transaction, can also become sellers and bring in much more money for rejected gifts and discards than the traditional book sale.
Digital Copyright Issues: Library Blogs and Web Sites:
Thursday, October 12, 10-11:15 a.m. From Tech to Tome: Spanning the Gulf: Thursday, October 12, 2-3:15 p.m. Do the librarians and “techies” at your library have an adversarial relationship? Librarians and technology staff have enormous potential to work together to provide excellent library service to patrons. Unfortunately, both groups are often frustrated by difficulties in communicating and working with each other. This panel discussion of librarians and “techies” will tackle this problem head-on, sharing their experiences and possible solutions for creating a more productive partnership. Come and join in this important disucssion! Tomorrow’s Professionals: Library School Students’ Projects: Friday, October 13, 9-10:15 a.m.Now's your chance to go back to library school by attending a crash course on emerging library science trends and innovations! The exponential growth of new technology, new approaches to teaching those technologies, and new opinions about where library science is headed is changing how information retrieval is being researched in library science programs across the state. Attend this program to learn about library student projects from tomorrow's professionals in the field and tap into their talents today! Past Presentations TechEscape 4.0 Spring Workshop 2006
Annual Conference 2005
Annual Conference 2004
Annual Conference 2003
TechEscape 1.0 Spring Workshop 2003
Other
|
|
Contact
Juliane Morian (juliane@cmpl.org) regarding this page.
| |
