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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
Making a Business Case for Open Source ILS
Making a Business Case for Open Source ILS is a column by Marshall Breeding that appeared in the March 2008 issue of Computers in Libraries. You may remember Marshall from his annual survey of Integrated Library Systems (the words behind … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Open Source
Tagged Integrated Library Systems, Marshall Breeding, web browser
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Revolution in the Stacks
Revolution in the Stacks is the title of an article in the June 2008 issue of Governing magazine. An exerpt: “When library experts talk about the future, it’s remarkable how little the topic of books comes up. To be sure, … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Library 2.0, Online Services, Web Design
Tagged Jo Budler, State Librarian for sending the link
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TS : Technical Services
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
Posted in Acquisitions, Humor, Libraries, Video
Tagged Arlington, Arlington Heights Memorial Library, CPR, YouTube
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OpenBiblio on Libology
I have loaded another piece of library software on Libology : OpenBiblio. It is an open source ILS (Integrated Library System) designed for schools, churches, and smaller libraries. I am impressed with it so far. It doesn’t have a lot, … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, OPAC, Open Source, Software
Tagged basic reporting tool, library software, php
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International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork
One area of scholarly research that I enjoy following is Therapeutic Massage. Having taken an introductory class taught by an excellent instructor, as well as enjoying regular sessions, I have found the benefits to be many. So it is a … Continue reading
One Big Library Unconference
I will definitely be attending the One Big Library Unconference next month in Toronto! I am enthusiastic about this, as it has been nearly a year since I have attended a conference, and I have been very curious about the … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Libraries, Library 2.0, onebiglibrary, Travel, Workshop
Tagged Facebook, onebiglibrary, Toronto
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XML in Libraries
Eric Leese Morgan has updated his workshop notes for XML in Libraries : A Workshop. This is as good an overview of XML for library staff as I have seen anywhere. found via Catalogablog
Posted in Cataloging, Libraries, Library 2.0, Wiki, Workshop, XML
Tagged XML
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APML
APML stands for Attention Profiling Markup Language. Its purpose is to permit a standardized way to gather and transfer your interests from site to site across the web. It is built using XML, and is definitely a new technology that … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Library 2.0, Online Services, OPAC, Search, Web Design, WebSearch, XML
Tagged 2.0 technology, discovery tools, John Fudrow, link services, online service, social connectivity tools, XML
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Unshelved and Rearranged
On April 22nd, Unshelved ran a comic strip that, among other things, gave a tip of the hat to Peanuts. I was inspired and spent a few minutes of my lunch hour rearranging the letters via cut and paste. I … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Libraries
Tagged Bill, Gene, Overdue Media LLC., www.unshelved.com
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Unicode ascending
Unicode has recently become the top website character encoding in the world, according to Google. The point is driven home in this chart. Even if you do not use foreign languages or encoding on your web sites, Unicode should be … Continue reading
The Missing Link in the ILS
Karen Coyle writes about what is needed for the libraries of the world that don’t have the resources needed to install and use a full-featured integrated library system (ILS). There must be a minor psychic link involved (don’t worry Karen, … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Online Services, Software
Tagged internet connection, Karen Coyle
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RFID Post-It
RFID, which stands for Radio Frequency Identification, is currently the leading edge in managing inventories and supply chains of items in a variety of industries, as well as acting as a personal identification device. It is used in many situations, … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Video
Tagged bright group, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, personal identification device, researcher, retail warehouses, technology mashup
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Loyola University’s Information Commons
Information commons in a library is an idea being considered by most academic libraries, especially if they have plans to make changes to their allocation of space. Michael Stephens at ALA TechSource writes about his tour of Loyola University’s new … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries
Tagged Loyola University, Michael Stephens
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WorldCat and Digital Images Collections
Go to WorldCat and type in a search. The results contain books, video, audio, you name it. One of the more recent additions is the Digital Images Collections, which can be wonderful to view. How to find them, though? Type … Continue reading
Posted in Archival, Libraries, OCLC, Online Databases, Photography, Search
Tagged search terms
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National Library Workers Day
Tomorrow (Tuesday) is National Library Workers Day, and everyone should take a moment today (before the rush) and think about those who make libraries better by the quality of both their attitude and the work they do. Have someone in … Continue reading
Berkeley Accord
ILS Basic Discovery Interfaces, a.k.a the Berkeley Accord In what may turn out to be a historically significant event in the history of library tech, a group called the ILS Discovery Task Force has generated an outline detailing what amounts … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Library 2.0, OCLC, Search, Software, Web Design
Tagged API, California Digital Library, Eric Leese Morgan, html, ILS Discovery Task Force, Innovative Interfaces Inc, Internet Explorer, online search tool, Polaris Library Systems, Search, search technology
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State of the ILS
Marshall Breeding provides his annual overview of the shifts and trends in the world of the Integrated Library System (ILS) in the current issue of Library Journal. Of interest is the definite movement of the open source systems, Koha and … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, OPAC, Open Source, Software, Statistics
Tagged ILS Marshall, Library Journal, Marshall Breeding, open source systems
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Simple truths in a comic strip
It’s a simple truth, and we all know it, but it still makes for a humorous punchline over coffee: On A Clare Day, 2 April 2008 Thanks to Donna, former co-worker extraordinaire, for passing that along!
Sandboxes
A couple of posts about sandboxes have caught my eye: LISNews posted about Peter Morville (writer of Ambient Findability, which if you haven’t read – you should) and his Flickr “sandbox for collecting search examples, patterns, and anti-patterns.” Roy Tennant … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Library 2.0, Open Source, Software, Training, Web Design, Wiki
Tagged Ambient Findability, helpful tools, Peter Morville, Roy Tennant, search examples, University of Cincinnati, USD, web hosting, writer
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