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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.Libology Blog
Established July 2006
ISSN: 1946-1852
by Rick Mason
Tag Archives: OPAC
Accent Folding
A List Apart has been a steady source of thought-provoking inspiration over the years, not only from a website building perspective, but also because much of what they publish crosses boundaries and impacts other projects and interests in my life. … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Language, Libraries, Library 2.0, OPAC, Search, Web Design
Tagged Character sets, ILS, Libraries, OPAC, Regular expression, Search, Typography, Unicode, Web Design
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Library Website Fails
I see these types of messages all the time on library-related websites, and I agree that it sends the message that those who manage those sites don’t have a good grasp of current web technology: Time to Update? by David … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Online Services, OPAC, Web Design
Tagged ILS, Libraries, OPAC, Web Design, web technology
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National Library of Australia’s Search Prototype
The National Library of Australia has launched the beta of their new search interface, SBDS Prototype (SBDS stands for Single Business Discovery Service, I think), and the search experience is not only better than any other library-related search I have … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Library 2.0, Online Services, Search, Web Design
Tagged Lorcan Demsey, National Library of Australia, OPAC, Roy Tennant, SBDS Prototype, Search, search experience, search interface, search interfaces, Search Prototype The National Library of Australia, Single Business Discovery Service, The National Library of Australia
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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 Web Site of the Future
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
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Library 2.0, OPAC, Web Design
Tagged library web sites, OPAC, social networking, Steven J. Bell, Web Design
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NYT Best Sellers API
The New York Times Blog announced today that they have released an API for their Best Sellers list. Library programmers should jump on this. Imagine being able to display information about an item’s rankings – dates, placement, etc. – in … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Books, Libraries, Library 2.0, Online Services, Web Design
Tagged API, Best Sellers, Books, Google, New York Times Blog, NYT Best Sellers API The New York Times, OPAC, Steve Toub, The New York Times
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Microformats + RDF + CSS = Semantic Richness
Add Symantic Richness To Your Markup With (RDF) Ease is the title of an article on SitePoint that delves into a topic I find fascinating, yet have only dabbled in in my own website creations. Microformats are one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Library 2.0, OPAC, Web Design
Tagged css, microformats, online collections, OPAC, RDF, semantic web, Web Design
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Cataloging Flash Mob
In Beverly, Massachusetts a mob of 20 LibraryThing enthusiasts cataloged the entire collection of St. John’s church library, as well as the rector’s book collection, consisting of over 2,000 books (averaging 100 books per person). Akin to an Amish barn-raising, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Cataloging, Groups, Libraries, Library 2.0, OPAC
Tagged Beverly;, Cataloging, LibraryThing, Massachusetts, OPAC, rector, St. John's church library
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WebAnywhere
Whether you are a web designer, or just want to test a given web page (your OPAC, for instance?) for accessibility, WebAnywhere is a great web-based resource. What it is, simply put, is a screen reader that works within your … Continue reading
Posted in Online Services, OPAC, Software, Web Design
Tagged given web page;, OPAC, screen reader, web designer, web-based resource;
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