Interesting what happens when you get a bunch of techie librarians and other tech folks together at a conference.  Sometimes things happens, like the new Acquisition module for the Evergreen ILS gets hacked out.  You learn about cool new toys like Libstats, Munin, and Splunk. 

Problems facing the use of Open source software in a library environment are discussed, everyone of us agreed something needs to be done about it, But what??  As most of us are slowly migrating to Open source platforms and programs.  Now if we can just start spreading the word. 

Data Migration is the name of the game for some of the conference.  This really interest me as we are migrating to Evergreen with the SCLends Consortium in December.  Data Cleanup is my nemesis right now. 

Serials in Evergreen is comming along.  Nice new tools are coming out to help, until a full serials module is finished. Yeah.  Great explanation on MFHD by David Fiander, now, to explain it to my Serials staff.  Now if Evergreen can predict the future using MFHD.

Nice explanation of OpenSRF by Mike Rylander,  thought about building an CMS based on OpenSRF.  Just a thought. 

Templates, toolkits, and auto-widgets were the focus of one session, what do I need that Evergreen does not offer?  Maybe in my spare time I can build it.  To do this, I will need to build that test system, after all.

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I found the most interesting Library, while in DC recently at the Cherry Blossom Festival. A Tulip Library, done and managed by the National Park Service. Check out the pictures.

Check out the report of the “State of American Libraries”  at http://www.ala.org/ala/pio/presscentera/piopresskits/2008statereport/2008statehome.cfm

I was catching up on some reading and came across this wonderful site for reviews of audiobooks:  Books for Ears.  There are not a lot of reviews but more and more are coming.  Check it out.

Check out what this High School did.

Check out this video on what the year 1999 should have been like from the year 1967.

 http://www.snopes.com/photos/technology/year1999.asp

Check out what these library students are saying about designing a library, either signage, policies, physical place, or atomosphere.

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.

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. 

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.