Tag Archives: web presence

Information Streams

Posted on 17 May 2009 by Rick Mason

Eric Shonfeld at TechCrunch writes: “Once again, the Internet is shifting before our eyes. Information is increasingly being distributed and presented in real-time streams instead of dedicated Web pages. The shift is palpable, even if it is only in its … Continue reading →

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Creative III Shelf Browse Hack

Posted on 13 August 2008 by Rick Mason

Saw a shelf browse created for an Innovative (III) OPAC that is quite neat.  It lives on a development site for the Cambridge Public Library in Ontario, Canada and integrates Syndetic Solutions book covers into a pseudo-shelf listing.  Here is … Continue reading →

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One Big Library Unconference Report (part 1)

Posted on 2 July 2008 by Rick Mason

Previous posts here and here… I attended the One Big Library Unconference (Facebook too) last Friday, and haven’t had a chance to post about it yet, so here goes: I arrived in Toronto around 7 p.m. on Thursday after a … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Len Lindquist

Posted on 3 March 2008 by Rick Mason

Len Lindquist, Manager of Technology Services for the Prairie Area Library System, died last Thursday.  This is a sad loss for everyone connected with the system, because not only was he great at his job, he was an excellent person … Continue reading →

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Courseware, Web 2.0 and Libraries

Posted on 26 February 2008 by Rick Mason

Last September I wrote about Libguides, an online service that creates web 2.0-style offerings for library web sites. I was impressed with the quality of their offerings, but had misgivings about the cost, especially when one considers that a library … Continue reading →

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LibGuides

Posted on 26 September 2007 by Rick Mason

(Note regarding this post:  When you read this post, be sure to read the comments as well.  I did not state my case as well as I should, and end up sounding as though I don’t feel that LibGuides has as much value for libraries as … Continue reading →

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Pipl

Posted on 29 May 2007 by Rick Mason

Pipl is a search engine geared towards finding people, but it casts a wider net than other people search tools. It searches social networking sites, job sites, and blogs. As you might guess, there are usually a lot of results … Continue reading →

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