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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.Libology Blog
Established July 2006
ISSN: 1946-1852
by Rick Mason
Category Archives: ILS
New Hybrid ILS Front End
A regional group of public libraries in Antwerp, Belgium have announced a new hybrid OPAC for their library software. They have merged WordPress with AquaBrowser to create a web presence with the capabilities they felt were most important for their … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Library 2.0, OPAC, Open Source, Software, Web Design
Tagged AquaBrowser;, Blog, Faceted search, ILS, integrated library system, Libraries, Nicole Engard, Online Public-Access Catalog, OPAC, Open Source, Open Source Living, Scriblio, Software, Technology/Internet, VuFind, Web Design, WordPress
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OCLC Questions
Jonathan Rochkind at Bibliographic Wilderness weighs in on the OCLC issue, and ultimately asks a lot of significant questions that don’t have easy answers. We all need to be asking significant questions, not only of OCLC, SkyRiver, and III, but … Continue reading
Posted in Cataloging, Classification, Ethics, Groups, History, ILL, ILS, Libraries, OCLC, Online Databases, Online Services
Tagged Cataloging, Ethics, III, Jonathan Rochkind, Libraries, OCLC, Online Services, SkyRiver
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One Possible OCLC Solution
I am going to be very presumptuous and put forth a possible solution to the OCLC situation. Ready? Divide OCLC in two. One entity, which we will call OCLC.org (just to keep from having to make up some name for … Continue reading
Posted in Cataloging, Ethics, ILS, Libraries, Licensing, News, OCLC, Online Databases, Online Services, OPAC, Open Access, Open Source, Search, Software
Tagged bibliographic services, CONTENTdm, creative commons, ILS, Libraries, Library, Library automation, Library catalog, LibraryThing, News, OCLC, Online Computer Library Center, OpenLibrary, search tools, SkyRiver Communications Inc, Technology/Internet, Web Scale Managment Services, Worldcat
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InfoToday Article on Lawsuit
InfoToday has posted a very good overview of the SkyRiver/III/OCLC suit on their website, written by Edward M. Corrado, who also blogs at http://blog.ecorrado.us (I have quoted him on this blog several times, and follow his posts closely). My post … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Cataloging, Ethics, ILS, Libraries, Library 2.0, Licensing, News, OCLC, Online Databases, Online Services, Software
Tagged Blog, Edward M. Corrado, Ethics, III, Libraries, OCLC, SkyRiver, Software, technology
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Guide to the SkyRiver vs. OCLC Lawsuit
Marshall Breeding at LibraryTechnology.org has gathered together resources and information regarding the lawsuit filed by SkyRiver against OCLC: Guide to the SkyRiver vs. OCLC Lawsuit
Posted in Cataloging, Groups, ILS, Libraries, Library 2.0, Licensing, News, OCLC, Online Services, OPAC
Tagged Lawsuit, Libraries, LibraryTechnology.org, Marshall Breeding, OCLC, SkyRiver
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Practical Open Source for Libraries
Nicole Engard has posted the slides for one of her presentations: Practical Open Source Software for Libraries (Part 2)
Posted in Education, ILS, Libraries, Library 2.0, Licensing, Open Source, Software, Training
Tagged Computer software, Libraries, Nicole Engard, Open Source, Practical Open Source Software, presentation, Technology/Internet, Training
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SkyRiver sues OCLC
SkyRiver, the new bibliographic records company created by Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (III) owner Jerry Kline, has filed suit against OCLC, alleging that they are “unlawfully monopolizing the markets for cataloging services, interlibrary lending, and bibliographic data.” SkyRiver has been joined … Continue reading
Thoughts on Names
A blog post by Patrick McKenzie titled Falsehoods Programmers Believe about Names is a great reminder of the increasing complexity surrounding computer software and personal names. It is presented as a list, and most likely will contain some thought-provoking “rules” … Continue reading
Posted in Classification, Definitions, ILS, Libraries, Online Databases, Software, Translation, Web Design
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Open Source ILS Glossary
Earlier this month, Equinox Software‘s Bob Molyneux posted an Open Source ILS Glossary in Pdf format. It is a great overview of the concepts and environment of the current open source library software environment. Today Bob posted an updated version … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Definitions, ILS, Libraries, Open Source, Software
Tagged Bob Molyneux, Computer software, Computing, Equinox Software, integrated library system, Library, Library automation, Open Source, open source library software environment, pdf, Technology/Internet, Thought
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Academic Library Bubble
An interesting column in Library Journal by Stephen Bell: The Bursting of the Academic Library Bubble That is bubble as in housing bubble or stock market bubble. It is not the academic library that is possibly in a bubble, but … Continue reading
Posted in Education, ILS, Libraries, Licensing, Online Databases, Software
Tagged academic libraries, bubbles, Education, ILS, Libraries, Library, Ohio, OhioLink 2.0, open education movement
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Mash-Up the OPAC
ILS user groups can be one of the greatest sources of tips, tricks and inspiration for tech-oriented library staff. There was a recent discussion on the Innovative User’s Group that has led to an interesting way to embed various media … Continue reading
Posted in Cataloging, ILS, Libraries, Library 2.0, Online Services, Software, Tutorials, Video, Web Design, XML
Tagged Cataloging, html, HTML element, Innovative, Marc, Millennium, OPAC, RSS, Technology/Internet, ticTOCs, TOC, Web Design
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Open Source Integrated Library Systems
Found a fantastic slideshow covering the basics of Open Source ILS software via the Proverbial Lone Wolf Librarian: Open Source Integrated Library Systems View more presentations from stellacomans. Direct link to the slides on SlideShare
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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ILS Turnover
Library Technology Guides has a couple of interesting data sets that, in a limited way, shows some of the dynamic patterns in the Integrated Library System (ILS) market: Integrated Library System turnover in 2009 (listed by the ILS migrated to) … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Open Source, Software
Tagged Evergreen, GuidePosts, ILS, integrated library system, koha, lib-web-cats, Library, library technology, SirsiDynix, Technology/Internet
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The 7-per-cent Self-Checkout Solution
The Kirkendall Public Library in Ankeny, Iowa wanted to install a self-checkout system. The $23,000 price tag meant that, at best, they would need to wait until they could raise the money to purchase the system. Eric Melton, circulation librarian … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, News, Software
Tagged Ankeny Iowa, Business/Finance, Iowa, Kirkendall Public Library, Self checkout, self-check, tech support, technology
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Granularity and Relational
While clearing out old lists of post inspirations, I ran across a post on Commonplace.net that still gets my brain going: At my place of work, my desk is in close proximity to our two catalogers. The conversations that ensue … Continue reading
Posted in Cataloging, ILS, Libraries, Software
Tagged Cataloging, Commonplace.net, Libraries, Library automation, Marc, MARC standards, relational database, Software, Technology/Internet
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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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Business Models and Comments
A link to a thought-provoking article on Open Source business models was posted by Stephen Abram on his blog, Stephen’s Lighthouse. If you follow that last link, you may note that not only does he post the link “without comment”, … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, ILS, Libraries, Open Source, Software
Tagged Open Source, Software licenses, Stephen Abram, Technology/Internet, The New York Times
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SSNs @ Your Library?
My former place of work (FPOW) used to have Social Security numbers as college ID numbers, which were written on book checkout cards. About ten years ago, we switched to an ILS and began generating in-house ID numbers for students. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Ethics, ILS, Libraries, News
Tagged Ethics, Identity theft, ILS, News, Social Security number, University of Toledo
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Koha LiveCD
Most of us who have used and installed any of the many variants of Linux started off with a live CD. These allow you to boot your computer up using the CD, and try out the operating system without having … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Open Source, Software
Tagged Evergreen, Knoppix, koha, Linux, Live CD, open source library software, Technology/Internet, Ubuntu
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