Archive for the ‘Security’ Category

15 New Library Tech Stories You May Have Missed

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

This past week has been a busy one in the library technology realm, be sure you’re caught up on all that’s happening with this roundup of the 15 top stories you might not have seen:

    E-Books

  1. The Evolving Book Group: New Formats Mean More Engagement
  2. Overdrive’s Top 25 Most Downloaded Titles
  3. Integrating Library Borrowing into eReaders

    4. Mobile

  4. A Quick Guide to Creating Library QR Codes
  5. Five Types of “Tips” Nonprofits Can Post on Foursquare Venue Pages
  6. What are mobile friendly library databases offering? A survey
  7. 20 Coolest iPad Ideas for Your Library

    8. Social Media

  8. 15 Case Studies to Get Your Library Director On Board With Social Media
  9. AL Direct – August 31, 2011
  10. Cool Tools: Digital Aids for Staying Organized
  11. 25+ Resources to Create Library Videos

    12. Gaming

  12. Becoming Lore Keepers

    13. Misc.

  13. What IT Professionals Can Learn from Librarians
  14. Practical IT Security In Libraries
  15. Social Metadata for Libraries, Archives and Museums

Please send library and technology related stories for next week’s feature to ellyssakroski@yahoo.com!!!!

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5 Things You Need to Know About the Security of Google Apps

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Gil Zimmermann at Mashable talks about 5 Things You Need to Know About the Security of Google Apps. This quick post discusses many of the concerns organizations face when moving to the cloud. These are the topics that are covered:

  1. Sharing Permissions are in the Hands of the User
  2. Data Location
  3. Access Privileges
  4. Data Leakage
  5. Data Loss

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