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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
Scriblio Update
Over the past couple of weeks, I have been making some changes to the Scriblio installation on Libology. The improved: I installed the Pop Blue theme, mainly because I didn’t like the way the default Scriblio theme used screen space. … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, OPAC, Open Source, Software, Web Design
Tagged database programmer, Scriblio installation
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TC is PO’d over AP
An interesting situation is brewing over at the TechCrunch blog. Michael Arrington, upset over the Associated Press going after bloggers who quote from AP stories, has argued that the AP is not taking Fair Use into consideration and has declared … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Copyright, Fair Use, News
Tagged Associated Press, copyright law, lawyer, Michael Arrington, online quoting, USD
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Medici Effect
The Medici Effect is, besides the title of a book, a description of a method of problem solving and innovation. The idea is not new, in fact the term comes from the Medici families and the Renaissance. Simply put, the … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries
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OCLC: A Review (a review)
OCLC: A Review (PDF here) is the title of an essay by Jeffrey Beall that is included in a book titled Radical Cataloging: Essays at the Front. First, let me reiterate my own attitude about OCLC: They are, for good … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Libraries, OCLC, Online Services, OPAC
Tagged Chief Strategist and Vice President, Information Technology, Jeffrey Beall, Karen Schneider, library director, library search tools, Major, OCLC Chief Strategist, Ohio State University Library, search capabilities, TechSource editor, the Ohio State University, Vice President of Research
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Making a Business Case for Open Source ILS
Making a Business Case for Open Source ILS is a column by Marshall Breeding that appeared in the March 2008 issue of Computers in Libraries. You may remember Marshall from his annual survey of Integrated Library Systems (the words behind … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Open Source
Tagged Integrated Library Systems, Marshall Breeding, web browser
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Revolution in the Stacks
Revolution in the Stacks is the title of an article in the June 2008 issue of Governing magazine. An exerpt: “When library experts talk about the future, it’s remarkable how little the topic of books comes up. To be sure, … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Library 2.0, Online Services, Web Design
Tagged Jo Budler, State Librarian for sending the link
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TS : Technical Services
The work cycle of Library Technical Services as told by the Arlington Heights Memorial Library (in the style of ER). TS (YouTube video) Bonus creative points for the idea of using a packing tape dispenser in the style of CPR … Continue reading
Posted in Acquisitions, Humor, Libraries, Video
Tagged Arlington, Arlington Heights Memorial Library, CPR, YouTube
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Japanese Translation
I noticed when reviewing my server statistics that one of my entries was run through Google Translate. Curiosity being what it is, I called up the page: When I realized that the post was about (see it here in English), … Continue reading
OpenBiblio on Libology
I have loaded another piece of library software on Libology : OpenBiblio. It is an open source ILS (Integrated Library System) designed for schools, churches, and smaller libraries. I am impressed with it so far. It doesn’t have a lot, … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, OPAC, Open Source, Software
Tagged basic reporting tool, library software, php
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International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork
One area of scholarly research that I enjoy following is Therapeutic Massage. Having taken an introductory class taught by an excellent instructor, as well as enjoying regular sessions, I have found the benefits to be many. So it is a … Continue reading
Death of a Digitization Project
Microsoft announced today that they are shutting down their book digitization project. They also announced that the Live Search Books site will be shut down sometimes next week. This is a disappointment in that I was hoping that the competition … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Google, News
Tagged Google, Internet Archive, Microsoft, Project Microsoft
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“You got your chocolate in my peanut butter!”
OCLC and Google are exchanging parts of their data in a way that will likely change the way we view full-text scanned books: Google is providing linking information to OCLC in order to make Google Book Search items discoverable through … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Google, Library 2.0, News, OCLC, Online Services, OPAC, Web Design
Tagged Google
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One Big Library Unconference
I will definitely be attending the One Big Library Unconference next month in Toronto! I am enthusiastic about this, as it has been nearly a year since I have attended a conference, and I have been very curious about the … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Libraries, Library 2.0, onebiglibrary, Travel, Workshop
Tagged Facebook, onebiglibrary, Toronto
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XML in Libraries
Eric Leese Morgan has updated his workshop notes for XML in Libraries : A Workshop. This is as good an overview of XML for library staff as I have seen anywhere. found via Catalogablog
Posted in Cataloging, Libraries, Library 2.0, Wiki, Workshop, XML
Tagged XML
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An Interesting Orphan Works Example
In a brief essay titled Orphan Works: A Rant, posted on ©ollecanea, Kenny Crews presents an interestingly common example of how a common encounter results in an orphan work. “…I kindly handed the camera to a total stranger, requesting a … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Fair Use, Photography
Tagged copyright law, Iowa, Kenny Crews, photographer
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Infochimps.org
Think of Infochimps.org as not only a wikipedia of data sets, but as potentially the greatest data mash-up tool yet. Imagine having loads of census, weather, sports, and other statistical data available in one big database. Then standardize the fields … Continue reading
Posted in Online Databases, Online Services, Open Access, Search, Statistics
Tagged baseball;, data mash-up tool, greatest data mash-up tool, news-and-other-media keywords, public campaign finance records, web designers
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APML
APML stands for Attention Profiling Markup Language. Its purpose is to permit a standardized way to gather and transfer your interests from site to site across the web. It is built using XML, and is definitely a new technology that … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Library 2.0, Online Services, OPAC, Search, Web Design, WebSearch, XML
Tagged 2.0 technology, discovery tools, John Fudrow, link services, online service, social connectivity tools, XML
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Words and Music (plus copyright)
Most of us have been in a restaurant when someone is celebrating a birthday. In many chain restaurants, the wait staff will gather around the table and sing a song to the celebrant. It usually isn’t “Happy Birthday to You” … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, History, Licensing
Tagged George Washington University Law School, The
George Washington University, The
George Washington University
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Unshelved and Rearranged
On April 22nd, Unshelved ran a comic strip that, among other things, gave a tip of the hat to Peanuts. I was inspired and spent a few minutes of my lunch hour rearranging the letters via cut and paste. I … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Libraries
Tagged Bill, Gene, Overdue Media LLC., www.unshelved.com
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