Each year Jo Hansen meticulously culls, analyses, organizes, edits, and publishes our selections for the year's best Fiction and Nonfiction. 2017 produced the library's largest booklets yet! Jo comes back onto the podcast to talk about how the booklets were compiled, our year in books, and highlight a few of the titles you'll find in…
Erica shows off the 2017 staff Favorite Fiction and Nonfiction Booklets. So many books, so little time. If you find yourself in this predicament, your library staff hopes to make your reading wish list even longer! With the holiday season upon us, our annual staff favorites are back. The reference desks at Cook Park Library…
There's a couple of changes coming to some of our eLibrary services this month. Our services will stay the same, but how you access some of them will be updated. Read below to find out more. What's in a name? Zinio to RBdigital Zinio, one of our digital magazine providers, will be changing its name…
Occasionally, we like to check in and see what our patrons are learning about with their free access to Lynda.com. For the month of May, we noticed an emphasis on photography and graphic design. Must be gearing up for those vacation pics and summer video projects! These were the top 10 courses viewed in May.…
Susie and John come on the podcast to get the word out about two new library services- text message notifications via Shoutbomb, and 3D printing. Find out how you can use these new features today! More information about Shoutbomb and 3D Printing available on our website. http://traffic.libsyn.com/cooklib/Ep._35__New_at_the_Library_-_Text_Notifications__3D_Printing.mp3…
So many of us feel overwhelmed by the amount of constant news information. Throw "fake news" into the mix and you have the perfect recipe for a confused and exhausted citizenry. But don't panic because librarians are here to help! Bad information and fake news is actually nothing new and librarians have been teaching media…
What is fake news? It seems everywhere you look these days, there is another story about the proliferation of fake news on the Internet. Fake news can take on many forms and, through social media, spread like wildfire thus blurring facts and truth with opinions or lies. As information professionals with graduate degrees in Information…
Every month we like to share what people from Cook Library are learning using free access to Lynda.com with their library card! Here's the the top 10 courses viewed in November! WordPress Essential Training Word 2010 Power Shortcuts Google Analytics Essential Training Java Advanced Training WordPress Ecommerce: WooCommerce Photoshop CC Essential Training (2015) Instructional Design…
Have you... been thinking about cutting the cable, but wish you could try out a streaming device first? ever wanted to take home a stack of the latest movies, but then remembered the 2 Hot Pick checkout limits? wanted to know what the Stranger Things craze is all about, but don't have Netflix? Now, you can check…
Every month we like to share what folks are learning using their library card to access Lynda.com. These were 10 most viewed courses last month. Foundations of Programing: Fundamentals Remarketing with AdWords and Analytics NoSQL for SQL Professionals Excel 2013 Essential Training Installing SQL Server 2012 Photography 101 Nondestructive Exposure and Color Correction with Photoshop…
