tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184000032008-05-10T08:20:59.591-07:00Adam Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06616046620395127290noreply@blogger.comBlogger292125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18400003.post-25417618730680128442008-05-09T14:09:00.000-07:002008-05-09T14:19:37.888-07:00

Site Name: Meebo URL: http://www.meebo.com/ Instant Messaging has become an accepted way to communicate for all of us (not just those born after 1994) Meebo is a way for us to IM each other without having to worry about proprietary software. You can IM through a variety of IM services including Yahoo, AOL, Google and MSN. You can do all of this through a web browser. Very slick... If you

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Watch the news! Check out the community blogs! Look at the local newspaper! Find out the "news" for your community and plan programming for those topics. I often hear that people do not attend adult programming, and honestly, they don't - unless the topic is very important in their life. One idea that came to my mind this morning as I read the newspaper, yes actually a print newspaper, was

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American Library Association Announces Outreach Grant Program for Federal Writers' Project Documentary http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=212100018 Deadline: July 11, 2008 The American Library Association, in partnership with Spark Media, a Washington, D.C.-based production and outreach company, has announced an innovative library outreach program to enhance and increase the

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Blake Carver has started a new site, LISWire - The Librarian's News Wire (http://liswire.com). You can probably guess what the site is about from the name, but it may interest you to know that there are also 2 mailing lists and a bunch of RSS feeds. Blake Carver and Robin Blum are running the show and are looking for press releases and other news items of interest to librarians to get things

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Site Name: Trooker URL: http://www.trooker.com/ This week, we are introducing Trooker, a Web 2.0 search engine for online videos. I am a sports fan and I often hear about fabulous sports plays that I did not get a chance to see. I would search for the clip online through the main search engines to no avail. I could never find it. I was so frustrated until I discovered Trooker. Here is how they

Adam Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06616046620395127290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18400003.post-41891945010048437592008-04-25T15:16:00.000-07:002008-04-25T15:22:49.445-07:00

There is a great article in the April 2008 School Library Journal on the effects of circulating video games at the library. It is also mentioned that book circulation has gone up since games were added to the collection. Check it out!

Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17195732969102984296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18400003.post-76826015255838282952008-04-23T10:57:00.000-07:002008-04-23T11:06:26.738-07:00

The website for the Office of the State Attorney General of Texas includes an area targeted specifically to teens. The site, http://www.oag.state.tx.us/teens/index.shtml, includes information about leadership, money matters, relationships, and crime & justice. Teens can find information there about such things as getting a job, dating violence and staying safe online, and they can find a list of

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An article in the current Information Week uses "Herding Cats" to describe attempts by corporate IT departments to control users enamored of Web 2.0 tools for collaboration. The article explains why IT departments don't like the online collaboration tools and suggests some alternatives that are more acceptable in a corporate environment where information tends to be sensitive or proprietary.

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The 2008 TLA Outstanding Services to Libraries Award was presented last week, in recognition her successful advocacy of the library to the community, to Mrs. Janie Rector of Azle (population 10,000). In 2000, Mrs. Rector informed Azle Public Library Director Judy Whitt that she wished to do something for the community in memory of her husband, specifically A NEW LIBRARY ON MAIN STREET! After

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Hi At Helene Blowers' presentation last week, I learned about a neat new way to introduce people to the new web. It is called Web 2.1 - Site of the Week. I really love this idea and we are going to try to do this here at NTRLS through our Blog. Site of the Week Naymz http://www.naymz.com/ If you are like me, you have been receiving emails asking you to join a person's reputation network on

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I had a good conference last week. With all the walking I did, I believe I lost an extra pound. Here are the highlights of the week for me. Tuesday At the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, the commission considered changes to the FY2009 budget. This budget revision included a $300,000 reduction for the Systems program, which translates to a $489,000 budget for NTRLS. The commission

Adam Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06616046620395127290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18400003.post-50729875402078721692008-04-11T14:23:00.000-07:002008-04-11T14:28:33.176-07:00

The Shenzhen Public Library in Southern China co-developed and patented a new automated library machine that not only lends books, but issues cards as well. The machine is meant to be a twenty-four hour access to the library's collection and holds around 400 books on a multilayer conveyor belt. The books, stored behind glass, allow patrons to browse, make their selection, receive their book, and

Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17195732969102984296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18400003.post-81180107809954518752008-04-07T14:36:00.000-07:002008-04-07T14:42:46.735-07:00

Several NTRLS-area libraries have kiosks provided by the Dallas Morning News which patrons may use, without charge, to search for jobs in the metroplex. Now, it's possible to expand the job-hunting area for your patrons. The Austin Statesman, Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express News have all joined together to offer a FREE helpful resource for jobseekers in these

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We hope you'll join children's author Melanie Watt's blog tour, featuring the world's most lovable worrywart, Scaredy Squirrel. Anyone who's ever had fears (real or imagined) or has suffered a moment of social anxiety, will relate to Scaredy Squirrel's hilarious efforts to ward off danger. The tour begins today at Big A, little a, and continues through Friday, April 11. A full schedule with links

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Brian Verdine is completing his dissertation at Vanderbilt University and is studying how adult’s use video games and other media – regardless of your level of exposure to video games. If you interested in taking the survey please link to: (Note it is 80 questions so a bit lengthy) Survey

Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17195732969102984296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18400003.post-41719413098327692852008-03-31T14:13:00.001-07:002008-03-31T14:15:18.755-07:00

Indianapolis - Hoosiers are making good use of registering their vehicles online. So far this year 500,000 Hoosiers have completed BMV registrations online, saving $2.5 million. The BMV offered a $5 discount to encourage on line registration and it appears to be working. Commissioner Ron Stiver announced the next step Monday. "Surveying our customers we found 17 percent of Hoosiers don't have

Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17195732969102984296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18400003.post-76276439440782800202008-03-28T14:46:00.000-07:002008-03-28T15:20:21.079-07:00

The Friends of the Library Kennedale (FOLK) has signed up for GoodSearch. This means that, every time anyone uses the search number designated for FOLK, GoodSearch will put a donation into a "kitty" for that Friends group. At the end of the year, FOLK will receive a check from GoodSearch for an amount based on the total number of searches Kennedale Public Library Director Gwen Bevill suggests, "

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This was brought to our attention by Bedford Public Library Supporter Karen Kersey: Lexington - Food lovers and book lovers: keep your library cards handy during National Library Week in April. Local food establishments have partnered with “Lexington Reads … and Eats!” to offer a literary look into the savory (and sweet) side of town. During the week of April 13-20, residents who bring their

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Public, private, parochial, and charter schools and home school consortia (K-12), as well as public library systems and school districts, are invited to apply for Picturing America by April 15, 2008. Successful applicants will receive a set of 40 high-quality reproductions of American masterpieces, a teachers resource book and additional educational resources. To access guidelines and the online

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A humorous and helpful site: Tools to help use computers as you age. If you rack up enough birthdays, sooner or later you're going to experience some loss of vision, hearing, or physical dexterity. It's as inevitable as puberty. Fortunately, accessibility settings and programs in Windows Vista and Windows XP make it easy to resolve most age-related computing problems without additional software

Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17195732969102984296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18400003.post-52937140718799093102008-03-19T12:25:00.000-07:002008-03-19T12:26:31.886-07:00

A message from Beth Crabb, TLA/LIFTA Chair: As this year's chair of the TLA Library Friends, Trustees, and Advocates Round Table, I'm writing to solicit your help to encourage lay people in your area to attend this year's annual conference in Dallas. As you know, this year's conference includes a great number of programs that will be of particular interest to library friends, trustees, and

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Most NTRLS-area libraries have been recipients of books distributed by First Book, a nonprofit organization with a single mission: to give children from low-income families the opportunity to read and own their first new books. Now the president of that organization has sent this message, asking for our help. "Reading is Fundamental (RIF), a national nonprofit literacy organization and a good

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From: Enea Abbud [mailto:enea@thinkstreet.net] Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 11:41 AM Subject: VoTexas! Hello! I would like to thank you for getting the word out to all of your libraries about the VoTexas campaign. I am attaching campaign logos that can be used on library websites as a link to the votexas.org website. Several libraries throughout Texas have already done this, and it is yet

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Hi I attended the Texas Library Systems coordinator meeting last week and we received some news that impacts the future of NTRLS. First, we were presented with four memos released by the Institute of Museum and Library Services(IMLS). These memos further clarify IMLS guidelines on allowable costs and activities for grantees and subgrantees. As a reminder, IMLS is the federal agency that gives

Adam Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06616046620395127290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18400003.post-13490692411917469922008-02-25T12:20:00.000-08:002008-03-06T11:59:14.413-08:00

Another source of information about voting in Texas, how primaries work in Texas, etc., is the official Texas elections website at http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/index.shtml At that site, voters can find out whether or not they're registered by visiting https://team.sos.state.tx.us/voterws/viw/faces/SearchSelectionVoter.jsp To find out the location of their Election Day voting site,

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