At the Abilene Christian University Library, the budget was supplemented by selling books on eBay that were duplicates or had been discarded. In calendar year 2002, the library made over $900 in book sales. Of that total, $377 was used Continue reading Using e-Bay and PayPal to Supplement the Library Budget→

The first in a series of three live session, this recording covers “Annual Giving” and “Earned Income”. This session featured Stephen Coffman, Rebecca Jones and Gwen Leighty as the guest speakers.

This session explores how public libraries can meet the needs of their young patrons, and bring more kids into libraries by offering innovative technology programs and services. One such after-school program, Live Homework Help, was launched in September 2001, and Continue reading Innovative Youth Programming in Public Libraries→

LearningTimes and the LearningTimes Library Online Conference hosted this free interactive webcast on the topic of

This session provides many practical strategies to target the information that librarians most need and arrange to have it delivered to their in-box, rather than having to go out onto the Internet to search for it on a daily basis.

The new digital medium will support as yet undreamed modes of expression that will tax our ability to serve students and faculty today as well as support scholarship in generations to come. This presentation will offer a view of these Continue reading A Hybrid Environment by Choice: The Digital Medium in Higher Education→