Chris Lerch's LTS Blog 2007-09-25T20:17:02Z News from the LTS department at RIT's Libraries, and on Library Technology in general. tag:wally.rit.edu,2008:/blogs/crlwml//13 Movable Type Copyright (c) 2007, crlwml New Facebook App 2007-09-25T20:17:02Z 2007-09-25T20:16:23Z tag:wally.rit.edu,2007:/blogs/crlwml//13.438 2007-09-25T20:16:23Z Try out the RIT Library's New Facebook Application!... crlwml www.chrislerch.com crlwml@rit.edu Try out the RIT Library's New Facebook Application!

]]> RSS In Plain English 2007-05-07T02:30:35Z 2007-05-07T02:30:28Z tag:wally.rit.edu,2007:/blogs/crlwml//13.339 2007-05-07T02:30:28Z Nice video explaining RSS - I'm using this in my sessions on Introduction to RSS. Watch it here.... crlwml www.chrislerch.com crlwml@rit.edu Nice video explaining RSS - I'm using this in my sessions on Introduction to RSS.

Watch it here.

]]> Explaining Web 2.0 2007-02-14T15:48:35Z 2007-02-14T15:48:28Z tag:wally.rit.edu,2007:/blogs/crlwml//13.293 2007-02-14T15:48:28Z Here's an excellent video on the development and importance of Web 2.0, RSS, etc. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE&eurl= Significant for Libraries, and their use of these technologies.... crlwml www.chrislerch.com crlwml@rit.edu Here's an excellent video on the development and importance of Web 2.0, RSS, etc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE&eurl=

Significant for Libraries, and their use of these technologies.

]]> Thirty-Three Reasons that Librarians are Still Essential 2007-02-02T00:27:20Z 2007-02-02T00:27:01Z tag:wally.rit.edu,2007:/blogs/crlwml//13.273 2007-02-02T00:27:01Z “Many predict that the digital age will wipe public bookshelves clean, and permanently end the centuries-old era of libraries. Technology’s baffling prowess and progress even has one librarian predicting the institution’s demise." Here are 33 reasons librarians are still extremely important.... crlwml www.chrislerch.com crlwml@rit.edu “Many predict that the digital age will wipe public bookshelves clean, and permanently end the centuries-old era of libraries. Technology’s baffling prowess and progress even has one librarian predicting the institution’s demise."

Here are 33 reasons librarians are still extremely important.

]]> Open Source 2006-12-24T17:49:07Z 2006-12-24T17:48:56Z tag:wally.rit.edu,2006:/blogs/crlwml//13.267 2006-12-24T17:48:56Z An interesting article I found on Digg points to yet another potential Open Source solution for ILS and OPACs. Here's some other to check out: http://www.cni.org/tfms/2006b.fall/abstracts/PB-open-frumkin.html http://www.dspace.org/ http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11133/... crlwml www.chrislerch.com crlwml@rit.edu An interesting article I found on Digg points to yet another potential Open Source solution for ILS and OPACs. Here's some other to check out:

http://www.cni.org/tfms/2006b.fall/abstracts/PB-open-frumkin.html
http://www.dspace.org/
http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11133/

]]> Web 2.0 Seminar 2006-10-17T14:01:36Z 2006-10-17T14:01:22Z tag:wally.rit.edu,2006:/blogs/crlwml//13.214 2006-10-17T14:01:22Z I'm giving a presentation on Web 2.0 technologies on October 17 and November 2, both at 11:00am in the Via Lab on the second floor of the Library. I'll be giving demos of dozens of Web 2.0 applications. You can see the slides (but not the demos - they'll be live) here.... crlwml www.chrislerch.com crlwml@rit.edu I'm giving a presentation on Web 2.0 technologies on October 17 and November 2, both at 11:00am in the Via Lab on the second floor of the Library. I'll be giving demos of dozens of Web 2.0 applications. You can see the slides (but not the demos - they'll be live) here.

]]> The User is Not Broken - A Library Manifesto 2006-06-26T15:02:42Z 2006-06-26T15:00:21Z tag:wally.rit.edu,2006:/blogs/crlwml//13.170 2006-06-26T15:00:21Z Free Range Librarian: The User Is Not Broken: A meme masquerading as a manifesto This has been circulating around the various library blogs in recent days and it's excellent. Nice job as usual by K.G. Schneider. You can read her blog here. Blogged with Flock... crlwml www.chrislerch.com crlwml@rit.edu Free Range Librarian: The User Is Not Broken: A meme masquerading as a manifesto

This has been circulating around the various library blogs in recent days and it's excellent. Nice job as usual by K.G. Schneider. You can read her blog here.



Blogged with Flock

]]> Webfeeds 2006-06-15T19:03:28Z 2006-06-15T18:57:03Z tag:wally.rit.edu,2006:/blogs/crlwml//13.167 2006-06-15T18:57:03Z RIT Libraries - Feeds The RIT Libraries pubish a variety of RSS feeds to keep our customers up to date on events, new books, etc. Click on the link above to leran more! Blogged with Flock... crlwml www.chrislerch.com crlwml@rit.edu

RIT Libraries - Feeds


The RIT Libraries pubish a variety of RSS feeds to keep our customers up to date on events, new books, etc.

Click on the link above to leran more!

Blogged with Flock

]]> ACRL Recognizes RIT Libraries 2006-06-15T19:02:17Z 2006-05-17T18:45:07Z tag:wally.rit.edu,2006:/blogs/crlwml//13.127 2006-05-17T18:45:07Z RIT Libraries was recently selected as the 2006 winner of the Association of College and Research Libraries excellence Award. You can read all abouit it here. You can read our winning application here... crlwml www.chrislerch.com crlwml@rit.edu ACRL_banner

RIT Libraries was recently selected as the 2006 winner of the Association of College and Research Libraries excellence Award.

You can read all abouit it here.

You can read our winning application here

]]> Welcome Bard College 2005-02-17T14:07:23Z 2005-02-17T14:00:09Z tag:wally.rit.edu,2005:/blogs/crlwml//13.82 2005-02-17T14:00:09Z Bard College has recetly become the eighth member of Connect NY. With the addition of Bard's catalog, over 4,000,000 books are now available.... crlwml www.chrislerch.com crlwml@rit.edu CNY

Bard College has recetly become the eighth member of Connect NY. With the addition of Bard's catalog, over 4,000,000 books are now available.

]]> Strategic Plan - Your Feedback Requested 2004-11-24T18:20:29Z 2004-11-24T18:16:30Z tag:wally.rit.edu,2004:/blogs/crlwml//13.62 2004-11-24T18:16:30Z The RIT Libraries have published our Strategic Plan and are requesting feedback from the RIT community. Please take a few moments and review our ideas. Your comments are encouraged. We will also be holding open forums on 11/30 and 12/1. Please click here to view the plan.... crlwml www.chrislerch.com crlwml@rit.edu ritlibrarieslogo

The RIT Libraries have published our Strategic Plan and are requesting feedback from the RIT community. Please take a few moments and review our ideas. Your comments are encouraged. We will also be holding open forums on 11/30 and 12/1.

Please click here to view the plan.

]]> Assignment Calculator 2004-10-25T15:03:24Z 2004-10-22T15:38:37Z tag:wally.rit.edu,2004:/blogs/crlwml//13.16 2004-10-22T15:38:37Z This is a pretty cool tool for students at any level. It will help you with a project assignment by helping you manage your time as well as suggesting resources available at the RIT Library for you to use. It's called the Assignment Calculator. An earlier version was developed at the University of Minnesota, and we've improved and customized it. Try it!... crlwml www.chrislerch.com crlwml@rit.edu acheader

This is a pretty cool tool for students at any level. It will help you with a project assignment by helping you manage your time as well as suggesting resources available at the RIT Library for you to use.

It's called the Assignment Calculator. An earlier version was developed at the University of Minnesota, and we've improved and customized it.

Try it!

]]> The Strategic Plan 2007-05-07T04:25:07Z 2004-10-13T13:16:20Z tag:wally.rit.edu,2004:/blogs/crlwml//13.15 2004-10-13T13:16:20Z There's lots of activity going on at the RIT Libraries. We've undertaken the development of a 5-year strategic plan to complement the one currently being implemented by the institute as a whole. Every member of the staff is involved, and with the deadline of 10/29 for each team's recommendations fast approaching, we're in high gear. The Library's management team will then select from the list of recommendations generated and present these ideas to the RIT community for input. Check back in early November to see how you can do that.... crlwml www.chrislerch.com crlwml@rit.edu There's lots of activity going on at the RIT Libraries. We've undertaken the development of a 5-year strategic plan to complement the one currently being implemented by the institute as a whole.

Every member of the staff is involved, and with the deadline of 10/29 for each team's recommendations fast approaching, we're in high gear.

The Library's management team will then select from the list of recommendations generated and present these ideas to the RIT community for input. Check back in early November to see how you can do that.

]]> The Library Technology Services Department 2004-09-14T21:34:40Z 2004-09-14T21:10:28Z tag:wally.rit.edu,2004:/blogs/crlwml//13.14 2004-09-14T21:10:28Z The LTS department is responsible for all computers, servers and software for the RIT Libraries. We have approximately 300 PCs and Macs, including 45 that can be checked out for use within the Library. We also maintain Windows and Unix servers that support printing and filing, as well as the Library's Web page. We also support the client and server software required to operate the Libraries, including our WebPAC. More details to follow!... crlwml www.chrislerch.com crlwml@rit.edu The LTS department is responsible for all computers, servers and software for the RIT Libraries.

We have approximately 300 PCs and Macs, including 45 that can be checked out for use within the Library. We also maintain Windows and Unix servers that support printing and filing, as well as the Library's Web page.

We also support the client and server software required to operate the Libraries, including our WebPAC.

More details to follow!

]]> Connect NY! 2004-08-30T19:01:15Z 2004-08-30T18:46:11Z tag:wally.rit.edu,2004:/blogs/crlwml//13.13 2004-08-30T18:46:11Z Check out Connect NY! It's a consortium of schools in New York state that have combined their library catalogs. Better than InterLibrary Loan, it's a true union catalog that contains over 3 million items. Union College and Siena College have recently joined original members Colgate, RIT, RPI, St. Lawrence and Vassar. More college are looking to join. Connect NY is integrated into the RIT online catalog. Try it! I act as the technical coordinator for ConnectNY, so contact me if you have any questions. There's also a faq on the Connect NY Website.... crlwml www.chrislerch.com crlwml@rit.edu


Check out Connect NY! It's a consortium of schools in New York state that have combined their library catalogs. Better than InterLibrary Loan, it's a true union catalog that contains over 3 million items.

Union College and Siena College have recently joined original members Colgate, RIT, RPI, St. Lawrence and Vassar. More college are looking to join.

Connect NY is integrated into the RIT online catalog. Try it!

I act as the technical coordinator for ConnectNY, so contact me if you have any questions. There's also a faq on the Connect NY Website.

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