Monthly Archives: August 2012

Support Your Local Library

Posted on 17 August 2012 by Rick Mason

Statestats, a recently founded non-profit focusing on education and technology, has created an infographic in support of libraries (thanks to Dan for contacting me with this!):   FIND A LIBRARY NEAR YOU FIND YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY INFORMATION INTEGRATED WITH GOOGLE … Continue reading →

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OCLC supports Open Data license

Posted on 8 August 2012 by Rick Mason

OCLC has endorsed the use of the Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-BY) for library catalog records. This is a great step forward, as it allows a clear path for use and re-use of library records without fear of a … Continue reading →

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Wikipedia Redefined

Posted on 8 August 2012 by Rick Mason

Wikipedia Redefined is a proposal by a creative agency called NEW! which presents changes that would make Wikipedia more usable, both as a user and as an editor. Having used MediaWiki (the software that runs Wikipedia) extensively, I can vouch that … Continue reading →

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