Monthly Archives: December 2008

Middlespot Search Interface

Posted on 31 December 2008 by Rick Mason

Think of Middlespot as a Zotero-like organization tool for web searches.  Perform a search, and you have several ways to explore the search results, as well as saving collections of results in what they call a “Workpad”. The fastest way … Continue reading →

Posted in Online Services, Search, Tutorials, WebSearch | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Middlespot Search Interface

Typalyzer

Posted on 23 December 2008 by Rick Mason

Typalyzer is a simple, straightforward tool that accepts the web address of a blog, then analyzes the contents to determine which of the 16 Myers-Briggs personality types best describes it. Libology comes out as INTJ, which seems fairly close to … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Online Services | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Typalyzer

Transcribe Dewey and the Gang

Posted on 18 December 2008 by Rick Mason

Unshelved is having a transcription party, and we all are invited! Bill and Gene have installed the ohnorobot comic search engine, and all that remains to make every Unshelved comic searchable by character, quote, or topic is for everyone to … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Libraries, Search | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Transcribe Dewey and the Gang

Ohio RFPs for Open Source

Posted on 15 December 2008 by Rick Mason

The State Library of Ohio has just released a Request For Proposal for an Open Source Statewide Resource Sharing System (Pdf). Their summary page (which will soon contain an F.A.Q.) states that The desired product would provide a seamless resource … Continue reading →

Posted in ILS, Libraries, OPAC, Open Source, Software | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

DSpace Reaches 500 Installations

Posted on 14 December 2008 by Rick Mason

DSpace, the open-source digital repository system, reached the 500 installation mark earlier this month.  Earlier this year I did a bit of research on various repository solutions, and DSpace was the one I was most impressed with, and it seems … Continue reading →

Posted in Libraries, News, Open Source | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

OCLC License Policy – A Recommendation

Posted on 10 December 2008 by Rick Mason

I wrote a recommendation, on request, about the impact to my workplace of the OCLC license policy changes that are scheduled to start in February.  I am posting an exerpt here, not because I feel it brings anything new to … Continue reading →

Posted in Cataloging, Libraries, Licensing, OCLC | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on OCLC License Policy – A Recommendation

OCLC Policy and Federal Libraries

Posted on 10 December 2008 by Rick Mason

Another installment in the exploration of the effects of OCLC’s licensing policy changes, this one an examination of various Federal Library records by Thingology’s Tim Spaulding.

Posted in Cataloging, Copyright, Government, Libraries, Licensing, OCLC | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on OCLC Policy and Federal Libraries

The Elusive Moose and OCLC

Posted on 8 December 2008 by Rick Mason

The Elusive Moose and OCLC is a post over at LibraryThing‘s Thingology blog that is yet another good effort at explaining why the new OCLC records license is not a good thing for anyone (including, in the long run, OCLC, … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Libraries, Licensing, OCLC | Tagged , , | Comments Off on The Elusive Moose and OCLC

Open and Libraries Class Journal

Posted on 8 December 2008 by Rick Mason

The Open and Libraries Class Journal is a new, peer-reviewed journal on open access and libraries, and the first issue contains the “final papers for the Open Movement and Libraries class (LIBR287-06) at San Jose State University, School of Library … Continue reading →

Posted in ILS, Libraries, Library 2.0, Open Access, Publishing | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Open and Libraries Class Journal