Comments on: Computers in Libraries 2007: Day 3 – The Library of the Future http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/18/computers-in-libraries-2007-day-3-the-library-of-the-future/ David Lee King is the Digital Branch & Services Manager at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, where he plans, implements, and experiments with emerging technology trends. He has spoken in the U.S. and Canada about emerging trends, website usability and management, digital experience planning, and managing techie staff, and has been published in many library-related journals. David writes the Internet Spotlight column in Public Libraries Magazine with Michael Porter. David maintains a blog at http://www.davidleeking.com Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alan Kirk Gray http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/18/computers-in-libraries-2007-day-3-the-library-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-6891 Alan Kirk Gray Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:55:57 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/18/computers-in-libraries-2007-day-3-the-library-of-the-future/#comment-6891 Irony alert on calling out to fighter pilots in a meeting of librarians. How we plan to get active books checked in and back on shelf in 20 minutes, and we plan to REALLY do these things: The materials handling system will check the book back in as it is returned in the vestibule of the library, where it will be taken down a conveyor to the materials handling room. There, items will be sorted and placed on carts according to destination. Very active items will be on carts which will be taken up every 15 minutes by a page to the "Main Street" new book area, where the library staff on duty will put them back on shelf. Irony alert on calling out to fighter pilots in a meeting of librarians.

How we plan to get active books checked in and back on shelf in 20 minutes, and we plan to REALLY do these things:

The materials handling system will check the book back in as it is returned in the vestibule of the library, where it will be taken down a conveyor to the materials handling room. There, items will be sorted and placed on carts according to destination. Very active items will be on carts which will be taken up every 15 minutes by a page to the “Main Street” new book area, where the library staff on duty will put them back on shelf.

]]> By: Alan Kirk Gray http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/18/computers-in-libraries-2007-day-3-the-library-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-25494 Alan Kirk Gray Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:55:00 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/18/computers-in-libraries-2007-day-3-the-library-of-the-future/#comment-25494 Irony alert on calling out to fighter pilots in a meeting of librarians. How we plan to get active books checked in and back on shelf in 20 minutes, and we plan to REALLY do these things: The materials handling system will check the book back in as it is returned in the vestibule of the library, where it will be taken down a conveyor to the materials handling room. There, items will be sorted and placed on carts according to destination. Very active items will be on carts which will be taken up every 15 minutes by a page to the "Main Street" new book area, where the library staff on duty will put them back on shelf. Irony alert on calling out to fighter pilots in a meeting of librarians.

How we plan to get active books checked in and back on shelf in 20 minutes, and we plan to REALLY do these things:

The materials handling system will check the book back in as it is returned in the vestibule of the library, where it will be taken down a conveyor to the materials handling room. There, items will be sorted and placed on carts according to destination. Very active items will be on carts which will be taken up every 15 minutes by a page to the “Main Street” new book area, where the library staff on duty will put them back on shelf.

]]> By: david lee king http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/18/computers-in-libraries-2007-day-3-the-library-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-6870 david lee king Thu, 19 Apr 2007 21:51:54 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/18/computers-in-libraries-2007-day-3-the-library-of-the-future/#comment-6870 It was the Darien Library, at http://www.darienlibrary.org/ It was the Darien Library, at http://www.darienlibrary.org/

]]> By: david lee king http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/18/computers-in-libraries-2007-day-3-the-library-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-25493 david lee king Thu, 19 Apr 2007 21:51:00 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/18/computers-in-libraries-2007-day-3-the-library-of-the-future/#comment-25493 It was the Darien Library, at http://www.darienlibrary.org/ It was the Darien Library, at http://www.darienlibrary.org/

]]> By: Paul R. Pival http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/18/computers-in-libraries-2007-day-3-the-library-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-6869 Paul R. Pival Thu, 19 Apr 2007 21:44:55 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/18/computers-in-libraries-2007-day-3-the-library-of-the-future/#comment-6869 David, which library was this? David, which library was this?

]]> By: Paul R. Pival http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/18/computers-in-libraries-2007-day-3-the-library-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-25492 Paul R. Pival Thu, 19 Apr 2007 21:44:00 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/04/18/computers-in-libraries-2007-day-3-the-library-of-the-future/#comment-25492 David, which library was this? David, which library was this?

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