PLA Technotes: request for input

[GraceAnne A. DeCandido]

Dear colleagues on PUBLIB and Web4Lib,

I have contracted to write ten articles for the Public Library 
Association’s web site of 1500-2000 words each, on current 
technical topics of interest to public librarians. I will be 
producing these articles over the next eight to twelve weeks, 
and I hope to have them completed by early June. Each will 
have a short bibliography. 

The list of topics is appended. I do not yet know in what 
order I shall write them. They range from topics that I know 
something about to topics where I will begin as a novice 
and, it is fondly to be hoped, will end up grasping the 
essentials, just as I hope my audience will.

Here’s where you come in. I would like to know what 
magazine articles, book chapters, or web sites have offered 
you a clear understanding, or have helped you to make 
decisions about, each topic as it affects your work. If you are 
an expert yourself on some aspect listed, let me know, and 
tell me if I can call on you for advice. I already have two “in-
house” experts, my husband Bob DeCandido on metadata, 
and my friend and colleague, PUBLIB moderator Karen 
Schneider, on filtering.

Here’s the ten:
1. Digital Disaster Planning
2. Electronic Statistics			
3. Filters
4. Metadata				
5. Digital Object Identifier System
6. Intranets	
7. Electronic Acquisitions
8. Wireless Networks
9. Push Technology
10. Video Teleconferencing

Feel free to pass this message on to anyone you think might 
be interested.

GraceAnne A. DeCandido
Blue Roses Editorial & Web Consulting
350 E. 236th St
Bronx, NY 10470-2104
Voice: 718/994-7794
Fax: 718/994-9851
Email: ladyhawk at well.com
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