May 18, 2013

EnvisionWare Debuts Reporting Tool with Visualization Potential

EnvisionWare, one of the largest providers of self-service products in the public library market, is preparing to ship this month a reporting tool that the company says will thread together and visualize data from its entire line of 22 products.

Libraries Open Doors, Data to Digital Art Displays

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Libraries are showcasing interactive, data-driven digital art that brings what’s typically behind the scenes into the light. This January, hundreds of people attended the grand opening of an addition to the Teton County Library in Jackson Hole, WY. The big draw was “Filament Mind,” a stunning digital art installation utilizing more than five miles of fiber-optic cables, cut into 1,000 pieces, and 44 LED illuminators.

Placements & Salaries Survey 2012: Explore All the Data

Details on jobs and pay for 2011 LIS grads, broken down by region, type of role, school, and more.

That Sound You Hear? It’s The Library World Changing

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At my first ALA conference, I attended a “marketing” session that swooned over shoelaces as a great word of mouth marketing technique. At this PLA the marketing tracks focused on measurement, datamining, focusing our story on a few key messages and redefining how we go to market. Hallelujah!