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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: October 2007
Bibliographic Entity-Relationships
Karen Coyle has written a post on Coyle’s InFormation that I feel greatly helps to explain why it can be so complex to structure bibliographic information. I first encountered Entity-Relationships (note: right now this link is not a great introduction … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Definitions, Libraries, Training
Tagged Karen Coyle, search screen, word processor, word processor for others
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Adding Functionality to the Web OPAC
Schemes to Add Functionality to the Web OPAC is a posting by Disruptive Library Technology Jester (a.k.a. Peter Murray of OhioLINK) in which he lays out a basic categorization of ways in which libraries can get their OPACs to do more. This … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Library 2.0, Open Source, Software, Web Design
Tagged Librarian.net, Peter Murray, Voyager library, Web OPAC
Schemes, Web OPAC
Schemes, Web OPAC
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Movers & Shakers 2008
Nope, the list hasn’t been announced yet. In fact, Library Journal is asking for nominations: The editors of Library Journal need your help in identifying the emerging leaders in the library world. Our seventh annual Movers & Shakers supplement will profile … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Periodicals
Tagged Canada, Library Journal, online nomination form, United States
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WebWISER
WebWISER is an online access point for WISER, which stands for Wireless Information Sytem for Emergency Responders. This database of information on hazardous materials is maintained by the National Library of Medicine, and can be used to both find information … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Libraries, Medical, Online Services, Search, Software, Tutorials
Tagged chemicals, Mobile phones, National Library of Medicine, online access point, Wireless Information Sytem
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Edelfäule (or) Noble Rot
Edelfäule (roughly translatable as “noble rot”) is a video of books being scanned, like those for the Google Book Project or the Open Content Alliance. Except that these books have mold damage. And the result is hypnotic… found on if:book
World Digital Library
The World Digital Library is a project that is quite vast in scope, but is looking ready to take on the challenge of combining primary historical resources from many of the worlds great libraries. This project was started by UNESCO … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Maps, Open Source, Search, Software, Video, Web Design
Tagged Congress, Digital Library The World Digital Library, One Big Library, Open Source Software, search parameters, the Washington Post, U.S. Library of Congress, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Orga, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Orga, Washington Post, World Digital Library
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American FactFinder
American FactFinder is a lookup service from the U.S. Census Bureau that will provide a decent snapshot of statistical information for a given geographical area. Enter your zip code, city or county and there you go! found in the third … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Online Databases, Online Services, Statistics
Tagged U.S. Census Bureau
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Young Librarians
I wasn’t going to post this because you need an account to access the article, but the Chronicle of Higher Education has an article titled “Young Librarians, Talkin’ ‘Bout Their Generation” which is quite an interesting read. I recommend you … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Libraries
Tagged Jessamyn West, the Chronicle of Higher Education;
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OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMap is a U.K.-based project that fulfills a great need: an open, collaborative mapping project. Ever find an error in MapQuest, Google Maps, or Yahoo Maps? Can’t do much about it, can you? OpenStreetMap will be able to be updated … Continue reading
Posted in Google, Government, Maps, Online Services, Open Access, Web Design
Tagged Google, Linux, U.S. Census Bureau, United States, Yahoo
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Flu Clinic Locator
This online Flu Clinic Locator, provided by the American Lung Association, is an excellent way to find out where and when flu shots will be available in your area. A great health resource for your ready-reference information or even your library … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Medical, Online Services, Search
Tagged American Lung Association, Google, library web site
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OpenOffice.org vs. Microsoft Office 2007
As a longtime user of OpenOffice.org, I pay attention to comparisons between that software and Microsoft Office. The first set of reviews that I have encountered that compares Microsoft’s updated suite with the current version of OpenOffice have just been … Continue reading
Posted in Open Source, Software
Tagged Linux, Microsoft, OpenOffice.org Writer
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The Really Modern Library
The Really Modern Library is a project undertaken by the Institute for the Future of the Book. They are soliciting comments from all quarters, and holding meetings in Los Angeles, London, and New York, in order to define how our … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, ILS, Libraries
Tagged analog, energy, Eric Lease Morgan, Institute for the Future of the Book, London, Los Angeles, New York, online data, Really Modern Library
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Lorem Ipsum Trivium
For many years I thought that the latin-esque text known as “Lorem Ipsum”, commonly used as a placeholder when designing web sites, brochures, etc., was simply meaningless syllables that looked and sounded like latin. It turns out there is more … Continue reading
Posted in Definitions, History, Web Design
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NIH and Public Access
There is a bill being voted upon by the U.S. Senate on October 15th which will potentially open up a great deal of research being done with National Institute of Health (NIH) funding. The bill will mandate that the public … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Government, Medical, News, Open Access, Politics, Science
Tagged library staff member, National Institute of Health, Peter Suber, Rick Mason, Senate, Senator, United States, United States Senate
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