Special Libraries

North Bethesda, MD –October 26, 2012 – Students in Dr. Nashrawan Taha’s Automation of Information Centers and Libraries course at the University of Jordan will begin utilizing LibLime Koha this fall through LibLime's Koha with Class program.

North Bethesda, MD – October 18, 2012 – LibLime, a division of PTFS, and WALDO (Westchester Academic Library Director’s Organization) are proud to welcome the University of Advancing Technology (UAT) to the LibLime Academic Koha development group. The UAT has selected LibLime Academic Koha to replace its legacy ILS because of the advanced functionality of the features designed and deployed by the WALDO Development Group, as well as, the cost savings in annual support, maintenance, and hosting.

DALLAS, TX,– Amigos Library Services, in conjunction with the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, will present a one-day online conference “What’s Around the Next Bend: Future Currents in Resource Sharing” on Thursday, November 15. The conference will cover a variety of topics, including marketing interlibrary loan to students, the cost of ILL, free web tools for streamlining ILL as well as e-books and ILL.

The Libraries and Access to Justice Webinar Series continues with our third webinar Thursday, October 11. Pro Bono Net is producing these webinars in collaboration with the Legal Aid Society of Louisville, Central Minnesota Legal Services and Legal Services State Support (MN), with funding from the Legal Services Corporation's Technology Initiative Grants program. The series will help librarians better assist library patrons with legal needs by presenting a range of free online access to justice resources, and will showcase successful models for legal aid-library collaboration.

North Bethesda, MD, October 4, 2012 LibLime, a division of PTFS, announces that Rocky View School District is adding five more libraries to their district-wide LibLime Koha union catalog. Out of the five new schools, there are two elementary schools, two middle schools, and one K-8 school.

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, --No one enjoys going through a divorce especially when children are involved. Each family that struggles through a heart wrenching divorce will appreciate the positive messages throughout this book to help families cope with the devastating changes.

My Family is Divorced, is a unique book written and Illustrated by Anne Kline focusing on the reality parents and children face during a divorce.

What Is Kudzu Kidz?

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University Libraries is helping Oregon’s nine federally recognized tribes to preserve some of their most important historical records.

In August, OSU Libraries hosted the Oregon Tribal Archives Institute, a project created through a two-year grant from the Oregon State Library (http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/pages/index.aspx) that focused on providing in-depth archives and records management training for Oregon’s tribal nations.

For Immediate Release
Contact: Rob Colding
Information Today, Inc.
(609) 654-6266, ext. 330
rcolding@infotoday.com

September 25, 2012, Medford, NJ—Information Today, Inc. (ITI) announced the publication of Face2Face: Using Facebook, Twitter, and Other Social Media Tools to Create Great Customer Connections by David Lee King.

North Bethesda, MD, September 21, 2012. The Atkinson Public Library, located in Atkinson, NE, has joined the Pioneer Consortium and is now live on LibLime Koha for all collection and patron management services.

For Immediate Release
Contact: Joe Menendez
jmenendez@infotoday.com
Information Today, Inc.
(609) 654-6266, ext. 331

Information Today, Inc., the leading provider of publications, conferences, and other information services to the information professional community, today announced a special issue of The Information Advisor (IA) newsletter. The special issue will focus on what librarians and business researchers need to know concerning the topic of Big Data. Founded in 1987, IA is a monthly journal for business information professionals.