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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.Libology Blog
Established July 2006
ISSN: 1946-1852
by Rick Mason
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BandMusic PDF Library
If the BandMusic PDF Library, offering free access to public domain band music, seems familiar, you might be thinking of the IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, which does the same for classical scores. Each of these should be on every library’s list … Continue reading
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A World Without Database Vendors?
BeerBrarian has a post which explores the result of a hypothetical 100% open access world: As a thought experiment, let’s say we “win.” Professional and academic associations go open access, as much of physics has. The Directory of Open Access … Continue reading
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III and SkyRiver Join and Drop OCLC Lawsuit
Two related bits of news in the world of libraries: Innovative Interfaces (III) and SkyRiver, companies that had close ties, and who had joined together to sue OCLC in 2010, have merged. Their first combined action? They dropped their lawsuit … Continue reading
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OCLC supports Open Data license
OCLC has endorsed the use of the Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-BY) for library catalog records. This is a great step forward, as it allows a clear path for use and re-use of library records without fear of a … Continue reading
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Map of Woes
The Losing Libraries blog has a mashup available that shows a map detailing libraries currently suffering fiscal troubles: The Big (Awful) Picture Libraries are labeled for staff layoffs/furloughs, branch closures, reduced hours and more. It is a sobering visual representation … Continue reading
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MARCTHULU
This would be really tough to describe to someone who isn’t familiar with MARC (and with various flavors of Integrated Library Systems), but for those of us with some exposure to each, this is a real treat: Original can be … Continue reading
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Strategic Thinking Guide for Academic Librarians in the New Economy
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has issued a new report titled Strategic Thinking Guide for Academic Librarians in the New Economy (pdf). It joins the growing chorus of reports that indicate that we are in for a … Continue reading
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Tagged ACRL, economy, Libraries, Open Source, self-hosted solutions, Web 2.0
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Map of Knowledge
The Map of Knowledge is a visualization of the interconnectedness of various scientfic disciplines. From the PloS ONE article: Over the course of 2007 and 2008, we collected nearly 1 billion user interactions recorded by the scholarly web portals of … Continue reading
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DeKalb and the Changeling
Always be aware of your local history, and keep an eye on popular culture. My former stomping ground of DeKalb, Illinois played a pivotal part in the real-life tragedy that inspired the recently-released movie “Changeling“. Kudos to historian Phyllis Kelley … Continue reading
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Issuu PDF Publisher
Issuu (not a typo) is a new PDF web publishing service, and it is a very good service. You can upload a document in PDF format, and Issuu presents it in a reader that is both intuitive and easy to … Continue reading
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If you can read this…
If you are reading this, then something has gone right! I fought with the backup for nearly a week before giving up, and have rebuilt the blog from another method entirely. This resulted in many duplicate entries, and it really … Continue reading
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Healthy Meetings
Eight Tips for Healthy Meetings is a post by Karen, a.k.a. Free Range Librarian. Having spent a fair amount of time in meetings both good and bad, these are excellent guidelines for increasing one’s chances for running a productive and useful … Continue reading
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Bears on camera
Alaskan bears now have a webcam, complements of National Geographic. It is very compelling to watch… sort of like the Discovery channel, but with the awareness that it is streaming live. from ResourceShelf
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