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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: Video
The Importance of Taking Breaks
Most people are viewing this with an eye towards the Dewey Decimal System, but what I see is the importance of taking regular breaks: found on The Cataloguing Librarian
Posted in Books, Classification, Humor, Libraries, Video
Tagged Books, breaks, circulation, Dewey Decimal Classification, Humor, Libraries, shelving, stress, Video
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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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How to make a book by folding and cutting
Eric Leese Morgan demonstrates how to quickly make a 12-page book by making a few cuts in the pages and fitting them together: About ten years ago I created about 20 handmade books of about 25 pages each. I … Continue reading
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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What is the future of the library?
What is the future of the library? is a video that presents the library as a solution to the digitial divide, providing access and empowerment to those who otherwise would not have the access or the ability to effectively utilize … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Online Services, Training, Video
Tagged architecture, Empowerment, Libraries, questions, Video
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Use It or Lose It
The Center for Social Media at American University’s School of Communication has a PDF guide available for download titled Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video. To both illustrate and promote the practices, they have just released … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Definitions, Video
Tagged American University, Center for Social Media, Copyright, Fair Use, mashup, remix, Video
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YouTube EDU
YouTube EDU is a collection of videos from dozens, if not hundreds, of educational sources, including Stanford, MIT, Purdue University, UNC Chapel Hill, and Harvard Business School. This looks to be the start of a very useful collection of lectures … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Online Services, Video
Tagged and Harvard Business School, Chapel Hill, Harvard Business School, MIT, Purdue University, Stanford, UNC Chapel Hill, YouTube, YouTube EDU
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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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16mm Films on AV Geeks
Remember those 16mm films from your school days? Well, at least some of them have been saved from dumpsters and archived on the A/V Geeks website for online viewing. As a former high school A/V Geek myself, this warms my … Continue reading
Posted in Archival, Libraries, Online Services, Video
Tagged 16mm films, library science, online viewing, Video
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Pathways to Innovation and Inclusion
NASA’s Inclusion and Innovations Council has released a follow-up to Barriers to Innovation and Inclusion (link goes to my post containing the embedded video) which shows ways to encourage innovation and inclusion: Again, I think that the lessons from this … Continue reading
Posted in Groups, Libraries, Space, Video
Tagged inclusion, innovation, management, NASA's Inclusion and Innovations Council, servant leadership, Wayne Hale
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Find Any Film
Find Any Film is a British site that strives to be the starting point for locating films for purchase and/or viewing. It is not nearly as comprehensive as the Internet Movie Database (I could not find The Story of English, … Continue reading
Posted in Online Databases, Search, Video
Tagged films, Find Any Film, Internet Movie Database, miniseries, movies, the award, The Story of English
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Obama at ALA 2005
Many people have a memory of the moment they realized that Barack Obama was likely to become president. For some, the moment came during the primaries, perhaps when they heard the speech he gave after the New Hampshire primary. Others, … Continue reading
Posted in Government, History, Libraries, Politics, Video
Tagged American Library Association, Barack Obama, Chicago, History, Illinois, New Hampshire, presidency, president, Senator, speech, Springfield, transcript, United States, Video
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Annenberg Media Streaming Video
The Annenberg Media website at learner.org is a resource that offers on-demand streaming video for “schools, colleges, libraries, public broadcasting stations, public access channels, and other community agencies”. These are top-notch programs, several which I recognize as having been used … Continue reading
Posted in Education, History, Language, Libraries, Online Services, Politics, Science, Video, Web Design
Tagged Annenberg Media, Education, History, Libraries, Microsoft Windows, streaming video
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TS : Technical Services
The work cycle of Library Technical Services as told by the Arlington Heights Memorial Library (in the style of ER). TS (YouTube video) Bonus creative points for the idea of using a packing tape dispenser in the style of CPR … Continue reading
Posted in Acquisitions, Humor, Libraries, Video
Tagged Arlington, Arlington Heights Memorial Library, CPR, YouTube
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RFID Post-It
RFID, which stands for Radio Frequency Identification, is currently the leading edge in managing inventories and supply chains of items in a variety of industries, as well as acting as a personal identification device. It is used in many situations, … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Video
Tagged bright group, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, personal identification device, researcher, retail warehouses, technology mashup
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Short Pencil Saga
From Nick Baker, the guy who brought us March of the Librarians (and some help from his cohorts at Williams College Library) comes a documentary examining the life of a golf pencil. Short Pencil Saga (I challenge you to not … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Libraries, Video
Tagged Nick Baker, Williams College, Williams College Library
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The Librarian Song
The Librarian Song (YouTube video) is, well, a song… about librarians… specifically about how librarians train users (Show it to them, do it with them, and then the user can do it themself). And above all… it is really funny … Continue reading
LOC Docent Training Videos
The Library of Congress web site has a collection of webcasts that they use for docent training. If you would like to learn about some of the collections within in the library, this is a fantastic way to do so! … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Training, Video
Tagged Congress, LOC Docent Training Videos The
Library of Congress, LOC Docent Training Videos The
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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