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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
Aw, snap!
On a lighthearted, and non-library, note: here is a screenshot of what the Google Chrome browser shows when a web page goes kaploee:
Blogs in the Liblog Landscape
Walt Crawford has posted his list of 607 library-related blogs (this one included). This is as definitive and current a list as one is likely to find, and Walt has done an excellent job compiling and checking the links. If … Continue reading
Been There, Done That
Male library assistants, you are probably familiar with this experience… (I was announced this way when I attended a (non-library) administrative assistant workshop as the only male participant, once… memories!)
Social Networks and College Students
The 2008 ECAR (EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research) survey has been released, and they have added a section on social networking (pdf version of chapter here). Among the findings: Slightly over 85% of those surveyed use social networks, with Facebook … Continue reading
International Music Score Library Project
The International Music Score Library Project is a great concept: a collection of public domain musical scores made freely available to musicians, composers, and everyone else as well! Note also that the site was built using MediaWiki software. found via … Continue reading
Posted in Online Services, Wiki
Tagged music, public domain, scores, Wiki
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Check Out My Cool New Sweater
When Tears for Fears created a video for their song Head Over Heels way back in the 1980s, they used a library for the set. The lyrics, however, had nothing to do with libraries. This has been corrected: thanks to … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Libraries
Tagged head over heels, Humor, Libraries, music video, Oxford, song Head, tears for fears
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OpenOffice.Org 3.0
OpenOffice.Org released version 3.0 of their office suite on Monday. The changes aren’t dramatic, but it is definitely a step forward for the user in many ways. Also of note: this is the first version of OpenOffice that runs natively … Continue reading
Posted in Open Source, Software
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What We Need
The cover story for the October issue of Library Journal is titled What We Need. It centers on the results of a survey of Movers & Shakers, the annual group of people recognized by Library Journal for innovation and leadership. … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries
Tagged annual group;, Another, Director, Library Journal, Movers & Shakers;, Movers and Shakers, pain
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Five drafts and One Sophie Book ago…
If you don’t have it already, install the Sophie Reader on your computer and take a look at this version of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. It features five drafts of the famous speech, displayed so that you can compare and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address, Johnny Cash, Lincoln;, Sophie Book;, Sophie Reader
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2008 Presidential Election Search Engine
The 2008 Presidential Election Search Engine is a Google Custom Search Engine created by the University of Kansas Library. It is a great resource in that one can find the needles of information in the haystack of campaign rhetoric. found … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Libraries, News, Politics, Search, WebSearch
Tagged 2008 Election, Google, Kansas Library;, Library, Politics, search engine, University of Kansas
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Confusing Traffic Signs
Two planets of coincidence had to converge for me to make this decidedly non-library post: I posted a reference to the Manual of Traffic Signs a couple of months ago. I am familiar enough with example number three from DeKalb, … Continue reading
Text Yourself from the OPAC
I am playing catch-up in many areas right now, and as a result there hasn’t been as much activity here. Hopefully the time of less activity has reached a middle… An interesting new feature that has begun to appear in … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Library 2.0, Online Services, OPAC, Web Design
Tagged cellular telephone, III, Innovative Interfaces Inc, Iowa City Public Library, SMS, The Shifted Librarian
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Annenberg Media Streaming Video
The Annenberg Media website at learner.org is a resource that offers on-demand streaming video for “schools, colleges, libraries, public broadcasting stations, public access channels, and other community agencies”. These are top-notch programs, several which I recognize as having been used … Continue reading
Posted in Education, History, Language, Libraries, Online Services, Politics, Science, Video, Web Design
Tagged Annenberg Media, Education, History, Libraries, Microsoft Windows, streaming video
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Book Covers and Copyright
I missed this last month, but a post on the LibraryLaw Blog suggests that book jackets may be protected under a clause in the copyright law aimed for advertisements and commentaries. found via LISNews
Posted in Books, Copyright, ILS, Libraries, Web Design
Tagged book covers, copyright law
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Footnote
Footnote is an interesting social network: it contains entries and social linking for dead people. The concept seems morbid at first thought; however, it does provide a structured place to remember the dead, as well as provide links to others … Continue reading
Posted in Death, History, Online Services
Tagged Death, Pearl Harbor Muster Rolls, social network, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Web 2.0
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Librarians, Sarah Palin, and Fact Checking (oh my!)
Jessamyn has the best overview of the Sarah Palin / Librarian debate that I have seen so far. The key to this, and to any other emotionally charged story, is to check your facts, and remember that everyone gets it … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, News, Politics
Tagged Bankruptcy, Fact Checking;, librarian, New York Times, Sarah Palin, UAL;, United Airlines
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Library Blogs
Walt Crawford (“The Library Voice of the Radical Middle”) has created a list of nearly 600 library-related blogs. It is interesting to scan the list and marvel at how many are unknown to me. I suspect that I could spend … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Libraries, Library 2.0
Tagged Blogs, Libraries, library blogs
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