Monthly Archives: June 2010

Thoughts on Names

Posted on 29 June 2010 by Rick Mason

A blog post by Patrick McKenzie titled Falsehoods Programmers Believe about Names is a great reminder of the increasing complexity surrounding computer software and personal names. It is presented as a list, and most likely will contain some thought-provoking “rules” … Continue reading →

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Thinking about the Free Range Librarian Thinking about Open Source

Posted on 24 June 2010 by Rick Mason

Karen Schneider has been Thinking about Open Source.  This is a good thing, as she tends to do a great job exploring the interrelationships between people, organizations, and technology. I want to highlight one portion of her post in order … Continue reading →

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Open Source ILS Glossary

Posted on 23 June 2010 by Rick Mason

Earlier this month, Equinox Software‘s Bob Molyneux posted an Open Source ILS Glossary in Pdf format.  It is a great overview of the concepts and environment of the current open source library software environment. Today Bob posted an updated version … Continue reading →

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Libraries as Business Incubators

Posted on 19 June 2010 by Rick Mason

Public Libraries as Business Incubators is an article in PC World suggesting that libraries could provide a service to their communities by serving as a connection to resources that small businesses might need and/or provide to other small businesses.  This … Continue reading →

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Upgrade

Posted on 17 June 2010 by Rick Mason

Libology has upgraded to WordPress 3.0, which is a significant jump ahead in standards and features.  One of the most interesting, for me, will be support for HTML 5. I have also switched to the Twenty-Ten theme, as it is … Continue reading →

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Tragic Death

Posted on 15 June 2010 by Rick Mason

It has been a long time since I worked there, and I highly doubt that I would recognize or be recognized by anyone currently on staff, but the news of the tragic death of a librarian from the Brookfield Public … Continue reading →

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Catch-22 Terms of Service

Posted on 8 June 2010 by Rick Mason

Apple pulled a newsreader called Pulse from their App Store yesterday after the New York Times sent a letter saying that the application violated their terms of service. The issue seems to revolve around the fact that Pulse is a … Continue reading →

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Library of the Year

Posted on 7 June 2010 by Rick Mason

The Columbus Metropolitan Library System was named 2010 Library of the Year by Library Journal. Hoo-Rah! (And given budget realities, I bet directors were nervous to be called into a surprise meeting this morning!)

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