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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.Libology Blog
Established July 2006
ISSN: 1946-1852
by Rick Mason
Category Archives: Libraries
The Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced With Adversity
The ALA Council has approved a new award, The Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced With Adversity, to be awarded annually to a librarian who “has faced adversity with integrity and dignity intact.” It will be interesting to see … Continue reading
healthcare.gov likes Opera
Even though I am not currently working in the library field (and am not following library-related news as closely), I have been following the implementation and rollout of the Affordable Care Act somewhat closely. I think libraries have an important … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Libraries, Medical, News, Online Services, Software, Web Design
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BandMusic PDF Library
If the BandMusic PDF Library, offering free access to public domain band music, seems familiar, you might be thinking of the IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, which does the same for classical scores. Each of these should be on every library’s list … Continue reading
Posted in History, Libraries, Online Databases, Online Services, Uncategorized
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Libraries and the Affordable Care Act
Some interesting news will be announced at the American Library Association (ALA) conference in Chicago: the ALA will be coordinating an effort to have libraries nationwide assist people who will be signing up for insurance beginning October 1st under the … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Government, Libraries, News, Online Services, Training
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Weeding… or Mowing?
The Urbana Free Library in Urbana, Illinois, just conducted a major weeding project. Those of us who work in libraries understand that proper weeding is critical. A collection that isn’t weeded well becomes clogged up with irrelevant and unnecessary volumes, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Classification, Ethics, Libraries
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Mapping Libraries (and Museums)
Justin Grimes, of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, has created a couple of interactive maps that detail the saturation of libraries and museums across the United States: Peruse the Map of Public Libraries for a few minutes, and … Continue reading
Posted in Google, Government, Groups, Libraries, Maps
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A New Era of Scientific Publishing
This. Why is Science Behind a Paywall? We are in the middle of the most dramatic and significant change in publishing since the proliferation of the printing press. One area that has been resistant to change has been peer-reviewed scientific … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, History, Libraries, Open Access, Periodicals, Publishing, Science
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Are Library Books on Borrowed Time?
Are Library Books on Borrowed Time? is a short article in Financial Times that covers what many in libraries have recognized for some time: we are in the midst of a transition between paper books and some combination of e-books … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Libraries, News, Online Services
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Inventor of the Bar Code Dies
The media coverage, rightly so, emphasizes the tremendous impact that N. Joseph Woodland’s creation had on retail sales and inventory. Library folk should take a moment and reflect on how much this one technological achievement as affected our work.
More Master’s Degree News
Guess which field made Forbes #1 Worst Master’s Degree in terms of mid-career pay and job availability…
The Matter of the Master’s
I’ve had some differences of opinion with Will Manley over the years, most specifically his seeming distain for Movers & Shakers, but his current column regarding the reduced impact of the Masters of Library Science degree hits fairly close to … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Libraries
Tagged librarian, Library and information science, Movers & Shakers;
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The Common Sense of the Fair-Use Doctrine
Copyright can be a challenging maze for library folk and educators, and no area causes more stress than the Fair-Use Doctrine. This is mainly because it deals with gray areas of use, presenting guidelines rather than rules. The Common Sense … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Education, Libraries, Publishing
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Schema.org
Google, Bing and Yahoo have joined their efforts and have created schema.org, a site that offers “a one stop resource” for metadata structure for web pages. There are two schema that stand out as excellent additions to library web sites: … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Google, Libraries, Library 2.0, OPAC, Web Design
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How to Create and Run Your Website
The San Jose Public Library has launched their new website. It has a clean design, with clear indications of how to find the information being sought. But what really got my attention was the relationship of the library staff to … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Libraries, Library 2.0, Online Services, OPAC, Web Design
Tagged Blogs, Libraries, San Jose Public Library, Shelf Check, Web Design
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My Library, My Lifeline
The Cecil County Public Library recently ran an awareness campaign called My Library, My Lifeline, which involved creating a logo. Now they are making the logo available to members of the library community: They ask that the logo’s use be … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Event, Groups, Libraries, Licensing, Promotions
Tagged Cecil County Public Library, creative commons, Libraries, Library, license, Logo, promotions
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Five Laws of Library Science (Ebook edition)
Andy Woodworth has printed an update of Ranganathan’s Five Laws, only how they relate to Ebooks: Five Laws of Library Science (Ebook edition) Ebooks are for use. Every reader his or her ebook. Every book, any ereader. Save the time … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Ethics, History, Libraries
Tagged Andy Woodworth, Books, ebooks, Ethics, five laws of library science, Libraries, Ranganathan
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