On November 18, 2007 a crowed gathered outside the new Daniel T. Cooper Building in Powdersville, SC for the opening of the Powdersville Branch Library. This Library has 18 Internet computers, 4 children’s game computers, and WiFi (802.11n) access. The internet computers have USB drive access, CD-RW’s, MS Office Pro to name a few the the features. Since it has opened, the locals have enjoyed the new space. The Powdersville Library went from a space on around 1200 sq. ft. to 12,000 sq. ft. Check out the new Powdersville Library and its opening on the Anderson County Library’s Flickr account.
Powdersville Branch Library Opens. Monday, Nov 26 2007
Library , Daniel t. Cooper, Library, Powdersville 4:21 pm
gOS for the Googlites among us Monday, Nov 12 2007
Uncategorized Google, gOS, Ubuntu 10:19 pm
I was in Wal-Mart the other day and was looking at the computers, and found one for around $198. Looking at the box it was advertising it as a Green PC with an OS of gOS. Upon checking on what the OS actually is, I discovered it is Ubuntu with a lot of Google extra installed with it. For those of us who love Google, this is the perfect OS. Look here for more information on gOS.
SC State Library has Games Consoles to check out Wednesday, Nov 7 2007
Gaming and Library , Gaming, State Library 12:29 pm
The South Carolina State Library has taking an initiative in the world of gaming. They have several game consoles (PS2, Wii, Nintendo DS Lite) that public libraries can check out. DDR, Guitar Hero, Call of Duty 3, and several other games are available. Looking forward to what we can do with these. Check out the News release from the State Library.
A Blue Sky Conversation: Snippets & Thoughts Tuesday, Nov 6 2007
Library and SCLA and SCLA2007 Carl Stone, SCLA2007 6:25 pm
Helen Bowers and Michael Casey were the keynote speakers for the closing General Session and Award Brunch. They shared with us a group of slides of Snippets and Thoughts by Lynette Webb. The discussion was interesting and thought provoking. The audience was brought in on the discussion. It was an interesting way for the last session to end. As the conference was on Library 2.0 Helen and Michael both brought the idea to the session. Bring in the audience and get their opinion. The slides can be found at http://www.librarybytes.com/2007/11/scla-keynote-w-michael-casey.html.
Also several awards were given at the Finial Session, congratulation to Mr. Carl Stone for his lifetime achievement Award. As he was on a cruise in the Caribbean, I accepted the reward on his behalf.
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Photos from SCLA 2007. Friday, Nov 2 2007
User-Centered Librarianship: Library 2.0 in 3 Sectors Thursday, Nov 1 2007
Library and SCLA and SCLA2007 Library, SCLA2007, South Carolina Library Association 5:47 pm
Adam Haigh, Dennis Adams, and Felicia Vereen discussed how their libraries are using the ideas of Library 2.0.
Adam Haigh from Lander University discussed how they have implemented IM Reference at Lander University.
Dennis Adams showed how the Beaufort County Library has embraced all aspects of Library 2.0 technologies, including using Meebe, Vodcast, Flickr, and blogs. Check out their website at http://www.beaufortcountylibrary.org. Dennis compared Library 2.0 to the Sun God Ra. Library 2.0 has 2 I’s, Implementation and Instructions. Both I’s need to exist for Library 2.0 to work.
Felicia Vereen with the State Library reminded us that the technology is only one part of the Library 2.0 world, This is user-centered. Libraries have to plan services, formats, access, building, and staff training for a Library to be 2.0. We need to find ways to creates and implement policies that focus on Library 2.0 ideas. We need to find new ways to serve our users. The State Library has recently purchased a DDR, Guitar Hero, Wii and PS3 for public library to check out and use and demonstrate that it will bring in the user if we had one. This is great for those just trying to get the teens back into the library.
Second General Session Keynote Thursday, Nov 1 2007
Library and SCLA and SCLA2007 Kwama Alexander, Library, Poets, SCLA2007, South Carolina Library Association 5:32 pm
Kwame Alexander spoke about the effect the libraries have had on his life, and still have on his life. From an uncool boy in Brooklyn to the Cool Poet he is today. Libraries are the place where the collected memory of humanity lives. Who listens? Libraries listen to what the patrons and users want. Libraries have to connect to readers, and connect readers to readers. Libraries want to be cool.
Library are a place to be:
- Wonderful
- for love
- to be free
- sell the dreams
- be happy
- be unhappy
- be quick and smart
Libraries are pages and pages of hope!
South Carolina Electronic Resources Roundup Thursday, Nov 1 2007
DISCUS and Library and SCLA and SCLA2007 DISCUS, Library, PASCAL, SCLA2007, South Carolina Library Association 5:24 pm
Updates on PASCAL where given and what PASCAL is doing in the Academic Library environment.
Amy Duernberger of DISCUS show what is going on with DISCUS. Over 4.5 Million items were retrieved in DISCUS across the State last year. DISCUS saved the state around 30 Million dollars in cost for these wonderful online databases. Thanks to a partnership with PASCAL, DISCUS was able to add AccessScience this year. DISCUS looked at each database and what each had to offer, also compared them to other Database offerings that are available this year. Determined that the databases in use offer the people of SC the best bang for their buck. 
Amy also introduced several new databases that will be added next year including, Science Resource Center, Opposing Viewpoints, and many others when the contract negotiation with Gale took place.
Gordon Cochrane showed how Clemson is adding information in Google Scholar.
Using Freely Available Resources to Enhance Your Library Web Pages Thursday, Nov 1 2007
Library and SCLA and SCLA2007 , Library, SCLA2007, South Carolina Library Association 5:00 pm
This session was a panel discussion on using various technologies to enhance the websites and Online Catalogs using some of the free sources that are available.
Shawn Carroway from Midlands Technical College showed us how they were integrating RSS feeds into their Online Catalogs, using the feeds from the Periodical publishers, and adding that information in to the catalog.
Paul Lewis from USC-Aiken discussed how they are using PmWiki to manage their website.
Gordon Cochrane at Clemson showed how Clemson’s Library is using IM, a Wiki, and their staff intranet is a changing to be blogs. In the Spring of 2007 4.5% of Clemson’s reference questions came from their IM reference. Gordon also talked about what did not work at Clemson.
Laural Baker at USC discussed how they were using AJAX to enhance the user experience.
They all suggested to try it even if it fails. You never know.
