[Publib] This Week in Best of Publib

[Robert Balliot]

This Week in Best of
Publib<http://bestofpublib.wordpress.com/2009/09/06/this-week-in-best-of-publib-5/>
Posted
on September 6, 2009 by Robert Balliot
 Best of Publib Current Topics and Archives

This week  in  Best of Publib includes some elegant and thoughtful
discussions on filtering products, the future of Libraries as presented by
CNN, tracking problem patrons, and the ever-popular sewage in libraries –
some of the topics we will be reviewing include:

   - *Topic*
   <http://lists.webjunction.org/wjlists/publib/2009-September/127040.html>-
   Discontinuing Fax Service – How has this service evolved or devolved? What
   is the future of this technology? Just the fax
ma’am<http://celtic.theoffside.com/files/2008/12/joe-friday.jpg>.

   - *Topic *<http://lists.webjunction.org/wjlists/publib/2009-September/127078.html>
   *- *CNN on Libraries - The future of libraries is being ‘investigated’ by
   CNN – but is this really
investigative<http://blogs.sun.com/factotum/resource/dragnet.jpg>journalism
or biased pandering?
   - *Topic *<http://lists.webjunction.org/wjlists/publib/2009-August/126986.html>
   *- *Cataloging Advance Reader Copy ARC – How should uncorrected advanced
   reader copies be cataloged? Should they?
   - *Topic
   <http://lists.webjunction.org/wjlists/publib/2009-September/126996.html>-
   *Barracuda Filters and Others -  Blocking patron
access<http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=ifresolutions&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=13090>and
blocking spam – how well do the filters work? Filters ?- we don’t need
   no stinkin’ filters!
   - *Topic
   <http://lists.webjunction.org/wjlists/publib/2009-August/126617.html>-
*Circulation
   on Multiple Floors -  What efficiency is lost or gained from providing
   circulation services on multiple floors?  Taking checkout to a higher
   level <http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/phr0001l.jpg>.
   - *Topic *<http://lists.webjunction.org/wjlists/publib/2009-September/127031.html>
   *- *Have Advanced Reader Copies been Hit by the Economy?  Are advanced
   reader copies being replaced by electronic versions? What does this mean to
   reviewers<http://www.yogabytheseatofyourpants.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/eye-strain.jpg>?

   - *Topic *<http://lists.webjunction.org/wjlists/publib/2009-September/127069.html>
   *- *Tracking Problem Patrons -  How do we balance the privacy issues of
   patrons against the need to maintain order?  What methods work the
best<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdyvqFN6bCU>?

   - *Topic*<http://lists.webjunction.org/wjlists/publib/2009-September/126997.html>–
Children’s library on the second floor – How well does this design
work
   for children, their parents, and the library? Is it a good design?
   Hazards <http://eppsnet.com/images/falling-down-stairs.jpg>?
   - *Topic* -<http://lists.webjunction.org/wjlists/publib/2009-September/127013.html>Sewage
back-ups – Should libraries remain open while raw
   sewage creeps<http://www.cleanairsciences.com/Mold%20Photos/Sewage%20backup.JPG>through
the building?

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Please note – there was an absence of Friday Humor by Joe Schallan this
week, or maybe it just did not go through.  To offset, liberal use of Joe
Friday references were made in this update.

R. Balliot

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