Word of the day: Homepage

Disclaimer: This is not my site, I believe it is the worst hompage ever.

1. On the Internet, a person’s or organization’s home page is the main page of information about them, which often contains links to other pages about them.¹
2. The spot on my website that is NEVER finished. “My homepage is a mess and I don’t know what to do with it anymore.”
3. The one place library patrons don’t know about or never bother taking a look at, so they often ask us questions that could be easily answered on the library’s home page. Example: Q: “What are your hours?” A: “Our hours are listed on the library’s home page.” Q: Where is that?” (Pause) A: “Google it.”

http://www.google.com/dictionary?aq=f&langpair=en|en&hl=en&q=homepage

Top 10 Tech Tools

A tool called Prezi is making waves amongst us techies and some non-techies who need to make an impression that goes beyond powerpoint. Presenting Prezi.

http://prezi.com/wvqg7nzn3xmt/top-20-tech-tools/

The AccessMyLibrary iPhone® App

Your library's on the phone... you have an overdue book and a fine!!!

There are services we provide that just can’t be recreated in an iPhone App, but when that day comes… watch out. Circulation Desk Assistant App on iPhone.

Clearing your overdue fines with one click!
Helping you find the book you didn’t even know you wanted.
Showing you how to unjam a photocopier.
Service with a smile!

http://www.gale.cengage.com/apps/library/

Word of the Day: Embargo

Embargo rhymes with cargo which rhymes with o grab me... um wha?

1. When publishers impose a full text delay to their journals in databases. The length of time varies by publisher. For instance, Consumer Reports embargos its’ articles for three months, so even though EBSCO’s database, MasterFILE Premier has Consumer Reports available in full text, they will not be available for 3 months after they are actually published. ¹
2. The reason why you can’t find a decent cigar unless you live in Miami.
3. What should be done to cargo pants.

(1.) http://library.com.edu/How_To/Guides/Library_Jargon.htm