One rural IA librarian just shared the story of a patron who was looking to buy a used car. The patron found the listing, took the seller’s phone number, Googled it, found the seller’s address, and then, using Google Maps, pulled up a satellite image of the house attempting to see if he could see the car parked in the seller’s driveway. The patron was ultimately unsuccessful, but it’s a very creative use of the avilable resources.
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Michael Sauers is the Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
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