| FEATURES
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| Rustling Up a Web Site Without Much Money
Patience
is not only a virtue—it can be a money-saver as well. Read how this
prairie librarian hired a ranch hand from a software company and set up
a win-win situation. Now these partners are improving the library’s Web
site, slowly but surely—and affordably!
By
Anne Warrington and Debra Greig |
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Students Beat the Queue and Produce Their Own Library Cards
One
way to save money—and time—is to transform more of your duties into
patron self-service actions. In a U.K. university, this systems
librarian cobbled together a low-cost solution that allowed incoming
students to make their own library cards. It got the job done about
four times faster than the old way; pleasing both staff and students.
By Laurence Lockton |
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Building a Digital Library on a Shoestring
You really can manage to create a digital library on a small budget,
and these women from USC have proven that. By thinking smart, planning
ahead, and collaborating as often as possible, they’re preserving
images for the ages. Here’s how they did it.
By Kate Foster Boyd and Alma Creighton |
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| COLUMNS |
The Systems Librarian
Comprehensive Cost Planning Yields Successful Tech Projects
By Marshall Breeding |
Page 26 |
Building Digital Libraries
Life Without a Systems Office
By Terence K. Huwe |
Page 29 |
AccessibleIT
The Weakest Link: Is It Your Web Site?
By Lori Bell and Tom Peters |
Page 32 |
Online Treasures
Facing Budget Cuts: Must We Rob Peter to Pay Paul?
By Janet L. Balas |
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| DEPARTMENTS |
Editor’s Notes
Need More Money?
By Kathy Dempsey |
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| Books to Check Out |
Page 40 |
| Newsline |
Page 41 |
| Noted & Quoted |
Page 45 |
Tech Tips for Every Librarian
Online Cool on a Budget 
By Rachel Singer Gordon and Michael Stephens |
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| SPECIAL SECTIONS |
Helping You Buy
Security-Control Software
By
Richard Wayne |
Page 21 |
| How to Write for CIL |
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| ADVERTISING |
| Library Tech Connection |
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