April 24, 2012

Access by Touch: Delivering Library Services Through Mobile Technologies- June 8, 2012 (Online)

Source:http://www.amigos.org/mobile_tech
From computers to the Internet, libraries have successfully met the challenge of adapting their services to changing technologies. Today's challenge is delivering services to smartphones, eBook readers, and tablets to users on the go who now view more content on mobile devices than desktop and laptop computers. CDs and DVDs are becoming passé, eBook sales outpace paper books, and users increasingly download music, movies, and books from iTunes and Kindle, storing their purchases in the Cloud.

This online conference will address the technical issues related to pushing library content and services to mobile users. Topics to be addressed include selecting and creating eBooks, building mobile-friendly websites, selecting and developing apps for library users, and circulating library materials through mobile devices. Our list of speakers includes librarians, academics, and business trendsetters. Amigos members and nonmembers, join our online conversation and be a part of this informative, interactive June 8 event.
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April 1, 2012

80 Educational Alternatives to YouTube

Are there any alternatives when students can not access YouTube in school or classroom? Here are eighty alternatives to YouTube we can use for our students.