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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Greetings!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>The April 2010 issue of Library Technology Reports is about
personal electronics in the library which is worth the read if you’re
interested in this topic. You can view the electronic version in Gale’s
database, “Academic OneFile” or you can order a copy (see below).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>To find this journal and issue you can use the “browse
publication” function from the Academic OneFile database:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'><a href="http://tinyurl.com/TechReportsGadgets"></a>Click “go”
and then select the April issue. Happy reading!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Cheers!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Darci<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
Darci Hanning * Technology Development Consultant * Library Development
Services<br>
Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<br>
503-378-2527 </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
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color:navy'>Ask me about Plinkit! <a href="http://www.plinkit.org/"
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> ALA TechSource
[mailto:ALATechSource@email.ala.org] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 20, 2010 7:28 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Darci Hanning<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Jason Griffey reviews and recommends personal electronics for
the library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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as a web page</b></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1><span style='font-size:15.0pt'>Learn which gadgets are right for your
library!<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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color:black'><a
href="http://link.ixs1.net/s/lt?id=49144508&si=p141504045&pc=i2002&ei=x876038&b=y">Gadgets
and Gizmos: Personal Electronics and the Library</a></span><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><br>
<span class=style541>by Jason Griffey</span></span><span style='font-family:
"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><em><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>Libraries have always been the democratizers of content. We
step in to distribute the economic burden of information and allow access
to those who could not afford to own the information themselves. As our
content becomes increasingly digital, these gadgets give us the delivery
mechanism for the content.</span></b></em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>—Jason Griffey, from
Introduction.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>In this bestselling Library Technology Report (April 2010),
Griffey describes 24 gadgets or tools—from iPad to Zoom—all
available for under $500, most for much less. With Griffey's guidance,
you'll learn how to get the most for your money when you purchase new
electronic devices to enhance service to your patrons.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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