NCCPL Tech Group@St. Mary’s in Moraga
Theme: Geek Nirvana
Meeting Notes
6/18/2009
These are brief notes. Please feel free to blog or comment about any of the topics. Thanks again to all attendees. It was an energizing meeting.
Google Desktop
--Great tool for searching Outlook email on site
--Looks like it doesn’t search all drives*
--wish it would search web-based email
GetDropbox.com - large file delivery services
-- full text dissertations
-- some patrons have dial-up, security concerns
--syncing –use files at home
--won’t slow down connection
--Collaboration –share a folder of files
Etherpad – multiple people can edit at the same time
--Like dropbox
--Looks ancient
Google Wave –New web-based software
Interactive files - beta
Also for File upload
--fugu.com – for working with files
--Lycos—link to file/zipped
Ebsco
--copyright/good for e-reserves – shared folders in Ebsco; invited to folder rather than send out file; hard to train faculty?
--requiring faculty take crash course on copyright / have to prove they passed course
--Docutek for Reserves – has the necessary features / solves problem of non-Ebsco
IM/Chat/Text
--texting-student staff are using more and more; for staff ; for IT
--Survey of what tech students use is helpful
Reference demos
VC – virtual computer; having to install
Co-browsing - dimdim or twidla – shared whiteboarding
E-BOOKS
--often use in pieces
--some read cover to cover/not all the time
--quick reference
--some materials won’t be published in e-books
--Deliver ebooks through netlibrary/ebrary
--Kindle
--Sony reader
--iPhone reader apps
--Embargo to psycbooks – now have 2008 titles
--e-ink – flexible dynamic electronic reading surface is coming
--“database” constantly updated may be better
--loaded computer
--circing kindles—controversial
--This area of tech needs work
--APA Publication Manual – differences? Wouldn’t it be better to have e-book or electronic format?
Lockss – mostly John Hopkins
--Archived journals can then be harvested for another library
--Must know location for any file
--Safeguarding your data/backup what is okay to backup
--Mirror servers get data back/catastrophic event
--Clockss – Publisher-created solution
iPhone apps
--worldcat – worldcat.org/m
--snaptell – picture / compares consumer site
-- Google – voice search
-- GPS
--test logging in
--twitter
--via facebook
Wolfram Alpha – Janus
-- Can search deep web – hasn’t been realized yet
Google sites
--collaboration
--support
Also mentioned:
Meebo
Panic button
Refworks – Refshare – others can look at URL
