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Will Libraries be Able to Loan the Nook and eBooks from Barnes & Noble?

October 21, 2009

Will Nook and Barnes & Noble play ball with libraries? Librarians have been trying to figure out a way to lend Kindle titles and Kindles since they were first available. But its complicated and Amazon hasn’t given any indication they want to work with libraries. Yes there are libraries doing it but they do not have Amazon’s official blessing. But the Nook and Barnes & Noble might be different. They might be willing to officially give libraries permission to loan Nooks & their ebooks. Why? They have already built in 2 week loaning and borrowing Loaning can be made to a variety of devices – Mac, PC, iPhone, iPod Touch, PC, Mac, BlackBerry, or Windows Mobile (soon). You can load ebooks from your public library onto The Nook* Barnes & Noble has a history of work with libraries. Barnes & Noble/Bookmobile Book Fair Barnes & Noble Lends A Hand To Library System Barnes and Noble Day for the Library Barnes & Noble Bookfair Barnes & Noble Booksellers aids Kalamazoo Public Library’s Reading Together program Jefferson Parish Library Is Recipient of Barnes and Noble Donation Jessamine County Public Library Benefit Book Fair at Barnnes & Noble/Lexington, KY Barnes & Noble and

What Libraries Should Know Before Creating a Facebook Page – Libraries & Facebook Update 2

October 20, 2009

By Bobbi Newman

Otherswise known as : I Was Wrong My orginal warning about creating a Facebook page is still correct, the update I posted was inaccurate. I’d like to thank Elizabeth for sharing what she discovered when she created a Facebook page after my last post on Libraries and Facebook. The new “create a page for a celebrity, band or business” link allows you to create a page using a business account. I don’t have a Facebook account. Can I still create a Page? Yes, you can do so by creating a Business Account. To get started, you will need to first create a Facebook Page. To start this process, please click here. Once you’ve entered in the required information, you will be asked to log in to an existing Facebook account, or create a new one. If you do not currently have a Facebook account, please select ‘I do not have a Facebook account.’ You will then need to enter your email address and date of birth. Please be aware that managing multiple accounts is a violation of Facebook’s Terms of Use. If we determine that an individual has more than one account, we reserve the right to terminate all of

Market yourself market your library – Lori Reed

October 9, 2009

By Bobbi Newman

Notes from the 2009 COMO conference in Columbus GA Market yourself market your library – Lori Reed PTA group has a facebook page that is very successful Traditional marketing vs 2.0 marketing – 2 way exchange, ppl are talking about your library, whether you’re listening or not Traditional market 4 Ps – Product pricing placement promotion Marketing 2.0 4 Cs – consumer collaboration Mistake ppl make is they jump right in & start producing – stop doing this, you’re putting the cart in front of the horse. Build a marketing plan 1. Identify a need 2. Research – find out what other ppl or libs are doing to meet that need. 3. Identify the audience 4. Identify objectives 5. Identify message, what you do want to say? 6. find the right tools 7. implement 8. Evaluate – how will you know it worked? Focus on number 6 the tools Can your users find you? Are you on google? Add your info if you’re not List your library on free wifi hotspots sites Wifihotspotlist.com You can list your programs and storytimes on Craigslist Blogs can be used in a number of different ways, book reviews, video of children’s storytimes, tie community

Bring on the Rain Putting the Cloud to Work for You: in introduction to cloud computing

October 9, 2009

By Bobbi Newman

One of my presentations from the 2009 COMO conference in Columbus GA Bring on the Rain Putting the Cloud to Work for You: in introduction to cloud computing View more presentations from Bobbi Newman. Google docs Zoho Buzzword Preezo PreZentit PBworks Wetpaint Wikispaces 30 Boxes Google Calendar Yahoo MyHomePoint Remember the Milk Ta-Da list Todoist The Online CEO Hiveminder Joe’s Goals Doodle Delicious Digg Netvibes iGoogle Slideshare Google Reader Google Wave Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Share on FriendFeed Buzz it up Share on netvibes share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Buzz it up Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Tell a friend

Steven Bell – Design Your Way to a Future Proof Library

October 9, 2009

By Bobbi Newman

Notes from the 2009 COMO conference in Columbus GA Design your way to a future proof library What does organizational fitness mean? Pennsylvania clear cut forests now beautiful national forests Lumber industry did not make it thru the 1920s, they did not future proof, just clear cut without any thought to the future When was the last time you exercised with books in your library? There is some connection between personal fitness and organizational fitness, it has to do with commitment to change Darwin, survival of the fitness, natural selection, Future proofing – issue of library journal trying to put a system in place in the future what should we be doing to make sure our org stays fit, stays strong so we can keep doing all the important things we’re doing don’t try to predict the future instead use design thinking, instructional design clip from jim Collins, good to be paranoid Only the Paranoid Survive – book by Andrew S. Cline Inflection curve, always going through a cycle of improvement and decline, when you get to the inflection point you either continue to go up or you go down, and start the cycle over again One of the most disruptive

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Will Libraries be Able to Loan the Nook and eBooks from Barnes & Noble?

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