Category Archives: Acquisitions

Virtual Bookplates

Posted on 9 August 2009 by Rick Mason

With our increasing reliance on electronic record keeping, especially online records, it makes a lot of sense to consider the use of virtual bookplates for those items which would normally have a printed label affixed within the book: An item … Continue reading →

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Wiley Gets Flexible

Posted on 2 June 2009 by Rick Mason

Got an update from Linda Hulbert via SERIALST regarding their issues with Wiley (which I posted on Libology last week).  Wiley demonstrated that they could be flexible, and in doing so has allowed a library to continue to provide their … Continue reading →

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Wiley Inflexibility

Posted on 27 May 2009 by Rick Mason

A post on the SERIALST list yesterday by Linda Hulbert, Associate Director of Collection Management and Services at the O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library in St. Paul, Minnesota details one library’s response to contractual conditions being imposed by Wiley.  I found it interesting … Continue reading →

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Oracle buys Sun

Posted on 20 April 2009 by Rick Mason

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 →

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Open Source ILS and Technical Services

Posted on 15 April 2009 by Rick Mason

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 →

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Print vs. Electronic

Posted on 16 March 2009 by Rick Mason

Notes from last month’s OLE (Open Library Environment) Regional Workshop are on LibShare, and they are interesting to scan through, especially the comments. I found this through the Disruptive Library Technology Jester blog, and looked into it because of two … Continue reading →

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Tech Static

Posted on 10 November 2008 by Rick Mason

The Tech Static is, as stated on the site, “Your collection development resource for technology titles”. They are using a blog to house reviews of technology books and resources, and are planning to publish monthly.  It looks as though they … Continue reading →

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TS : Technical Services

Posted on 2 June 2008 by Rick Mason

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 →

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Evergreen Acquisitions

Posted on 21 February 2008 by Rick Mason

Evergreen has announced their progress on their Acquisitions portion of the open-source ils.  They are on target to have a functional acquisitions/serials capability by summer! Take a look at their progress, noting that their vanilla interface is only in place … Continue reading →

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Paper Use

Posted on 10 February 2008 by Rick Mason

Remember how, about 10 years ago, the concept of a “paperless office” began to seem like a weird joke? The proliferation of the desktop computer and the ascent of the internet introduced the potential of foregoing paper documents, relying instead … Continue reading →

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SERU Initiative

Posted on 9 February 2008 by Rick Mason

SERU: A Shared Electronic Resource Understanding is an attempt by libraries and publishers alike to break out of the licensing process that many in both camps find problematic. Simply put, it is a straightforward agreement that a particular library subscribes … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Rogue Library Book Buyer

Posted on 6 February 2008 by Rick Mason

Confessions of a Rogue Library Book Buyer is an article by a former university administrator. What he did, with the aid of a complicit librarian, would make an interesting exercise for an Ethics class. While I don’t feel that they … Continue reading →

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Foreign Book Dealers Directory

Posted on 23 January 2008 by Rick Mason

Foreign Book Dealers Directory is just as described : a database of book dealers around the world that lets you search for book dealers by company, region, and country.  It is hosted by ALCTS, and seems extremely useful for those … Continue reading →

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