Comments on: Patrons’ Frustrations http://www.web2learning.net/archives/1332 Web 2.0 and programming tips from a library technology enthusiast, What I Learned Today... covers blogs, rss, wikis and more as they relate to libraries. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:47:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Nicole http://www.web2learning.net/archives/1332#comment-66464 Nicole Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:12:23 +0000 http://www.web2learning.net/archives/1332#comment-66464 Well - they had a poor implementation of their standard catalog, so why should this be any different? Well - they had a poor implementation of their standard catalog, so why should this be any different?

]]> By: Derik Badman http://www.web2learning.net/archives/1332#comment-66459 Derik Badman Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:04:53 +0000 http://www.web2learning.net/archives/1332#comment-66459 Oh my.... that is a poor implementation of aquabrowser... half the screen is banners, and the first search I did "spanish civil war" didn't offer subjects in the sidebar for "Spain" or "Civil War", eh??? Oh my…. that is a poor implementation of aquabrowser… half the screen is banners, and the first search I did “spanish civil war” didn’t offer subjects in the sidebar for “Spain” or “Civil War”, eh???

]]> By: Iris http://www.web2learning.net/archives/1332#comment-66385 Iris Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:21:28 +0000 http://www.web2learning.net/archives/1332#comment-66385 I remember the horror when I first learned that commercial ILSs are actually *not* based on relational databases... I've known it for years now, but I still can't wrap my head around how that works. I remember the horror when I first learned that commercial ILSs are actually *not* based on relational databases… I’ve known it for years now, but I still can’t wrap my head around how that works.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.web2learning.net/archives/1332#comment-66371 Jeff Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:39:13 +0000 http://www.web2learning.net/archives/1332#comment-66371 Often, the top question is: I want to find everything you have on DVD or CD. Polaris has a way to search everything by using an asterisk and searching by format. Before they did that, you had to type videorecording into every video search and sound recording into every audio search. Better to show your newest stuff online as it becomes available. It would probably speed up her time if she could subscribe to new audiobooks by email. My library does this. http://cglibrary.org Many libraries aren't supporting overdrive as much. We need a marketing plan on how to use it. I am planning one for my library. Often, the top question is: I want to find everything you have on DVD or CD. Polaris has a way to search everything by using an asterisk and searching by format. Before they did that, you had to type videorecording into every video search and sound recording into every audio search.

Better to show your newest stuff online as it becomes available. It would probably speed up her time if she could subscribe to new audiobooks by email. My library does this. http://cglibrary.org

Many libraries aren’t supporting overdrive as much. We need a marketing plan on how to use it. I am planning one for my library.

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