-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Naomi DiTullio Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 2:35 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED] tsl. state. tx. us' (E-mail); '[EMAIL PROTECTED] tsl. state. tx. us' (E-mail) Subject: [slm] companies selling services traditionally offered by libraries
Hi everyone, I just attended a library conference last week (the REFORMA National Conference in El Paso) and one thing that was discussed in one of the sessions is that there is a rise in the number of commercial companies offering fee-based services that are typically available free of charge through public libraries. As librarians, it is important that we continue to be aware of these developments so that we change as our community's needs change and/or so that we know when we need to do a better job of publicizing our services. Cell phone reference (text-based) might be a particularly important issue to follow/consider....If any public libraries in Texas are currently providing this type of service, I'd love to hear about it: Who gives better answers, people or computers? Ask ChaCha http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/09/18/chacha.kgb/ And here's a company selling online Google training sessions: Startup offers Google training http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/375505_boost19.html Thanks, Naomi ******************************************* Naomi DiTullio, Distance Learning Consultant Library Development Division Texas State Library and Archives Commission Phone: 1-800-252-9386 (Texas only) or 512-936-2586 Fax: 512-463-8800 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ slm mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.tsl.state.tx.us/mailman/listinfo/slm
