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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: Web 2.0
If you were thinking about buying a magazine or two…
Publishers Weekly is reporting that not only are they up for sale by their publisher, Reed Business Information, but that Library Journal and School Library Journal are available as well. Without knowing the cost/profit information for each of these, I … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Periodicals, Publishing
Tagged Blog, Library Journal, Online social networking, Publishers Weekly, Publishing, Reed Business Information, School Library Journal, Twitter, Web 2.0
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Open Web Tools Directory
Mozilla’s Open Web Tools Directory is a site designed to quickly connect the user with a variety of online tools for a variety of projects. The categories include Design tools, Coding tools, Debuggers, and more. Many of the projects listed … Continue reading
Posted in Online Services, Open Source, Software, Web Design
Tagged coding, Mozilla, Online Services, online tools, Open Web Tools Directory, TechCrunch, Technology/Internet, Web 2.0, Web Design
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Web 3.0 Concepts Explained in Plain English
Web 3.0 Concepts Explained in Plain English is a collection of presentations, all striving to describe the next phase of web activity and development. If all you look at is the single slide that sums up the differences between the … Continue reading
Posted in Presenting, Web Design
Tagged Library 2.0, Stephen's Lighthouse, Web 2.0, Web 3.0, web activity, Web Design, web generations
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Strategic Thinking Guide for Academic Librarians in the New Economy
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has issued a new report titled Strategic Thinking Guide for Academic Librarians in the New Economy (pdf). It joins the growing chorus of reports that indicate that we are in for a … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Library 2.0, Online Services, Open Source, Software, Uncategorized
Tagged ACRL, economy, Libraries, Open Source, self-hosted solutions, Web 2.0
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Web Tech Guy and Angry Staff Person
Web Tech Guy and Angry Staff Person (an exaggerated tale) is a video designed to be a provocative look at the arguments for opening library/museum data to web 2.0 social uses The video isn’t so much exaggerated as much as … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Library 2.0, Online Services, OPAC, Software, Web Design
Tagged Director of Web, Director of Web and New Media Strategy, disfunction, Library 2.0, Michael Edson, Smithsonian Institution, Stephen Abram, Stephen's Lighthouse, Web 2.0, Web Design, Web Tech Guy
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LucidChart
LucidChart is a free (with a premium option), web-based flowchart creation tool. It appears to be quite easy to use, yet very professional. If you are looking for software to install on your PC, remember that OpenOffice (or Go-Oo) offer … Continue reading
Posted in Online Services, Open Source, Software
Tagged flowchart, Go-Oo, Microsoft, OpenOffice, Web 2.0, web-based flowchart creation tool;
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Footnote
Footnote is an interesting social network: it contains entries and social linking for dead people. The concept seems morbid at first thought; however, it does provide a structured place to remember the dead, as well as provide links to others … Continue reading
Posted in Death, History, Online Services
Tagged Death, Pearl Harbor Muster Rolls, social network, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Web 2.0
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Make Your Own Mini Read Poster
There is now a READ Mini Poster creation tool on the American Library Association web site which lets you upload a photo into one of four templates. This is a neat offering, with a couple of caveats: The positioning tool … Continue reading
Google Librarian Central
After more than a year, there has been a bit of activity at the Google Librarian Central site, though not what was hoped for when I heard that they were preparing an update. What they announced in a post titled … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Google, Libraries, Library 2.0, News
Tagged Google, Google Librarian Central, librarian, Web 2.0, web form submission
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