Tag Archives: library web sites

Google and Microformats

Posted on 14 May 2009 by Rick Mason

Google has made the jump into supporting Microformats as well as RDFa, calling their implementation “Rich Snippets”! This is great news on several different levels. Semantic markup within web pages provides a way to target searches much more effectively.  TechCrunch … Continue reading →

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Library Web Site of the Future

Posted on 17 February 2009 by Rick Mason

The Library Web Site of the Future, written by Steven J. Bell, is yet another essay about what is wrong with library web sites, and yet it is not just another essay… It is a strong critique that touches upon … Continue reading →

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Courseware, Web 2.0 and Libraries

Posted on 26 February 2008 by Rick Mason

Last September I wrote about Libguides, an online service that creates web 2.0-style offerings for library web sites. I was impressed with the quality of their offerings, but had misgivings about the cost, especially when one considers that a library … Continue reading →

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