[WEB4LIB] Technology Consultants

[Lori Bowen Ayre]

Hillary,

This has been something that has mystified me as well.  As a library
technology consultant, I would like to find these directories so I can list
myself in them!  But after many exhaustive searches, these two are the only
online listings I've been able to find.

http://acqweb.library.vanderbilt.edu/acqweb/pubr/opac.html
http://www.libraryhq.com/consultants.html

Libraries seem to use technology consultants provided by the vendors (which
doesn't seem like a good idea to me in terms of finding someone objective)or
from personal referrals (a much better idea, if you have contacts who can
help you).  There seems to be a world of "library building consultants" and
I seem to recall finding such a list on the ALA website once, but no list of
"library technology consultants."

That said, I would be happy to have you pass my name along especially for
anyone pursuing digitization projects as that is one of my areas of
expertise.  More info about my company can be found at
http://www.galecia.com/clients/libraries.html.

Lori Bowen Ayre
Library Technology Consultant
The Galecia Group
www.galecia.com
LBAyre at galecia.com
(707) 763-6869


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[mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of HTheyer
Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2001 5:29 PM
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Subject: [WEB4LIB] Technology Consultants


After teaching one technology based workshop, what I was asked the most for
was a list of library technology consultants that could be hired by
libraries.  I went all over ALA's site, nothing I could find.  Books are
great, but I need names addresses and such.  Does anyone know of such a
list, or one for California alone?

Thanks,
Hillary Theyer