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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: News
Tragic Death
It has been a long time since I worked there, and I highly doubt that I would recognize or be recognized by anyone currently on staff, but the news of the tragic death of a librarian from the Brookfield Public … Continue reading
Posted in Death, Libraries, News
Tagged Brookfield Public Library, Condolences, Death, librarian, News
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Library of the Year
The Columbus Metropolitan Library System was named 2010 Library of the Year by Library Journal. Hoo-Rah! (And given budget realities, I bet directors were nervous to be called into a surprise meeting this morning!)
Posted in Libraries, News
Tagged awards, Columbus Metropolitan Library, Library Journal, Library of the Year, News
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I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a library today…
Another method of dealing with fiscal woes is beginning to impact library organizations. My former state of residence, Illinois, has always for years run several months behind in payments to state-funded organizations. I know this from keeping an eye on … Continue reading
Posted in Government, ILL, Libraries, News
Tagged Business/Finance, Elizabeth Neill, ILL, Illinois, Judy Hoffman, Libraries, Library, library systems, News, Sara Long
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OCLC and Data
The OCLC Record Use Policy Council today posted a draft of the WorldCat Rights and Responsibilities for the OCLC Cooperative. This is the second go-around for updating the 1987 Guidelines for the Use and Transfer of OCLC-derived Records, which is … Continue reading
Posted in Cataloging, Copyright, History, Libraries, Library 2.0, Licensing, News, OCLC, Online Databases, OPAC
Tagged OCLC Records Use Policy, Online Computer Library Center
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The 7-per-cent Self-Checkout Solution
The Kirkendall Public Library in Ankeny, Iowa wanted to install a self-checkout system. The $23,000 price tag meant that, at best, they would need to wait until they could raise the money to purchase the system. Eric Melton, circulation librarian … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, News, Software
Tagged Ankeny Iowa, Business/Finance, Iowa, Kirkendall Public Library, Self checkout, self-check, tech support, technology
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An Argument for Free High Speed Internet
As the economy continues to remain weak and budgets tighten for public libraries, here is a study that should encourage any community of the value of high speed internet access via their libraries: Internet Use and Job Search (pdf) In … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, News, Online Services, Training
Tagged Broadband Internet access, Business/Finance, Communication, economy, high-speed internet access, Internet, job search, Labor, Social Issues, technology, Telecommunications, unemployment
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Award Winners
The American Library Association has announced the winners for their many youth categories: Literary Award Winners There are more categ0ries than I remember… scanning through the lists reveals many interesting titles.
SSNs @ Your Library?
My former place of work (FPOW) used to have Social Security numbers as college ID numbers, which were written on book checkout cards. About ten years ago, we switched to an ILS and began generating in-house ID numbers for students. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Ethics, ILS, Libraries, News
Tagged Ethics, Identity theft, ILS, News, Social Security number, University of Toledo
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APA Offers to Replace 6th Edition of Style Manual
For the background on this issue, see Quis custodiet isos custodes. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, the American Psychological Association has decided to offer copies of the second printing of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Education, Language, Libraries, News, Publishing
Tagged American Psychological Association, APA, Bill Drew, Facebook, Inside Higher Ed, social networks, the Chronicle of Higher Education;
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Future of Libraries, With or Without Books
The Future of Libraries, With or Without Books is a rarity : a mass-media (CNN) news article about the ongoing evolution of libraries that doesn’t dwell in stereotypes, cliches or “gee-whiz” style examples. What the reader gets is a well-written … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Library 2.0, News
Tagged CNN, Libraries, Library 2.0, News
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Sponsor a Magazine
The Lepper Library in Lisbon, Ohio has initiated a new program to deal with severe budget cuts: they are asking their users to help out by sponsoring magazine subscriptions. This is a creative and interesting way to help maintain and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Libraries, News, Periodicals, Promotions
Tagged Lepper Library, Library, magazines, Ohio, Periodicals, Save Ohio Libraries
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NASA Educator Resource Centers
With NASA in the news so much lately(1, 2, 3, 4), it seems a good reminder that the organization has nearly 70 Educator Resource Centers across the country. These are fantastic resources to tap for information relevant to a wide … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Government, Libraries, Medical, News, Science, Space
Tagged Education, Educator Resource Center, Kennedy Space Center, Libraries, Medical, NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Science, Space
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Ohio Gets A Budget
The deal has finally been closed, and the state of Ohio has a new two-year budget. The proposed cuts to libraries were scaled back by two-thirds, to about 11%. All told, library funding is expected to drop between 25-30% from … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Libraries, News, Politics
Tagged elections, fiscal crisis, Libraries, News, Ohio, Politics, social services, Ted Strickland
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Strickland Gets Strict
Last Saturday, Governor Ted Strickland suggested that Ohio Librarians ought to take a pay cut rather than be critical of his budget proposal: As for libraries, which, in Strickland’s original budget framework were slated for a 30 percent cut in … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Libraries, News, Politics
Tagged budget crisis, Government, Libraries, Library, News, Ohio, Politics, Ted Strickland
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World eBook Fair
The World eBook Fair begins this Saturday, July 4th, coinciding with Project Gutenberg‘s 39th anniversary. To celebrate, the World eBook Fair members are providing free access to over two million books between July 4th and August 4th. found via ResourceShelf
Posted in Books, Event, History, Libraries, News, Publishing
Tagged e-book, Electronic publishing, Project Gutenberg, World eBook Fair
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