Heather's Blog

From what I have learned about RFID I think it is one technology that will most improve libraries for the librarians. The idea of having "smart shelves" sounds incredibly enticing. I hate that I can look up a book in my library's catalog and go to the...

Okay, I know in previous discussions in d2l and for my part of the group project I was all about the mantra that OPAC's suck! BUT, I believe out of the four technologies I have discussed the one that will most improve libraries for patrons is OPACs....

OPACS are one technology I like to think I know a little about but I could be overconfident.
OPAC or Online Public (Patron) Access Catalog provides electronic access for users to search a library's catalog/holdings and view and manage their library account. Some OPACs are site-based and part of an organization's intranet and others are web-based...

Internet filters are also known as content control software, censorware, or web filtering software. Filters determine what content will be available to users on a given computer or network. You can install web filtering software on a pc or on a server...