http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/newdirections.php?disp=comments en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:43:38 +0000 John Kupersmith [Visitor] c47734@http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/ Not long ago I was in one of the Apple stores, talking to a salesperson, and decided to buy something. Using a small portable device, she scanned the barcode on the item, swiped my credit card, printed a receipt, and we were done! No trip to the cash register, no waiting in line, great feeling of being catered to. http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/newdirections.php/2008/04/08/thoughts_on_vegas_and_the_nature_of_the_#c47734 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:35:59 +0000 Marijane White [Visitor] c47709@http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/ I agree that reference services on a Segway seems a bit far-fetched, but one of my library school classmates works at the Northwest Library in Columbus, OH, where they provide roving reference services using Ultra-Mobile PCs. UMPCs have all the capabilities of a laptop, but they are designed to be used while standing up, and are small enough to fit in a pocket. I think this is an avenue for reference that more libraries need to consider. http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/newdirections.php/2008/04/08/thoughts_on_vegas_and_the_nature_of_the_#c47709