FollettShelf Comes to the Virtual LMC

We'd like to announce the addition of a new service to our MtSentLMC: FollettShelf ebooks!

Now you can search our L4U database for ebooks, and sign out ebooks to read online, just like you would with the BC Library Without Walls service (you need a Nelson Public Library card for this--free for area H residents). The difference is that the MTSent LMC has the rights to the book, and they are part of our database. Log in to our own Follett bookshelf, and use your regular SD8 computer log on. Drag a book to your list, then read it online, or download it (you will need to download some software, but that takes only a minute).

If you sign out a book online, you have the option of having it read to you. FollettShelf allows you to take notes on the book, and these are saved next time you sign it out. For some books, you can even print off a page, such as for non-fiction or reference. The books stay on your digital device for 5 days, then are removed automatically.

See Ms. Malloff in person for more information.

What's All the Buzz about QR Codes?

Lately there's been a lot of buzz about QR Codes. What are they exactly, and how do they work?

QR Codes are like barcodes. They are a quick way to scan information using any

of the following:

• iPod Touches (4th generation--with camera)
• iPhones
• Smartphones (HTC, Samsung, Blackberry, etc.)
• Netbooks or laptops with cameras

Download a QR code application from any of the following sites:

• mobile barcodes
• google CNET and search for: NeoReader or QR App for iPhone

Now you can use your device to scan QR codes! The best part about QR codes is that you can generate your own QR codes, for your EPortfolio, for example. I like http://qrcode.kaywa.com/ for example. Gone are the days of business cards and URLs--use a QR Code to personally brand your own EPortfolio website.