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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: Tutorials
Libraries as Business Incubators
Public Libraries as Business Incubators is an article in PC World suggesting that libraries could provide a service to their communities by serving as a connection to resources that small businesses might need and/or provide to other small businesses. This … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Event, Groups, Libraries, Training, Tutorials
Tagged Facebook, Facebook Inc, International Data Group Inc, Jo Budler, librarian, Library, Online social networking, PC World, Public Library, Technology/Internet, World Wide Web
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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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Taking Library Photographs
Taking Pictures and Telling Stories at our Libraries is a post on the ALA TechSource blog by Cindi Trainor. It is a good overview for how someone can take decent photographs in a library setting. The only suggestion I would … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Photography, Training, Tutorials
Tagged Cindi Trainor, Librarian in Black, Libraries, Photographic lighting, Photography
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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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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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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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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
Tagged Aviary, online image editor, presentations, screenshot, Talon, TechCrunch, Technology/Internet, Training
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DIY Book Scanner
I enjoy building things, especially if there is a “let’s see what we can find to make this work” factor involved. With that in mind, it should be obvious why Building a High Speed Scanner from Trash and Cheap Cameras … Continue reading
Understanding Library Bar Code Structure
Understanding the Bar Code Structure is a description of the structure of the standardized bar code used by many libraries for both their patrons and their materials. It resides on the website of JerseyCat, New Jersey’s nicely named “statewide virtual … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Tutorials
Tagged Bar Code, barcode, check digit, JerseyCat, Libraries, New Jersey
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MathTV
MathTV is a collection of video tutorials, ranging from basic mathematical concepts to complex calculus applications, meant to assist students by providing a demonstration of how to work a type of problem. This is a great resource for anyone needing … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Online Services, Tutorials, Video
Tagged algebra, calculus, calculus applications, Education, mathematics, MathTV, Online Services, trigonometry, Tutorials, Video
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Middlespot Search Interface
Think of Middlespot as a Zotero-like organization tool for web searches. Perform a search, and you have several ways to explore the search results, as well as saving collections of results in what they call a “Workpad”. The fastest way … Continue reading
Posted in Online Services, Search, Tutorials, WebSearch
Tagged Google, Middlespot, search results, web searches, Zotero
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Free Open Courseware Open Source Classes
100 Free Open Courseware Classes About Open Source Everything is a post on the BSchool.com Blog. Their list is quite comprehensive, with something for just about anyone. In addition, the blog has a thing for “100 Free…” lists, from resource … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Open Source, Training, Tutorials
Tagged Business School, China, Ivy League, Kelly Sonora, Open Source, Tutorials
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Three Great Book Repair Guides
A Simple Book Repair Manual is a web-based guide created and hosted by the Dartmouth College Library. It covers what a library needs to set up a toolkit and make straightforward repairs. Conservation Book Repair : A training manual by … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Language, Libraries, Online Services, Training, Tutorials
Tagged Alaska Heritage Museum, Artemis BonaDea, book repair, Conservation Technician, Curator, Dartmouth College Library, Dartmouth College;, Stanford University, web-based guide
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Library 2.0 Webinar
10 Ways to Make Your Library Great in 2008—via Web 2.0 is a webinar being held next week that promises to be very informative. The focus is on social networking and how libraries and library staff can approach new technologies … Continue reading
WebWISER
WebWISER is an online access point for WISER, which stands for Wireless Information Sytem for Emergency Responders. This database of information on hazardous materials is maintained by the National Library of Medicine, and can be used to both find information … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Libraries, Medical, Online Services, Search, Software, Tutorials
Tagged chemicals, Mobile phones, National Library of Medicine, online access point, Wireless Information Sytem
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Google Code for Educators
Interested in quick and straightforward tutorials for making dynamic websites and such? Check out Google Code for Educators to get a few ideas and examples that you can use to enhance your projects. found on the Official Google Blog
American Sign Language Video Dictionary
The ASL Video Dictionary is exactly that: a dictionary of sign language that covers words, common phrases, and even religious signs. found on MetaFilter
Advice to a slightly less experienced geek librarian
Advice to a slightly less experienced geek librarian is written by Daniel Chudnov at One Big Library, and is an excellent essay with good advice for anyone exploring new ways to do things in libraries. I can vouch for a … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Libraries, Training, Tutorials
Tagged Advice, Daniel Chudnov, experienced geek librarian, One Big Library, slightly less experienced geek librarian
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Copyright Resources on the Web
Copyright Resources on the Web is an excellent and very comprehensive collection of links to, whaddayaknow, copyright resources on the web. from ResourceShelf
Posted in Copyright, Education, Libraries, Open Access, Training, Tutorials
Tagged Web
Copyright Resources, Web
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Intute: Virtual Training Suite
It is British, it is online, and it is free. It is Intute: Virtual Training Suite. What Intute is is a collection of web tutorials on a wide, wide range of subjects. Their aim is to give you an overview … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Libraries, Online Databases, Online Services, Open Access, Search, Tutorials, WebSearch
Tagged Britain, online educational offerings, Open University, United States, web tutorials, web-based resources
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