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4cast Podcast #25: Library Web Presence
Posted in 4pod, Add new tag, blogs, Cinematic Internet, Let Simon Decide, social network websites, Video searches, and Wikipedia
For years, libraries have been issued the challenge of creating an effective (but not overly invasive) web presence. For many libraries, the extent of this…
Every August and September, OPLIN gathers some basic information from Ohio public libraries about their use of the Internet. This information is then combined with…
Lately there have been several messages on the OPLINtech electronic mailing list concerning traffic shaping technology. Many libraries are finding that their Internet connections —…
OPLIN 4cast Podcast #22: Database Search Terms
Posted in 4pod, Cinematic Internet, and Research databases
OPLIN recently revised the research database access page on our website to allow us to also provide lists of databases purchased by individual libraries. Previously,…
OPLIN 4cast Podcast #21: Buying Broadband
Posted in 4cast, 4pod, Boxee, Google Shared Storage, Internet, iPhones, and KVM
The OPLIN connection provided to each Ohio public library is intended to give Ohioans Internet access to their library systems and is therefore limited to…
OPLIN 4cast Podcast #20: What Makes Google Work?
Posted in 4pod, Google, and Writer's toolbox
Mention Google to a librarian and you’re likely to get a strong reaction, ranging from worry to grudging respect. Surveys tell us that the overwhelming…
OPLIN 4cast Podcast #19: REAL ID
Posted in 4pod, ALA, and Braoadband
On May 1st and 2nd, 424 library advocates from 47 states went to Washington, D.C. for the American Library Association’s National Library Legislative Day. They…
OPLIN 4cast Podcast #18: Open Source Software
Posted in 4pod, Apple, Evergreen, Federal Register, and Obama
Yesterday, the State Library of Ohio hosted a meeting for anyone interested in the future of Integrated Library Systems in Ohio libraries. Originally the meeting…
This week’s OPLIN 4cast Podcast is about the OPLIN budget. That’s probably not the most interesting topic you can think of, and you might even…