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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: Technology/Internet
PLOS Currents : Influenza
For those who have been following H1N1 influenza virus news (and those who might expect to get questions about it), the Public Library of Science (PLOS) and Google have launched a new mashup service: PLOS Currents : Influenza is built … Continue reading →
Posted in Google, Government, Libraries, Library 2.0, Medical, News, Online Databases, Online Services, Open Access, Publishing, Search
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Tagged Google, Government, H1N1, influenza, mashup, Open Access, Public Library of Science, Swine Flu, Technology/Internet
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Open Data – Interoperability not Property
Open Data : It’s About Interoperability, not Property is a post on Common Knowledge that does a great job at not only explaining why Open Data is such a powerful idea, but also why it is so complex, as well: … Continue reading →
Posted in Definitions, Libraries, Library 2.0, Online Databases, Software
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Tagged Common Knowledge, metadata, Open Data, Software, Technology/Internet
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Center for History and New Media
I have been aware of the Center for History and New Media for quite some time (even posted a link here), but only recently did I take a look at their site beyond the work they do with Zotero. I … Continue reading →
Posted in Education, History, Libraries, Library 2.0, Online Databases, Online Services, Open Source, Software, Web Design
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Tagged Center for History and New Media, ECHO, Library 2.0, Omeka, ScholarPress, Syllabus Finder, Technology/Internet, WordPress, Zotero
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Perfect Storm
The Perfect Storm is a brief essay in the current issue of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) newsletter. G. Sayeed Choudhury, the author of the essay, states that “Universities have authentication and authorization systems to identify who … Continue reading →
Posted in Blogs, Google, Groups, Libraries, Library 2.0, Online Services, Open Access, Open Source, Software, Wiki
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Tagged Blogs, CLIR, Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), Education, G. Sayeed Choudhury, Google Wave, Library, Open Source, social networking, Technology/Internet, wikis
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Open Source Documentation
One of the more frustrating things about open source software is the fact that many projects have little-to-no documentation. William Shields, a software developer from Australia, posts about his experiences and concludes that he isn’t going to patronize projects that … Continue reading →
Posted in Groups, Open Source, Software, Training, Tutorials, Wiki
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Tagged Computer software, Open Source, Open Source Software, software needs, software project, Technology/Internet, Tutorials, Wiki, William Shields
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Virtual Bookplates
With our increasing reliance on electronic record keeping, especially online records, it makes a lot of sense to consider the use of virtual bookplates for those items which would normally have a printed label affixed within the book: An item … Continue reading →
Posted in Acquisitions, Books, ILS, Libraries, Library 2.0, OPAC, Promotions, Software, Web Design
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Tagged AcqNet-L, Acquisitions, Bookplate, graphics software, Libraries, OPAC, Technology/Internet, Univesity of Florida Smathers Libraries, Virtual Bookplates
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TinEye Reverse Image Search
TinEye is an image search engine with a twist: you provide it with an image, and it returns a list of websites utilizing that image. I can quickly think of a few really good uses of this service: You have … Continue reading →
Posted in Copyright, Online Services, Photography, Search, WebSearch
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Tagged Copyright, image search engine, MetaFilter, Photography, search engine, Technology/Internet, TinEye
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Simple and Evolvable Standards
May All Your Standards Be Simple and Evolvable is a post by John Wilbanks on Science Blog’s Common Knowledge. It is written with medical data standards in mind, but it could be discussing the state of library data as well: … Continue reading →
Posted in Cataloging, ILS, Libraries, Library 2.0, Medical, Online Databases, OPAC, Open Source, Software
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Tagged Complexity, data, ILS, John Wilbanks, Marc, Simplicity, Technology/Internet, text editor
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The State of Open-Source Library Software
Brett Bonfield has a great post, actually more of a long essay or article, on open source library software projects. W-E-B-S-I-T-E, Find Out What It Means To Me (great title, but certainly more limited than the post’s topic) covers a … Continue reading →
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Library 2.0, OPAC, Open Source, Software
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Tagged Brett Bonfield, ILS, Libraries, OPAC, Open Source, open source library software projects, Software, Technology/Internet
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Millennial Disc
It’s called the Millennial Disc, and it is being marketed as a 1,000 year storage for digital information. Before we run out and buy a stack of these for our archives, I would simply ask: How many years before some … Continue reading →
Posted in Archival, History, Libraries, Photography, Software, Space
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Tagged Archives, History, Libraries, Photography, Software, Space, storage media, Technology/Internet
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Copyfraud – Poisoning the Public Domain
Copyfraud : Poisoning the Public Domain is an introduction to some of the ways that content providers (websites, publishers, etc.) abuse copyright protections when they use public domain materials. A couple of minor points, however: The act of assigning a … Continue reading →
Posted in Archival, Books, Copyright, Ethics, Google, History, Licensing, Online Services, Publishing
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Tagged copyfraud, Copyright, copyright law, creative commons, Project Gutenberg, public domain, Technology/Internet
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Sugar for Your Computers
Sugar is the desktop environment developed for the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program, and it is now available as an open-source download through the Sugar Labs project. This could be a fantastic way to keep older computers useful and … Continue reading →
Posted in Groups, Libraries, Open Source, Software
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Tagged computers, Groups, Libraries, OLPC, One Laptop per Child, Open Source, Software, Sugar, Technology/Internet
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Talon
Talon is a Firefox add-on that enhances the way you can grab images from your web browser. The neatest aspect of this is the ability to create an image that contains the entire web page you are viewing. The benefits … Continue reading →
Posted in Online Services, Software, Training, Tutorials, Web Design
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Tagged Aviary, online image editor, presentations, screenshot, Talon, TechCrunch, Technology/Internet, Training
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Inclusion, Relationship and Commitment
The Proverbial Lone Wolf Librarian has a short “rant” about what libraries need and don’t need, and it is very much worth reading. He urges us to “Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero – ‘seize the day and place no … Continue reading →
Posted in Blogs, Libraries
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Tagged Carpe diem, Libraries, technology, Technology/Internet
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Open Web Tools Directory
Mozilla’s Open Web Tools Directory is a site designed to quickly connect the user with a variety of online tools for a variety of projects. The categories include Design tools, Coding tools, Debuggers, and more. Many of the projects listed … Continue reading →
Posted in Online Services, Open Source, Software, Web Design
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Tagged coding, Mozilla, Online Services, online tools, Open Web Tools Directory, TechCrunch, Technology/Internet, Web 2.0, Web Design
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Trends in the WebSphere
A couple of news items that signal trends in the way the web will evolve: Internet Explorer has lost a significant amount of market share recently. This is good news in a couple of ways. First, it signals growing diversity … Continue reading →
Posted in News, Open Source, Software, Web Design
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Tagged Apple, Chrome, firefox, Google, html, HTML 5, IE6, IE7, IE8, Internet Explorer, Markup languages, Mozilla, Opera, Safari, Technology/Internet, web browser, web browsers;, web standards, XHTML, XHTML 2
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Retrevo Search
Shopping for something in the consumer electronics category? Want detailed information about what the product can and cannot do? Can’t find the manual for that product you already own? Check out Retrevo Search, where you can type in the model … Continue reading →
Posted in Search
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Tagged consumer electronics category, guides, manual, manuals, product, Retrevo, Technology/Internet, user's manual
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