Tag Archives: Book;

Practical Open Source Software Website

Posted on 27 April 2010 by Rick Mason

Nicole Engard’s forthcoming book, Practical Open Source Software for Libraries, has a page on the accompanying website consisting of links mentioned in the book.  Not only is this a tantalizing glimpse of the book, but it is a source of … Continue reading →

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How to make a book by folding and cutting

Posted on 1 January 2010 by Rick Mason

Eric Leese Morgan demonstrates how to quickly make a 12-page book by making a few cuts in the pages and fitting them together:  About ten years ago I created about 20 handmade books of about 25 pages each.  I … Continue reading →

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ISBN-UPC-EAN Lookups

Posted on 17 June 2009 by Rick Mason

If you are involved with the selection or ordering process, then you are very likely to be familiar with searching for items by the International Standard Book Number, or ISBN.  The newer, 13-digit ISBN is actually based on the European … Continue reading →

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Google Book Search Copyright Settlement

Posted on 28 October 2008 by Rick Mason

Google has reached a settlement with the group of publishers who filed suit in 2005 over the book digitization project.  It is a legal document with many elements, and I cannot hope to make an overall evaluation of the agreement … Continue reading →

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Library Classification Systems

Posted on 23 August 2006 by Rick Mason

The New York Public Library is changing classification systems for their reference collection.  Over the years they have used a unique system developed by their first library director, Dr. John Shaw Billings, appropriately named the Billings System.  It hasn’t been … Continue reading →

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