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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.Libology Blog
Established July 2006
ISSN: 1946-1852
by Rick Mason
Author Archives: Rick Mason
Libology on the Kindle
Saw a post on TechCrunch that indicated that Amazon has opened their offerings of blog subscriptions for the Kindle reader to all blogs that sign up. So now Libology is available to readers of the Kindle… with two caveats: It … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Online Services, Periodicals, Publishing
Tagged Amazon, cent, Kindle, Kindle reader, Libology, USD
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6 Small Things
6 Small Things You Can Do When You Lack Discipline is a post on the zenhabits blog which addresses the stress we go through as we try to accomplish projects and achieve goals. I like that he stresses that discipline … Continue reading
ICOLC weighs in on OCLC
The International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC) has weighed in on OCLC’s proposed policy changes. Of note: “The proposed policy appears to freeze OCLC’s role in the library community based on historical and current relationships. We share the concern, voiced … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Licensing, News, OCLC
Tagged ILS, ILS arena, International Coalition of Library Consortia, Licensing, lousy public relations, OCLC, OCLC Records Use Policy, Review Board, Theodore Roosevelt, Wolf Librarian
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Wikipedia and Journalism
Shane Fitzgerald, a Sociology student at University College in Dublin, Ireland (not Ohio), performed an experiment in March in which he placed several fake quotes about death in the Wikipedia entry for Maurice Jarre, who had just died, including this … Continue reading
Posted in Death, Libraries, News, Wiki
Tagged Dublin, fugu, Ireland, Maurice Jarre, media outlets, Ohio, Serpent and the Rainbow, Shane Fitzgerald, social networks, the Guardian, University College, Wikipedia
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More Elsevier Questions
Was the Australasian Journal of Bone and Joint Medicine incident an isolated case, or is it the first of several Elsevier journals that only appear to be legit? Michael Hansen, CEO Of Elsevier’s Health Sciences Division, issued a statement today … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Ethics, Medical, Periodicals, Publishing
Tagged Australasian Journal of Bone and Joint Medicine, Australia, Bill Hooker, CEO, Director, Elsevier, Elsevier Inc, Excerpta Medica, Google, Hester Kuipers, Jonathan Rochkind, Medical Communications for Exerpta Medica, Michael Hansen, Of Elsevier's Health Sciences Division, pharmaceutical clients, Program Director
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Google Book Search Settlement Links
Peter Murray has an incredibly good selection of links about the Google Book Search Settlement on the Disruptive Library Technology Jester blog. Really. Spend some time perusing them.
Posted in Books, Copyright, Fair Use, Google, Government, Libraries, Library 2.0, Online Services, Publishing
Tagged Copyright, Google, Google Books, Peter Murray, Publishing
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Merck, Elsevier, and Ethics
Ever hear of the Australasian Journal of Bone and Joint Medicine? Sounds official, as well as medically specific. Did you know it was published by Elsevier? That is is Peer Reviewed? And that it published an article on the effectiveness … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Medical, Periodicals, Publishing
Tagged as well as medically specific, Australasian Journal of Bone and Joint Medicine, Elsevier, Ethics, FDA, journals, Official, peer review, Periodicals, promotional tool, Publishing
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Freecycle
Freecycle is a site which organizes regional groups of people and organizations around the idea of reusing items rather than throwing them away. This idea is similar to the various discards listservs, as well as CraigsList’s free section. When you … Continue reading
Useful Lists to Browse
This post will contain just a couple of links, but there is a wealth of information on the other end of each: 101 Great Free Sites and Downloads You’ve Probably Never Heard Of has been put together by PC World. … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Licensing, Online Services, Open Source, Software, Web Design
Tagged Blogs, creative commons, downloads, media, media resources, PC World, Software, web developers
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Swine Flu Resources
I suspect that Swine Flu is likely to be a common research question for reference departments around the world during the foreseeable future. I have had an interest in the 1918 influenza epidemic pandemic for several years, and have spent … Continue reading
Stupid Disclaimer
A brief rant, if you will accomodate me for a moment: I encountered a disclaimer in an e-mail that strikes me as extreme enough to mention: This email, and any attachment, is intended only for the person or entity to … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Language, WebSearch
Tagged copyfraud, Copyright, disclaimer, general public communication, internet search, legal
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Neutral Pleasure, Medium Arousal
In its continuing examination of library blogs, HotStuff 2.0 has added a visualization of emotional content. Here is the current visualization for Libology: How to read the information, from HotStuff’s description: The overall scatter of words in the ANEW list … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Classification, Libraries, Library 2.0, Statistics
Tagged emotional content, HotStuff, INFP, Libology, Myers-Briggs, visualization, Walt Crawford
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Publisher Confidential
Publisher Confidential is a creation by the Unshelved crew that strives to convey to publishers what libraries wish they would know. It consists of brief statements illustrated with the familiar Mallville Public Library staff. The booklet is being distributed to … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Books, Humor, Libraries, Publishing
Tagged Author, BEA, BookExpo America, Books, Humor, Mallville Public Library, Publisher Confidential, Publishing, Unshelved
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DIY Book Scanner
I enjoy building things, especially if there is a “let’s see what we can find to make this work” factor involved. With that in mind, it should be obvious why Building a High Speed Scanner from Trash and Cheap Cameras … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Tutorials
Tagged book scanner, Books, Librarian.net, Tutorials
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E-Readers and the Future
ALA TechSource has a brief blogger forum post on the state of E-Book Readers. The quote that I think is most worth thinking about comes from Jason Griffey: E-books are the future of reading in a very real way, simply … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Books, Libraries, Licensing, Publishing
Tagged ALA, ALA TechSource, Amazon, E, E-Book Readers, e-readers, Jason Griffey, Kindle, King, Moore's Law, TechSource, USD
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A Periodic Table of Visualization Methods
A Periodic Table of Visualization Methods is a great resource if you have information you need to present visually, but don’t know the best way to express it. Simply go to the site and let your mouse hover over the … Continue reading
Posted in Classification, Web Design
Tagged periodic table, style vs. substance, visualization, visualization methods
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Oracle buys Sun
Oracle has purchased Sun Microsystems. This is significant on many levels. Many of our library systems run on software or hardware from these companies. The Voyager library I used to work for used an Oracle database running on a Sun … Continue reading
Posted in Acquisitions, Blogs, Cataloging, ILS, Libraries, News, Online Databases, Online Services, Open Source, Software, Wiki
Tagged closed source software, III, ILS, internet software programs, Java, JavaScript, library systems, Millennium, MySQL, OpenOffice.org, OpenSolaris, Oracle, Oracle Corporation, software rights, Sun Microsystems, Sun Solaris, technology world, Voyager, Voyager library, web-based software platforms
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Open Source ILS and Technical Services
For those interested in Open Source Integrated Library Systems such as Koha, Evergreen, Open Library Environment Project (OLE), OpenBiblio, etc., the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) will be holding an e-forum on April 21st and 22nd. From … Continue reading
Posted in Acquisitions, Cataloging, Groups, ILS, Libraries, Open Source, Software
Tagged ALA, ALCTS, ALCTS CRS Acquisitions Committee, Association for Library Collections, Association for Library Collections and Technical Services, Clint Chamberlain, e-forum, Evergreen, ILS, inflexible systems, koha, OLE project, Open Source, Open Source Integrated Library Systems, OpenBiblio, Rob Van Rennes, University of Iowa Libraries, University of Texas Libraries
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