Archive for October, 2006
JISC – Compare Bibliographic and Citation Databases
October 13th, 2006“This database assessment site aims to help libraries to make informed decisions about future subscriptions to bibliographic databases.
+ The site provides access to detailed information and title lists for 15 major bibliographic and citation databases, and key service information for 8 major content platforms.
+ In each case the information provided has been sourced directly from [...]
Average Library Use Calculator
October 12th, 2006“Have you ever thought about the monetary value of your own library use? The Maine State Library offers an interesting take on this. Go to www.maine.gov/msl/services/calculator.htm and take a look at how your average library use is valued.” (Holmen Courier – 10/12/06)
Participatory Networks: The Library as Conversation
October 12th, 2006“This document describes the conversational model of libraries, provides an overview of current Web 2.0 technologies, and a brief discussion of Library 2.0. Specific challenges and opportunities of participatory networking are reviewed. Finally, the authors recommend the creation of a shared participatory network of libraries. This network would not only experiment with new collaborative web [...]
Michigan Supreme Court Tackles Library Issue
October 12th, 2006“The Bloomfield Township Public Library will have to wait several more weeks or months to find out if the Michigan Supreme Court will force public libraries to issue nonresident library cards.” – (Red Tape Blog – 10/12/06)
+ Supreme Court case information including briefs
The “Missing Piece†of the Library Netflix Model
October 12th, 2006“[W]e do in fact mail ALL HOLDS to patrons. That means books, videos, and music – whatever was requested. Since the 1970’s. And we budget for it, too. This year’s budget (ending in Dec) had $360,000 earmarked for mailing reserve items to patrons, and we’re increasing it in our 2007 budget (US mailing rates [...]
Shelfari
October 12th, 2006“The problem with our large bookshelves is that they are buried in our home where only a subset of people can see what we have read. Now with Shelfari you can show off that book collection to your friends and the world!” (via librarytwopointzero)
Pssst. People are Talking… About Your Business!
October 12th, 2006“Consumer-generated content is a scary proposition for many businesses due to the lack of control. But where there’s a challenge, there’s an opportunity. Local firms that embrace online reputation management, enlist their customers, and get involved in the conversation have a real opportunity to influence public opinion and positively affect their bottom line.” – (ClickZ [...]
Google launches classroom project
October 12th, 2006“Late Wednesday, the search giant launched the site Google for Educators. The site includes how-to video tutorials for products like Blogger; lesson plans for applications like Google Earth; and links to a training academy to become a ‘Google certified teacher,’ a pilot program for teachers to learn about technology.” – (CNET – 10/11/06)
Blogging and RSS
October 12th, 2006“Libraries increasingly use blogs and RSS feeds to reach out to users, while librarians blog daily on a range of personal and professional topics. The way has been paved by the tech-savvy and resource-rich, but any library or librarian can successfully create and syndicate a blog today. In this readable book, author, Internet trainer, and [...]
Typo of the Day
October 11th, 2006“With input from participants in the electronic distribution list LIBTYPOS-L, Terry Ballard has created the Typo of the Day Blog. This may sound humorous, but it isn’t a joke! Rather, it is a new tool in cooperative quality control.” (David Bigwood – 10/11/06)
Expanded Books
October 11th, 2006“Expanded Books uses the power of the Internet and video to reach millions of potential book buyers, attract new readers, and boost book sales. Expanded Books’ edgy entertainment style has never before been applied to books and broadens both awareness and the market for featured titles With our unique approach, our videos have the potential [...]
Wireless Networks Reach Half of College Classrooms
October 11th, 2006“Wireless networks now reach fully half (51.2 percent) of college classrooms compared to just over two-fifths (42.7 percent) in 2005 and a third (31.1 percent) in 2004, according to new data from the annual Campus Computing Survey. Additionally, more than two-thirds (68.8 percent) of campuses participating in the annual survey have a strategic plan for [...]
Woman Awarded $11 Million for Defamatory Web Posting
October 11th, 2006“A Florida woman has been awarded $11.3 million in a defamation lawsuit against a Louisiana woman who posted messages on the Internet accusing her of being a ‘crook,’ a ‘con artist’ and a ‘fraud.’” (Editor & Publisher – 10/11/06)
Rating system urged at libraries
October 11th, 2006“As part of her campaign to change library policy, Martin bought a used copy of ‘Alice in Jeopardy’ and typed out portions of five of the paragraphs she objects to. She highlighted curse words in red type and replaced some of their letters with asterisks. Nonetheless, Martin hides the passages under cover sheets reading, ‘Warning: [...]
Libraries get Gates help
October 11th, 2006“The Gates Foundation is expected to distribute about $12.2 million for what it calls the Gulf Coast Libraries Project. The project is a multiyear initiative to help re-establish public libraries and public access to computer services in Mississippi and Louisiana communities that fell victim to hurricanes Katrina and Rita.” (Sun Herald – 10/11/06)
Meebo Statistics
October 11th, 2006Interesting Stats – “How many times do people login every single day? 950,000!! You may ask how many of those are “unique?†About 670,000. It turns out most of you happen to log in about 1.4 times per day. Oh, and here’s another interesting one… how many network accounts do you all log in with [...]
Take a Look…
October 9th, 2006What Do Kids, Tweens and Teens Do Online? – (eMarketer – 10/10/06) – “Understanding what kids (ages 8 to 12), tweens (9 to 14) or teens (12 to 17) are up to — online or off — is a tall order, but MindShare gave it a good try in its “Kids, Tweens, and Teens and [...]
Wheeee!
October 7th, 2006Beyond the OPAC : future directions for Web-based catalogues – Text of papers, PowerPoint Presentations, and Mp3 files. (via)
Finding Finding Aids on the Web – (E-LIS – 10/07/06) – “Reports results of a study to explore how well six popular Web search engines performed in retrieving specific electronic finding aids mounted on the World Wide [...]
Link Dinky!
October 6th, 2006Hmmm. Two days in a row. Enjoy!
Zotero 1.0 Public Beta Launch – “On October 5, 2006, the public beta of Zotero 1.0 went live, along with our new site to help foster the Zotero community. Please have a look around, especially at the documentation. And of course, feel free to download Zotero and [...]
Time Isn’t On My Side
October 5th, 2006Some stuff that came into my aggregator over the past 2 days. No time to blog about them, but I’m still keeping current.
+ Where I’m At – (Blog post from Chrystie Hill – BlogJunction – 10/05/2006) – “I’m listening…and watching…and learning…so much so that I’m reminded (for about the thousandth time [...]
Repent and Change
October 1st, 2006Tonight is Kol Nidre, or Erev Yom Kippur. It is one of the holiest days of the year.. Yom Kippur provides us with the opportunity to cleanse our palette, ask forgiveness for any ills that we have caused to others, either with thoughts, words, or physical or mental harm. Yom Kippur is [...]
