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by Rick Mason
Tag Archives: Roy Tennant
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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More OCLC Comments
The debate about OCLC’s revision of their Policy for Use and Transfer of WorldCat Records is heating up. The core issue appears to be the licensing of WorldCat records and the limitations imposed, namely that “data extracted from a WorldCat … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Cataloging, Copyright, Libraries, Licensing, OCLC
Tagged Aaron Swartz, Copyright, Jonathan Rochkind, Karen Calhoun, OCLC, OCLC Records Use Policy, Open Library, Roy Tennant, Worldcat
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Sandboxes
A couple of posts about sandboxes have caught my eye: LISNews posted about Peter Morville (writer of Ambient Findability, which if you haven’t read – you should) and his Flickr “sandbox for collecting search examples, patterns, and anti-patterns.” Roy Tennant … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Library 2.0, Open Source, Software, Training, Web Design, Wiki
Tagged Ambient Findability, helpful tools, Peter Morville, Roy Tennant, search examples, University of Cincinnati, USD, web hosting, writer
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Code4lib 2009 may be in Columbus
Columbus is an exciting town when you are interested in libraries. This was driven home by the Code4lib Conference Proposal : Columbus, OH page of Roy Tennant’s website. Take a look, and see if you agree. The Code4Lib Conference has … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences
Tagged Columbus, Ohio, Roy Tennant
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Library Software Manifesto
The Library Software Manifesto was compiled by Roy Tennant (with input from many others) and should be read by everyone who uses an Integrated Library System (ILS). Why? Reviewing the manifesto puts one into the mindset of critically reviewing your … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Open Source, Software
Tagged default reporting tool, Roy Tennant, software documentation
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Projects and Time Management
No brand new flashy sites in this post; just a small collection of links on how one deals with the demands of time, projects and learning: Big or Small? — Jen Riley at the Indiana University Digital Library Program has … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Education, OCLC, Training
Tagged energy, Indiana University, Jen Riley, Karen Schneider, Roy Tennant
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