BlogJunction Indiana
A weblog for the WebJunction Indiana community
by Katharine Springer and Jesse Lewis
The U.S. Census Bureau released its National, State, and Puerto Rico Population Estimates (as of July 2007) yesterday. These estimates provide annual statistical updates between decennial census years. Information about population change (births, deaths, and migration) is available, as is military forces overseas. These estimates are used in federal funding [...]
WebJunction Indiana welcomed 85 new members in November – a 16% increase over the previous month. The online community is now home to over 1,000 Hoosiers and there is every indication that participation will continue growing throughout the New Year.
The past month was the most active yet for WebJunction Indiana e-Learners, who enrolled in over [...]
by Katie Springer and Jesse Lewis
The new website for the Indiana State Library is now available for browsing. Feel free to let us know of anything that might be useful to your library and patrons, including identifying broken links or updating information. The Indiana Office of Technology (IOT) will provide updates to the web portals [...]
If your library is considering changing your Integrated Library System (ILS) within the next three years, the Indiana State Library and the Hussey Mayfield Memorial Public Library (Zionsville) invites you to join us in investigating the feasibility of adopting an open source ILS for Indiana libraries. We are currently embarking on a statewide initiative, piloted [...]
by Katie Springer and Jesse Lewis
Last year, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report to the Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives: “Poverty in America: Economic Research Shows Adverse Impacts on Health Status and Other Social Conditions as well as the Economic Growth Rate”. This study was performed [...]