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Mainframe to mobile

The connection between information technology and library information systems This is the first post in a series of three [1. Mainframe to mobile – 2. Mobile app or mobile web? – 3. Mobile library services] The functions, services and audience of library information systems, as is the case […]

February 16, 2010November 5, 2024General, Libraryapps, client-server, hardware, library systems, mobile, technology

Mobile reading

New models, new formats Recently I have been experimenting a bit with reading newspapers on my mobile phone (a G1 android device), or maybe I should say “reading news on my mobile”. I looked at two Dutch newspapers that adopt two completely different approaches. “NRC Handelsblad” publishes it’s […]

January 22, 2010November 5, 2024Librarye-books, e-papers, e-readers, epub, frbr, hardware, marc, mobi, mobile, newspapers, pdf

Library Systems and the world of hardware

The project for implementation of Aleph as the new ILS for the Library of the University of Amsterdam started last week (October 2) with the official kick-off meeting. The Ex Libris project plan was presented to the members of the project team, bottlenecks were identified, and a lot […]

October 8, 2008November 5, 2024Generalaleph, exlibris, hardware, library systems