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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.Libology Blog
Established July 2006
ISSN: 1946-1852
by Rick Mason
Monthly Archives: August 2006
Librarians at the Gate
Librarians at the Gate is an article from The Nation magazine that covers several political and social issues central to libraries, including the eggshell topic of the Independant Libraries in Cuba (also here) project. from ResourceShelf
Metadata
In the 15 July 2006 issue of Library Journal, Jeffrey Beall writes a passioned defense of metadata against the forces of keyword searching. Much of what he says is valid, and I agree that metadata is necessary for effective storage … Continue reading
Posted in Definitions, Libraries, Online Databases, Search
Tagged Jeffrey Beall, keyword search, Library Journal
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Evaluative study of major Internet bookshops
Published on E-LIS (E-Prints in Library and Information Science). this article compares and contrasts 10 online book retailers in a variety of ways. Amazon.com and Amazon.uk topped out the rankings, but the rankings themselves go a long way in explaining … Continue reading
Posted in Online Databases, Search, Statistics, Web Design
Tagged Internet bookshops Published, online book retailers, online presence, retail
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Yes, Mars is bigger than the Moon, but…
…it didn’t, and won’t, appear so from the Earth (unless something goes very, very wrong)! Nasa ; UniverseToday ; Bad Astronomy
Posted in Space
Tagged National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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WikiCharts
Want to know what the top 100 viewed sites on Wikipedia are? Check out WikiCharts! (warning, people view all sorts of information that you may not wish to view… be warned) from ResourceShelf
Posted in Search, Statistics
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Reply.com
Reply.com is a valuation site for real estate and automobiles. Type in an address, or select the year, make and model of a vehicle, and get the market value price. from Resourceshelf
Calisphere
From the University of California, Calisphere is an archival collection of digitized images, maps, documents and more. from ResourceShelf
Posted in Libraries, Maps, Online Databases, Open Access, Search
Tagged California, University of California
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Trulia
Trulia is a Google Maps mashup which combines the map, at whatever zoom you choose, and real estate listings. Hover over the marker and see the address and asking price of the property. Click and get the option to get … Continue reading
Posted in Google, Maps, Online Databases, Search, Web Design, WebSearch
Tagged Google, real estate listings
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Library Classification Systems
The New York Public Library is changing classification systems for their reference collection. Over the years they have used a unique system developed by their first library director, Dr. John Shaw Billings, appropriately named the Billings System. It hasn’t been … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Online Databases, Search
Tagged Adobe, Book;, classification systems, Congress, Dewey Decimal, first library director, Integrated Library Systems, John Shaw Billings, Library Classification Systems, Library of Congress, Library of Congress System, Online Public Access Catalogs, The New York Public Library, United States
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Preserving your collection
The Library of Congress Preservation Directorate has a site detailing methods for preserving items, and includes a section on dealing with water and mold damage. Recommended reading for anyone dealing with archival materials. from ResourceShelf
Posted in Libraries, Training, Tutorials
Tagged Library of Congress Preservation Directorate, The
Library of Congress Preservation Directorate, The
Library of Congress Preservation Directorate
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Google Scholar — Related Articles
Google Scholar has added a feature which, well, makes their service more Google-esque. Do a search, then click on “Related Articles” on a result that is closest to what you are looking for. from the Official Google Blog
Jessamyn
Jessamyn West did a couple of presentations for the library system that my library belongs to. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to attend (grrrrr… I have heard nothing but rave reviews for her presentations and would like to attend one someday), … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Presenting, Search, Training, WebSearch
Tagged Jessamyn
Jessamyn West, Jessamyn
Jessamyn West, Rave;
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Farecast
An interesting twist to the searching for airfare sites is Farecast, which maps up to one month worth of flights between selected cities to show how costs will vary based on the dates selected for travel. Select the “Flexible Search” … Continue reading
Library Glossary
Every library site should include definitions of basic terms, like the University of Southern California’s. from ResourceShelf
Posted in Libraries, Web Design
Tagged California, library site, University of Southern California
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What’s inside a JPEG?
This is likely much, much more information than most of us will ever need, but What is Inside a JPEG? has an excellent tutorial on how the JPEG format stores image information. The rest of their tutorials are here. from … Continue reading
What do you know???
Thoughts during a vacation: What do you know? If you were on a certain NPR program, the proper response would be “Not much, you?”. However, we aren’t (at least I’m not), and my thoughts have gone in this direction: The … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Training, Tutorials
Tagged group member, Mary Tyler Moore, the Mary Tyler Moore show;
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U.S. Government Manual
The newest version of the U.S. Government Manual is available online. It is searchable and browsable. from ResourceShelf
Posted in Online Databases, Politics, Search, Statistics
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Googling Google Googlies! (continued)
See here for my first post on this topic… Google is looking to crack down on the use of the word “google” as a verb (as in googling) in order to protect their copyright. My take on this is when … Continue reading