Blogs for Elk Point, Alberta
The excitement is mounting as we customize our new library websites and they are starting to look great! It is thrilling to see how many libraries have jumped full force into their web design and I commend you all! One of the great features of the websites is that we can now easily download photographs into our own individual online photo albums.
But before you upload that picture ... More...
Tuesday June 24, 2008 03:25PM - 0 Comment(s)
As many of you having begun embracing your new found website development skills, you may start to include various documents on your websites. The standard and easily accessible format for online documents is pdfs because everyone can open them by simply downloading Adobe Reader. Many of you may not have an Adobe converter installed on your computers; however, don’t fret, because you can convert your document to pdfs online.
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Friday June 20, 2008 11:36AM - 1 Comment(s)
It does not matter what size your library is. Customers that come into the library will ask library staff reference questions. They will ask questions to library pages, clerks at the circulation desk and at the reference desk (if your library is large enough to have a seperate reference desk!) Every library staff member should be equipped with the knowledge to point the customer in the right direction, even if it... More...
Tuesday June 03, 2008 10:47AM - 0 Comment(s)
It is nearly that time of year again… yep those kids will finally be out of your hair during the day… I mean uh… Its back to school time, academics, scholarship, learning and reading that is why we are excited right… Certainly, those are the sentiments of our school-housed public libraries…
As kids start pouring in with their homework assignments and questions you will naturally be armed with your great re... More...
Tuesday June 03, 2008 10:46AM - 0 Comment(s)
PRESS RELEASES FOR DATABASES
With the addition of the many fabulous new databases, you may wonder how am I going to promote them? Press releases are generally the easiest way to get the information out to the community. What are press releases you may ask? They are pre-written articles designed for you to customize according to your library’s information.
Before throwing your information into the articl... More...
Tuesday June 03, 2008 10:31AM - 0 Comment(s)
As promised here is the getting started cheatsheet for Auralog in Office 2003 format (getting-started-with-auralog).
While I did make this cheatsheet an Office 2003 document, remember to open Office 2007 documents in Office 2003 download and install the compatibility patch from Microsoft.
Courtesy of The Alberta Library we now have access to the Auralog language training software. You can gain access to it through the database page on the NLLS w... More...
Tuesday April 08, 2008 01:27PM - 0 Comment(s)
Welcome to the first database contest on Information Overload. Today we begin with one of our new databases; Computers and Applied Sciences Complete.
Computers and Applied Sciences complete covers the research and development spectrum of the computing and applied sciences disciplines. CASC provides indexing and abstracts for more than 1,400 academic journals, professional publications, and other reference sources from a diverse collection.... More...
Monday February 11, 2008 09:28AM - 0 Comment(s)
NEW DATABASES
Please let me know if there is something that needs to be changed (ie spelling mistakes) - not that I make mistakes :)
I feel that I need to apologize for my long absence from this site. Taking over Leanne’s position as the Manager of Information Technologies has given me a new appreciation for Leanne as well as a better understanding of my own obvious inferiority. This being said, I plan to do my very best.
I regret to anno... More...
Friday November 23, 2007 09:34AM - 0 Comment(s)
October is Canadian Library Month. This is a time to celebrate library service and help raise public awareness of the valuable role libraries play in the lives of Canadians. The theme this year is Libraries: the World at your Fingertips.
You might be thinking that there is no time left to promote this event. Don’t be discouraged! Listed below are a few last minute quick ideas you can do to ensure your community is aware of the service... More...
Friday October 12, 2007 10:37AM - 0 Comment(s)
Have you ever had balances on a patron account that do not add up? For example, there is a fine showing for $0.25 and an overpayment credit showing up for -$1.10, but the balance does not say that the patron is owed -$0.85 as it should? There is a simple fix to this problem.
When you are on the PURF screen type in the word BALANCE. This is the first screen you see when you login to the patron record through check-out, if they have any blocks. You... More...
Thursday September 27, 2007 10:38AM - 0 Comment(s)