<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[A Life in Libraries]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[cbecker53]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/author/cbecker53/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Check out These Tech Tips for Your&nbsp;Library]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Do you think that all the information about technology is just hype or a fad, and you don&#8217;t need to use social media or new technologies in your library?  Or, do you think you&#8217;re already making use of all the technology initiatives that you can, and that your library is as successful as possible at engaging your patrons and building a community?</p>
<p>If you have either of these attitudes, may I politely suggest you may be wrong.  Please take a look at <a title="10 Tips" href="http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/features/02192013/10-great-technology-initiatives-your-library" target="_blank">10 Great Technology Initiatives For Your Library</a>, and seriously consider if there isn&#8217;t at least one of the ideas listed here that you are not using, that you could be.</p>
<p>Please consider that every day more and more of the population (yes, <em>including</em> your patrons) are living our lives online.  If you are not using social media to its fullest potential, or some of the other tips in the post, I think you are disappointing at least some of your users.</p>
<p>Really, what have you got to lose?</p>
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