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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.Libology Blog
Established July 2006
ISSN: 1946-1852
by Rick Mason
Monthly Archives: January 2007
LibraryFind
Wow… library blog land is abuzz tonight with the release of LibraryFind… and it does look fantastic! It is an open source federated search engine that is fully customizable, and the price is right. Check out the Oregon State University … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Open Source, Search, Software, Web Design, WebSearch
Tagged One Big Library, Oregon State University, search engine
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Psychic Whois
With a name like that, it could be many wacky things, but Psychic Whois is simply a Whois lookup with an auto-complete feature. Nifty if you are looking to create a new website and need a URL. from ResourceShelf
Posted in Online Services, Search, Web Design
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Digital Abe
Digital versions of books by and about Abraham Lincoln, brought to you by the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) and the Open Content Alliance. from ResourceShelf
Posted in Books, Copyright, Libraries, Open Access, Politics
Tagged Abe
Digital, Abe
Digital, Abraham Lincoln, Illinois, Open Content Alliance, University of Illinois
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Usability in the Library
Usability in the Library is a web site created by the University of Michigan that contains a smorgasbord of links and references relating to, you guessed rightly, usability in the library. I especially liked the Resources section of their site … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Online Services, Web Design
Tagged Michigan, the
University of Michigan, the
University of Michigan, web-based resources
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Google’s Moon Shot
Google’s Moon Shot is the title of an article in the current New Yorker magazine. The title refers to a quote that likens the Google Book Project to Nasa’s Project Apollo. Quite a bit of interest in this article, including … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Copyright, Google, Libraries, Search, Space, WebSearch
Tagged Google, Moon Shot
Google, Moon Shot
Google, Moon Shot, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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RSS for Anything
RSS just became a bit more universal with Page2RSS. Simply put, they allow you to enter a URL, and they will generate a feed for your RSS reader whenever the site changes; it doesn’t matter whether or not the site … Continue reading
Posted in Online Services, Web Design
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Weed of the Month club
Weed of the Month doesn’t have anything to do with gardening (although that topic is covered) but with weeding library materials. Organized by Dewey Decimal Classification, it is an excellent overview of de-selection issues by topic area. from Catalogablog
Posted in Books, Libraries, Training
Tagged Dewey Decimal Classification, Month club
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Orphan works remain orphaned
I think we are now in a position where a re-examination of copyright law needs to take place. If the current law cannot allow for orphan works to be used through some process (what we have now is a Catch-22), … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, News
Tagged congress revisiting copyright law, copyright law, media corporations
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Libraries and Open Source Software
Libraries facilitate open access to information with open source software is an interesting article posted on Linux.com. I have opened my Open Source Software and Libraries with the same observation that the open source movement and libraries share many of … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Libraries, Open Access, Open Source, Presenting, Software
Tagged Linux, Linux.com;, Open Source Software, source software
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U.S. Schools Search
As part of their real estate search area, Yahoo has debuted a School Search feature that provides information and reports on schools throughout the country. from Search Engine Land
Posted in Education, Maps, Search, WebSearch
Tagged real estate search area, search engine, Yahoo
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Librarian Central
Google Librarian Central is a blog created by the Google team that is meant to be an open, interactive means of providing information to those of us in LibraryLand. from Search Engine Land
Posted in Google, Libraries
Tagged Google, Librarian Central Google Librarian, search engine
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Link Evaluator
Link Evaluator is a Firefox extension (now being called “add-ons”) provided by OCLC that, as the name suggests, evaluates the links on a web page using a color-coded system. from Catalogablog
Posted in OCLC, Open Source, Software, Web Design
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Intergovernmental Organizations Search
David Oldenkamp of Indiana University has put together a Google Custom Search (see my post here) called International Documents that searches selected Intergovernmental Organization’s (IGO) web sites. Very handy when you need that type of information. Someone ought to collect … Continue reading
Posted in Google, Government, Libraries, Search, Web Design, WebSearch
Tagged David Oldenkamp, Google, Indiana University, Intergovernmental Organization, James Jacobs
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2006 ECAR study released
The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2006 (3MB Pdf here), the third annual report, has been released. These have been very informative reports, containing information on a broad range of student/IT interactions. thanks to Bill Drew for … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Libraries, Software, Statistics
Tagged Bill Drew, Information Technology
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Public Libraries as Economic Benefactor
A new report by the Urban Institute, Making Cities Stronger: Public Library Contributions to Local Economic Development (Pdf), details the ways that an active and involved public library benefits local economies. from ResourceShelf
Posted in Libraries, News
Tagged Urban Institute
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Universal Author Identifier System
The purpose of this proposal is to provide the means to differentiate between authors with the same or similar names. One thing I really like about it is that it would be able to be updated and maintained by authors, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Libraries, Online Databases, Periodicals
Tagged Universal Author
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LibraryVideos blog
LibraryVideos blog is just what it sounds like: a blog devoted to videos related to libraries. from BiblioTech Web
FirstGov.gov is now USA.gov
Time to change your links… the site formerly known as FirstGov.gov is now USA.gov. The search page is USASearch.gov. Easier for people to remember, once they get used to the change! from ResourceShelf
Posted in Government, Libraries, Online Databases, Online Services, Search, WebSearch
Tagged Governor, search page, United States
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Reference Librarian as Technology Mediator
This article’s abstract: The Arizona Health Sciences Library has collaborated with clinical faculty to develop a federated search engine that is useful for meeting real-time clinical information needs. This article proposes a technology mediation role for the reference librarian that … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Online Databases, Online Services, Search, Software, Web Design
Tagged Arizona Health Sciences Library, federated search engine, librarian, reference librarian, search engine, technology mediation role, Technology Mediator, technology-mediated services
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Unshelved @ Your Library
Just in time for my 200th post, Unshelved has created a poster for ALA’s online store based on their (Unshelved’s) “Read Responsibly” theme (I have the shirt, and it is one of my favorites). from Librarian.net
Posted in Humor, Libraries
Tagged ALA\'s online store, Librarian.net, online store
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