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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
Code4Lib Journal
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
Posted in Libraries, Library 2.0, Open Access, Open Source, Periodicals, Publishing
Tagged API, Code4Lib Journal;, creative technical solutions, Integrated Library Systems, koha, Steven Weber, Tom Keays, USD, web coding
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LC and Open Data
Read this post on Thingology, the blog for LibraryThing, then check out the OpenBibliographicData petition on the Open Knowledge Foundation Wiki. If you agree with the petition, I urge you to create an account and add your name to the … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Cataloging, Libraries, OCLC, Open Access, Open Source, Wiki
Tagged Open Knowledge Foundation
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Zotero program on OPAL
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
Posted in Lecture, Libraries, Library 2.0, Open Source, Software, Web Design
Tagged Chris Strauber, citation management, software development, South Carolina State Library, Web Services, Web Services Librarian, Wofford College
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Two Essays by Eric Lease Morgan
I have run into two essays by Eric Lease Morgan this week that paint an excellent picture of today’s challenges for library technology and possible future solutions within our reach: Catalog Collectivism : XC and the Future of Library Search … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Cataloging, Fair Use, Lecture, Libraries, Online Databases, Online Services, Search, Software
Tagged Eric Lease Morgan, Infomotions Inc., library technology, possible future solutions
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reCAPTCHA
You have heard about the book digitization projects. You know that Optical Character Recognition is sometimes an uncertain thing, especially with offbeat typesets and obscure fonts. Then there is CAPTCHA (and here), the security method that many sites are using … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Libraries, Software, Web Design
Tagged Optical Character Recognition
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Library Software Manifesto
The Library Software Manifesto was compiled by Roy Tennant (with input from many others) and should be read by everyone who uses an Integrated Library System (ILS). Why? Reviewing the manifesto puts one into the mindset of critically reviewing your … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Open Source, Software
Tagged default reporting tool, Roy Tennant, software documentation
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ILS usage in the ARL
Marshall Breeding has posted a chart detailing the various brands of Integrated Library Systems (ILS) software used by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Most interesting, from my own perspective, is that Voyager and Millennium are the top two systems. … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, ILS, Libraries, Open Source, Software, Statistics
Tagged Association of Research Libraries, Integrated Library Systems, Marshall, Marshall Breeding
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Adding Functionality to the Web OPAC
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
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Library 2.0, Open Source, Software, Web Design
Tagged Librarian.net, Peter Murray, Voyager library, Web OPAC
Schemes, Web OPAC
Schemes, Web OPAC
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WebWISER
WebWISER is an online access point for WISER, which stands for Wireless Information Sytem for Emergency Responders. This database of information on hazardous materials is maintained by the National Library of Medicine, and can be used to both find information … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Libraries, Medical, Online Services, Search, Software, Tutorials
Tagged chemicals, Mobile phones, National Library of Medicine, online access point, Wireless Information Sytem
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World Digital Library
The World Digital Library is a project that is quite vast in scope, but is looking ready to take on the challenge of combining primary historical resources from many of the worlds great libraries. This project was started by UNESCO … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Maps, Open Source, Search, Software, Video, Web Design
Tagged Congress, Digital Library The World Digital Library, One Big Library, Open Source Software, search parameters, the Washington Post, U.S. Library of Congress, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Orga, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Orga, Washington Post, World Digital Library
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OpenOffice.org vs. Microsoft Office 2007
As a longtime user of OpenOffice.org, I pay attention to comparisons between that software and Microsoft Office. The first set of reviews that I have encountered that compares Microsoft’s updated suite with the current version of OpenOffice have just been … Continue reading
Posted in Open Source, Software
Tagged Linux, Microsoft, OpenOffice.org Writer
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LibGuides
(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
Posted in Blogs, Libraries, Library 2.0, Online Services, Open Source, Software, Web Design, Wiki
Tagged 2.0 technology, annual web hosting fee, blog
software, consultant, content management system, e-mail management, Facebook, few built-in tools, hosted web server, hosted web service, Instant Messaging, paid solutions, search pages, shared group calendar software, USD, virtual server, web design instructors, web presence, web server, XML
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GRDDL
GRDDL, a new recommendation from the W3C, is short for “Gleaning Resource Descriptions from Dialects of Languages”, a means by which software can extract semantic information from a variety of web pages. In other words, rather than having to rely … Continue reading
OpenOffice.org vs. MS Office 2007
Office Software Shootout is an article/post on Linux.com that compares the latest versions of OpenOffice.org Writer (2.3) and MS Office Word (2007) across several categories. The result? Each program has strengths and weaknesses, but the reviewer concludes that OpenOffice.org comes … Continue reading
Posted in Open Source, Software
Tagged Linux, Linux.com, Linux.com;, Microsoft, Public relations, writer
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ILS Assessment
ILS Assessment : A Background Document (Pdf) is an excellent overview of the Integrated Library System issues facing libraries today. Created by the Leddy Library at the University of Windsor (Canada), it is their first step towards “evaluating the current … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Software
Tagged Canada, Integrated Library Systems, Leddy Library, University of Windsor
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Photosynth demonstration
This demonstration of Photosynth, software from Microsoft that creates links among pictures based on elements within the picture, is fascinating to watch. The most fascinating thing about this demo is you can start to sense the potential for this technology, … Continue reading
Posted in Search, Software, Video
Tagged facial recognition, facial recognition software, Microsoft
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WebRunner
WebRunner is a project derived from Mozilla’s Firefox web browser that lets you install a site-specific browser on a computer. The browser would be lacking the usual menus and toolbars, and would open everything within one browser window. This is designed for … Continue reading
Posted in Open Source, Software
Tagged Linux, online applications, web browser
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Gliffy
Gliffy is an interesting flash-based online application that lets you create organizational charts, flowcharts, entity-relationship diagrams, and floorplans, and other projects Registration is required, but Gliffy is free with some limitations (you have a limited number of projects that you can … Continue reading
Posted in Online Services, Software, Web Design
Tagged flash-based online application
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VuFind released
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
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Library 2.0, News, Open Source, Software
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