Keeping up with our patrons: Adapting to user expectations

Endeca. Trillian. Vidcasts. Tag clouds. Sound like science fiction lingo? There is one thing these words have in common; they are all tools that make libraries more accommodating to today’s users. Want to hear more?

Please join the SCLA College & University section for "Keeping up with our patrons: Adapting to user expectations", a workshop to learn how academic libraries are using innovative strategies to meet the real needs of our patrons.

NLS Celebrates Talking Book Program During National Library Week

As we celebrate our nation's libraries during National Library Week (April 15-21), the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of Congress, is recognizing the many ways its network library partners engage people in reading and keep them connected to the world around them.

For more than 75 years, NLS has provided blind and physically handicapped readers with free reading materials. The program is a lifeline to many, enabling them to read independently."

Help celebrate National Library Week in South Carolina!

During National Library Week 2007 on the days of April 16-18, South Carolina Library Staff members will take a wide range of photographs of librarians working, meeting, teaching, and doing all that librarians do in a given day.

We encourage you to be creative in taking photos that capture the essence of South Carolina librarianship and are visually attractive. Winners will be recognized on the SC State Library’s web site and during the 2007 SCLA Annual Conference in the fall in Columbia.

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales to speak in Spartanburg, April 10

Free Knowledge for Free Minds - Jimmy Wales will be appearing at the Twichell Auditorium at Converse College, Tuesday, April 10, 2007, 7:00 p.m. Join Jimmy Wales as he discusses the world of peer-reviewed, open content internet media and the founding of Wikipedia. Admission is free and open to the public. Sponsored by Friends of the Spartanburg County Public Libraries and Converse College.  More Information

1.5 Millionth Cassette Player Marks End of an Era

The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of Congress, produced its last analog cassette book machine on February 17, 2007, signaling the advent of Digital Talking Books.

During a ceremony held on March 1 in Blue Earth, Minnesota, Telex Communications, Inc. presented NLS with the milestone player -- the 1,248,113th manufactured by the company since 1983.

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