PurposeIn response to the changing world of information access, librarians at the New York Law School's Mendik Library became interested in providing a full‐service mobile phone application so that users could search the catalog, access the reserves module, renew books and find information such as library hours. The purpose of this paper is to show how the library went from this concept to an award‐winning product.Design/methodology/approachThe paper shows step by step how the librarians listened to experts in the field, searched the mobile stores to find other libraries that have done this, chosen a vendor, and rolled out the service with a multimedia information campaign.FindingsUsing a team approach, it is possible to develop a mobile application that is useful and still being accessed a year after its first launch.Research limitations/implicationsMore needs to be done to see the precise state of mobile access in the world's libraries.Originality/valueThe approach documented in the paper will serve as a template for libraries planning to add mobile access, but are unsure of how to proceed.
Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to encourage other libraries to provide access to their own original content via the web. By way of case study, the process of identifying materials, scanning them and creating web access to original content will be explored. Design/methodology/approach -To implement a book digitization project, three major things need to be present. The library must own material that was published prior to 1923, making them safely out of copyright in the USA; the library needs access to server space on the web and the library needs to own scanning equipment. Findings -This project demonstrated that a library does not necessarily need to obtain grant funding to begin an effective and successful digitization program. It also revealed a few things that would improve the process and enhance the return on investment. Originality/value -A library meeting, the criteria will be able to enjoy the considerable benefits of a digitization project which include favourable attention from researchers when access to original content is provided, and a greater selection of source materials for their institutional community.
Has this problem happened to someone you know? A SaveScreen file compiled on Monday wasn't erased. All of Tuesday's work was added to the existing file and the problem wasn't discovered until the file was printing or downloading into the Cataloging Micro Enhancer software. The result? A pile of unwanted printouts, or ME records that must be deleted one at a time (If you notice the problem early enough, you might elect to delete the entire file and try again.)
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