Vendor News: EBSCO Logos Available

For those of you who develop instruction materials or need images to brand your site, EBSCO now allows you to download product logos and buttons.

Download EBSCO Product Logos and Buttons Now
http://support.ebsco.com/knowledge_base/detail.php?id=3421

Library News: WorldCat Local – oh, it makes sense now!

I’ve heard several people talking…well, no, I’ve read several people blogging about WorldCat Local. I’ve wondered what this is all about. It sounds great, but I need to see how things work.

Sarah Houghton-Jan, the Librarian in Black, posted a review and some screenshots of the first installation of this project at University of Washington Libraries (use the search box in the upper right for an example search).

http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2007/05/first_worldcat_.html

I like this, but I agree that it still needs some work. As a former ILL person, I had worried about libraries using WorldCat without finding a way to emphasize local holdings, but this slightly allays my fears.

Vendor News: Browse a Book in MySpace?

Oxford University Press is looking toward social networking sites as places to sell books. See the full story at:

http://blog.oup.com/2007/04/widget/

This sounds like a great idea to me, but I wonder if they can provide “suggestions” based on the interests or hobbies listed in my profile. Hmmm, that would be nice…

Courtney