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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
Open Source ILS
There’s a great article about the Georgia Public Library Service‘s Evergreen project on Linux.com. Well worth reading. from NewsForge
Posted in Copyright, ILS, Libraries, Open Source, Software
Tagged Georgia Public Library Service, Linux, Linux.com;
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Software for Starving Students
Software for Starving Students is simply that: a collection of freeware and open-source software that is able to be distributed to whomever could benefit. I have been creating distribution CDs like this for my presentations on Open Source Software, and … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Open Source, Software
Tagged Open Source Software, Starving Students Software
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WikiMatrix
Looking to create a wiki for your organization (or yourself)? Not sure which one will be best? WikiMatrix throws you a few questions about what you want to do, and recommends the wiki software that best suits your needs. Also, … Continue reading
Posted in Online Services, Open Source, Software, Web Design
Tagged server software, wiki software
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Print on Demand coming to the NYPL
The New York Public Library will be obtaining a print-on-demand press called the Espresso Book Machine, which can create a paperback from a PDF file in about 5 minutes. The machine, which costs about $100,000, has the potential to change … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Online Services, Software
Tagged NYPL The
New York Public Library, NYPL The
New York Public Library, USD
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Johns Hopkins Open Courseware translated to Chinese
The open coursework offered by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has been translated into Chinese and made available for study in China. The effort was headed by Lucifer Chu (perhaps best known for translating The Lord of the … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Education, Lecture, Libraries, Medical, Online Services, Open Access, Open Source, Software
Tagged China, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Lucifer Chu, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Lord of the Rings
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Searching while writing
An intriguing idea: As you write a paper/essay/whatever software would scan your text for search terms and run those searches, giving you additional sources and ideas as you write. Write While You Search: Ambient Searching of a Digital Library in … Continue reading
Posted in Online Services, Search, Software, WebSearch
Tagged paper/essay/whatever software, search terms
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Endeavor – Ex Libris merger
Kind of an interesting merger in the library ILS world: Endeavor and Ex Libris are merging. Until recently, I worked in a library that used Endeavor’s Voyager ILS, and was impressed with many things that it could do, but also … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Open Source, Software
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Koha Zoom
The Nelsonville Public Library in Athens County, Ohio has just gone live with the latest update for Koha, an open source Integrated Library System (ILS). The OPAC is clean, fast, and shares more than a passing similarity to the OPAC … Continue reading
Posted in Google, ILS, Libraries, Open Source, Search, Software, Web Design
Tagged Athens County, Google, koha, Koha Zoom The
Nelsonville Public Library, Koha Zoom The
Nelsonville Public Library, Ohio
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Library Hierarchy of Needs
Remember Mazlow’s Hierarchy of Needs? Karen Schneider’s take on how that relates to the library universe is an interesting overview of some of the problems with our current automation systems. from ALA TechSource
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Software
Tagged automation systems, Karen Schneider
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DocMorph
The National Library of Medicine has a unique feature on their online file conversion site, DocMorph: one of their options is to convert a file to synthesized speech. Think about the option of providing your online materials in an audio … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Medical, Software
Tagged DocMorph The
National Library of Medicine, DocMorph The
National Library of Medicine, online file conversion site, online materials
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OldVersion
Need to find an earlier version of Adobe’s Acrobat Reader for that 200MHz computer that slows to a crawl when you try to use the current version of the software? Never fear: previous versions of dozens of software programs, open … Continue reading
Zamzar online conversion
Similar to MediaConvert, Zamzar is an online site that lets you convert a plethora of file types to a bunch of other file types. They don’t seem to have as many options (or perhaps just different ones… I haven’t done … Continue reading
Posted in Software
Tagged Manitoba, online conversion, online site
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Before you purchase that computer…
… check on the just announced free upgrade to Windows Vista with a new computer purchase that includes Windows XP. This varies by OS version and retailer, so check before you purchase. from Monkey Bites
Posted in Software
Tagged Windows Vista, Windows XP
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Firefox 2.0 released
It is still a bit early (tomorrow is the official release date), but it seems that the folks over at Mozilla have put the final version of Firefox 2.0 on their download site. This isn’t as dramatic an update as … Continue reading
Posted in Open Source, Software, Web Design
Tagged download site
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IE 7 released
Microsoft has released Internet Explorer 7, and they have paid attention to what works for people when browsing. If you are using IE, I recommend that you upgrade to version 7 now: you will be safer online, websites created to … Continue reading
Happy Birthday OO.org
Don’t you hate it when you miss someone’s birthday? OpenOffice.org had its birthday last Friday, October 13th, and I completely forgot about it. I guess it is ok, though, as OO.org likes to give birthday gifts instead of receiving them: … Continue reading
Posted in Open Source, Software
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Academic Database Assessment Tool (ADAT)
The Joint Information Systems Committee, an organization based in England, has launched a tool to help libraries and researchers compare and contrast different online databases. The Academic Database Assessment Tool (ADAT) lets you quickly see the similarities and differences among … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Education, Libraries, Online Databases, Search, Software, Web Design
Tagged Joint Information Systems Committee, Online Databases, United Kingdom
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Google for Educators
It seems to be a Google day: Google has put some of their offerings together as an educational platform for K-12 teachers to use for their classes. Google for Educators has nothing that isn’t being offered elsewhere, but it presents … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Google, Software, Training
Tagged Google, Google Teacher Academy, Northern California, Official
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Typo of the Day
At first glance, this seems like it ought to be tagged “Humor“, but take a few minutes to check this against your own catalog, and you won’t be laughing at all: Typo of the Day has a mission… they will … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Online Databases, Search, Software
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