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NEW security feature for EVPL patrons: PINs

by professor.knowsitall@evpl on Friday, February 27 2009, 3:59pm

On Tuesday, March 3, the EVPL will be implementing a new security feature to protect patron accounts: PINs. Similar to using a PIN at the ATM, EVPL cardholders will be required to enter their name, library card number, & PIN when accessing their account...

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Filed under: maintenance, fyi, evpl.org, tutorials, online privacy, PINs
Identify Birds in Winter -- with Sharon Sorenson

by MediaPhile@evpl on Monday, February 16 2009, 5:39pm

Can't tell the difference between a downy woodpecker and a hairy woodpecker? Or a house sparrow and a house wren? Join local birding expert Sharon Sorenson for a Powerpoint presentation that will help you identify birds in your wintertime backyard...

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Filed under: oaklyn branch, birds
How to find how-tos on the web

by googler@evpl on Tuesday, February 17 2009, 9:20am

The "Webware" blog at CNET has an excellent post about finding how-to-do-it information on the web . For a variety of sites such as eHow , Howcast , and Instructables , the author assesses the quality of the instruction, the level of expertise...

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Filed under: training, Online resources, instruction, tutorials, consumer, useful web sites
The MAN Better Give Me My Money!!!

by E-Ville Librarian@evpl on Friday, February 27 2009, 12:54pm

Filed your taxes and are now impatient to get the money you and your accountant think you are owed? It looks like technology may be slowly catching up to our collective impatience. Both the IRS as well as the Indiana Department of Revenue offer web pages...

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Consumer Product Safety Commission Announces One-Year Stay on Implementation of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act

by Bufkinite@evpl on Sunday, February 1 2009, 3:08pm

The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) was scheduled to become law on February 10th of this year, and it had librarians all over the country worried, in that it would have required every book in the children's library - and possibly in...

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Filed under: libraries, consumer, CPSIA, legislation, library advocacy, lead contamination
Help protect your credit with a security freeze

by MediaPhile@evpl on Sunday, February 8 2009, 2:22pm

Here's a tip from Indiana State Senator Vaneta Becker: Hoosiers can help protect their credit with one of the strongest security freeze laws in the nation. Consumers can freeze access to their credit reports. When the consumer wishes to release their...

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Filed under: Indiana, credit ratings, security freeze
Small business resources, free and online

by googler@evpl on Wednesday, February 11 2009, 10:12am

Indiana BizCafe is a free service that matches entrepreneurs, investors, mentors, and others with business opportunities. Much like a social network, a user's matches are based on a self-created profile. The system continues to find matches as the...

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Filed under: statistics, Online resources, businesss, entrepreneurship
Has the Boil Order ended?

by kiya@evpl on Friday, February 13 2009, 2:08pm

What is the easy way to find out when a Boil Order has begun or ended? Or what exactly is the designated area? Browsing on the City of Evansville webpage , I located the Water Department, and found they have an e-mail advisory list. Anytime an order is...

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Filed under: evansville, water, useful web sites, boil orders

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February 2009 - Research Blog

NEW security feature for EVPL patrons: PINs

Identify Birds in Winter -- with Sharon Sorenson

How to find how-tos on the web

The MAN Better Give Me My Money!!!

Consumer Product Safety Commission Announces One-Year Stay on Implementation of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act

Help protect your credit with a security freeze

Small business resources, free and online

Has the Boil Order ended?