Find out what you're up against

C/Net delivers a great series on the seamy side of the net. Good material to keep up to speed on issues that most certainly will impact your library.

Prez meets with digerati to discuss life after CDA

President Clinton met with a variety of folks to discuss issues related to protecting children in the wake of the CDA decision. Here is an article summarizing the meeting.

Running your library LAN on Novell? Want to have remote access via the web?

Then, Webconsole is the program for you. This slick package has bundled an amazing feature set for a version 1.0 package. Check out a review of the program.

Forums slowly coming around

If you haven't visited NOLA's new look forums, you should. We are starting to get some participation. As the interest grows, we are investigating a new forum software package. There are currently 4 forums open; Webmasters, The Library Channel, ILL and Reference.

August Technology Consultant visits being scheduled

Well, as July winds down, I have visited several member sites and learned an awful lot. I am now in the process of scheduling more visits for August, so expect a call soon.

New public library/school cooperation group getting underway

A group of NOLA members as well as some folks from the education world have begun to meet to work on a project to improve communication and cooperation between the two. We will be posting information as it develops as well as a web address to catch up on progress. NOLA committee members include Peter Kozup, Cecilia Swanson, Tony Petruzzi, Kay Wise, Paul Pormen, Sue McCleaf Nespeca and Ken Bell.

Items submitted by: Kenneth S. Bell - 09/11/98 08:32 AM
Webmaster - NOLA Regional Library System

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