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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: Software
Dyslexia Typeface
I stumbled upon this typeface nearly eight months ago, and thought that I had written about it, but after recommending it for the 3rd or 4th time, I realized that I had failed to actually create the post. OpenDyslexic is … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Education, Licensing, Open Source
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Register to Vote on Libology
The Democratic National Committee recently released code that allows websites to offer streamlined voter registration pages through a Ruby on Rails interface. The Obama campaign quickly modified that code to make it even easier to embed in nearly any website. … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Libraries, Online Services, Politics, Software, Web Design
Tagged elections, html, Politics, Ruby on Rails, Technology/Internet, Voter registration
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Wikipedia Redefined
Wikipedia Redefined is a proposal by a creative agency called NEW! which presents changes that would make Wikipedia more usable, both as a user and as an editor. Having used MediaWiki (the software that runs Wikipedia) extensively, I can vouch that … Continue reading
Posted in Online Services, Open Source, Software, Web Design, Wiki
Tagged MediaWiki, Technology/Internet, Usability, Wiki, Wikipedia, wikis
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“None of this works off-the-shelf…”
You may remember Michael Wesch. He has done quite a bit of note since that project (here and here). He is, however, re-evaluating the role of technology in the classroom after receiving reliable reports that his methods don’t always work … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Education, Software
Tagged Education, Michael Wesch, Technology/Internet
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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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Library Staff Using Online Tools
WebJunction has posted the survey results for online tool usage by library staff, and a few of the results might surprise: The online tool that has had at least some use by the highest percentage of staff is Online Courses, … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Education, Libraries, News, Online Services, Software, Training
Tagged Blogs, Libraries, Library, Listservs, Online Courses, Online social networking, online tools, rural, technology differences, Technology/Internet, urban
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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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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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OpenWith.org
You know the frustration: you have a file, but either don’t know what program you need to open it, or you don’t have the program available where you need it. OpenWith.org can help locate a free program for most any … Continue reading
Posted in Online Databases, Online Services, Search, Software
Tagged Computer file, Computer file formats, computers, file extension, File format, Online Services, Software
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Personality Spectrum
There is an interesting “personality type” post on Dougal Campbell’s Geek Ramblings titled Open Source Personality Spectrum. In and of itself, it is interesting and basically true. Giving it some thought, I suspect that this range of personality traits can … Continue reading
Posted in Definitions, Groups, Open Source, Software
Tagged Dougal Campbell, Enthusiast, Internet culture, Personality, Personality Spectrum, Sociology, Stoic, Technology/Internet
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DIY Book Scanner for less than $20
If you have reading material that you would like to digitize, but not enough budget to make it happen, this might be your recipe for a Saturday afternoon do-it-yourself (DIY) project: New & Improved Portable, Paperless, Digital Copy Machine The … Continue reading
Posted in Archival, Books, Libraries, Photography, Software, Tutorials
Tagged book scanner, DIY, Do it yourself, Wired;
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iPad Peek
A good service for web designers who want to see how their website will work on the iPad: iPad Peek found via WeblogToolsCollection
Posted in Online Services, Software, Web Design
Tagged iPad, Technology/Internet, Web Design
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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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