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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
Diet Television
An interesting site for comparing and contrasting the many various diet offerings exists on the site called Diet Television. Adjust the sliders along the left side of the screen to show the relative importance of various diet-related issues (speed of … Continue reading
Zamzar online conversion
Similar to MediaConvert, Zamzar is an online site that lets you convert a plethora of file types to a bunch of other file types. They don’t seem to have as many options (or perhaps just different ones… I haven’t done … Continue reading
Posted in Software
Tagged Manitoba, online conversion, online site
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Free subscription to Library Journal
… for library school students, that is. If their form is to be believed, they are asking you to send in your student ID as part of the process. Not sure if they really mean a photocopy or what, but … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Libraries
Tagged Library Journal
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The Reflective Librarian
My co-worker Tim just started his new blog, The Reflective Librarian. This would be his second start at blogging (he started one last spring), but I expect that this time around he will have some fantastic things to write about. … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries
Tagged Reflective Librarian My co-worker, The Reflective Librarian
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Scary Stories ready to download
With Halloween just around the corner, the best way to set the mood is with a classic scary story. Check out the Google Scary Stories page (a result of the Google Books project) and see the public domain spookiness that … Continue reading
Before you purchase that computer…
… check on the just announced free upgrade to Windows Vista with a new computer purchase that includes Windows XP. This varies by OS version and retailer, so check before you purchase. from Monkey Bites
Posted in Software
Tagged Windows Vista, Windows XP
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Neighboroo
Neighboroo is one of the many mashups that exist using the Google Maps as the user interface. What Neighboroo does is give you a visual geographic layout of a variety of statistics, while doing a great job explaining those stats, … Continue reading
Posted in Google, Maps, Online Databases, Politics, Search, Statistics, Travel, Web Design
Tagged Google
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Google Co-op Custom Search Engine
I know, I know… two posts in a row about Google… But you see, they released this new thingamajig called Google Co-op Custom Search Engine that is essentially a do-it-yourself federated search engine creator. One configures it, then copies the … Continue reading
Posted in Google, Online Databases, Search, Web Design, WebSearch
Tagged do-it-yourself federated search engine creator, Google, Official, search engine
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Googling Google Googlies! (part 3)
In this post I gave my take on the use of Google as a verb. On the official Google blog, Google’s lawyers give their take. Fairly close… I still think my suggestion would have some great market appeal.
Posted in Google, Search, Web Design, WebSearch
Tagged Google
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Firefox 2.0 released
It is still a bit early (tomorrow is the official release date), but it seems that the folks over at Mozilla have put the final version of Firefox 2.0 on their download site. This isn’t as dramatic an update as … Continue reading
Posted in Open Source, Software, Web Design
Tagged download site
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IE 7 released
Microsoft has released Internet Explorer 7, and they have paid attention to what works for people when browsing. If you are using IE, I recommend that you upgrade to version 7 now: you will be safer online, websites created to … Continue reading
Secure Browsing Initiative
The W3C has launched the Secure Browsing Initiative, an attempt to define standards that will help ensure that the browser, currently the most vulnerable element in web security, will become more secure. Given the W3C’s history of establishing standards for … Continue reading
Happy Birthday OO.org
Don’t you hate it when you miss someone’s birthday? OpenOffice.org had its birthday last Friday, October 13th, and I completely forgot about it. I guess it is ok, though, as OO.org likes to give birthday gifts instead of receiving them: … Continue reading
Posted in Open Source, Software
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LiS Radio
The University of Missouri – Columbia is hosting a plethora of webcasts of interest to library-type people under the banner of LiS Radio. These range from interviews to classes, from conversations to meetings. Browse their site and see what there … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Lecture, Libraries, Open Access
Tagged Columbia, LiS Radio, Missouri, MP3, QuickTime, University of Missouri
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Copyright Jungle
Siva Vaidhyanathan, author of Copywrongs and The Anarchist in the Library, has an essay in the current Columbia Journalism Review (CJR), titled Copyright Jungle. You should read it. I don’t think things are quite as bleak as he portrays (I … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Google
Tagged Author, Columbia Journalism Review, Copyright Jungle, Jungle Siva Vaidhyanathan
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Academic Database Assessment Tool (ADAT)
The Joint Information Systems Committee, an organization based in England, has launched a tool to help libraries and researchers compare and contrast different online databases. The Academic Database Assessment Tool (ADAT) lets you quickly see the similarities and differences among … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Education, Libraries, Online Databases, Search, Software, Web Design
Tagged Joint Information Systems Committee, Online Databases, United Kingdom
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Google for Educators
It seems to be a Google day: Google has put some of their offerings together as an educational platform for K-12 teachers to use for their classes. Google for Educators has nothing that isn’t being offered elsewhere, but it presents … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Google, Software, Training
Tagged Google, Google Teacher Academy, Northern California, Official
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Google Books and UW Madison
Google and the University of Wisconsin – Madison announced today that they will be partners in the Google Books project. This is getting kind of local… less than 200 miles! from Search Engine Watch
Posted in Copyright, Google, Libraries, Search, WebSearch
Tagged Google, Madison, search engine, University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin
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