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Friday, December 31, 2004
Year of the Blog
I forgot to mention that I’m at home this week. My library actually closed early last week because of bad weather. Good thing about being at home - feeding the addiction. Bad thing about being at home - no routine means I forget to post. So here’s a last one for the year. Regular posting resumes Monday.
The Shifted Librarian: As if We Needed Further Proof this Was the “Year of the Blog”
also Digital Web Magazine - News - Ten things your web sites should be doing
A blog fills at least 5 of the requirements.
Blogging — laura
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
manybooks.net
manybooks.net contains more than 10,000 free eBooks formatted for reading on your Palm, PocketPC, Zaurus, Rocketbook, eBookWise-1150, or Symbian cellphone
I still love reading on PDA.
Copyright — laura
Monday, December 20, 2004
Newspapers with RSS
The Media Drop: Newspapers with RSS: A List
I’ve compiled what I believe to be a solid list of U.S. newspapers that offer RSS feeds. It is sorted alphabetically, and I’m still noting state designations on some of them.
Newspapers are a good place to start when telling someone about syndication. All of the headlines are collected in one place for you to sort through.
Web Tools — laura
Friday, December 17, 2004
Intrastructure
TechnoBiblio: Intrastructure - yeah, that is what I meant to say
Doesn’t any of this make ILS vendors worried? Hey - what’s that on the horizon? The Four Horsemen of the Obsolescence - Open Standards, Modularity, Commodity Hardware, and Frustrated User Base.
We can only hope.
Open-Source Software — laura
Thursday, December 16, 2004
Dec LIScareer
LIScareer keeps offering great information and advice for both sides of the hiring process.
Career Info — laura
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
The Role of RSS in Science Publishing:Syndication and Annotation on the Web
The Role of RSS in Science Publishing:
Syndication and Annotation on the WebNPG’s interests in RSS extend well beyond the production of RSS feeds. A new server-side application that has been developed by NPG is Urchin [35]—an open-source aggregator designed to aggregate and filter RSS feeds and other data sources.
I find the filtering ability interesting, if the software can learn which articles are interesting to me and separate them from the others, it would markedly increase the efficency of the information gathering and my ability to keep aware of those areas.
Web Tools — laura
The Librarian’s Career Guidebook
LIScareer News: The Librarian’s Career Guidebook is now available!
Are you trying to break into a career in library science or improve your current position? In The Librarian’s Career Guidebook, 63 information professionals from diverse positions, workplaces, and regions discuss a variety of career issues and offer advice to prospective librarians, MLS students, and librarians in various stages of their careers, from entry-level to the highly experienced. Packed with more than 60 chapters, The Librarian’s Career Guidebook covers such topics as career options, education, the job search, on-the-job experience, professional development, essential skills and strategies for enjoying your career.
Career Info — laura
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Making the Most of the Blogosphere
The Shifted Librarian: Making the Most of the Blogosphere is the abbreviated version of Jenny’s talk at the Internet Librarian conference. Instead of just throwing up her slides, she’s written it out like an essay so it makes sense.
Favorite quote:I think we’re ready for library blogging 2.0.
A must-read.
Web Tools — laura
Monday, December 13, 2004
Information Broker
It’s not such a far fetch then for librarians to be embracing weblogs and RSS technology because it is makes our finding, filtering, and presenting of information better and more efficient.
Absolutely!
Web Tools — laura
Friday, December 10, 2004
What makes Google tick
The closed nature of the system has been a concern for some librarians in regards to the new Google Scholar. In The magic that makes Google tick - ZDNet UK Insight, some of the processes that Google goes through when indexing and searching webpages are explained.
Computing News — laura
Thursday, December 9, 2004
Thunderbird - Reclaim Your Inbox
Thunderbird - Reclaim Your Inbox
Thunderbird gives you a faster, safer, and more productive email experience. We designed Thunderbird to prevent viruses and to stop junk mail so you can get back to reading your mail. Read on to find out more about the reasons why you should use Thunderbird as your mail client and RSS reader.
Safer and more stable than Outlook as well as available for most systems.
Open-Source Software — laura
goto guides
gotomedia : goto guides are forms that provide website project management guidelines.
Website Design — laura
Wednesday, December 8, 2004
Marketing Before Opening
Marketing Before Opening San José’s Dual-Purpose Library examines the myriad of marketing plans that a marketing team undertook in order to plan the grand opening of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, the “only co-managed, city-academic library in the nation.”
Marketing — laura
Tuesday, December 7, 2004
Open-ILS.org
Open-ILS.org. is information central for the development effort of an open source Intregrated Library System (ILS), named Evergreen. This software is being developed and maintained by the Georgia Public Library Service for use by the Georgia Library PINES Program, a consortium of 249 public libraries. This software can be downloaded for free, and anyone can contribute to development efforts.
Open-Source Software — laura
Friday, December 3, 2004
Brushtail
Brushtail is a open source intranet suitable for public libraries. It is released under the GPL public license.
Open-Source Software — laura
Thursday, December 2, 2004
Library Web Chic
Another Reason why Open Source Software Rocks
This is what I love about open source, just how quick things can happen. The other day someone dropped a note to the Koha mail-list asking about a link to Amazon from Koha. I then mentioned a link to OpenWorldCat would be a nice option, if there were no results from a search. Just thinking aloud. Well, today both are available and a link to Project Gutenberg is next… How long has Jenny been trying to get the idea of RSS into the major vendors heads? And with Koha this enhancement has taken a few days.Imagine what could be accomplished if the traditional library management system and catalog were this adaptable and we could all share our hard work.
It boggles the mind.
Perhaps the solution can be found through libraries building partnerships and collaborating on support of open source systems. Many libraries would certainly expand the breadth of expertise and spread out the load. Maybe building these relationships would allow more libraries to follow the open source path and push library technologies forward.
That’s a great idea. It strikes me (I know, I’m the last one) that libraries don’t just need to update their services, they need to expand their horizons. The public commons has been shrinking steadily for years. Libraries and parks are about the only places left where you can hang out without paying a fee or buying anything. (You can, of course, hangout in Starbucks or someplace similar without buying anything but that’s rude.) We’ve already expanded to offering access and help with technology, what’s next?
Open-Source Software — laura
Wednesday, December 1, 2004
Rip, Mix, Burn, Sue
“Rip, Mix, Burn, Sue” is a fantastic primer for geeks, lawyers and civilians on the copyfight available under a Creative Commons (non-commercial, share-alike) license.
Copyright — laura
