Utah Libraries http://utahlibraries.org Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:01:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Digital Book Index: pure delight Today I practically stumbled upon something so massive it’s amazing I didn’t bump into it earlier. The Digital Book Index is a meta-indexing project that provides links to over 165,000 full-text digital books, the vast majority of them free, though some come with a fee.

Some of their key topics are:

Arts:   Art & graphic arts, architecture, dance, . . . → Read More: Digital Book Index: pure delight]]> http://utahlibraries.org/2012/01/dbinde/ Kindle and OverDrive People have been asking for instructions on using a kindle to check out eBooks from their public library through OverDrive, courtesy of Pioneer: Utah’s Online Library.  Well, here you go.

Instructions:

Visit your Utah public library’s website and click on the link to Overdrive. Or, go to http://pioneer.utah.gov and click on OverDrive. Check out a Kindle book (library card . . . → Read More: Kindle and OverDrive]]> http://utahlibraries.org/2012/01/kindle/ Springville Library Open House I went to the Springville Public library open house last Friday night. Pam Vaughn, the Library Director, spoke, as did the mayor. There was a live band, the highlight of the evening for me. People were able to mingle, tour the new building, and celebrate the day. There is a stream running on one side of . . . → Read More: Springville Library Open House]]> http://utahlibraries.org/2011/10/springville/ Placemaking at your library The Utah State Library sponsored the most useful, most fun class in September, at both the Provo Library and the State Library. Traci Lesneski of Meyer, Scherer, and Rockcastle Ltd. came and presented on “Placemaking at your Library.” She was so great! She has tons of insight into what makes the interior of libraries more patron . . . → Read More: Placemaking at your library]]> http://utahlibraries.org/2011/10/placemaking/ Subscribe to Utah Libraries by Email Enter your email address:

Delivered . . . → Read More: Subscribe to Utah Libraries by Email]]> http://utahlibraries.org/2011/08/subscribe-to-utah-libraries-by-email/ How to Use BookMyne for State Publications Delivery Google doesn’t have it all. That’s even true when it comes to finding government documents that are in the public domain free of copyright. Many governments documents not on the Internet are only available in print at depository libraries and archives. They are often difficult to identify in online catalogs, and when finally identified, . . . → Read More: How to Use BookMyne for State Publications Delivery]]> http://utahlibraries.org/2011/07/1271/ A web presence for every library Did you hear? OCLC’s Innovation Lab is going to start a new project: a web presence for every library. They will focus on the small libraries in America. It’s pretty exciting and offers some real possibilities to stand-alone’s that want to get . . . → Read More: A web presence for every library]]> http://utahlibraries.org/2011/01/webpresence/