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I am interested in what training you want in the next couple of years. Please take this short survey or comment below. As a result of the last survey, we trained to all of the top topics. Here’s what you said, in order by the most requested, and when we offered it: # 1. Community support for . . . → Read More: What do you want from me??? Volunteers in libraries have been a long standing tradition but recently my review of our policies and practices in this area, as well as a review of state law, have caused me to wonder if we are not balancing on the edge of a dangerous precipice. State statute 67-20-1 deals with volunteers in government. It seems to . . . → Read More: Volunteers have been synonymous with libraries – but have things changed? Washington DC is joining a growing number of public libraries making their catalog easily available to the growing number of hand-held device users. The Government Printing Office (GPO) released FDsys to the public last Thursday at the same time that Mike Wash, GPO’s chief technical officer, announced it in his Washboard blog. FDsys: http://fdsys.gpo.gov/ One spankin’ new government publication it includes is the Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents from The Office of the Federal Register (OFR). This publication appeared on January 20, 2009 . . . → Read More: Full-text of Inaugural Available Through FDsys Cache County government did a feasibility study this past year to decide whether to consolidate into a county-wide system. While there are difficult issues to overcome, the benefits far outweigh the risks. In the long run, patrons can benefit from the increased number of books and materials available, staff can benefit from an increased network for training and support. It just may move literacy . . . → Read More: Cache County Library study This is the coolest idea I’ve seen from government in some time. You’ve probably heard of the Daily Briefing Book that is prepared for the president by his experts and advisors. The Obama-Biden Transition Team have created something better. It’s called the Citizen’s Briefing Book. It’s a collection of the best-rated ideas for the new president . . . → Read More: Your Chance to Brief the President |
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Using Maps to Access Library Resources
The public has a great interest in being able to access information by typing in an address, entering a zip code, selecting a location on a map, or automatically receiving content via GPS detection in their mobile devices. Google Maps mashups are almost expected on every site.
Who represents me in the Utah Capitol?
http://www.scottriding.com/utahlegislators/
This extremely useful mashup by Scott Riding shows what is possible in combining Google Maps with geographic data from the Automated Geographic Reference Center and legislative directory information from Legislative Research and General Counsel. Just type in your address or select your community from a list to see who is representing you (thank you Phil Windley for the alert).
Mappify
http://lib.byu.edu/cdmmaps
Mappify is another truly wonderful mashup that Scott Eldredge at the BYU Harold B. Lee created and demonstrated to the UALC Digitization Committee on January 12. It uses the user-friendly geo-spatial browsing tool, Mappified to pull some test Savage collection photographs from their CONTENTdm repository. BYU intends on adding the Overlands Trail Collection in the future. Here are some things to try out:
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