Category Archives: Library 2.0

Code4Lib Journal

Posted on 17 December 2007 by Rick Mason

Issue 1 of the Code4Lib Journal is now available! The journal is an open-access journal dealing with, well, the more techie aspects of libraries. Even if you aren’t into systems and web coding, you should still look this over. The … Continue reading →

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Zotero Commons

Posted on 14 December 2007 by Rick Mason

Kind of an interesting application of the Zotero add-on for Firefox : the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University (no relation 😉 ) and the Internet Archive are working to create a storage for scholarly annotation … Continue reading →

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Zotero program on OPAL

Posted on 7 December 2007 by Rick Mason

Zotero is a fantastic example of how open source can transform not only software development, but organization of information as well.  The potential of this citation management web-browser add-on to transform learning and research is tremendous.  If you haven’t tried … Continue reading →

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Adding Functionality to the Web OPAC

Posted on 26 October 2007 by Rick Mason

Schemes to Add Functionality to the Web OPAC is a posting by Disruptive Library Technology Jester (a.k.a. Peter Murray of OhioLINK) in which he lays out a basic categorization of ways in which libraries can get their OPACs to do more. This … Continue reading →

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LibGuides

Posted on 26 September 2007 by Rick Mason

(Note regarding this post:  When you read this post, be sure to read the comments as well.  I did not state my case as well as I should, and end up sounding as though I don’t feel that LibGuides has as much value for libraries as … Continue reading →

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Changes

Posted on 28 August 2007 by Rick Mason

Some of you may have noticed that I haven’t been posting as much over the past few weeks.  This is likely to continue, for a couple of reasons: I am becoming more interested in posting less often, perhaps two or … Continue reading →

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You got LibraryThing in my Aquabrowser!!!

Posted on 7 August 2007 by Rick Mason

Aquabrowser will now utilize LibraryThing’s tagging. In case that sentence makes you go “huh?”, follow these links: Aquabrowser Aquabrowser in action LibraryThing LibraryThing in action LibraryThing entry with tags found on ResourceShelf (with some well-phrased questions at the end of … Continue reading →

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VuFind released

Posted on 19 July 2007 by Rick Mason

VuFind, touting itself as “The Library OPAC meets Web 2.0”, has been released.  It is an open-source OPAC replacement that works for Voyager integrated library system (ILS) for now — they are planning to expand to other ILSs soon. This … Continue reading →

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The Open Library

Posted on 16 July 2007 by Rick Mason

The Open Library is a project I have been hoping for years that someone would start – an open source universal book catalog.   Think WorldCat meets Wikipedia meets Amazon and you won’t be far off. So go to their demo … Continue reading →

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PLoS ONE goes 2.0

Posted on 11 July 2007 by Rick Mason

PLoS ONE, an open access publishing site created by the Public Library of Science (PLoS), has instituted a ratings system for articles published through them. By asking readers to rate every article they read for insight, reliability, and style, they … Continue reading →

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Top Tech Trends 2007

Posted on 24 June 2007 by Rick Mason

Well, it’s not a list from an official generator of trend lists, but Karen Coombs has posted a Top Tech Trends 2007 list that I think is well thought out and close to the mark. How quickly (and how completely) … Continue reading →

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Library 2.0 : Ken Varnum – RSS Basics and Beyond

Posted on 16 June 2007 by Rick Mason

Ken Varnum – RSS Basics and Beyond : Tips and Tricks for Getting the Most out of Syndicated Content. (PowerPoint) (Handout) Really Simple Syndication (RSS) Data format: RSS, RDF, Atom, etc. data interchange (sharing) : syndication – think of what … Continue reading →

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Library 2.0 : Brian Mathews – Social Computing

Posted on 15 June 2007 by Rick Mason

Brian Mathews – Social Computing When do we reach Library 2.0? No final destination; no “library 2.0” finishing point: it’s an evolving picture. Sisyphus analogy: it’s not what you do when rolling the rock up the hill, it’s what you … Continue reading →

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Library 2.0 : Chad Boeninger – Wikis in Libraries

Posted on 15 June 2007 by Rick Mason

Chad Boeninger – Wikis in Libraries : Enhancing Services, Promoting Sources, and Building Community (Powerpoint) Chad started off with a show of hands – what type of librarian’s were in the audience, including media specialists. He went on to define … Continue reading →

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Library 2.0 : Steven Bell – It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad Web 2.0 World

Posted on 15 June 2007 by Rick Mason

Steven Bell – It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad Web 2.0 World : Hidden Treasure or Just More Pressure? (Powerpoint) (Handout) The title is adapted from It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, the “epic comedy” film from 1963. He … Continue reading →

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Library 2.0 Seminar

Posted on 14 June 2007 by Rick Mason

I am attending (not presenting, though) Ohio State University’s Library 2.0 Seminar, being held yesterday and today on the OSU campus. I am taking lots of notes, and plan to at least outline each of the sessions here. The speakers … Continue reading →

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