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Hi all;

I subscribe personally to a magazine "Computers in Libraries". The March
2002 issue has an article titled "Opacs on PDAs?". The article outlines a=

number of uses for PDAs such as Palm Pilots for everyday librarian
functions. For example it talks about combination palms/bar code scanners=
 -
you can "check in" an item right at the shelf. Another lets libraries wit=
h
TFID tags in the back of book "find" the book by scanning the shelf with
the palm.  The mention a shareware program to keep track of books and due=

dates, which runs on a Palm.

I found it to be an interesting article both with some "stuff" to try and=

just to see what is up and coming.

The magazine is somewhat pricy BUT they often put the most interesting
articles up on their web site and FORTUNATELY this article is there. Poin=
t
to  http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/mar02/cilmag.htm   or go to
http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/ciltop.htm and click on the magazine cove=
r.

Deborah J. Stafford
Gen. H.H. Arnold High School
Wiesbaden Germany
now proudly on the web at http://www.wies-hs.odedodea.edu
Deborah_Stafford@compuserve.com

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