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Library 2.0 : Steven Bell – It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad Web 2.0 World

Posted on 15 June 2007 by Rick Mason

Steven Bell – It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad Web 2.0 World : Hidden Treasure or Just More Pressure? (Powerpoint) (Handout) The title is adapted from It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, the “epic comedy” film from 1963. He … Continue reading →

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Cross Language Web Search

Posted on 24 May 2007 by Rick Mason

Google Translate has a new feature:  it will allow you to search foreign language pages using your language’s search terms, and translates the results on the fly. As with all machine translation, the results will vary; the interface is well … Continue reading →

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Librarians, Library Staff, and Tech Projects

Posted on 29 March 2007 by Rick Mason

Jenn Riley recently posted an essay on the TechEssence blog titled Involving more librarians and library staff in technology projects.  It is well worth reading, and provokes a couple of thoughs of my own: Every staff member, librarian, and administrator … Continue reading →

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National Security Letter Gag Order

Posted on 23 March 2007 by Rick Mason

An article titled “My National Security Letter Gag Order” appears in today’s Washington Post, and although it isn’t written by a librarian, it puts a face on what being served a National Security Letter might be like. I am not … Continue reading →

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Bacon as a Bookmark

Posted on 20 March 2007 by Rick Mason

Bacon as a Bookmark?  Librarians Tell All is the title of Mike Hardin’s column in today’s Columbus Dispatch.  He details various objects found inside returned library books, as described by Columbus area librarians. The “cat in the bookdrop” library happens to be located … Continue reading →

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Librarian’s 2.0 Manifesto

Posted on 6 February 2007 by Rick Mason

From Library 2.0: An Academic’s Perspective, the Librarian’s 2.0 Manifesto. I hesitate to jump on anything that is labeled with the “2.0” label, but this has some good reminders of how to serve our patrons.  Many of the items are … Continue reading →

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Google Scholar Citations

Posted on 1 February 2007 by Rick Mason

Apparently this has been around for a while, but there is a nifty feature in Google Scholar that is turned off by default. If you follow the Scholar preferences link, you can find an option to export citations into one … Continue reading →

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Reference Librarian as Technology Mediator

Posted on 7 January 2007 by Rick Mason

This article’s abstract: The Arizona Health Sciences Library has collaborated with clinical faculty to develop a federated search engine that is useful for meeting real-time clinical information needs. This article proposes a technology mediation role for the reference librarian that … Continue reading →

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