DOJ & ADA Mandate Ebook Readers Be Accessible to All

... Shouldn't we do that for all equipment that is designed for public use? At LAT we have spent $1000s to make sure that all of our products, and especially the upcoming allCIRC, fully comply to ADA standards and don't discriminate against users with disabilities; others, would rather spend more on an extra RFID tag :)

Now that DOJ is in the loop, things will start to happen.

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1966- Good Advice For Libraries from the Comics:

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New pictures at Flickr

Well, we just posted more pictures of our equipment at flickr. Link is in the right sidebar.

Or here. or at the picture above.

But, having pointed you there, I will also state that you should not think of FlashScan as 2-ish configurations; FlashScan is whatever you want it to be. If you've got room for a large attache' case or more you've got a FlashScan.

We'll embed our units into your existing counter(s) - funiture you've chosen - furniture you've instructed us to obtain - whatever. So while the 907 remains one of the smallest and most portable units on the market and the MAX one of the lightest & cleverest (2 to 4 turn into a kiosk!) it can really be anything your imagination can come up with as long as there's a space for the electronics.

ANY ILS
ANY security
and now..........ANY exterior

Is "Self" in "self service" really negative?

As I was cleaning out my office file, I came across an old note, from Duncan Highsmith (the son of the founder of Highsmith Inc.,) that referred to a conversation that I had with him over drinks year ago about terms and terminology. He mentioned that the term "self checkout" for a library was a very negative statement - it implies that you are the one doing all the work. Almost like, the work which was done before by someone else, will now be done by you - "self".

I guess it stuck in my mind, as I recall our recent two hour internal meeting at the launch of our expanded product line (allCIRC) of how difficult it was to make sure that the name that we choose projects positive feeling, for both the end-users (patrons) and the library staff (administrators). The importance of "feel" vs. "function". This mentality expands to other things as well. I recall a number of visits to our booths at various library shows of folks that would dedicate more time to the color of the "wood finish" rather than to the overall value of the offering that we had.

I guess even in the library world, we still cling to the old cliches and do still judge the "book by its cover"... hopefully our new allCIRC will change that :)