Daily Archives: 3 January 2007

Abolish the Periodicals Department

Posted on 3 January 2007 by Rick Mason

The text of this article makes it clear that this isn’t a case of a library eliminating periodicals, even print volumes (they are however, eliminating it as a technical services department and spreading the duties among other areas), but a … Continue reading →

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Make The Move

Posted on 3 January 2007 by Rick Mason

Need an introduction to Open Source Software (OSS)?  Want to understand what it can do for you?  Check out Make The Move, a site that gives you an excellent overview of the benefits and considerations for switching to OSS.

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Sugarcode the Web

Posted on 3 January 2007 by Rick Mason

For those who like the power that is offered by the command line, there is Sugarcode The Web!, a site that lets you build search queries using keyboard entries that access many of the major search engines (Google, Yahoo, etc.).  … Continue reading →

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