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SALS Survey Results

As part of the SALS Long Range Plan, member library staff and trustees are asked to complete an annual survey of SALS’ Services.   People are asked to evaluate our services by use, value and satisfaction.  The SALS Board will use the results to develop the next year’s system budget.   Please click here to read the Executive Summary.  If you wish to view the entire survey, please click on the link at the bottom of the Executive Summary.

We thank everyone who took the time to help evaluate our services.  Sara 

When to Hold ‘Em, When to Fold ‘Em: Deciding to Investigate, Deploy or Abandon Technologies

I attended a PLA program given by Joan Frye Williams in 2000. What she shared with us six years ago still makes a lot of sense. I would like to share with you some of the advice Joan gave about technology and libraries. She said that technology is a means to improve customer service and when we use technology we should look for good signs, bad signs, and frequently misinterpreted signs. For my first post, I will share the good signs with you – comments and thoughts are welcomed…SaraContinue reading→