Category Archives: Technology

York County Libraries to release mobile app, YCL Mobile

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Book Buzz staff

York County Libraries will release its mobile app for smartphones and tablets, YCL Mobile, on May 1, 2013.

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Pennsylvania Cable Network offers free audio podcasts of ‘PA Books’

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Sarah Chain

The Pennsylvania Cable Network will offer free audio podcasts for its “PA Books” program, which features authors or editors of books focused on Pennsylvania-related topics.

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Professors track students’ reading through CourseSmart e-book technology

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Sarah Chain

Now being tested at Texas A&M and eight other universities, CourseSmart allows professors to see which students are reading the electronic textbooks for certain courses, according to a New York Times article.

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Celebrate Teen Tech Week at Guthrie Memorial Library

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Sarah Chain

Members of Guthrie Memorial Library’s Teen Advisory Group will be available during Teen Tech Week, March 10-16, 2013, to answer questions on e-readers.

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York County Libraries offer tutorials for e-readers

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Sarah Chain

Glatfelter Memorial and Arthur Hufnagel Public Library of Glen Rock will offer how-to sessions to teach patrons how to use e-readers and download e-books from York County Libraries.

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Sign up to preview York County Libraries’ new app

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Sarah Chain

York County Libraries will release a mobile app in late March 2013. Sign up for a sneak preview on the York County Libraries Facebook page.

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Stage of Life launches Twitter writing contest

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Sarah Chain

Stage of Life, co-founded by Dallastown’s Eric Thiegs, launches a Short Short Story contest on Twitter. Deadline is midnight PST Feb. 28, 2013.

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Goodreads.com promotes online community, book clubs

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Sarah Chain

The New York Times highlights the community aspect of Goodreads.com, which hosts about 20,000 online book clubs.

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York County Libraries to update hold policies

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Sarah Chain

York County Libraries will change its hold policies and add a fee for unretrieved items as of March 1, 2013.

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Readers respond: E-books or print books — or both?

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Sarah Chain

York Daily Record/Sunday News readers share their thoughts on ereaders and e-books versus print or paperback books, and which ones they read more often.

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