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Published by ALA TechSource, Library Technology Reports helps librarians make informed decisions about technology products and projects. Library Technology Reports publishes eight issues annually and provides thorough overviews of current technology. Reports are authored by experts in the field and may address the application of technology to library services, offer evaluative descriptions of specific products or product classes, or cover emerging technology. Find out more information on this publication and how you can subscribe here.

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Hope, Hype and VoIP: Riding the Library Technology Cycle
  • Char Booth
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Privacy and Security Online: Best Practices for Cybersecurity
  • Nicole Hennig
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Resource Sharing in Libraries: Concepts, Products, Technologies, and Trends--eEditions e-book
  • Marshall Breeding
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Electronic Resource Management Systems: A Workflow Approach
  • Elsa K. Anderson
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Maximizing Google Analytics: Six High-Impact Practices
  • Tabatha Farney
  • Nina McHale
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Understanding Gamification
  • Bohyun Kim
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Social Media Curation
  • Joyce Kasman Valenza
  • Brenda L. Boyer
  • Della Curtis
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Library Linked Data: Research and Adoption—print/e-book Bundle
  • Erik T. Mitchell
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Library Resource Discovery Products: Context, Library Perspectives, and Vendor Positions
  • Marshall Breeding
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The Library Mobile Experience: Practices and User Expectations
  • Bohyun Kim
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Open-Access Journals: Idealism and Opportunism
  • Walt Crawford
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Building the Digital Branch: Guidelines for Transforming Your Library Website
  • David Lee King
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Using WordPress as a Library Content Management System
  • Kyle M. L. Jones
  • Polly-Alida Farrington
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Bridging the Digital Divide with Mobile Services--e-book
  • Andromeda Yelton
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Rethinking Library Linking: Breathing New Life into OpenURL--eEditions e-book
  • Cindi Trainor
  • Jason Price
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Privacy and Freedom of Information in 21st-Century Libraries--eEditions e-book
  • Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF)
  • Jason Griffey
  • Sarah Houghton-Jan
  • Eli Neiburger
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Analyzing the Next-Generation Catalog--eEditions e-book
  • Andrew Nagy
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Object Reuse and Exchange (OAI-ORE)
  • Michael Witt
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Mobile Devices: Service with Intention
  • Rebecca K. Miller
  • Heather Moorefield-Lang
  • Carolyn Meier
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Privacy and Freedom of Information in 21st-Century Libraries
  • Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF)
  • Jason Griffey
  • Sarah Houghton-Jan
  • Eli Neiburger
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Librarianship in Virtual Worlds
  • Tom Peters
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Using WordPress as a Library Content Management System--eEditions e-book
  • Kyle M. L. Jones
  • Polly-Alida Farrington
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The No Shelf Required Guide to E-book Purchasing
  • Sue Polanka
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Open-Source Software for Libraries
  • Casey Bisson
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Librarians' Assessments of Automation Systems: Survey Results, 2007–2010--eEditions e-book
  • Marshall Breeding
  • Andromeda Yelton
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Information Visualization
  • Hsuanwei Michelle Chen
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The State of Funding for Library Technology in Today's Economy
  • Larra Clark
  • Denise Davis
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Libraries and the Mobile Web
  • Cody Hanson
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Web Scale Discovery Services
  • Jason Vaughan
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Electronic Resource Management Systems: A Workflow Approach—print/e-book Bundle
  • Elsa K. Anderson
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Implementing Second Life: Ideas, Challenges and Innovations
  • Joe Sanchez
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Open Source Integrated Library Systems
  • Marshall Breeding
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3-D Printers for Libraries—print/e-book Bundle
  • Jason Griffey
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Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager
  • Tabatha Farney
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Coding for Librarians: Learning by Example
  • Andromeda Yelton
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Gadgets and Gizmos: Libraries and the Post–PC Era
  • Jason Griffey
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Gaming and Libraries: Intersection of Services
  • Jenny Levine
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Selecting and Evaluating the Best Mobile Apps for Library Services
  • Nicole Hennig
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Combating Fake News in the Digital Age
  • Joanna M. Burkhardt
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Rethinking Library Linking: Breathing New Life into OpenURL
  • Cindi Trainor
  • Jason Price
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WorldCat Local at the University of Washington Libraries
  • Jennifer L. Ward
  • Pam Mofjeld
  • Steve Shadle
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E-content in Libraries: Marketplace Perspectives
  • Sue Polanka
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Maximizing Google Analytics: Six High-Impact Practices--eEditions e-book
  • Tabatha Farney
  • Nina McHale
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Technological Innovation: Perceptions and Definitions
  • Jason Vaughan
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Using Web Analytics in the Library
  • Kate Marek
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Streaming Video Resources for Teaching, Learning, and Research
  • Julie A. DeCesare
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Opening Up Library Systems through Web Services and SOA: Hype, or Reality?
  • Marshall Breeding
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The No Shelf Required Guide to E-book Purchasing--eEditions e-book
  • Sue Polanka
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Improving Web Visibility: Into the Hands of Readers
  • Ted Fons
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The Transforming Public Library Technology Infrastructure
  • Office for Research and Statistics (ORS)
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Streaming Video Resources for Teaching, Learning, and Research—print/e-book Bundle
  • Julie A. DeCesare
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Mobile Learning Trends: Accessibility, Ecosystems, Content Creation
  • Nicole Hennig
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Micro-credentials and Digital Badges
  • Edited by Emily Rimland
  • Edited by Victoria Raish
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Building the Digital Branch: Guidelines for Transforming Your Library Website--eEditions e-book
  • David Lee King
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RFID in Libraries: A Step toward Interoperability
  • Lori Bowen Ayre
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Open Source Public Workstations in Libraries
  • John Houser
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Gaming and Libraries Update: Broadening the Intersections
  • Jenny Levine
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Technological Innovation: Perceptions and Definitions--eEditions PDF e-book
  • Jason Vaughan
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E-book Platforms for Libraries
  • Mirela Roncevic
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Gadgets and Gizmos: Personal Electronics and the Library--eEditions e-book
  • Jason Griffey
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Object Reuse and Exchange (OAI-ORE)--eEditions e-book
  • Michael Witt
  • Library Technology Reports
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Librarians' Assessments of Automation Systems: Survey Results, 2007–2010
  • Marshall Breeding
  • Andromeda Yelton
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The Knowledge Base at the Center of the Universe
  • Kristen Wilson
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Making Libraries Accessible: Adaptive Design and Assistive Technology--eEditions e-book
  • Char Booth
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Making Libraries Accessible: Adaptive Design and Assistive Technology
  • Char Booth
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Library Services Platforms: A Maturing Genre of Products
  • Marshall Breeding
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Embedded Librarianship: Tools and Practices--eEditions e-book
  • Buffy J. Hamilton
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Library Linked Data: Early Activity and Development
  • Erik T. Mitchell
  • Library Technology Reports
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Streaming Video Resources for Teaching, Learning, and Research—eEditions e-book
  • Julie A. DeCesare
  • Library Technology Reports
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Drupal in Libraries
  • Andy Austin
  • Christopher Harris
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Digital Storytelling in Practice
  • Kelly Czarnecki
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Privacy and Security for Library Systems
  • Marshall Breeding
  • Library Technology Reports
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Free Reading Zones: Transforming Access to Books through Technology
  • Mirela Roncevic
  • Library Technology Reports
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Streamlining Information Services Using Chatbots
  • Michele L. McNeal
  • David Newyear
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Library Technology Reports, Understanding the Semantic Web and RDA Vocabularies--eEditions e-book
  • Karen Coyle
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Digital Media Labs in Libraries—eEditions e-book
  • Amanda L. Goodman
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The Transforming Public Library Technology Infrastructure--PDF e-book
  • Office for Research and Statistics (ORS)
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Linked Data Tools: Connecting on the Web
  • Karen Coyle
  • Library Technology Reports
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Social Media Curation--e-book
  • Joyce Kasman Valenza
  • Brenda L. Boyer
  • Della Curtis
  • Library Technology Reports
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Learning Management Systems: Tools for Embedded Librarianship
  • John J. Burke
  • Beth E. Tumbleson
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Library Linked Data: Research and Adoption
  • Erik T. Mitchell
  • Library Technology Reports
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Rethinking Reference and Instruction with Tablets--eEditions e-book
  • Rebecca K. Miller
  • Carolyn Meier
  • Heather Moorefield-Lang
  • Library Technology Reports
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Gaming & Libraries: Learning Lessons from the Intersections
  • Jenny Levine
  • Library Technology Reports
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The Concept of Electronic Resource Usage in Libraries--eEditions e-book
  • Rachel A. Fleming-May
  • Jill E. Grogg
  • Library Technology Reports
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The Concept of Electronic Resource Usage in Libraries
  • Rachel A. Fleming-May
  • Jill E. Grogg
  • Library Technology Reports
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Big-Deal Serial Purchasing: Tracking the Damage
  • Walt Crawford
  • Library Technology Reports
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Digital Media Labs in Libraries
  • Amanda L. Goodman
  • Library Technology Reports
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Embedded Librarianship: Tools and Practices
  • Buffy J. Hamilton
  • Library Technology Reports
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On the Move with the Mobile Web: Libraries and Mobile Technologies
  • Ellyssa Kroski
  • Library Technology Reports
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RFID in Libraries: A Step toward Interoperability--eEditions e-book
  • Lori Bowen Ayre
  • Library Technology Reports
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Bridging the Digital Divide with Mobile Services
  • Andromeda Yelton
  • Library Technology Reports
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Big-Deal Serial Purchasing: Tracking the Damage—eEditions PDF e-book
  • Walt Crawford
  • Library Technology Reports
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Libraries and the Mobile Web--eEditions e-book
  • Cody Hanson
  • Library Technology Reports
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Altmetrics
  • Robin Chin Roemer
  • Rachel Borchardt
  • Library Technology Reports
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Hope, Hype and VoIP: Riding the Library Technology Cycle--eEditions e-book
  • Char Booth
  • Library Technology Reports
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Web Scale Discovery Services--eEditions e-book
  • Jason Vaughan
  • Library Technology Reports
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Collaboration 2.0
  • Robin Hastings
  • Library Technology Reports
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Opening Up Library Systems through Web Services and SOA: Hype, or Reality?--eEditions e-book
  • Marshall Breeding
  • Library Technology Reports
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The Library Mobile Experience: Practices and User Expectations—print/e-book Bundle
  • Bohyun Kim
  • Library Technology Reports
Image for The Library Mobile Experience: Practices and User Expectations—eEditions e-book
The Library Mobile Experience: Practices and User Expectations—eEditions e-book
  • Bohyun Kim
  • Library Technology Reports
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Using Web Analytics in the Library--PDF e-book
  • Kate Marek
  • Library Technology Reports
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The Internet of Things: Mobile Technology and Location Services in Libraries
  • Jim Hahn
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Library Linked Data: Research and Adoption—eEditions e-book
  • Erik T. Mitchell
  • Library Technology Reports
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Electronic Resource Management Systems: A Workflow Approach—eEditions e-book
  • Elsa K. Anderson
  • Library Technology Reports
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Librarians as Online Course Designers and Instructors
  • Edited by Lucy Santos Green
  • Library Technology Reports
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E-book Platforms for Libraries--eEditions eBook
  • Mirela Roncevic
  • Library Technology Reports
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Techniques for Electronic Resource Management
  • Jill Emery
  • Graham Stone
  • Library Technology Reports
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Linked Data Tools: Connecting on the Web--eEditions e-book
  • Karen Coyle
  • Library Technology Reports
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Running the Digital Branch: Guidelines for Operating the Library Website
  • David Lee King
  • Library Technology Reports
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3-D Printers for Libraries—eEditions e-book
  • Jason Griffey
  • Library Technology Reports
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Mastering Mobile through Social Media: Creating Engaging Content on Instagram and Snapchat
  • Paige Alfonzo
  • Library Technology Reports
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Rethinking Reference and Instruction with Tablets
  • Rebecca K. Miller
  • Carolyn Meier
  • Heather Moorefield-Lang
  • Library Technology Reports
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Resource Sharing in Libraries: Concepts, Products, Technologies, and Trends
  • Marshall Breeding
  • Library Technology Reports
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Running the Digital Branch: Guidelines for Operating the Library Website--eEditions e-book
  • David Lee King
  • Library Technology Reports
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Digital Media Labs in Libraries—print/e-book Bundle
  • Amanda L. Goodman
  • Library Technology Reports
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3-D Printers for Libraries
  • Jason Griffey
  • Library Technology Reports
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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Libraries
  • Edited by Jason Griffey
  • Library Technology Reports