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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.Libology Blog
Established July 2006
ISSN: 1946-1852
by Rick Mason
Monthly Archives: August 2009
Google Library?
As the Google Books settlement works its way to becoming reality, it is becoming apparent that Google Books will be transformed into something very much resembling a library. Think of how this might change our roles in society. found via … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Google, Libraries, Library 2.0, Search, WebSearch
Tagged Google, Google Books, Google Books settlement, Libraries, Technology/Internet
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Ohio on iTunes U
The State of Ohio has launched an iTunes site that is designed “to share educational resources, professional development materials, and student videos which have been produced by members of higher education, the K-12 community, and community partners free of charge … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Education, Government, Groups, Lecture, Libraries, Library 2.0, News, Online Services, Software, Training, Tutorials
Tagged Drmc, Education, Government, ITunes, iTunes software, Libraries, Ohio, OhioLINK, Technology/Internet, Training, Tutorials
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Definition of Cloud Computing
Cloud Computing is rapidly becoming the “in” buzz phrase. Does this mean that it is all talk/no action? Definitely not. For many businesses or organizations, cloud computing can be a cost-effective way to have a great deal of control over … Continue reading
Posted in Definitions, Libraries, Library 2.0
Tagged cloud computing, Internet, National Institute for Standards and Technology, server, Technology/Internet
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Sponsor a Magazine
The Lepper Library in Lisbon, Ohio has initiated a new program to deal with severe budget cuts: they are asking their users to help out by sponsoring magazine subscriptions. This is a creative and interesting way to help maintain and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Libraries, News, Periodicals, Promotions
Tagged Lepper Library, Library, magazines, Ohio, Periodicals, Save Ohio Libraries
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Dream your worst nightmare and invest in it
Change is the one constant of the universe – unless you need it for the bus. Seriously, though, thoughts of change can be very stressful for those in a workplace. Libraries are no different. In fact, we have avoided changing … Continue reading
Social Your Site
Jenny Levine makes a great case on The Shifted Librarian for adding a feature to your sites that allows users to easily share your content via social networks. Not only will this offer a way for your users to help … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Libraries, Library 2.0, Online Services, OPAC, Open Source, Promotions, Software, Web Design
Tagged Cascading Style Sheets, css, Jenny Levine;, mobile browser, OPAC, social networking, social networks, Technology/Internet, The Shifted Librarian, web browsers;, Web Design, XHTML
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BookChaser
I wrote a post about the BookChaser Editions service last year, but encountered a reference to another service they offer, and this led me to others: BookChaser Covers : compares cover images available from Amazon, Google Books, LibraryThing, and Open … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Libraries, Library 2.0, OCLC, Online Services, Search
Tagged Amazon, BookChaser, Google Books, ISBN, ISBNDB, Library of Congress, LibraryThing, Open Library, Worldcat
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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
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
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
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
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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RECAPing PACER
PACER is the online access portal for “U.S. Appellate, District, and Bankruptcy court records and documents nationwide”. Because the documents it provides are created by the federal judiciary, they are not copyrightable; because PACER is the only place to obtain … Continue reading
Posted in Archival, Copyright, Government, Online Databases, Online Services, Open Access, Open Source, Software
Tagged appellate court, Bankruptcy court, federal government, firefox, Government, Internet Archive, Legal research, Open Access, Open Source, PACER, Public records, RECAP, United States copyright law
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Books : A Plan To Scan
A very straightforward and readable overview of the issues surrounding Google’s book scanning project appeared in yesterdays Financial Times : Books : A plan to scan. A prime focus of the analysis is the Orphan Works issue, books that fall … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Copyright, Ethics, Fair Use, Google, Libraries, Library 2.0, Licensing
Tagged Book scanning, Copyright, Digital libraries, Financial Times, Google, Library and information science, Orphan works, United States copyright law
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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
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
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
Tagged Copyright, image search engine, MetaFilter, Photography, search engine, Technology/Internet, TinEye
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OHP + SPO = OA
The Open Humanities Press (OHP) has joined forces with the University of Michigan Library’s Scholarly Publications Office (SPO) to start up a series of open access monographs: New Metaphysics Critical Climate Change Global Conversations Unidentified Theoretical Objects and my favorite… … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Licensing, Open Access, Publishing
Tagged Entertainment/Culture, Karen Schneiderman, OHP, Open Access, Open Humanities Press, remix, Scholarly Publications Office, SPO, University of Michigan
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NASA Educator Resource Centers
With NASA in the news so much lately(1, 2, 3, 4), it seems a good reminder that the organization has nearly 70 Educator Resource Centers across the country. These are fantastic resources to tap for information relevant to a wide … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Government, Libraries, Medical, News, Science, Space
Tagged Education, Educator Resource Center, Kennedy Space Center, Libraries, Medical, NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Science, Space
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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
Tagged Complexity, data, ILS, John Wilbanks, Marc, Simplicity, Technology/Internet, text editor
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