ALABI » Libraries http://alabi.org Association of Librarians & Archivists at Baptist Institutions Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:26:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Baptist Library Uses WorldCat Local http://alabi.org/2009/07/07/baptist-library-uses-worldcat-local/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=baptist-library-uses-worldcat-local http://alabi.org/2009/07/07/baptist-library-uses-worldcat-local/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:50:39 +0000 Jason Fowler http://alabi.org/?p=110 Continue reading →]]> worldcatOCLC’s newly released WorldCat Local online catalog solution has quickly gathered a number of implementers. This new search and discovery service offers a number of advantages over traditional ILS catalogs. One Baptist library, the James P. Boyce Centennial Library at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, recently implemented a WorldCat Local instance to help them better serve their patrons. Rob Brunansky, the IT director at SBTS, shared this library’s “success story” on the OCLC site. Anyone is welcome to try the SBTS WorldCat Local instance if you would like to see how this solution differs from traditional catalogs.

]]> http://alabi.org/2009/07/07/baptist-library-uses-worldcat-local/feed/ 0 Archives Web Sites http://alabi.org/2009/02/20/archives-web-sites/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=archives-web-sites http://alabi.org/2009/02/20/archives-web-sites/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:43:42 +0000 lbotts http://alabi.org/?p=76 Hello, ALABI gang! We are working on improving our Special Collections Web site, and I wondered if you had sites that you would recommend? Are there sites you don’t like? Why not? All suggestions are welcome.

]]> http://alabi.org/2009/02/20/archives-web-sites/feed/ 0 The Googlized Future of Libraries? http://alabi.org/2008/10/29/the-googlized-future-of-libraries/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-googlized-future-of-libraries http://alabi.org/2008/10/29/the-googlized-future-of-libraries/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:31:11 +0000 Jason Fowler http://alabi.org/?p=45 Continue reading →]]> Google Books LogoFor a couple of years, speculation has been rampant about the future of Google’s plans for it’s Google Books service. Due to Google’s involvement in litigation over the issue of copyright infringement, all bets have been off as to how the service would actually develop to ensure that authors and publishers get compensated for their work. Today, the New York Times reported that the lawsuits concerning Google have now been settled. The article includes some vague details about a service that Google intends to offer to libraries, that should be of particular interest to the members of ALABI.

]]> http://alabi.org/2008/10/29/the-googlized-future-of-libraries/feed/ 0 The Future of Libraries http://alabi.org/2008/05/29/the-future-of-libraries/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-future-of-libraries http://alabi.org/2008/05/29/the-future-of-libraries/#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 14:27:29 +0000 Jason Fowler http://alabi.org/?p=40 Continue reading →]]> Some of you may be interested to read Robert Darnton’s thoughts on libraries from the latest New York Review of Books. Dr. Darnton is Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor and Director of the University Library at Harvard.

Also, Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr., President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, blogged about Dr. Darnton’s article today.

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