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Libraries Adopting New Checkout System |
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Written by David Townsend
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Tuesday, 24 April 2012 15:31 |
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Patrons using the computer catalog at any of the member libraries for the Cooperative Information Network (CIN) beginning April 30 will find it has a new look and new user-friendly features.
Patron and item records for the 27 libraries in CIN will all begin using the Koha computer catalog system that will replace the current system.
Patrons will access the catalog, and their patron accounts, in the same way, using search tools at the website for each library or through the CIN site.
CIN library managers have opted to use the Koha system because it offers patrons more options in searching for books and other items and managing their accounts. Patrons who choose to do so will be able to keep reading histories. Patrons will also be able to place holds on the first available item and place multiple holds more easily, among other advantages.
The system is also more efficient and dependable for library staffs and is less expensive for the cooperative.
The Tensed Library and the Tri-Community Library at Fernwood are the two most recent additions to CIN – a consortium of libraries sharing a common library card, circulation services, and a computer catalog.
Other libraries in the cooperative include: the Community Library Network (a library district) including Athol, Harrison, Hayden, Pinehurst-Kingston, Post Falls, Rathdrum, Spirit Lake libraries and the bookmobile; the West Bonner County Library District with Blanchard and Priest River libraries; the Pend Oreille County (Wash.) Library District, including Calispel Valley, Ione, Metalines, and Newport libraries; Coeur d’Alene Public Library; DeArmond Consumer Health Library; Kellogg Public Library; Mullan Library, Osburn Public Library; Plummer Public Library; Priest Lake Public Library; Silver Hills Elementary School; St. Maries Public Library; Wallace High School Library; and Wallace Public Library.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 19 May 2012 14:29 |
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Teen Film Festival Winners for 2012 Named |
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Written by David Townsend
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Monday, 12 March 2012 14:07 |
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 Winners in the 2012 Teen Film Festival include, left to right, Leo Schnepf and Josh Allred, second-place winners; Courtney Biggs, Nick Pratt, and Bryan Rankin, first-place winners; and Stephen Byrum, third-place winner. Pratt holds the Teen Film Festival Traveling Trophy to be displayed at the Coeur d’Alene library for the next year.
The 2012 winners of the Teen Film Festival sponsored by area libraries received their prizes Saturday at the Hayden Library.
The winners received certificates and cash prizes donated by the Friends of the Library from Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls, Community Library Network libraries. Videos were based on the theme “Own the Night,” that is also the Summer Reading theme for Young Adults.
The winners were:
First Place: Nick Pratt, Bryan Rankin, and Courtney Biggs.
Second Place: Josh Allred and Leo Schnepf.
Third Place: Stephen Byrum.
The Teen Film Festival Traveling Trophy recognizing the first-place win will be displayed at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library for the next year.
The winning videos and runners-up can be seen at: http://www.youtube.com/user/2012TeenFilmFest?ob=0&feature=results_main
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Last Updated on Thursday, 22 March 2012 09:15 |
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Area Libraries Open New Digital ‘Branch’ |
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Written by David Townsend
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Tuesday, 18 October 2011 16:29 |
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Patrons can download e-books, e-audiobooks to devices
Libraries in the Cooperative Information Network (CIN) have added a new online “branch” providing downloadable digital books and audiobooks available 24-hours a day.
This new service, powered by OverDrive, is free for patrons with a resident library card. Patrons can browse the available books by visiting their library’s website where they will be directed to the “CIN Digital Downloads” page. Users will need to install free software on their computers or wireless-equipped reading devices.
The system is compatible with most popular devices including Kindle, iPad, iPod, Nook, and others. In addition, audiobooks can be downloaded to computers and burned to a CD or transferred to an MP3 player. The system is designed for use with patrons’ devices rather than with Internet computers in area libraries.
The checkout time for digitally downloaded items will be up to two weeks. As with library books, only one copy of a digital item may be checked out at a time.
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Last Updated on Friday, 23 December 2011 17:31 |
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