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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: Library 2.0
Schema.org
Google, Bing and Yahoo have joined their efforts and have created schema.org, a site that offers “a one stop resource” for metadata structure for web pages. There are two schema that stand out as excellent additions to library web sites: … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Google, Libraries, Library 2.0, OPAC, Web Design
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How to Create and Run Your Website
The San Jose Public Library has launched their new website. It has a clean design, with clear indications of how to find the information being sought. But what really got my attention was the relationship of the library staff to … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Libraries, Library 2.0, Online Services, OPAC, Web Design
Tagged Blogs, Libraries, San Jose Public Library, Shelf Check, Web Design
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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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Unicorn Validator
Unicorn, W3C’s unified validation service, is live. As someone who has found the W3C html, css and feed validators to be valuable tools in web design, the merging of the three tools into one interface is a terrific step. With … Continue reading
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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A Brief History of Markup
I just received my copy of the newly-published HTML5 For Web Designers by Jeremy Keith, and remembered that the first chapter is available online. It is a quick and interesting read, no matter how involved in web design. In fact, … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Books, Groups, History, Library 2.0, Web Design
Tagged Books, Groups, History, html, HTML5, Jeremy Keith, Technology/Internet, Web Design, web designers
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Four Years Later…
It was on July 6, 2006 that I set this blog in motion. Originally named The LibrarySupportStaff.org Blog, this is the 881st post, and by one metric* gets an average of over 200 page views per day. I began this … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, History, Libraries, Library 2.0
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Thinking about the Free Range Librarian Thinking about Open Source
Karen Schneider has been Thinking about Open Source. This is a good thing, as she tends to do a great job exploring the interrelationships between people, organizations, and technology. I want to highlight one portion of her post in order … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Groups, Language, Libraries, Library 2.0, Open Source, Software
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Upgrade
Libology has upgraded to WordPress 3.0, which is a significant jump ahead in standards and features. One of the most interesting, for me, will be support for HTML 5. I have also switched to the Twenty-Ten theme, as it is … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Books, Libraries, Library 2.0, News, Open Source, Software, Web Design
Tagged blog
software, Computing, Content management systems, Digital media, html, Human Interest, PHP programming language, Technology/Internet, WordPress, World Wide Web
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Practical Open Source Software Website
Nicole Engard’s forthcoming book, Practical Open Source Software for Libraries, has a page on the accompanying website consisting of links mentioned in the book. Not only is this a tantalizing glimpse of the book, but it is a source of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Libraries, Library 2.0, Online Services, Open Source, Publishing, Software
Tagged Book;, Libraries, Library, Nicole Engard, Open Source, Open Source Software, Publishing, Technology/Internet
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We are but warriors for the working-day…
Bullet Point : “We live in Shakespearean Times” is an older post on Virtual Dave… Real Blog aimed squarely at librarians, but I think it may apply even more to support staff, as we are in even less of a … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Libraries, Library 2.0
Tagged Buffy Gunter Hamilton, energy, Facebook, Kenneth Branagh, Shakespeare, Virtual Dave
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OCLC and Data
The OCLC Record Use Policy Council today posted a draft of the WorldCat Rights and Responsibilities for the OCLC Cooperative. This is the second go-around for updating the 1987 Guidelines for the Use and Transfer of OCLC-derived Records, which is … Continue reading
Posted in Cataloging, Copyright, History, Libraries, Library 2.0, Licensing, News, OCLC, Online Databases, OPAC
Tagged OCLC Records Use Policy, Online Computer Library Center
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Zombie Attack Preparedness
I am a huge supporter of organizational disaster plans. Not only does this allow for greater safety for staff and users, but a well-made disaster plan can mean that your library can be more functional in a shorter time when … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Humor, Libraries, Library 2.0, Online Services, Video
Tagged Disaster, Disaster preparedness, Disaster/Accident, Disasters, LibGuides, University of Florida, University of Florida Libraries
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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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Mash-Up is not a new term
From the Oxford English Dictionary, via Ron Murray at the Library of Congress, through the Disruptive Library Technology Jester, comes the news that the term “Mash-Up”, with roughly the same meaning as today, is over 150 years old! The modern … Continue reading
Posted in Definitions, History, Language, Library 2.0, Web Design
Tagged English languages, Library, Library of Congress, Oxford English Dictionary
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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 101
The Library 101 video debuted today at the Internet Librarian conference. Created by Michael Porter (a.k.a. Libraryman) and David Lee King, the video is a foot-tapping, library-rocking tour-de-force. Clear the next eight minutes in your schedule, put on some headphones, … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Groups, Libraries, Library 2.0, Photography, Promotions, Video
Tagged Branson, David Lee King, Internet Librarian, Libraries, Library 101, Michael Porter, Technology/Internet, Video
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Drinking from the Firehose of Metadata
Lorcan Demsey discusses a previous post about Metadata that he wrote a couple of years ago, and the implications for how we approach the creation and selection of information about information. His four categories: Professional. Produced by staff in support … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Cataloging, Classification, Libraries, Library 2.0
Tagged Cataloging, Data management, Libraries, Library 2.0, Lorcan Dempsey, metadata, OCLC
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