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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
If you were thinking about buying a magazine or two…
Publishers Weekly is reporting that not only are they up for sale by their publisher, Reed Business Information, but that Library Journal and School Library Journal are available as well. Without knowing the cost/profit information for each of these, I … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Periodicals, Publishing
Tagged Blog, Library Journal, Online social networking, Publishers Weekly, Publishing, Reed Business Information, School Library Journal, Twitter, Web 2.0
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OLC Cancels Conference
The Ohio Library Council has announced that they are canceling their annual conference due to low expectations of attendance. The organization surveyed library directors throughout Ohio and determined that most libraries simply don’t have the funds to participate. Is this … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Groups, Libraries, Presenting, Training, Workshop
Tagged ALA, American Library Association, Conferences, Libraries, Ohio, Ohio Library Council, Presenting
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Ohio Gets A Budget
The deal has finally been closed, and the state of Ohio has a new two-year budget. The proposed cuts to libraries were scaled back by two-thirds, to about 11%. All told, library funding is expected to drop between 25-30% from … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Libraries, News, Politics
Tagged elections, fiscal crisis, Libraries, News, Ohio, Politics, social services, Ted Strickland
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Choosing and Choices – Librarianship and Serials
A Look at Librarianship through the Lens of an Academic Library Serials Review is a post from In the Library with a Lead Pipe. It is not only a great examination of the options available, with their assorted benefits and … Continue reading
Posted in ILL, Libraries, Licensing, Online Databases, Periodicals
Tagged Libraries, Periodicals, serials, subscriptions, weeding
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Strickland Gets Strict
Last Saturday, Governor Ted Strickland suggested that Ohio Librarians ought to take a pay cut rather than be critical of his budget proposal: As for libraries, which, in Strickland’s original budget framework were slated for a 30 percent cut in … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Libraries, News, Politics
Tagged budget crisis, Government, Libraries, Library, News, Ohio, Politics, Ted Strickland
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Awful Library Books
You know it, even if you don’t admit it… your library has books that should have been weeded years ago, but have hung around until they become anachronistically funny. To give you an anonymous outlet for this outlandish situation, there … Continue reading
Open Source Survey
If you have a few minutes, answer a few questions for Nicole Engard, the Open Source Evangelist for Liblime (how’s that for a job title?). She is conducting an online survey because, in her words: “I am working on some … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Open Source, Software
Tagged LibLime, Nicole Engard, online survey, Open Source, survey, technology
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World eBook Fair
The World eBook Fair begins this Saturday, July 4th, coinciding with Project Gutenberg‘s 39th anniversary. To celebrate, the World eBook Fair members are providing free access to over two million books between July 4th and August 4th. found via ResourceShelf
Posted in Books, Event, History, Libraries, News, Publishing
Tagged e-book, Electronic publishing, Project Gutenberg, World eBook Fair
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NASA Needs A Library Solution (But So Do Libraries)
In a merging of two of my great interests, NASA has issued a Request For Information (ROI) on how best to “analyze and catalog notes from spaceflight pioneer Wernher von Braun into an electronic, searchable database or other system.“ At … Continue reading
Posted in Archival, Classification, Government, History, Libraries, Library 2.0, News, Online Databases, Software, Space, Web Design, Wiki
Tagged library technology, library tools, NASA, pdf, Wernher von Braun
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What is the future of the library?
What is the future of the library? is a video that presents the library as a solution to the digitial divide, providing access and empowerment to those who otherwise would not have the access or the ability to effectively utilize … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Online Services, Training, Video
Tagged architecture, Empowerment, Libraries, questions, Video
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OCLC Withdraws Records Policy
The Review Board on Principles of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship has released their final report on OCLC’s proposed policy for use of records (pdf), and after reviewing the report, OCLC has formally withdrawn the policy. This conclusion to the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Cataloging, Copyright, Ethics, Fair Use, Groups, Libraries, Library 2.0, Licensing, News, OCLC
Tagged Libraries, Licensing, News, OCLC, OCLC Records Use Policy, Online Computer Library Center
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American Libraries on Ohio Funding
The American Libraries article is just one of many to explain the issues facing Ohio, but I found the following information worth posting: Strickland’s office was also flooded with phone calls; gubernatorial spokesperson Amanda Wurst said in the June 23 … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Government, Libraries, News, Politics
Tagged Event, Government, Governor Strickland, Libraries, Library, News, Ohio, Politics, Save Ohio Libraries
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