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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: OPAC
A Look Back, A Look Ahead
2008 was an uncertain year for Libraryland. Ideas and tools abound for how we can do more with what we have, and we are becoming more aware of what it is we have : data and the systems to organize … Continue reading
Posted in Google, ILS, Libraries, Library 2.0, Licensing, OCLC, Online Services, OPAC, Open Access, Open Source, Software, Web Design
Tagged forecasts, Google, higher-level software;, internet use;, Libraries, OCLC, office software, social networking features, USD
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Ohio RFPs for Open Source
The State Library of Ohio has just released a Request For Proposal for an Open Source Statewide Resource Sharing System (Pdf). Their summary page (which will soon contain an F.A.Q.) states that The desired product would provide a seamless resource … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, OPAC, Open Source, Software
Tagged closest software;, disparate integrated library systems;, Equinox, Evergreen ILS, ILS, integrated library system, LibLime, Ohio, Open Source, Open Source The
State Library of Ohio;, resource sharing solution;, State Library of Ohio
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A Useful Amplification
A Useful Amplification of Records That Are Unavoidably Needed Anyway is an essay by Brett Bonfield which, dare I phrase it this way, usefully amplifies several of the major web-based entities which are intertwined with libraries. These include (but aren’t … Continue reading
Posted in Cataloging, Classification, Definitions, Libraries, OCLC, Online Databases, Online Services, OPAC, Search, WebSearch
Tagged Amazon, Brett Bonfield, Libraries, LibraryThing, OCLC, web-based entities;, Worldcat
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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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WebAnywhere
Whether you are a web designer, or just want to test a given web page (your OPAC, for instance?) for accessibility, WebAnywhere is a great web-based resource. What it is, simply put, is a screen reader that works within your … Continue reading
Posted in Online Services, OPAC, Software, Web Design
Tagged given web page;, OPAC, screen reader, web designer, web-based resource;
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OCLC Proposed Policy Text
As an accompaniment to this and this, I am including the text of OCLC’s proposed policy which was posted briefly yesterday before being removed and replaced with “We are reconsidering some aspects of the policy. More information will be available … Continue reading
Posted in Cataloging, Libraries, Licensing, OCLC, Online Databases, Online Services, OPAC
Tagged cataloging services, Governing Member, Non-OCLC Member, OCLC, OCLC Member, OCLC Member and Non-OCLC Member, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc., OCLC Records Use Policy, Ohio, United States of America;, Z39.50
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OCLC WorldCat is the Tiger, not the Lady?
OCLC released their updated Policy for Use and Transfer of WorldCat Records yesterday, with implementation scheduled for mid-February. If you see the phrase We are reconsidering some aspects of the policy. More information will be available in the near future. … Continue reading
Posted in Cataloging, Copyright, ILS, Libraries, Licensing, News, OCLC, Online Databases, Online Services, OPAC
Tagged cataloging services, Georgia, Illinois, Licensing, Major, Major League Baseball, OCLC, OCLC Records Use Policy, Ohio, Union Catalogs, USD, Worldcat
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Text Yourself from the OPAC
I am playing catch-up in many areas right now, and as a result there hasn’t been as much activity here. Hopefully the time of less activity has reached a middle… An interesting new feature that has begun to appear in … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Library 2.0, Online Services, OPAC, Web Design
Tagged cellular telephone, III, Innovative Interfaces Inc, Iowa City Public Library, SMS, The Shifted Librarian
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SOPAC 2.0 @ Darien Library
After much anticipation, version 2.0 of the Social Opac (SOPAC) went live this morning at the Darien Library in Connecticut. It looks very good… excellent, in fact. I am already looking forward to playing with this version of the software. … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Library 2.0, News, OPAC, Open Source, Software, Web Design
Tagged Connecticut, Darien Library, html, John Blyberg, search result page, SOPAC
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Creative III Shelf Browse Hack
Saw a shelf browse created for an Innovative (III) OPAC that is quite neat. It lives on a development site for the Cambridge Public Library in Ontario, Canada and integrates Syndetic Solutions book covers into a pseudo-shelf listing. Here is … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Library 2.0, OPAC, Software, Web Design
Tagged API, Cambridge Public Library, Canada, html, III, Innovative Interfaces Inc, Mike Cunningham, Ontario, Syndetic Solutions;, web presence
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Scriblio Update
Over the past couple of weeks, I have been making some changes to the Scriblio installation on Libology. The improved: I installed the Pop Blue theme, mainly because I didn’t like the way the default Scriblio theme used screen space. … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, OPAC, Open Source, Software, Web Design
Tagged database programmer, Scriblio installation
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OCLC: A Review (a review)
OCLC: A Review (PDF here) is the title of an essay by Jeffrey Beall that is included in a book titled Radical Cataloging: Essays at the Front. First, let me reiterate my own attitude about OCLC: They are, for good … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Libraries, OCLC, Online Services, OPAC
Tagged Chief Strategist and Vice President, Information Technology, Jeffrey Beall, Karen Schneider, library director, library search tools, Major, OCLC Chief Strategist, Ohio State University Library, search capabilities, TechSource editor, the Ohio State University, Vice President of Research
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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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“You got your chocolate in my peanut butter!”
OCLC and Google are exchanging parts of their data in a way that will likely change the way we view full-text scanned books: Google is providing linking information to OCLC in order to make Google Book Search items discoverable through … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Google, Library 2.0, News, OCLC, Online Services, OPAC, Web Design
Tagged Google
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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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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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Announcing Scriblio on Libology
Libology’s Scriblio installation. Scriblio, the open-source Library OPAC that runs on a WordPress installation, has been installed on Libology. Several notes about this software installation: The library catalog contained within this installation of Scriblio is Capital University’s, located in Columbus, … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Library 2.0, OPAC, Open Source, Software, Web Design
Tagged Author, Capital University, Casey Bisson, Columbus, html, installation of Scriblio, Lampson Library, Libology Libology's Scriblio installation, Libology\'s Scriblio installation, Ohio, php, Plymouth State University, Plymouth State University's Lampson Library;, Scriblio, Scriblio installation, software installation, WordPress
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