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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: Software
OpenDocument.XML.org
OpenDocument.XML.org is, as the name might suggest, a website devoted to the new standard document file format. These formats have been making news over the past year or so because of the issue of archiving data files and having the … Continue reading
Trends in E-Learning for Library Staff
Based on research done in 2005, this summary of online learning (pdf) for both formal education and training is presented by WebJunction. It details how libraries make decisions about e-learning, and what the future holds. from ResourceShelf
Posted in Education, Libraries, Software, Training
Tagged e-learning, online learning
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Zotero, formerly known as Firefox Scholar
Zotero is a Firefox extension which will automatically detect when you are on a website that contains information related to citations (i.e. a library OPAC), and will collect this information for you. It will also let you save the web … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Online Databases, Open Access, Open Source, Search, Software
Tagged research tool
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Evergreen goes live!
The Evergreen ILS went live this morning in 252 Georgia libraries! Evergreen is an Open Source Integrated Library System (ILS) that the Georgia Public Library System has been developing over the past couple of years. The impact of this on … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Online Databases, Open Source, Search, Software, Web Design
Tagged Evergreen ILS, Georgia, library software
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Ubuntu : New Users Network
The Ubuntu Linux distribution has started a wiki aimed at new users, called the New Users Network (NUN). I have been playing with Edubuntu, in order to see if it will be helpful for someone I know who is considering … Continue reading
No Military Use GPL clause
Kind of an interesting debate over a “no military use” clause in the GPU project, which would presumably prevent any military use of the code being created by the project. The problem, as I see it, is that if you … Continue reading
Posted in Open Source, Software
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OpenSourceCMS
Want to play with Drupal or Postnuke to see how they work? Need to decide which Blogging software you most like to work with? Which wiki will do? OpenSourceCMS lets you try out dozens of programs to compare and contrast … Continue reading
Posted in Online Databases, Open Source, Software, Training, Tutorials, Web Design
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Library Success
Again, this is a site that I have known about (and even participated in) before starting this blog. However, it is worth a mention if only to encourage people to visit and participate. Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki is … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Open Access, Open Source, Software, Training, Web Design
Tagged 3.11 Technology, Selling Your Library
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Engaged Patrons
This isn’t new for me, but I recommended this site to someone on the Web4lib list today, and thought it was worth posting. For libraries with a desire to implement a strong web-based presence, but without the funds, knowledge, or … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Online Databases, Open Source, Software, Web Design
Tagged USD, web-based presence
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DIY Social Networking
Want to create your own social networking site? PeopleAggregator could be the software for you! This could be a way for any type of group to form their own networking. Imagine a town with all of their residents on a … Continue reading
Posted in Online Databases, Software
Tagged social networking site
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Tracks
Tracks is a nifty piece of software that is a multi-user To-Do list organizer. Multiple users, with different levels of access, can organize a project and set up timelines and track progress. This may be a possibility for RFS… From … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Open Source, RFS, Software
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WorldCat update
Last week I posted a bit of info about some new functionality coming to OCLC’s Worldcat. More info has been made available. It will be an interesting 6 – 9 months! http://www.infotoday.com/newsbreaks/nb060717-1.shtml I fully expect to place the search tool … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Online Databases, Search, Software, WebSearch
Tagged search tool
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Semacode
Semacode is an open system for generating url encoded barcodes (not the standard striped variety, but the square crossword puzzle-ish variety) for any url you want. Mobile phones would then be able to use these to connect with resources. This … Continue reading
Firefox 2.0 Beta released
Mozilla just released the first beta of Firefox 2.0. It will be interesting to see how it fares against IE 7, as the reports of the IE beta have been very good. It would be very nice to have both … Continue reading
Posted in Open Source, Software
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