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Haven’t we all gotten tired of the “run search, change database, recreate search” routine?

The Creative Librarian is a hub for matters important to librarians/information scientists of today. There is a definite lean towards electronic issues, however it isn't restricted to only those. Hopefully this site will also be useful for informing non-librarians on these issues as so many of them affect us all.
Haven’t we all gotten tired of the “run search, change database, recreate search” routine?
This article describes how anyone, from a florist to an intranet web team, can develop a publishing process that meets their needs.How To Create And Set Up An Editorial Process To Publish Web Content | ReachCustomersOnline.com Perfect for small institutions. It’s not just about your website giving access to databases and the catalog. It also [...]
eSchool News Ed-Tech Insider is a blog about technology in teaching. It can provide some great ideas for classes as well as up-to-date news.
Charlene Li has listed a sample corporate Blogging policy… As more libraries incorporate weblogs as part of their content delivery mechanisms, has anyone established policies? Library Stuff Not that I know of but I think it’s a good idea, particularly for group blogging and when the author(s) don’t have a lot of experience publishing on [...]
RSS Overload Strategies are being passed along. Once you start using an aggregator, that “XML” link becomes addictive! Personally, I use a web-based aggregator which lists all of my unread items on a single page. I do a quick first run-through looking at things that won’t take long and marking ones I’m not interested in. [...]
I’ve got the database sorted out. It’s not accurate but at least it’s not showing 300 posts on one day! I’ve gone ahead and changed some things. The archive lists are now on one page. The mobile version of the site is still at the same place though. My contact form has also moved. The [...]
The Open Source Software and Libraries Bibliography is amazingly long and far-reaching. It’s a great place to start for your own research.
I’ve finally got the site switched over to WordPress. I’ve planned on moving away from MovableType for a while, I was just waiting on WP to add a couple of more features so I could minimize the disruption here. So when there was a disruption with no easy fix, I took the opportunity to go [...]
… while I scream. I updated to MT 3 and my database was corrupted. All attempts to fix the problem failed. I am now in the process of installing WordPress. The data has been imported and attempts to fix are succeeding. Still, this is going to take a while.
Am I the only one who finds the hardest part of customer outreach the actual writing? Either you have no time or writer’s block. If I’m not, and you want to tell your community about Firefox, feel free to use the text below. Bend, break and mutilate as you see fit. The final version of [...]