Work it Baby, Work it

Ok, we’re all feeling the hype of the recession.  Why not promote all the entertaining and useful  resources available at your library? Check out our posts on beating the recession blues and on using the library to save money.

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Drum Roll Please…Introducing the Butler Library Tote!

As part of our library’s marketing plan (and “Go Green” initiatives), E. H. Butler Library is thrilled to introduce our new tote bag, designed by talented Web Designer Dennis Reed, Jr.  The sturdy cotton canvas bag will be available for purchase at the Circulation Desk this fall.

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Librarians: Get Smart

I’m sure many of you read the Atlantic article “Is Google Making Us Stupid” (July/August 2008), where Nicholas Carr argues that the internet is altering  our reading and thinking abilities.   As a follow up to this piece, the Atlantic recently published “Get Smart” (July/August 2009) in which Jamais Cascio argues that Google induced ADD is actually not as bad as [...]

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Librarians in the Know for When You’re on the Go…

Following Anita Whitehead’s presentation on “The Roving Librarian” at the SUNLA 2009 conference, I’ve been thinking a lot about starting a similar program at Buffalo State. Realizing the importance of good marketing, we are currently brainstorming what to call ourselves (I don’t know if I really like the word roving…maybe vagabond or something else would [...]

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Clouds on the Horizon – Part 2

I thought I would start things off with a YouTube video taken back in the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco in 2008. Its a collection of short interviews asking various conference attendees “What is Cloud Computing?”

YouTube Video
Next is a definition from Wikipedia. I know its Wikipedia, but many articles are [...]

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