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Established July 2006
ISSN: 1946-1852
by Rick Mason
Category Archives: Groups
HTML 5, Google Wave, and the Future of the Web
Amidst a great many other topics, HTML 5 has been on my mind the past couple of weeks. It started on Tuesday, May 26th, with Kevin Yank posting HTML 5 : Now or Never? on the SitePoint blog. He was … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Google, Groups, Libraries, Library 2.0, News, Online Services, Open Source, Publishing, Web Design
Tagged collaboration mash-up tool, Facebook, FaceBook/Twitter/Blogging, Google, html, Kevin Yank, Libraries, online meetings, Online Services, Open Source, Sergey Brin, Twitter, Web Amidst, Web Design, web presences
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Open Source ILS and Technical Services
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
Posted in Acquisitions, Cataloging, Groups, ILS, Libraries, Open Source, Software
Tagged ALA, ALCTS, ALCTS CRS Acquisitions Committee, Association for Library Collections, Association for Library Collections and Technical Services, Clint Chamberlain, e-forum, Evergreen, ILS, inflexible systems, koha, OLE project, Open Source, Open Source Integrated Library Systems, OpenBiblio, Rob Van Rennes, University of Iowa Libraries, University of Texas Libraries
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Facebook Generation vs. the Fortune 500
Gary Hamel’s blog post on the Wall Street Journal is titled The Facebook Generation vs. the Fortune 500, but the issues contained within the post are ones that are going to touch upon all businesses and organizations, including libraries. He … Continue reading
Posted in Groups, Libraries, Library 2.0
Tagged Facebook, Facebook Generation, Fortune 500, Gary Hamel, Lorcan Demsey, online life, The
Wall Street Journal;, Wall Street Journal
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Document Freedom Day!
Today is the second annual celebration of Document Freedom Day! So why are open document formats important? What happens when someone sends you a document created with Microsoft Word 2007, and saved with the default file format? You get a … Continue reading
Posted in Groups, Licensing, News, Open Source, Software
Tagged Director, Document Freedom Day, Go-Oo, Kent State University, Kent State University Trumbull Campus Library, Microsoft, Microsoft Office, ODF, Open Document Format (ODF), open formats, OpenOffice.org, Rose Guerrieri
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Pathways to Innovation and Inclusion
NASA’s Inclusion and Innovations Council has released a follow-up to Barriers to Innovation and Inclusion (link goes to my post containing the embedded video) which shows ways to encourage innovation and inclusion: Again, I think that the lessons from this … Continue reading
Posted in Groups, Libraries, Space, Video
Tagged inclusion, innovation, management, NASA's Inclusion and Innovations Council, servant leadership, Wayne Hale
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Hard Times
The Washington State Library has compiled a group of resources called Hard Times in Washington Libraries for the purpose of giving libraries, library staff, and library users ideas and tools to adapt to the current and upcoming fiscal crunch. Included … Continue reading
Perfecting Imperfection
Web 2.0 : Perfecting Imperfection is, on one level, responding to a post by someone who attended an unconference about Drupal, calling it “by far the most human conference I’d ever been to.” On a deeper level, however, it is … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Conferences, Groups, Libraries, Library 2.0
Tagged Drupal, Eric Raymond, library technology, Linus Torvalds, Linus's Law, unconference
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Non-Hierarchical Management
Non-Hierarchical Management is an article by Aaron Swartz on the Palinet Leadership Network, and it is well worth reading. If you are a manager, read it with an eye towards improving how you work with your team. If you are … Continue reading
Posted in Groups, Libraries, Training
Tagged Aaron Swartz, attitude, management, Manager, Palinet, Palinet Leadership Network, team
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Barriers to Innovation and Inclusion
I am a bit of a space freak (several people will read this and say “A bit???”), so this touches on two of my interests. NASA’s Inclusion and Innovations Council recently had a all-day report period on barriers to inclusion … Continue reading
Posted in Groups, Libraries, Space
Tagged bureaucratic, inclusion, innovation, Libraries, NASA's Inclusion and Innovations Council, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Wayne Hale, YouTube
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OCLC Announces Review Board Members
OCLC announced the members of the Review Board of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship yesterday, save for a member yet to be announced from the European National Library: Christopher Cole (FEDLINK): Associate Director for Technical Services, National Agricultural Library Poul … Continue reading
Posted in Cataloging, Copyright, Groups, Libraries, Licensing, News, OCLC
Tagged Brian E. C. Schottlaender, Christopher Cole, Clifford A. Lynch, Elsie Weatherington, Jennifer Younger, Karen Calhoun, Lamar Veatch, OCLC Records Use Policy, Pat French, Poul Erlandsen, Roberta Shaffer, Ted Schwitzner
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May You Live in Interesting Financial Times
If you have been concerned about the possible effects of the global financial crisis on libraries, you aren’t alone. The International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC) has issued a statement that is not only short, succinct, and dire, but also … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Groups, Libraries, Licensing, News, Online Databases, Online Services
Tagged consortia, Illinois, International Coalition of Library Consortia, Libraries, library consortia, Ohio, Online Databases, Online Services
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Beautiful Library
The Open Library Environment (there will be a post on this project in the near future) recently met at Lehigh University’s Linderman Library in Bethlehem, PA. Pictures were taken and posted on Flickr. I especially love the stained glass skylight…
Posted in Groups, Libraries, Photography
Tagged Bethlehem, Lehigh University, Lehigh University's Linderman Library, Libraries, OLE project, Pennsylvania, Photography, United States
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Cataloging Flash Mob
In Beverly, Massachusetts a mob of 20 LibraryThing enthusiasts cataloged the entire collection of St. John’s church library, as well as the rector’s book collection, consisting of over 2,000 books (averaging 100 books per person). Akin to an Amish barn-raising, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Cataloging, Groups, Libraries, Library 2.0, OPAC
Tagged Beverly;, Cataloging, LibraryThing, Massachusetts, OPAC, rector, St. John's church library
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Open Shelves Classification
Tim Spalding of LibraryThing has started a new ambitious project: develop a new shelf classification system that would eliminate the baggage of the 100+ year-old systems many libraries have in place, as well as create a system free from the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Classification, Groups, Libraries
Tagged Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification, LibraryThing, Open Shelves Classification, Tim Spalding, year-old systems
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Google for Non-Profits
Google has packaged many of its tools into an offering for non-profit organizations. If your group has a 501(c)(3) tax status, and is not political or religious in nature, then you most likely qualify. This is fairly neat. I worked … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Google, Groups, Libraries, Online Services, RFS
Tagged communication tools, free advertising, Google, Official, online workspace
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UNdata
UNdata is a search tool for the many informational databases that the United Nations maintains. It is straightforward, easy to use, and effective in attaining what you need. If only the UN as a whole worked so well 😉 via … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Groups, Online Databases, Online Services, Search, Statistics, Web Design, WebSearch
Tagged search tool, United Nations
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Google Apps Team Edition
Google Apps Team Edition is a new permutation of Google Apps (something I have been using a fair amount during the past couple of months) designed for collaborative projects. You need to register using a work or school e-mail address … Continue reading
Posted in Google, Groups, Online Services
Tagged Google, Official
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Informal Organization
The Streetwise (pdf) column in the September 2007 issue of Strategic Finance contains a summary of a report titled “The Informal Organization”. The focus of the report is that formal management structures are not how organizations actually work. Informal organization, … Continue reading
Posted in Groups, Periodicals
Tagged Alexandra Corriveau, Informal Organization, The
Streetwise;
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Communication within a Group
Yesterday I wrote a memo that included some thougths about communication in the workplace. One paragraph strikes me as something worth sharing here, with a couple of modifications to let it apply to committees, clubs, etc. “I would work to create … Continue reading
Posted in Groups
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