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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
Mash-Up the OPAC
ILS user groups can be one of the greatest sources of tips, tricks and inspiration for tech-oriented library staff. There was a recent discussion on the Innovative User’s Group that has led to an interesting way to embed various media … Continue reading →
Posted in Cataloging, ILS, Libraries, Library 2.0, Online Services, Software, Tutorials, Video, Web Design, XML
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Tagged Cataloging, html, HTML element, Innovative, Marc, Millennium, OPAC, RSS, Technology/Internet, ticTOCs, TOC, Web Design
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PictureIt Rare Book Reader
The University of Michigan has unveiled the PictureIt Rare Book Reader, an on-screen reader that is similar to others that I have seen, but faster, smoother, and simply beautiful to see and use. The first book available online is volume … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Libraries, News, Online Services, Software
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Tagged creative commons, Electronic publishing, John James Audubon, Technology/Internet, University of Michigan
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Open Source Integrated Library Systems
Found a fantastic slideshow covering the basics of Open Source ILS software via the Proverbial Lone Wolf Librarian: Open Source Integrated Library Systems View more presentations from stellacomans. Direct link to the slides on SlideShare
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Licensing, Open Source, Software
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Tagged ILS, integrated library system, Open Source, Open source ILS, Proverbial Lone Wolf Librarian, Technology/Internet
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ILS Turnover
Library Technology Guides has a couple of interesting data sets that, in a limited way, shows some of the dynamic patterns in the Integrated Library System (ILS) market: Integrated Library System turnover in 2009 (listed by the ILS migrated to) … Continue reading →
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Open Source, Software
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Tagged Evergreen, GuidePosts, ILS, integrated library system, koha, lib-web-cats, Library, library technology, SirsiDynix, Technology/Internet
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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
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Tagged Ankeny Iowa, Business/Finance, Iowa, Kirkendall Public Library, Self checkout, self-check, tech support, technology
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Granularity and Relational
While clearing out old lists of post inspirations, I ran across a post on Commonplace.net that still gets my brain going: At my place of work, my desk is in close proximity to our two catalogers. The conversations that ensue … Continue reading →
Posted in Cataloging, ILS, Libraries, Software
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Tagged Cataloging, Commonplace.net, Libraries, Library automation, Marc, MARC standards, relational database, Software, Technology/Internet
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Baker & Taylor E-Book Technology
Baker & Taylor has the next big thing in ebooks. Really! As with all of the “next big things” we see in digital technology, we get to “wait and see”. However, reading the post makes me marvel at the possibilities … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Cataloging, Libraries, Online Services, Software
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Tagged Baker & Taylor, e-books;, Libraries, Library, Technology/Internet
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Business Models and Comments
A link to a thought-provoking article on Open Source business models was posted by Stephen Abram on his blog, Stephen’s Lighthouse. If you follow that last link, you may note that not only does he post the link “without comment”, … Continue reading →
Posted in Blogs, ILS, Libraries, Open Source, Software
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Tagged Open Source, Software licenses, Stephen Abram, Technology/Internet, The New York Times
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Koha LiveCD
Most of us who have used and installed any of the many variants of Linux started off with a live CD. These allow you to boot your computer up using the CD, and try out the operating system without having … Continue reading →
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Open Source, Software
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Tagged Evergreen, Knoppix, koha, Linux, Live CD, open source library software, Technology/Internet, Ubuntu
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punypng
punypng is a great service for those who work with the .png image format. If you work on web sites, presentations, or other projects that involve image files, this is really worth adding to your toolkit. What it does is … Continue reading →
Posted in Online Services, Presenting, Software, Web Design
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Tagged Image file formats, Online Services, presentations, punypng, Technology/Internet, Web Design
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HealthBase, continued
A follow-up to yesteday’s post on HealthBase: It wasn’t what I was thinking of when I provided a caveat regarding Wikipedia being used as a source, but apparently some search results have offbeat listings, occasionally with negative associations. My caveat … Continue reading →
Posted in Libraries, Medical, Online Databases, Online Services, Search, Software
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Tagged Algorithm, health, health information, HealthBase, Medical, Search, Technology/Internet
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Ohio on iTunes U
The State of Ohio has launched an iTunes site that is designed “to share educational resources, professional development materials, and student videos which have been produced by members of higher education, the K-12 community, and community partners free of charge … Continue reading →
Posted in Audio, Education, Government, Groups, Lecture, Libraries, Library 2.0, News, Online Services, Software, Training, Tutorials
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Tagged Drmc, Education, Government, ITunes, iTunes software, Libraries, Ohio, OhioLINK, Technology/Internet, Training, Tutorials
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Social Your Site
Jenny Levine makes a great case on The Shifted Librarian for adding a feature to your sites that allows users to easily share your content via social networks. Not only will this offer a way for your users to help … Continue reading →
Posted in Blogs, Libraries, Library 2.0, Online Services, OPAC, Open Source, Promotions, Software, Web Design
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Tagged Cascading Style Sheets, css, Jenny Levine;, mobile browser, OPAC, social networking, social networks, Technology/Internet, The Shifted Librarian, web browsers;, Web Design, XHTML
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Open Data – Interoperability not Property
Open Data : It’s About Interoperability, not Property is a post on Common Knowledge that does a great job at not only explaining why Open Data is such a powerful idea, but also why it is so complex, as well: … Continue reading →
Posted in Definitions, Libraries, Library 2.0, Online Databases, Software
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Tagged Common Knowledge, metadata, Open Data, Software, Technology/Internet
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Center for History and New Media
I have been aware of the Center for History and New Media for quite some time (even posted a link here), but only recently did I take a look at their site beyond the work they do with Zotero. I … Continue reading →
Posted in Education, History, Libraries, Library 2.0, Online Databases, Online Services, Open Source, Software, Web Design
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Tagged Center for History and New Media, ECHO, Library 2.0, Omeka, ScholarPress, Syllabus Finder, Technology/Internet, WordPress, Zotero
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Perfect Storm
The Perfect Storm is a brief essay in the current issue of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) newsletter. G. Sayeed Choudhury, the author of the essay, states that “Universities have authentication and authorization systems to identify who … Continue reading →
Posted in Blogs, Google, Groups, Libraries, Library 2.0, Online Services, Open Access, Open Source, Software, Wiki
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Tagged Blogs, CLIR, Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), Education, G. Sayeed Choudhury, Google Wave, Library, Open Source, social networking, Technology/Internet, wikis
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RECAPing PACER
PACER is the online access portal for “U.S. Appellate, District, and Bankruptcy court records and documents nationwide”. Because the documents it provides are created by the federal judiciary, they are not copyrightable; because PACER is the only place to obtain … Continue reading →
Posted in Archival, Copyright, Government, Online Databases, Online Services, Open Access, Open Source, Software
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Tagged appellate court, Bankruptcy court, federal government, firefox, Government, Internet Archive, Legal research, Open Access, Open Source, PACER, Public records, RECAP, United States copyright law
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Open Source Documentation
One of the more frustrating things about open source software is the fact that many projects have little-to-no documentation. William Shields, a software developer from Australia, posts about his experiences and concludes that he isn’t going to patronize projects that … Continue reading →
Posted in Groups, Open Source, Software, Training, Tutorials, Wiki
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Tagged Computer software, Open Source, Open Source Software, software needs, software project, Technology/Internet, Tutorials, Wiki, William Shields
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Virtual Bookplates
With our increasing reliance on electronic record keeping, especially online records, it makes a lot of sense to consider the use of virtual bookplates for those items which would normally have a printed label affixed within the book: An item … Continue reading →
Posted in Acquisitions, Books, ILS, Libraries, Library 2.0, OPAC, Promotions, Software, Web Design
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Tagged AcqNet-L, Acquisitions, Bookplate, graphics software, Libraries, OPAC, Technology/Internet, Univesity of Florida Smathers Libraries, Virtual Bookplates
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Simple and Evolvable Standards
May All Your Standards Be Simple and Evolvable is a post by John Wilbanks on Science Blog’s Common Knowledge. It is written with medical data standards in mind, but it could be discussing the state of library data as well: … Continue reading →
Posted in Cataloging, ILS, Libraries, Library 2.0, Medical, Online Databases, OPAC, Open Source, Software
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Tagged Complexity, data, ILS, John Wilbanks, Marc, Simplicity, Technology/Internet, text editor
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