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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.Libology Blog
Established July 2006
ISSN: 1946-1852
by Rick Mason
Tag Archives: Library
Support Your Local Library
Statestats, a recently founded non-profit focusing on education and technology, has created an infographic in support of libraries (thanks to Dan for contacting me with this!): FIND A LIBRARY NEAR YOU FIND YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY INFORMATION INTEGRATED WITH GOOGLE … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Groups, Libraries, Statistics
Tagged Information graphics, Library, Technology/Internet
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My Library, My Lifeline
The Cecil County Public Library recently ran an awareness campaign called My Library, My Lifeline, which involved creating a logo. Now they are making the logo available to members of the library community: They ask that the logo’s use be … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Event, Groups, Libraries, Licensing, Promotions
Tagged Cecil County Public Library, creative commons, Libraries, Library, license, Logo, promotions
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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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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
Searching A Card Catalog
The Obsolete Skills wiki has an entry on Searching A Card Catalog, which includes: “Use of the retaining rods for swordplay, while a way to break up the tedium of searching, was not appreciated by library staff.” I beg to … Continue reading
How to Respond to Bad Press, continued
In a post a few days ago I referred to a letter written by Mary A. Dempsey, Commissioner for the Chicago Public Library, as a response to a Fox Chicago News story that asked Are Libraries Necessary, or a Waste … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Government, Groups, History, Libraries, News, Online Services
Tagged Anna Davlantes, Anthony Bourdain, Author, California State Library, Chicago, Chicago Public Library, city services, Commissioner, DC, Digital media, e-book, Education, English as a second language, Google Books Library Project, Harold Washington Library Center, hour Internet sessions, Illinois, job search assistance, journalist, librarian, Library, Library and information science, Library Board, Library Board of Directors, MacArthur Foundation, marketing, Mary A. Dempsey, online information, online research collections, pdf, Public Library, School library, Science, Talking Book Center, the Ravinia Music Festival, USD, Walter Cronkite, Washington, WFLD
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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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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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I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a library today…
Another method of dealing with fiscal woes is beginning to impact library organizations. My former state of residence, Illinois, has always for years run several months behind in payments to state-funded organizations. I know this from keeping an eye on … Continue reading
Posted in Government, ILL, Libraries, News
Tagged Business/Finance, Elizabeth Neill, ILL, Illinois, Judy Hoffman, Libraries, Library, library systems, News, Sara Long
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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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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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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 Passion Paradox
This is a couple of months old, but it is worth highlighting: Unlocking the Passion Paradox Kenneth Eikenberry illustrates the benefits of being passionate about your work, and how one can encourage and develop those passions. From the post: When … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Training
Tagged attitude, Kenneth Eikenberry, Libraries, Library, passion, Productivity, Training
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Top Ten Customer Service Skills for Library Staff
ALA Learning’s Top Ten Customer Service Skills for Library Staff is not only a great review of those habits that can make us more effective when we interact with the public, but are also good reminders of what we can … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Libraries
Tagged ALA, ALA Learning, customer service, Libraries, Library, library staff
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Baker & Taylor E-Book Technology
Baker & Taylor has the next big thing in ebooks. Really! As with all of the “next big things” we see in digital technology, we get to “wait and see”. However, reading the post makes me marvel at the possibilities … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Cataloging, Libraries, Online Services, Software
Tagged Baker & Taylor, e-books;, Libraries, Library, Technology/Internet
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How College Students Seek Information in the Digital Age
How College Students Seek Information in the Digital Age (pdf) is a report from Project Information Literacy, maintained by the Information School at the University of Washington that contains a few surprises for libraries: Course readings were the first place … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Libraries, Online Databases, Online Services, OPAC, Search
Tagged academic libraries, Bill Drew, Education, Free Range Librarian, Libraries, Library, Statistics, students
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Sponsor a Magazine
The Lepper Library in Lisbon, Ohio has initiated a new program to deal with severe budget cuts: they are asking their users to help out by sponsoring magazine subscriptions. This is a creative and interesting way to help maintain and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Libraries, News, Periodicals, Promotions
Tagged Lepper Library, Library, magazines, Ohio, Periodicals, Save Ohio Libraries
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Perfect Storm
The Perfect Storm is a brief essay in the current issue of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) newsletter. G. Sayeed Choudhury, the author of the essay, states that “Universities have authentication and authorization systems to identify who … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Google, Groups, Libraries, Library 2.0, Online Services, Open Access, Open Source, Software, Wiki
Tagged Blogs, CLIR, Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), Education, G. Sayeed Choudhury, Google Wave, Library, Open Source, social networking, Technology/Internet, wikis
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