One of the problems with switching library catalogs to web versions is that the dedicated computers start being used for Internet surfing instead of catalog searching. Limiting Web Access is a set of instructions on how to keep those computers from being used for general searching while still allowing use of the catalog. It is [...]

TechnoBiblio: Grappling with changes in measuring our value makes a good point about the fact that the way libraries have traditionally measured the value of their services didn’t work too well before and are almost completely worthless now. What the patrons at my (research/academic) library want most is to be able to search for sources [...]

Into the Blogosphere is a set of peer-reviewed articles on blogging. The interesting part, aside from the subject, is that they have aloud comments on each article. It will be interesting to go back in a couple of weeks and see what has been said.

E-LIS – Eprints for LIS is an open access archive for scientific or technical documents, published or unpublished, on Librarianship, Information Science and Technology, and related application activities. dLIST, Digital Library of Information Science and Technology.

[Developing With Web Standards] explains how and why using web standards will let you build websites in a way that saves time and money for the developer and provides a better experience for the visitor. Also discussed are other methods, guidelines and best practices that will help produce high-quality websites that are accessible to as [...]