Red Deer Public Library Red Deer Public Library Wins National Award for Innovation Read the CLA Press Release. Red Deer Public Library has won the prestigious Canadian Library Association/Information Today Award for Innovative Technology for 2005. This national award, sponsored by Information Today Inc., is given annually to honour a member or members of the Canadian Library Association for innovative use and application of technology in a Canadian library setting. Previous winners of the award include the University of Alberta Libraries, Vancouver Public Library and CISTI, the National Library of Science & Technology. RDPL won the award by demonstrating the benefits of innovation in technology to our customers and the information community, and the impact of innovation and technology on the perception of the library in the work setting and to the general public. Library Director Dean Frey will accept the CLA/Information Today Award on June 17 at the CLA Annual Conference in Calgary. The following partnerships, programs, applications and projects will be showcased:
A special guest at the event will be the Minister of Innovation & Science, the Hon. Victor Doerksen. For more information, please contact:
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Red Deer Public Library unveils the RDPL / TELEBYTE Wireless Network at Dawe and Downtown branches Date: Friday, June 24, 2005 Contacts:
Red Deer Public Library, in partnership with Telebyte Communications, is proud to launch the RDPL / Telebyte Wireless Network at both the Dawe and Downtown locations. The Wireless Network will be made available at no cost to anyone with a device equipped with wireless networking capabilities, such as a laptop or PDA. The Wireless Network will support both the 802.11 b, and g wireless standards, and will provide users with seamless web access via a web browser. According to Library Director Dean Frey, “The RDPL / Telebyte Wireless Network is the logical next step to enhancing the library’s public Internet access capabilities. This free service will provide additional network bandwidth to the public at a minimal cost to the Library in terms of infrastructure.” For Gord Deans, manager of Telebyte Communications, the partnership with RDPL is a great opportunity to showcase wireless technology while providing a higher level of service to the public. “Telebyte has a great relationship working with the Red Deer Public Library and we’re proud to use our technical expertise to help RDPL launch the Wireless Network.” The RDPL / Telebyte Wireless Network will be officially launched on June 24, 2005 during events to mark the recent awarding of the Canadian Library Association / Information Today Award for Innovation Technology to Red Deer Public Library. We would like to invite the public to join us for the kickoff (make sure to bring your wireless devices so that you can “test drive” the wireless network). |
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