Library Cataloging
Panama City Beach Library
Panama City Beach Library
Originally uploaded by dbigwood While on vacation I stopped into the library to check my e-mail. I was greeted by a person at the front desk. Very friendly, not like the Wal-Mart greeters. I was able to use the machine to check my email, Facebook page, and OK some comments to this weblog. Nothing seemed to be blocked. There was a 30 minute a day time limit, it seems a silly rule, if the machines are empty, but....
While I was there other folks were using the computers browsing the fiction, reading a magazine. It was a very small library, but they did have a childrens' collection and provided story time.
They caught me taking this picture and asked about it, curious not snooping.
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Vacation
Next week I'll be on vacation in Panama Beach, Fla. Anyone have suggestions on things to do or see in the area? Thanks....
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Revised Name Authority Records
The lists of names being revised by adding death dates or changing the open date to a birth date is way too much for a small library to look through. When the lists first appeared I started to check them with my catalog, but soon stopped. Too few hits...
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Archie Visits The Library
Reserve your copy of this Archie Comic now. They are sure to be hard to find.This October, Archie Comics is pleased to present a very special story in the pages of Archie #570. In the past, the cause of public libraries has been championed in several...
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Off Topic
This is somewhat of a golden age for comic books. It has been quite some time since I've found so many excellent comics being published. I don't like books, of any type, with too much sex or violence. Sin City and Pulp Fiction are not my cup of...
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Public Libraries
While on vacation I stopped into the Hyannis Public Library. It was a busy place. The reference staff were answering questions, a student and tutor were studying for an exam, people were checking out books, reading magazines and using the public access...
Library Cataloging