This Thursday AskColorado is celebrating its seventh anniversary. Since Sept. 2, 2003, AskColorado, your statewide cooperative virtual reference service, has quietly and efficiently answered nearly 300,000 questions from students, parents, business owners, military personnel, and other residents of Colorado. Thank you to all Colorado librarians, who, over the years, have helped us to make AskColorado the high quality, personalized service that it is today. Continue reading ‘AskColorado Celebrates Seven Years, Nears 300,000 Questions’
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About Christine
Christine is the Technology and Digital Initiatives Consultant for the Colorado State Library, and Colorado Plinkit Coordinator. Passions include technology, books, and of course…libraries!
Email: kreger_c@cde.state.co.us
Website: http://ColoradoStateLibrary.org
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I just read about a unique library in Colorado. The mission of the Rocky Mountain Land Library is to “encourage a greater awareness of the land.”
With over 20,000 volumes focused on the land and communities of the Rocky Mountains, the library is working on locating most of the materials at South Park’s Buffalo Peaks Ranch. The ultimate goal is “to provide quiet and inspiration for lifelong learners of all types.”
In partnership with Denver Water and the Thorne Ecological Institute, the RMLL has also established the Kids & Educators Library at Denver Water’s Kassler Center in hopes of connecting kids to nature.
Learn more about this unique library and its resources!
I am thrilled to announce that the Horizon Middle School in Colorado Springs is Colorado’s first public school Plinkit site as part of our Plinkit Expansion Pilot Project (PEP)! The Colorado State Library is currently investigating the need for website creation and hosting services for public school libraries in Colorado.
Like its public library counterparts, Horizon Middle School is now able to offer its students improved access to the online catalog and library account information, library databases and homework resources, and much more! Continue reading ‘Plinkit: Library Websites Made Easy’
I am thrilled to announce the launch of two new Plinkit libraries. Please offer a warm welcome to the Salida Regional Library and the Colorado Supreme Court Law Library!
Over 20 public libraries in Colorado are using Plinkit to provide 24/7 online access to their library catalog, as well as to other online resources, a calendar of events, information about their services and much more. Plinkit is also being used by special and school libraries.
Learn more about what Plinkit can do for your library, sign up, or contact us for more information.
In this faced paced world, we are all looking for new ways to communicate, collaborate, and be more productive. Many web 2.0 tools offer what we need, but where do we start? Learn the what, why, and how of several web 2.0 tools chosen with libraries in mind at Colorado Libraries 2.0! Continue reading ‘Colorado Libraries 2.0!’
In an effort to create additional revenue streams for the organization, AskColorado is pleased to announce the opening of a new fee-based service for Colorado library patrons, the ‘Dewey Dating Service.’ “Our AskColorado clientele have been demanding this of us for years,” said Kris Johnson, AskColorado Coordinator. “We felt the market climate was finally right to expand into this potentially lucrative arena.” Continue reading ‘AskColorado Branching Out, to Offer ‘Dewey Dating Service’’
Does your library have a bookmobile? Celebrate the first annual National Bookmobile Day on Wednesday, April 14, 2010! ALA has free resources your library can use to promote your bookmobile.
Due to adverse weather conditions in many areas of the country that may have prevented applicants from filing their FY2010 E-rate applications by the close of the window, USAC - in consultation with the FCC – has extended the close of the filing window to FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2010 AT 11:59 pm EST.
All FCC Forms 471 electronically filed or postmarked by that date and time will be considered IN WINDOW.
(Posted on behalf of DeLilah Collins–E-rate Coordinator–Colorado Department of Education)
The Colorado Department of Education will hold a one day beginner E-rate training session on December 14, 2009 from 9am to 4pm. The training session will cover the basics of E-rate from the history of E-rate to completing forms. This training is open to anyone new to E-rate. Continue reading ‘E-rate Training Announcement’
I recently posted about WebJunction’s TechAtlas, a great technology planning tool for libraries, but did you know that inside TechAtlas is a tool that allows libraries to create an online help desk to stay on top of computer problems within the library? Check out the archived webinar about Event Tracker at WebJunction!
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