Library News: Technology in libraries improves access to the legal system, Library joins digital age of books, Electronic lending and public libraries

Libraries teach students to be technology smart Read More Library to get new technology Read More New library technology taking off Read More Libraries Open Doors, Data to Digital Art Displays Read More Library begins iPad loan program Read More Berkeley library stays relevant with shift to digital Read More New Tampa Library is Going Digital […]

Library News Byte: Library Services in the Digital Age, New Library Catalog In The Works, Bookless library foreshadows next-gen students, learning technologies

Check it out: Library’s summer reading program for kids is in the works is in the works Read More Library hosting ‘Food for Fines’ program this month Read More Library Services in the Digital Age Read More Library adds online magazine check-outs Read More Weber County Library gets tech-savvy Read More More users as libraries […]

Library News: Library services go on-line, Survey shows U.S. still values libraries, Library to get New Inter-Library System

Checking out technology: E-readers at Adair County library Read More The greening of public libraries Read More Tacoma Public Libraries Mobile App Read More  ALA Honors Five Libraries for Offering ‘Cutting-Edge’ Technologies Read More Largo Library Checks In a New Checkout System Read More Death of library greatly exaggerated Read More Lodi Library to offer […]

Library News: Laptop-lending kiosks, Library attendance is higher than ever, Libraries Increase Book Digitization

S.F. library eyes laptop-lending kiosks Read More Despite drop in money, library attendance is higher than ever Read More Catching on: eBooks gaining popularity at area libraries Read More Africa must use digital libraries Read More Sno-Isle 1st libraries in state with new e-book system Read More African American History Month observed at Houston libraries […]

Library News: San Antonio plans one of the nation’s first bookless libraries, Library Finds 350 Lost Etchings, Libraries in Luxury Hotels

San Antonio plans one of the nation’s first bookless libraries Read More Emerging trend toward bookless libraries in a digital age Read More Plymouth: Library rolls out mobile device app Read More Library adds state-of-the-art equipment to read century old newspapers Read More NJ library now home to one of few remaining copies of oldest […]

Should your library implement a Foursquare strategy? Only 17% of mobile users check in.

We’re all susceptible to hype, especially those of us in the mobile technologies industry. Hype is fun, it’s great getting excited about things. There has been a huge buzz building in the library space over the past year or so regarding Foursquare, Facebook Places and other location based services (LBS). When David Lee King (a […]

Library Mobile Apps: Developing an iPhone app is more expensive than most people think.

Reposted for Libraries from Mosio’s Company Blog A colleague sent me a stack overflow thread today entitled “How much does it cost to develop iPhone applications?” It’s worth taking a look at, most interesting is an answer suggesting around $10,000 ($50/hr for a Developer and $50/hr for a Graphic Designer x 200 total hours), which […]