Rotorua Library, into the 21st Century.
Our Technology time line.
LARRI (Library
Automated Recording and Retrieving of Information) our first ever computer, 1987
followed by DYNIX in 1991, HORIZON in 2002, KOTUI, our current one 2015.
September 1999 - CD-Rom Collection for customers launched.
1st Website - 2002, new updated Website April 2006.
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| Our Website 2006, screen capture on Wayback Machine |
November 2004 - New collection for children, DVD's for hire.
January 2006 - Scan to email service via the Library Photocopier.
September 2007 - our BEBO page was launched.
February 2009 - Automated Returns Slot.
Teenzone's first attempt at making a movie! the movie was made in 5 scenes and posted to YouTube during the 2011/12 Summer School Holidays.
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| Our new website 2014, screen capture on Wayback Machine |
eBook and eAudio - September 2012
"eBOOKS available FREE to our library members.
We have 880 titles available—children’s, teens and adults, but this will increase regularly. eAUDIOBOOKS,were also available at this time.
Providers : Bolinda - Borrow Box App becomes available in February 2013.
Wheelers -
Kete Rotorua, 2012 : online Archive for Photo's, Newsletters, Video, Memories of Rotorua.
Monitor system for paying fees & fines online - March 2014.
Social Media : Facebook c.2011, Twitter c.2012, Pinterest c.2014 & and Instagram 2017.
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| Our New Online Catalogue 2015. |
Press Display - 2013. The world's Newspapers online and free for customers through the Library Catalogue website.
Tech Tuesday - February - March 2015
Free workshops to show customers how to use the ebook collection.
SteppingUp: May 2015-
Stepping UP is an initiative of the 2020 Communications
Trust, a not-for profit community trust established by the Wellington City
Council in 1996 to promote digital literacy, initially for Wellington citizens,
but in the year 2000 the Trust expanded its scope to all New Zealanders.
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| Courses are run every Tuesday in the Library, bookings essential. |
Zinio - Dec 2016 becomes RBDigital - June 2017 - Magazines online free, for Library Customers, through the Rotorua Library Website.
BookMyne APP - May 2017
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| Searching the Library catalogue, made easy & fast. |
The Mobile Learning Centre, a Mercedes Sprinter van, is fitted with digital equipment and will be used as part of the library's mobile services. Purchase of the van was made possible by a donation from the Friends of the Rotorua Library.
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| Our Website Today 2017 |
Lynda.com available 2017
Access thousands of courses by expert teachers covering business, technology and creative fields that can help you pursue personal and professional goals.
Lynda.com is an online learning site that hosts a constantly growing library of over 5,000 courses that include over 130,000 videos. Courses cover a variety of topics (including business, design, web development and multimedia skills) and software (Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite and open source applications) that can help you pursue personal and professional goals. These courses are delivered by expert instructors and feature searchable transcripts that make it easy to find quick answers to questions. They also feature Learning Paths and Certificates of Completion.
