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Established July 2006
ISSN: 1946-1852
by Rick Mason
Tag Archives: Libraries
Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies
The Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies is a British site “established by Jane Hart as a place to keep track of learning trends, technologies and tools.” Most impressive, at first glance, are the lists of free tools and resources: … Continue reading
Posted in Language, Libraries, Library 2.0, Online Services, Open Source, Software, Training, Translation
Tagged Centre for Learning, Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies, Education, Jane Hart, Libraries, resources, Software, Training
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Wake Up and Bathe
A library district in suburban Chicago (Schaumberg, Illinois) is implementing rules governing library user’s odor and library sleeping habits, but is stressing that the rules are not aimed at homeless users of the library. This is a little hard to … Continue reading
Posted in History, Libraries
Tagged Brookfield Public Library, Chicago, Director, homeless, Illinois, Libraries, Public Library, Schaumberg Illinois
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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
Posted in Libraries, Library 2.0, Online Services, Open Source, Software, Uncategorized
Tagged ACRL, economy, Libraries, Open Source, self-hosted solutions, Web 2.0
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Library Automation Information
It is nearly time for Marshall Breeding’s annual Automation Systems Marketplace report, published in the April 1st edition of Library Journal. This is as comprehensive and informative a report on the software we use to organize and present our collections … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Online Databases, Software, Statistics
Tagged lib-web-cats, Libraries, Library Journal, Marshall Breeding, online database, software packages, Statistics
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TicTOCs in the OPAC
File this as a future wish-list item for your online catalog: There is a new and interesting way to connect an OPAC search result for a journal to the full-text journal articles, and it is called ticTOC. The application of … Continue reading
Library Related Conferences
Marian Dworaczek has moved her Library Related Conferences website, so make a note of it. If you haven’t seen her listing, check it out. If you know of any conferences that aren’t on her list, let her know! found via … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Libraries, Workshop
Tagged Conferences, Libraries, Marian Dworaczek
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MarcEdit 5.1 Update
Terry Reese has released an updated version of MarcEdit 5.1, and there are a few interesting additions: Improved support for Enterprise users (large organizations). Multiple Z39.50 querying capabilities. Tutorials hosted on YouTube. Improved UTF-8 loading (as in Faster). ‡biblios.net proof … Continue reading
Posted in Cataloging, Libraries, Software
Tagged Cataloging, Libraries, MarcEdit, Software, Terry Reese, YouTube, Z39.50
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Hard Economic Times a Boon for Libraries?
There it is, on CNN.com: Hard Economic Times a Boon for Libraries. Recognize that, oftentimes, the writer of a news article is not the same person who writes the headline for the article. However, it does seem as though the … Continue reading
Barriers to Innovation and Inclusion
I am a bit of a space freak (several people will read this and say “A bit???”), so this touches on two of my interests. NASA’s Inclusion and Innovations Council recently had a all-day report period on barriers to inclusion … Continue reading
Posted in Groups, Libraries, Space
Tagged bureaucratic, inclusion, innovation, Libraries, NASA's Inclusion and Innovations Council, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Wayne Hale, YouTube
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Waiving Fines
When does your library waive fines and fees? How much do circumstance matter? How about this circumstance? I like that the book was about professional ethics. found via LISNews
CPSC Testing Requirements Delayed
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) opted on Friday to delay implementation of many of their new testing and certification regulations for one year, to enable them to review what products and organizations should be covered under the law. … Continue reading
May You Live in Interesting Financial Times
If you have been concerned about the possible effects of the global financial crisis on libraries, you aren’t alone. The International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC) has issued a statement that is not only short, succinct, and dire, but also … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Groups, Libraries, Licensing, News, Online Databases, Online Services
Tagged consortia, Illinois, International Coalition of Library Consortia, Libraries, library consortia, Ohio, Online Databases, Online Services
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Google Book Search – Publisher’s Perspective
A Fire on the Plain is a post by Peter Brantley of the University of California that relates the essence of conversations he has had with several rightsholders who were part of the Google Book Search negotiations. An exerpt: From … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Copyright, Google, Libraries
Tagged Copyright, e-audio, e-book, Google, Google Book Search, Libraries, Peter Brantley, University of California
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Beautiful Library
The Open Library Environment (there will be a post on this project in the near future) recently met at Lehigh University’s Linderman Library in Bethlehem, PA. Pictures were taken and posted on Flickr. I especially love the stained glass skylight…
Posted in Groups, Libraries, Photography
Tagged Bethlehem, Lehigh University, Lehigh University's Linderman Library, Libraries, OLE project, Pennsylvania, Photography, United States
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Self Publishing as a Marketing Trend
Self-Publishers Flourish as Writers Pay the Tab is an article in today’s New York Times on how this one area of publishing is booming, while it seems all other areas are scaling back. The headline itself doesn’t quite fit the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Libraries, Library 2.0
Tagged Amazon, Libraries, media flourishing, New York Times, Publishing, self-publishing, the long tail, writer
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Buy None, Get One Free
Buy None, Get One Free is an article that appeared in BBC News that does a good job explaining one of the business models for the changes sweeping information services (a broad topic covering anything from music to news to … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Library 2.0, News
Tagged BBC, change, changes sweeping information services, information services, Libraries
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Nine Inch Nail’s Creative Commons Success
The Creative Commons blog has a thought-provoking post about CC licensed music. It seems that the latest Nine Inch Nails album, Ghost I-IV, is available under a CC license. This means that you can legally download it from any of … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Libraries, News, Publishing
Tagged Amazon, Amazon.com, Amazon.com's MP3 store;, Ghost I;, Libraries, MP3, MP3 store, Music Industry, NIN, Nine Inch Nails, Publishing, RIAA
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A Look Back, A Look Ahead
2008 was an uncertain year for Libraryland. Ideas and tools abound for how we can do more with what we have, and we are becoming more aware of what it is we have : data and the systems to organize … Continue reading
Posted in Google, ILS, Libraries, Library 2.0, Licensing, OCLC, Online Services, OPAC, Open Access, Open Source, Software, Web Design
Tagged forecasts, Google, higher-level software;, internet use;, Libraries, OCLC, office software, social networking features, USD
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Open and Libraries Class Journal
The Open and Libraries Class Journal is a new, peer-reviewed journal on open access and libraries, and the first issue contains the “final papers for the Open Movement and Libraries class (LIBR287-06) at San Jose State University, School of Library … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Library 2.0, Open Access, Publishing
Tagged Libraries, Libraries Class Journal;, Open Access, Open Movement;, San Jose State University
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