This month’s Computers in Libraries has an article introducing a new regular column to be called “Tech Tips for Every Librarian.” The column is co-authored by Rachel Singer Gordon and Michael Stephens. Both are very conscious of the funding issues of small, rural libraries and approach implementing technology solutions with that in mind. They are mindful that there may be no available funds for technology solutions. Tips will address those issues.

From their introduction:

Every library and every librarian needs to find creative ways to implement technological solutions, no matter how small. We so often let technology intimidate us when, in a 21st-century library, we need to recognize technological solutions for the tools they are. You can complete an amazing number of projects with just a $5 screwdriver; you can make simple technology tools serve you just as well in your library. Sometimes we rush out to invest in a costly set of specialized equipment or software or we focus on the flashiest solution; here, we look for alternatives and recognize that small steps can have a big impact.

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