Monthly Archives: February 2009

LibQUAL Survey Results

Posted on February 27, 2009 by kcoronado

From:  Merrill Johnson, University Librarian In March of 2008 George Fox University libraries participated in LibQUAL, a survey that measures patron perceptions of library service.  The survey, which was administered through the Association of Research Libraries, has been used at … Continue reading →

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Junoba

Posted on February 27, 2009 by kcoronado

Junoba is a social bookmarking search engine that uses Google databases to search bookmarking sites like Digg, Stumbleupon, Technorati, Delicious, and more.  It’s a great idea and the first search engine for social bookmarking that I have found.  I just … Continue reading →

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Making a digital book

Posted on February 27, 2009 by kcoronado

Kirtas Technologies provides a nice video on YouTube showing how their BookScan APT 2400 operates to create a digital book at 1200 pages an hour.

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Take a quiz

Posted on February 26, 2009 by kcoronado

What do you know about digital preservation?  Take a quiz from The Digital Preservation Program and find out interesting facts about digital media.

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Preserving your digital materials

Posted on February 26, 2009 by kcoronado

The Library of Congress offers tips on preserving your personal digital materials.

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LibQUAL survey results

Posted on February 25, 2009 by kcoronado

From:  Merrill Johnson, University Librarian In March of 2008 George Fox University libraries participated in LibQUAL, a survey that measures patron perceptions of library service.  The survey, which was administered through the Association of Research Libraries, has been used at … Continue reading →

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Identities

Posted on February 25, 2009 by kcoronado

OCLC (Online Computer Library Center), as you may know, is the organization that partners with member libraries to produce and maintain WorldCat.  They have a project called WorldCat Identities and its goal is to “create a summary page for every … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare Searched

Posted on February 24, 2009 by kcoronado

Shakespeare Searched is a search engine from Clusty that provides quick access to Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets.  Search by topic, work, or character.

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Award winners

Posted on February 24, 2009 by kcoronado

Powell’s Books has a great Web page dedicated to award winning books.  Find a list of all of the winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature, the Nebula Award, the Caldecot Medal and many more.

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Biomedical Beat

Posted on February 23, 2009 by kcoronado

Biomedical Beat http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/biobeat/ Keeping tabs on the research endeavors and findings from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) is much easier with Biomedical Beat. Started in January 2005, the publication serves as a monthly digest of research news … Continue reading →

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