LibWorm.com provides a librarian RSS filtering service. Over 1500 RSS librarian sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest headlines from journals and sites in the Library 2.0 interest group. http://www.libworm.com/rss/librarianqueries.php Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:52:54 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/qWh3RMCHx1Y/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } 8.31.2010 [15], originally uploaded by Cara Jo Miller. Cara Jo Miller writes: QR code on the back of my car that links to a page on my site that tells you the random fact of the day. It also captures all the information about your phone’s screen size, browser type and OS so that I can use it for building better mobile sites. (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:31:18 +0100 868662 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=ORANGEBURG_LIBRARY_BLOG_LIBRARY_CLOSED_LABOR_DAY Library Facebook · Orangeburg Library Homepage · Library Collection Homepage · Library Director's Blog · Library 2.0 Homepage · Read Classics Online (Source: pligg - all) Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:00:35 +0100 868489 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Library_2-0_Good_practices_%AB_Science_Intelligence_and_InfoPros The library should provide links to Web 2.0 tools from university and library homepages. A brief introduction of activities offered using Web 2.0 too (Source: pligg - all) Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:00:29 +0100 868120 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Barco_2-0__Law_Library_Reference_THOMAS_Updated_now_mobile-friendly Building upon the enhancements made in January and June , the latest enhancements add a mobile friendly homepage, integrate features from the Library (Source: pligg - all) Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:00:29 +0100 867728 http://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/08/30/mobile-web-two-ways-to-access-the-multnomah-county-public-library-on-mobile-devices/ Both use AirPac technology from Innovative Interfaces. The Multnomah County Public Library (MCPL) mobile version for smartphones launched in June, 2010. 1) For Smartphones Like the iPhone, Droid, Blackberry, and Palm Pre https://m.multcolib.org/ Point your browser to m.multcolib.org to search for books, CDs, DVDs and more; view your library account; and renew and place holds from your smart phone. When on a smart phone, clicking on the catalog link on the library’s website will redirect you to the mobile-optimized site. You can also limit your search to a specific branch library. 2) Other Mobile Devices http://catalog.multcolib.org/airpac/ See Also: Depending on the Time of the Day and the Info Need, MCPL offers four ways to get help and answers from a librarian. Source: MCPL, Twitter (Source: ResourceShelf) Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:38:06 +0100 867698 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/UVxrQeJmkmA/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } A stream of digital consciousness, originally uploaded by Paul Hagon. My research co-investigator Warren Cheetham shares a link to this photo by Paul Hagon and writes: “Another photo (also by Paul Hagon) from that same conference presentation by Mal, has a line that I try to always keep in mind when planning and thinking about digital library services – “Don’t try to replicate analogue processes”" (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:27:07 +0100 867536 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Effective_library_2-0_website_design_revisited_%AB_Communit-e-Learning These three stages he calls fragmentary, integrated supply, and demand-influenced, and I think nicely sums up what you see happening on various libr (Source: pligg - all) Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:00:24 +0100 867356 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Your_LibraryCSU_Public_library_2-0_culture_change This article from Adriane Web magazine explores UK public libraries' growing participation in social media to reach their audiences online, with a fo (Source: pligg - all) Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:00:21 +0100 867360 http://yourlibrarycsu.blogspot.com/2010/08/public-library-20-culture-change.html This article from Adriane Web magazine explores UK public libraries' growing participation in social media to reach their audiences online. The author's aim was to provide an overview of current UK public library activity online with a focus on blogging. Text adapted from AustralianPolicyOnline) Read the full text here (Source: Your Library@CSU) Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 868701 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Public_library_2-0_culture_change__Australian_Policy_Online Public library 2.0: culture change? Sarah Hammond; Ariadne Web Magazine, Issue 64. 27 August 2010This article explores UK public libraries' growing p (Source: pligg - all) Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:00:32 +0100 867008 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/_eURR8BoZds/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Mal Booth, originally uploaded by Paul Hagon. (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:12:57 +0100 866620 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Online_Learning_Journal_Critical_Evaluation_of_ASU_Library39s_Web_--- According to Michael Stephens (as cited by Casey and Savastinuk (2006) 'Library 2.0 will be a meeting place, online… users needs will be fulfilled th (Source: pligg - all) Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:00:38 +0100 866677 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Main_Articles_39Public_Library_2-0_Culture_Change39_Ariadne_Issue_64 In aiming to discover the level of engagement of UK public libraries with Library 2.0, I specifically concentrated on blogging in order to narrow the (Source: pligg - all) Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:00:35 +0100 866150 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/08/can-social-web-save-public-libraries-in.html I was interested to see that Mumsnet has started a thread entitled to think that we NEED libraries? This is horrific.. I had only heard about Mumsnet prior to the UK election of 2010.Mumsnet had been responding to the threat that public libraries are presently facing.I had noted that the good library blog had noted mumsnets interest in public libraries in a post earlier this week.But who are mumsnet? Well its described as :-a British community website set up by mothers to give advice on parenting and family issues.As said previously, I had only learnt of Mumsnet during the last election, when they seemed to become the new essex man of political punditry and/or poor journalism.Not all of the talk about mumsnet though was always positive though.Mumsnet seems to me to also be a support group for parents and family members. Discussing the needs, advantages and disadvantages of parenting. In discussing the fear of public library closures seems a fairly symbiotic relationship, in that for those who work in public libraries, will know that parents are regular users of libraries. Many parents may bring there kids for childrens hour or to get books for there homework. Or so they can use it for free internet access and homework clubs.But can the social web help us in stopping closures? Well, yes and no. I do think mumsnet could be a useful tool in assisting in bring these closures to the forefront of politicans. Mumsnet, as said previously was very much seen as important to politicans in the last election. So there support is needed.But I did not this comment on the mumsnet post:-StuckInTheMiddleWithYou Sat 21-Aug-10 14:16:28 Would MN like to run a campaign on this?Thats not good then, if they can't start a campaign on the site. I also feel you would need greater support from other high end users (say kids, schools, pensioners). The support and iniative of other librarians and users to would help.Anyhow, its the weekend. Enjoy. (Source: librarytwopointzero) Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 867793 http://bibliotheque20.wordpress.com/2010/08/26/apple-store-iv-les-bibliotheques/ Que peut-on trouver dans l’apple store, dans des champs bibliothéconomiques ? 4è partie : nous / nos homologues J’ai été sur l’iphone pour rechercher les appli qui sortent quand j’appelle : « bibliothèque » ou « mediathèque » Aucune bibliothèque La Bibliothèque Nationale de Tunisie : quelques livres du domaine public accessibles Des titres de la maison d’édition « bibliothèque digitale » Bdessinée : plateforme type babelio pour les BDs Books App : plateforme type babelio ILoveBooks : plateforme type babelio Libfly : plateforme bien connue, avec webservices à destination des bibliothèques (proprio = Archimède) En anglais : les « library » Beaucoup de choses diverses et variées Bibliothèque du congrès : 2 appli Une appli « Virtual Tour » : visite des locaux avec archives de qq expo marquantes Une appli « NewsReader » : aggrégation de flux rss dont ils sont la source Wattpad : 100.000 livres électroniques en lecture (Gratuit) Université Illinois : Nouveaux titres en français du catalogue Université de Cornell accès a l’opac horaires compte usager askal (tel, mel, IM) Wahsington Public Lib OPAC critiques sur les notices horaires&co réservations Southern Maryland idem Orange County OPAC Interface de recherche travaillée spécifiquement Auckland University OPAC dont nouveautés Brown University OPAC Avec un mode de recherche simplifié San Francisco Public Lib Mon compte L’accès à l’opac est payant Denver « creating communities » consortium culturel pour créer une plateforme communautaire. ... Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:41:22 +0100 867004 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Online_patronUser_stock_selection_-_Library_2-0 Hi all I just wondered if anyone involved their patrons/users in stock selection? I'm looking for any information about online/virtual/web2.0 method (Source: pligg - all) Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:00:28 +0100 864994 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/5ueaWXw-S3Y/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Thanks GSLIS Office!, originally uploaded by mstephens7. Just a public shout out to the wonderful folks who keep our GSLIS Office running so smoothly – they sent me this lovely, colorful plant as I convalesce at home. Thanks all! (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:39:57 +0100 864749 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=e3_Information_Overload_AND_Are_You_2-0_Yet_Library_Fines Brian C. Gray, MLIS Head of Reference Librarian - Engineering, Mathematics, & Statistics Case Western Reserve University · Kelvin Smith Library Emai (Source: pligg - all) Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:00:26 +0100 865013 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Ekaterina_Shibaeva39s_Comments_-_Library_2-0 This network is for librarians and others interested in Library 2.0. (Source: pligg - all) Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:00:37 +0100 865030 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/08/decline-of-library.html With all the depressing news about the closures and cut within public libraries, it good to see some positive news for a change. Norwich's Millennium Library, in which the BBC reports:-Figures in April 2010 saw the library's popularity increase by nearly 20,000 people compared to the previous year.I wonder what they are doing right then? (Source: librarytwopointzero) Tue, 24 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 867794 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/jkbaumga/2010/08/23/worldcat-boston-mashathon-september-23-24-cambridge-ma/ OCLC is holding a two-day WorldCat Mashathon on September 23-24, 2010 at the Microsoft New England Research and Development Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Cost is $30. “Join fellow coders for a two-day WorldCat Mashathon at the Microsoft New England Research & Development Center (NERD). Sponsored by the OCLC Developer Network and Brandeis University, the WorldCat Mashathon gives participants the opportunity for two full days of brainstorming and coding mash-ups with local systems and other Web services to take advantage of all that WorldCat, the world’s largest bibliographic database, has to offer. To get an impression of what the event may be like, take a look at pictures from the WorldCat Hackathon in New York and the WorldCat Mashathon in Amsterdam, WorldCat Mashathon in Seattle, VALA Bootcamp OCLC API Mashathon, or WorldCat Mashathon UK.” * It’s a chance for anyone interested in structured data to get their hands on the WorldCat Search API. * Participants both inside and outside the library industry are encouraged to participate. * Gain development access to over 144 million bibliographic records from more than 10,000 libraries worldwide. * Integrate these resources with many others to create innovative new services. * Share your creative vision and be a part of the next wave of online library development. Roy Tennant, Senior Program Officer for OCLC Research will kick off the session. OCLC Developer Network manager Karen Coombs and OCLC Research engineer Bruce Washburn will present, walk participants through building a simple sample application and be available for questions and breakout facilitation. Ideas, outcomes and code from the Mashathon, together with a linked participants list, will be shared during and after the event for others to download and build on.” For more info: http://www.oclc.org/developer/events/boston-mashathon Posted by Rich (Source: J's Scratchpad) Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:50:07 +0100 865602 http://www.apo.org.au/research/public-library-20-culture-change This article explores UK public libraries' growing participation in social media to reach their audiences online, with a focus on blogging. Creative Economy read more (Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for librarianship) Mon, 23 Aug 2010 02:42:45 +0100 867155 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/ODJ4Tmq6TgE/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } awful Library book return, originally uploaded by leeleblanc. (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:47:12 +0100 864750 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/AKIRtGzP1nY/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } What our users think of our library!, originally uploaded by Newport Public Library. What our users think of our library! We asked our users to list 5 words describing how they feel about the library. This is the resulting Wordle. (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:03:12 +0100 864751 http://libraryjuicepress.com/blog/?p=68&cpage=1#comment-1127533 Here’s a post http://roddymacleod.wordpress.com/2010/08/19/some-libraries-get-it-right/ about how one library is using Web 2.0 well. (Source: Comments for Library Juice) Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:01:35 +0100 867478 http://libraryjuicepress.com/blog/?p=2349&cpage=1#comment-1127258 [...] Problem of Library 2.0: Privacy. Certainly worth a read.Anyway, he has another great piece entitled Our niche and how to get back into it. This opens with the following gambit :-More and more, I find that the library profession’s [...] (Source: Comments for Library Juice) Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:51:26 +0100 867480 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/08/sarah-hammond-and-public-libraries-20.html I'm a bit behind, but just seen that Sarah Hammond has article entitled Public Library 2.0: Culture Change?.The main premise of the article being that she wanted :-To discover the level of engagement of UK public libraries with Library 2.0, I specifically concentrated on blogging in order to narrow the focus of the research to a scope that was achievable given the time constraints. I also felt that blogs are perhaps the most versatile Web 2.0 tool at libraries’ disposal, so that taking a snapshot of blog activity would give a pretty good idea of their wider engagement with Web 2.0 tools. Consequently, I tried to find as many UK public library blogs as I could. Further to this end, I wanted to explore the attitudes and behaviours of public librarians towards the use of Library 2.0 in their libraries which I did with an online survey.If you have time and work in public libraries its well worth a read. (Source: librarytwopointzero) Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 867795 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/r2pn6y6VqTA/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Michael & Warren, originally uploaded by mstephens7. My co-investigator fro the CAVAL Visiting Scholar Project, Warren Cheetham, shared this quote with me. It resonates with me as I reflect on working with librarians around the world. “If you get engaged in international library work, your personal life will be transformed every time you encounter and embrace a foreign culture; your personal boundaries will be expanded. International collaboration is needed if we want to make this world a more livable place.” Jesus Lau, President, Mexican Library Association We just submitted a draft of an article based on the academic library data from our surveys and focus groups last year. I look forward to more contributions as we move forward. (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:07:31 +0100 864755 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/08/reuters-article-on-social-web-and-how.html (Found via here). Reuters has an article entitled Schools, tech comPanies tailor social sites for students. The article says:-Colleges and universities across the United States are going beyond simply creating websites and pages on Facebook for students to "friend" or "fan." They are working with technology companies to build their own social networks and integrate them into campus life to boost admissions and retain students.Obviously, somethig that could be transfered to a library environment. So, perhaps you could use it for patrons to sponsor books (to increase money's for the library). (Source: librarytwopointzero) Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 867797 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/08/great-piece-on-librarianship-by-rory.html I'm a big fan of Rory Litwin and his blog. I remember reading a great piece he wrote a few years ago entitled The Central Problem of Library 2.0: Privacy. Certainly worth a read.Anyway, he has another great piece entitled Our niche and how to get back into it. This opens with the following gambit :-More and more, I find that the library profession’s efforts to stay relevant in the age of information technology are in fact eroding our relevance. As a result of these efforts, it is becoming less and less clear what we offer that is different from what everybody else offers in the information economy.He then proceeds to say:-I have a good idea of how I use my knowledge of our resources, and I know that I wish I knew more. I don’t wish I knew more about our search tools – those are designed to be easy to use for librarians and the public alike, and I don’t regard our ability to use them as anything special. Where I feel that greater knowledge would help me to be a better librarian is across the board – within my assigned subject areas, yes, but in all subjects, and particularly about things like scholarly communities, the research into reading behavior, learning theory, media studies, and all of those fields that are connected to what we do. I think that improving my general knowledge and working to improve my insight into people are the most effective ways I can work to become a better librarian.Thought provoking. (Source: librarytwopointzero) Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 867796 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/08/could-twitter-be-used-to-see-positive.html I've previously discussed social cataloguing sites here before. Therefore, I was quite interested on programmable web to see Fflick, a movie review site, which:-Fflick is a social movie review site, where the reviews come in bite-sized pieces from Twitter. The way its developers combine the reviews with other APIs and visuals shows how an excellent site can be built by bringing in content from elsewhere.The most impressive piece is how Fflick mines Twitter to find tweets that include mini movie reviews. It looks for the name of a movie (or sometimes a portion of a movie name). From there, it also attempts to determine the positive or negative sentiment, seemingly by looking for specific words in a tweet.Therefore, I was wonering if this could be done for book? Taking API data from Amazon for book covers and Librarything etc for reviews? (Source: librarytwopointzero) Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 867798 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/08/haringey-allegedly-closing-9-out-of-10.html (Found via here). Good library blog reports 'there is a rumour [my italics].....that the borough of Haringey is to close 9 out of its 10 public libraries, leaving only one central library at Wood Green.'I have worked at Haringey and I hope this is not true. Also, I recently saw the library manager there Diana Edmonds at Cilip and asked if everything was OK with the libraries there. She seemed to feel it all OK.Anyhow, lets hope its not true. (Source: librarytwopointzero) Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 867799 http://www.libology.com/blog/2010/08/14/new-hybrid-ils-front-end.html A regional group of public libraries in Antwerp, Belgium have announced a new hybrid OPAC for their library software. They have merged WordPress with AquaBrowser to create a web presence with the capabilities they felt were most important for their libraries, notably local searching, faceted browsing, local news and announcements, and a fast, consistent design across all elements of the site and catalog. This isn’t the first time WordPress has been used as an OPAC front end.  The Scriblio project has been around for several years.  Other projects that provide catalogs similar to AquaBrowser are The Social OPAC (SOPAC) and VuFind. There is no mention of what ILS software is running in the background, but the hybridization of these two capable and solid OPAC enhancers is a positive step.   I suspect that we will be seeing an increasing number of front-end designs in the future, especially if developers increase the usability for both the patron and the libraries by combining the strengths from multiple projects. found on Open Source Living, via Nicole Engard (Source: LibrarySupportStaff.Org) Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:56:18 +0100 867179 http://www.alatechsource.org/smart-libraries-newsletter/may-2010 Maintaining a Balance I find that one of the key challenges in covering the field of library technology is finding the right balance and perspective in both the selection and the development of the stories that you write. It’s important to highlight emerging trends, especially when they have some potential to make a broad impact, but it’s just as important to place any new developments in the context of the routine activities of the broader industry. In this current phase of the evolution of the library automation industry, for example, we’re seeing a lot of activity involving open source ILS products. For the last five years, an increasing number of libraries have adopted the open source approach, and there have been many interesting stories as this relatively new niche of the industry has unfolded. Still, this niche remains small relative to the entirety of the library automation industry. The library automation marketplace totals over $500 million in annual revenue per year; I estimate the open source portion of that at no more than $5 to $7 million. --Marshall Breeding Also in this Issue Reshaping the Open Source ILS Sector OCLC Reshapes its Content Strategy as it Expands WorldCat Local Discovery Linda Hall Library Selects Voyager SkyRiver Update WordPress for Library 2.0 and Beyond: Other Uses and Future Possibilities (Source: ALA Techsource) Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:38:25 +0100 866737 http://www.alatechsource.org/smart-libraries-newsletter/april-2010-0 The Business Side of Library Automation I think that a library’s approach to technology should be more about partnerships than procurements. Acquiring a new technology product isn’t necessarily just about the current snapshot of its features and functionality, but also about the alignment between the library’s strategic directions and that of its technology partners. It’s important to know as much as we can about these organizations in terms of business stability, commitment to the industry, and especially about their broad vision for library technology and the roadmap of where their products are heading. Given my perspective that we should look to our technology providers as partners, I think that the configuration of the businesses involved with libraries is a very important thing to consider. The library automation industry today includes some companies owned and managed by their original founders. Others have involvement with external private equity or venture capital investors. One of the major players is a non-profit membership organization. The size of these companies ranges from small firms employing only a handful of individuals to global companies with hundreds of employees. Some have a business model based on software license fees while we’re now seeing several that provide services surrounding open source software. An increasing number of library-oriented tech companies favor delivering their products through software-as-a-service. I don’t presume that any of the models are necessarily superior to the others—there are differences in the relative advantages and disadvantages of each one. --Marshall Breeding Also in this Issue Management Buy-out at Polaris Ex Libris consolidates, a Bit Business Developments on the Open Source Front WordPress for Library 2.0 and Beyond (Source: ALA Techsource) Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:23:48 +0100 866738 http://www.libology.com/blog/2010/08/05/unicorn-validator.html Unicorn, W3C’s unified validation service, is live. As someone who has found the W3C html, css and feed validators to be valuable tools in web design, the merging of the three tools into one interface is a terrific step.  With the increasing acceptance of HTML5, this adds one additional means by which to streamline design work. (Source: LibrarySupportStaff.Org) Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:15:04 +0100 867184 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Corinna_Mansfield39s_Page_-_Library_2-0 Library 2.0. Librarians and the Internet, Social Media, and Web 2.0. Main · My Page · Forum · Blogs · Groups · Email Alerts · More · Huddle Workspace (Source: pligg - all) Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:00:34 +0100 864698 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Pacific_Sun__Marin_County_Library_2-0 PacificSun.com hosts Marin's community forum, TownSquare, is the online site for Marin arts and entertainment, events, issues, analysis and news, and (Source: pligg - all) Wed, 04 Aug 2010 07:00:26 +0100 864448 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/08/yahoo-pipes-and-spectrum-software.html As mention previously, I've been reading about gaming, and have a fond memory of my ZX Spectrum years. On top of this I wanted to combine it with my trying to learn Yahoo Pipes, especially after reading Information twist result on 'this made me' project, using Pipes.Therefore, I've presently used nearly all his code trying to make one for Spectrum Games companies, and use a map to show where they are. Results can be seen here (its early days yet).What I wish to do, is then have another map showing each companies games, and perhaps use world cat to indicate if these companies have been tagged etc.Thanks to Gary for the twitter assistance to.. (Source: librarytwopointzero) Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 867800 http://www.slaw.ca/2010/08/03/law-libraries-look-forward-and-back/ My colleague Laurel Murdoch showed me the latest issue of the Harvard Law School Bulletin, the lead article focusing on the changes happening at the Harvard Law Library, led by John G. Palfrey, the Law School’s vice dean for library and information resources (formerly of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society). Palfrey is the author of a very interesting piece that Louis alerted us to, entitled Cornerstones of Law Libraries for an Era of Digital-Plus Palfrey’s piece ends with a collaborative challenge: Our next step should be a process akin to a design charrette.60 We ought to learn from architects about how they collaborate on designs of complex systems, to conceive together of a system of legal information that we would like to bring about over the next five to ten years. This process should include a broad group of stakeholders, including librarians, technologists, publishers, practitioners of law, and teachers of law. This process should enable law libraries to establish a clear, shared vision for legal information on a global basis. We are today actively laying the cornerstones that will guide us in building this future. But we should not be building without a design in place. Such a design will ensure that our efforts will have a solid foundation. And only then can we ensure that we are building together through radical collaboration, not working at cross-purposes. In the process, we can bring about a bright future for law libraries, as well as for our patrons and society at large. Earlier versions of the thinking in that piece can be found at the Duke Conversation on The Twenty-First Century Law Library among Richard A. Danner, S. Blair Kauffman, and John G. Palfrey. ... Tue, 03 Aug 2010 22:34:31 +0100 864421 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Cyndi_Roach39s_Page_-_Library_2-0 Cyndi Roach's Page on Library 2.0. ... Badges | Report an Issue | Terms of Service. Hello, you need to enable JavaScript to use Library 2.0. Please c (Source: pligg - all) Tue, 03 Aug 2010 07:00:38 +0100 864464 http://www.libology.com/blog/2010/08/02/infotoday-article-on-lawsuit.html InfoToday has posted a very good overview of the SkyRiver/III/OCLC suit on their website, written by Edward M. Corrado, who also blogs at http://blog.ecorrado.us (I have quoted him on this blog several times, and follow his posts closely). My post from last week (Skyriver sues OCLC) is quoted, as well. (Source: LibrarySupportStaff.Org) Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:21:38 +0100 864517 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Delicious_Library_2-0-7_Mac_OSX__11_MB_incl--keygen_-_Lazydesis Delicious Library 2.0.7 Delicious Library allows you to import, browse, and share all your books, movies, music and video games with Delicious Librar (Source: pligg - all) Mon, 02 Aug 2010 07:00:20 +0100 864005 http://rambleonsylvie.blogspot.com/2010/08/big-disasters-and-small-miracles.html ok, ok, maybe miracles is pushing it. ;)but really, 1st off; all this could have been so much worst. Given that the entire truss assembly has been compromised, a couple main truss girders have failed, yaddi yaddi yadda. We are so very lucky that no people was hurt, no material or equipment was lost. so sigh!Then, this is where being lil' admin in a smaller library system serves me (and therefore my employer) well. That is how we were able to do this (start serving the community again in their own neighborhood) inside 72 hours, thank you very much! Thanks to our friends at the local tax collector's office.a lot of the credit should go to some beautiful features of the unicorn (ahem, symphony) software. I know, I know, I am the 1st one in line to complain about it every other day; but here is what knowing the software well, and having access to simple but powerful report allowed me to do. (forgive me for the sirsi speak)globally editing to MAIN LIB / CLOSED-STORAGE LOCATION (hidden, not available, non-holdable) all that branch's collection...in small batches (never more than 10000) by item type, excluding floating item typesthen run rebuild text to make all the indexes OK and have all the item easy to find again where they are. big plus: rebuilding our entire text database only takes 23 minutes here. (see what I mean about being small helping a lot)edited closed dates, close days, for that branch to have the new little outpost service hours reflected and to eliminated fines accruing on materials while everyone looked for us...edited all the notice text files (separating the ones for/from that branch) and created new notice text to inform patrons of situation (that for both automated phone and email notices.)we are also adding a copy of press release announcing re-location to final notices edit branch name to show CLOSED and customize holds pick up choice list to reflect temporary outpost choice. ... Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0100 866244 http://www.libology.com/blog/2010/08/01/guide-to-the-skyriver-vs-oclc-lawsuit.html Marshall Breeding at LibraryTechnology.org has gathered together resources and information regarding the lawsuit filed by SkyRiver against OCLC: Guide to the SkyRiver vs. OCLC Lawsuit (Source: LibrarySupportStaff.Org) Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:31:09 +0100 864518 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LibraryCloud/~3/Av5aopKoiFQ/working-with-animoto.html It's time to update a library video or two, both the university and library web sites - as well as LibGuides and ERes - look significantly different. I have the original movie saved and could easily insert updated screen shots, but thought this might be the time to try Animoto again. I spent Thursday evening playing, starting with images from the existing one minute video; it quickly became obvious the thirty second free project limit meant significant editing.The video ran short before several important elements, such as introduction of online resources, were viewed. While processing, items were removed and the project edited to meet time constraints (as promised). It was time to re-interpret the original project and present what was important. I removed the lead in items, images highlighting the differences between old and new, and focused on what is important now. I ruthlessly culled out text and started the movie with a photograph of the library, "cheating" the time limit somewhat by labeling the image as opposed to using the text option in Animoto.Because the process is fun, I definitely spent more time with it than necessary but it is easy to get involved. Now it's time to share. Each of these Animoto projects feature the same images and text, only the music and style selections are different.I'm leaning towards the first of the revised projects. While the option to download and save is not available with the free version, it's possible to embed directly from Animoto and the option to export directly to your YouTube account; the export may take time and it warns resulting images will not be as clear. Still, it's an option to have a secondary record. I'm considering a couple additional projects, possibly something for class and/or promoting the Cyber Zed Shed call for proposals.I also hope to convince Betsy to share her Animoto project from Friday afternoon ... ... Mon, 02 Aug 2010 01:48:00 +0100 864095 http://www.libology.com/blog/2010/08/01/practical-open-source-for-libraries.html Nicole Engard has posted the slides for one of her presentations: Practical Open Source Software for Libraries (part 2) View more presentations from Nicole C. Engard. (Source: LibrarySupportStaff.Org) Sun, 01 Aug 2010 23:22:33 +0100 864519 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Mohamed_Musthafa-K39s_Page_-_Library_2-0 Mohamed Musthafa.K's Page on Library 2.0. ... Badges | Report an Issue | Terms of Service. Hello, you need to enable JavaScript to use Library 2.0. P (Source: pligg - all) Sun, 01 Aug 2010 07:00:28 +0100 863727 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=JW39s_Page_-_Library_2-0 JW's Page on Library 2.0. ... Comment Wall. You need to be a member of Library 2.0 to add comments! Join Library 2.0. No comments yet! Welcome to. L (Source: pligg - all) Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:00:33 +0100 863562 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Library_2-0_-_nlbmeetup__Social_Media_amp_Digital_Marketing_in_--- The National Library Board enters the social media scene with their Facebook app called NLB My Library and launches it at #nlbmeetup! (Source: pligg - all) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:00:34 +0100 863256 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/07/chips-and-mash-today-at-huddersfield.html Most of you reading this will most likely be there, but Chips and Mash are at Huddersfield university today. The hash tag for those following via twitter may be found here. (Source: librarytwopointzero) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:00:00 +0100 863274 http://bibliotheque20.wordpress.com/2010/07/29/opacs-mobiles-co-utilisation/ Fin fevrier, la bibiothèque de Toulouse lancait un OPAC mobile. En plus de son OPAC standard, jeunesse et anglais. I. Que vaut cette nébuleuse d’opacs ? Voici, les statistiques d’utilisation sur les 3 derniers mois, des usagers de chez eux : J’ai pris un indice 1000 pour l’opac standard   OPAC Standard OPAC Mobile OPAC Jeunesse OPAC Anglais Home 1000 4,9 3,6 0,6 Liste des résultats 1000 4,4 4,2 0,1 Notice biblio 1000 5,4 4,9 0,0 Les opac « mobile » comme « jeunesse » sont employés dans une proportion de 5 pour 1000 – donc. II. Et donc qui surfe en mode mobile ? 63% d’iphones (et c’est pas moi !!!) 9% d’android iPhone  350 62,28 % iPod  53 9,43 % Android  50 8,90 % Samsung  26 4,63 % iPad  24 4,27 % SymbianOS  22 3,91 % BlackBerry  21 3,74 % LG  6 1,07 % Windows  6 1,07 % PalmOS 3 0,53 % (Source: Des Bibliothèques 2.0) Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:46:45 +0100 864402 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=SmartFTP_FTP_Library_2-0-86-0_-_Full_and_free_torrent_download_--- SmartFTP FTP Library 2.0.86.0 rapidshare, torrent, download. SmartFTP FTP Library 2.0.86.0 download from hotfile, megaupload. SmartFTP FTP Library 2. (Source: pligg - all) Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:00:54 +0100 863037 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/WFtmgBex2Sw/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Brian and Michael, originally uploaded by pelicanwind. I was in Texas last Thursday and Friday. One highlight was driving up to Denton to meet up with my PhD advisor, mentor and friend Dr. Brian O’Connor. We had a nice chat about teaching, LIS education and technology while enjoying a stroll around Denton’s courthouse. It was 8 billion degrees though! (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:03:46 +0100 862853 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Dancing_Thoughts_from_Cranefarm_Marketing_the_library_in_a_Web_--- Marketing the library in a Web 2.0 World: Thing #38. I debated whether to do this month's thing because I would prefer to implement a plan, rather t (Source: pligg - all) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:00:37 +0100 862872 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Download_Delicious_Library_2_0_7_HF_from_Fileserve_Hotfile_--- Library.2.0.7-HF.r00 http://www.easy-share.com/3295150433/www.Tastro.org.Delicious.Library.2.0.7-HF.rar http://depositfiles.com/files/f4eb6kmr6/singl (Source: pligg - all) Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:00:21 +0100 862585 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/talis/panlibus/~5/wtId51_KOMk/twt20100722-The_Glasgow_School_of-Art.mp3 In this podcast, Sarah Bartlett talks with librarians from The Glasgow School of Art, recipients of the 2010 Times Higher Education Outstanding Library Team award. Catherine Nicholson, Head of Learning Resources, together with Duncan Chappell and David Buri, Academic Liaison Librarians, discuss the reasons behind the library’s success. We discuss the strengths of small teams and organisations in terms of agility and innovation.  Given that the library is serving a very narrow range of subjects (it supports three schools – Fine Art, Design and Architecture), it’s interesting to characterise the institution’s students. We hear about the strong visual orientation of students at The Glasgow School of Art, presenting the library with interesting challenges, and the development of InfosmART, a home-grown application which takes students through a series of online interactive modules to develop information literacy skills, a crucial source of support to a student body of which 11% are declared dyslexics. Small agile organisations are increasingly associated with technological innovation and the library is making use of diverse platforms such as flickr and blogger.com to remodel its service delivery, and we also talk about enterprise-level systems and the library’s plans to integrate with the VLE and the student registry system. At a time of looming spending cuts, it’s heartening to hear that resource constraints have directly led the library into a number of interesting service enhancements such as virtual enquiry desks. At The Glasgow School of Art, the library team believes overwhelmingly in the importance of personalised services, and values the opportunity that today’s technologies offer in terms of no-cost experimentation, coupled with the immediate informal feedback mechanisms of an institution with only 1,900 students. (Source: panlibus) Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:47:19 +0100 863217 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Windows_Icon_Collection_Library_2-0__Software_Games_Internet_--- icns:16×24x32×48. Jpg:16×16, 24×24, 32×32, 48×48, 64×64, 72×72, 96×96, 128×128. Gif:16×16, 24×24, 32×32, 48×48, 64×64, 72×72, 96×96, 128×128. Total (Source: pligg - all) Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:00:23 +0100 862262 http://blog.njla.org/archives/2010/07/#000910 http://www.northjersey.com Thursday, July 22, 2010 Last updated: Thursday July 22, 2010, 1:16 AM BY TERRENCE T. MCDONALD The Montclair Times OF THE MONTCLAIR TIMES There was no love on display for the Bloomfield Public Library at last week's Montclair Township Council meeting. During a discussion of municipal funding for the Montclair Free Public Library, 2nd Ward Councilman Cary Africk asked why Bloomfield's library can operate on $1.8 million annually, while Montclair's – which serves a smaller population – originally proposed a 2010 budget topping $4 million. "What do we do different?" Africk said. "I think I would ask you to visit our library … start with walking in the damn door," scoffed Councilwoman-at-Large Kathryn Weller-Demming, crocheting a purple baby blanket. Mayor Jerry Fried concurred: "You cannot compare the Bloomfield library with the Montclair library." Library funding has been a touchy subject for months, ever since Township Manager Marc D. Dashield recommended slashing the library's municipal allocation by $700,000, nearly 18 percent of its total 2009 budget. The amount stunned library officials. Cliff Kulwin, president of the library's Board of Trustees, told the council in April that he was shocked and horrified by the proposed cut. During a later meeting, other members of the board urged the council to reconsider. As a result of the library hubbub, The Times compared the budgets of libraries in five other municipalities – Hoboken, South Brunswick, Teaneck, Linden, and Bloomfield – to examine how Montclair's library stacks up with those in towns with similar populations. Since there have been numerous iterations of this year's library budget – the one first proposed by library officials last year; a second anticipating a 10 percent cut in municipal funding; a third suggesting a $700,000 cut – The Times chose to use the $4,062,096 budget proposed by library officials at the end of last year. ... Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:00:00 +0100 863580 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Information_Library_-_Searching_Through_Social_Networking_Websites_--- This entry was posted on Saturday, July 24th, 2010 at 12:04 pm and is filed under Social Media, Social Networking, Video, Web. You can follow any res (Source: pligg - all) Sun, 25 Jul 2010 07:00:27 +0100 862056 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=23_Things_for_Library_2-0__First_Crude_Animation_Attempt_with_--- 23 Things for Library 2.0 +. Experimenting within "23 things on a stick." Friday, July 23, 2010. First Crude Animation Attempt with Scratch Program · (Source: pligg - all) Sat, 24 Jul 2010 07:00:27 +0100 861839 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Library_Advocate-_Libraries_are_for_Everyone_-_Ramona_Poster With original artwork by Tracy Dockray, the poster features many of Cleary's most beloved characters at the library. A Ramona book mark is also avail (Source: pligg - all) Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:00:20 +0100 861700 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=More_on_Web_2-0_%AB_Georgia_Library_Media_Association-1 As long as I've been a school library educator (which is a pretty long time) I've heard the same issue about collaboration with teachers-nobody has t (Source: pligg - all) Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:00:20 +0100 861424 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=iSkysoft_DVD_Ripper_for_Mac_2-0_is_Officially_Available__Buy_a_--- the updated DVD library Software - iSkysoft DVD-Library for Mac 2.0 ... This new version of iSkysoft DVD Ripper for Mac v1.9.9 offers ... the newly e (Source: pligg - all) Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:00:21 +0100 861155 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/07/kindle-thriving.html (Found via here). The Guardian today reports that the Amazon Kindle is outstripping hard back sale. Kindle it says is selling 143 ebooks to 100 hardbacks. (Source: librarytwopointzero) Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:00:00 +0100 861576 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/07/viral-marketing-of-library.html (Found via here). NPR has an excellent article entitled 'Why the next big pop culture after cupcakes might be libraries'. The article looks at the impact of the viral marketing of libraries via the (excessively) meme'd Old Spice video and Lady Gaga also. The article looks at the positive article's that seem to being picked up, on the importance of libraries in this 'big society' no skills/pay/promotion world.The article then looks at the positive impact of libraries on societies to. Obviously, people have to pay for them, but they do provide a cultural outlet for many users. But in Britain when I think of of Cameron, Conservatives and libraries I think of Goring:-Whenever I hear the word culture, I reach for my browning. (Source: librarytwopointzero) Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:00:00 +0100 861575 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Information_Literacy_meets_Library_2-0_InfoWhelm_and_Information_--- Information Literacy meets Library 2.0. This is the blog which updates the book "Information Literacy meets Library 2.0" published by Facet in March (Source: pligg - all) Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:00:21 +0100 860871 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/jkbaumga/2010/07/20/readability-software-makes-reading-web-articles-easier/ Michael Sauers of the Travelin’ Librarian blog had a posting on using Readability software to make reading web articles easier: http://lab.arc90.com/experiments/readability/ He also created an online Readability tutorial using ScreenToaster, an online screen recorder: http://tinyurl.com/2eqxbdx For more info on ScreenToaster: http://www.screentoaster.com/ Posted by Rich (Source: J's Scratchpad) Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:25:44 +0100 860960 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=More_on_Web_2-0_%AB_Georgia_Library_Media_Association__Share_Web_2-0 Each team's main responsibility was to create a resource guide that identified a wide range of Web 2.0 tools that can be used to help students learn (Source: pligg - all) Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:00:21 +0100 860689 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/07/to-spend-or-not-to-spend-on-ones-career.html The real wikiman blog has an article entitled Do you spend enough on career development? As is usual with his blog he makes some fairly salient points. His most glaring is:-I’m very fortunate in two ways: firstly I work for an employer that invests in training opportunities and takes developing its employees seriously, so for all stuff directly relevant to my job I get sent off on training all the time. Secondly, by the time this blog is two years old this time next year, I think I will have attended more than 10 fantastic events for free (and with train fares paid), that I would otherwise have paid to attend myself as a delegate, because I’m either speaking at them or helping organise them. It sounds outrageously cynical / glib to say it’s worth submitting a paper for an event you really want to go to, but it really is worth bearing in mind! You’ll get more out of the day anyway, and you’ll save a lot of money. Same goes for volunteering to help run things – hard work, but free attendance For The Win.I do feel nowadays, contracts are becoming short -term and career development funding slashed. Maybe we need more courses on how to submitting a paper perhaps? (Source: librarytwopointzero) Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:00:00 +0100 861578 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Home_Library_Software_2-0_amb_setup-exe__Free_Software_Downloads Home Library Software is among the programs most recommended to friends! And it's no wonder - book library is just perfect! Everything is in an ideal (Source: pligg - all) Sun, 18 Jul 2010 07:00:26 +0100 860492 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.education.web4lib/16589 Dear colleagues: The deadline for submitting new proposals of chapters for the book "Library Automation and OPAC 2.0: Information Access and Services in the Landscape 2.0." has been extended until 1 September 2010. The full text of accepted papers should be submitted on November 5, 2010. The main topics for proposals are: • New and Innovative library systems • OPAC 2.0 products • User interfaces for libraries and library systems. • Library services and products 2.0 • Behavior Library 2.0 user information • Social networks on libraries 2.0 • Library data visualization. • Collaborative technologies on libraries • Semantic libraries and open data • Theory and reflection about library 2.0 Detailed information can be found at http://www.wikicfp.com/cfp/servlet/event.showcfp?eventid=10166 http://igi-global.com/AuthorsEditors/AuthorEditorResources/CallForBookChapters/CallForChapterDetails.aspx?CallForContentId=4ae6e1c4-904b-4d83-8a4a-9ece2171fccb Yours, J. Tramullas (Source: gmane.education.web4lib) Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:00:00 +0100 860512 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Children_Friendly_Books_-_Story_Reader_2-0_3-Book_Disney_Princess_--- Story Reader 2.0 is the latest generation of the popular Story Reader system that brings to life stories about children s favorite characters. The St (Source: pligg - all) Sat, 17 Jul 2010 07:00:25 +0100 860244 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/oktd80-88cg/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Crave Libraries, originally uploaded by mstephens7. Another cool initiative I became aware of at Annual is the Crave Libraries project. Skokie PL’s Toby Greenwalt appeared to give me these two buttons. What a wonderful promotion and way of thinking! Find out more here: http://www.cravelibraries.com/ But know that the project is just starting. Toby writes: I’m also going to be drumming up interest in Crave Libraries, a new semi-secret project I’m brewing up with Daniel Nguyen. (A debt of gratitude is also owed to Jason Kucsma, who coined the phrase and has graciously allowed us to run with it. Jason, look me up at ALA, as I owe you a cup of coffee at the very least.) We’re playing a few things close to the vest for the moment, but if you can track me down at the conference I might give you some buttons like the two above. I’ll be standing by, Crave Libraries folks – I’m intrigued! (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology) Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:10:29 +0100 859997 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Building_Academic_Library_2-0__Geo_Blog Academic Library 2.0 Keynote Speaker: Meredith Farkas, Distance Learning Librarian Norwich University, Northfield A Conference. (Source: pligg - all) Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:00:23 +0100 859956 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelinLibrarian/~3/x-jlyMKUFMM/ (Source: Travelin' Librarian) Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:41:09 +0100 860005 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TameTheWeb/~3/big6TPV4hjY/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Library Signage, originally uploaded by calicorocklib. Don’t miss this: Our desire to avoid confrontation and our inability to understand the user get in the way of providing the highest level of service. Bad signs exist in all types of libraries, victimizing users without bias and leading to some unwelcome encounters. It makes me wonder if a bad sign is truly better than nothing or just making things worse. Signs can serve several functions but generally fall into two categories: library marketing and communicating library policies. Many librarians and administrators agree that it’s important to communicate that the library is a pleasant and studious institution, but sign-makers go astray when they create signage in an effort to shift blame or passive-aggressively punish users for presuming they have certain rights while using the library. Such negative signage insults our patrons instead of guiding them or communicating policies in a positive and efficient manner. A well-written sign, inviting and creatively designed, can do so much; an insulting sign has the potential to do more damage than good. Many library users return to libraries because there is something special that keeps them coming back. However, if you welcome them at the entrance with insulting signage, people will think twice about patronizing such an institution. What would happen if we took all those signs away? While the situation would not be ideal, it is still preferable to poor signage. Patrons would consistently need to ask for assistance at service points. While it is nice to have those stats, the time of the staff could be better spent. Read the whole article here: http://americanlibrariesmagazine. ... Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:23:13 +0100 859808 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LibraryCloud/~3/gz-4Bn8I2Y4/call-for-papers-jildder.html From "inbox" this morning, here is a call for papers from the Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserves. Generally speaking, I tend to post more conference and workshop information, but several years ago my first article was published in this journal and since then an article published by fellow blogger Betsy Blankenship, I think it's a great opportunity to share.Call for Papers: JILDDERThe Routledge/Taylor & Francis peer-reviewed Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve (JILDDER) has merged with Resource Sharing & Information Networks and is now accepting articles for Winter and Spring publication. Of particular interest to JILDDER are articles regarding resource sharing, unmediated borrowing, electronic reserve, cooperative collection development, shared virtual library services, digitization projects and other multi-library collaborative efforts including the following topics:cooperative purchasing and shared collectionsconsortial delivery systemsshared storage facilitiesadministration and leadership of interlibrary loan departments, networks, cooperatives, and consortiatraining, consulting and continuing education provided by consortiumuse of interlibrary loan statistics for book and periodical acquisitions, weeding and collection management selection and use of cutting-edge technologies and services used for interlibrary loan and electronic reserve, such as Ariel, Illiad, BlackBoard, Relais and other proprietary and open-source software copyright and permission issues concerning interlibrary loan and electronic reserveaspects of quality assurance, efficiency studies, best practices, library 2. ... Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:34:00 +0100 860610 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Social_Media_Extreme_-_Web_2-0_Expo_NY_Gary_Vaynerchuk_Wine_--- All About Social Media Optimization 140 Commenthttp://socialmediaextreme.info/?p=14All+About+Social+Media+Optimization2010-07-08+10%3A31%3A58admin · (Source: pligg - all) Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:00:22 +0100 859689 http://www.libology.com/blog/2010/07/14/a-brief-history-of-markup.html I just received my copy of the newly-published HTML5 For Web Designers by Jeremy Keith, and remembered that the first chapter is available online.  It is a quick and interesting read, no matter how involved in web design.  In fact, it is better described as a comparison of decision made by committees, and how things can go wrong: A Brief History of Markup I may comment further after I have read the book, or you just might see some of the concepts applied to one of the Libology websites (which are both in dire need of some attention). Until then… (Source: LibrarySupportStaff.Org) Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:27:33 +0100 861092 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Literacy_News_-_Blog_Archive_-_Information_literacy_meets_library_--- Information literacy meets library 2.0: library mashups. Library mashups, exploring new ways to deliver library data, is a presentation by Nicole Eng (Source: pligg - all) Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:00:32 +0100 859381 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/07/glorious-past-of-zx-spctrum.html I recently recieved a £20.00 amazon token from Cilip for introducing someone. With this I bought Race for a New Game Machine, The: Creating the Chips Inside the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, The Ultimate History of Video Games, Smartbomb: The Quest for Art, Entertainment, and Big Bucks in the Videogame Revolution, Arcade Mania: The Turbo-Charged World of Japan's Game Centers: The Turbo-charged World of Japan's Game Centers. I've started Race for a New Game Machine, but was so boring. I therefore started reading The Ultimate History of Video Game, which is much better, but very American orientated read.It seems there's little been little written on the ZX Spectrum, the object that started my love of PCs and especially games. The only area of coverage of the Spectrum's history was the BBC program last year.I was first given a computer in 1983, a ZX 81, which had 1 K of memory and an awful keyboard for gaming. To this could be added a wobbly 16k expansion pack, which often caused the machine to crash. A tape recorder and television would be required to load the game. The tape recorder had to have clean heads and be at the correct tone to load the game. The best game was Forty niner in my opinion. Due to the 16k memory, some of the games were fairly rudimentary at best.Whilst at school my peer group had access to these relics and a few BBC computer. If you were fortunate enough, and your father was a teacher, you could perhaps take this home at the weekend and play Chuckie Egg on it.To me, the Spectrum was a revelation. I was a teenager and this machine was what most of my peer group was using. The spectrum, not only created a buzz about the games from British companies, that seemed to be sailing a wave f a future service industry based economy. These companies included Imagine software based in Liverpool. Ultimate based in Ashby De La Zouch. Ocean software based in Manchester. Gremlin Interactive. Each one had a different platform of gaming they represented. ... Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:00:00 +0100 859825 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Information_Literacy_meets_Library_2-0_Digital_Literacy_Handbook Information Literacy meets Library 2.0. This is the blog which updates the book "Information Literacy meets Library 2.0" published by Facet in March (Source: pligg - all) Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:00:21 +0100 858998 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/07/huzzah-to-phil-bradley.html Seems Phil Bradley has some good news. Seems that he will be putting himself forward for election as Vice President in the 2010 Autumn elections(see link). He says in the post:-Just a brief posting about what I’m doing and focussing on in the next few months. For those of you who read my blog regularly, or chat to me on courses or Twitter, you’ll know that I’ve been concerned about CILIP for some time. This originally arose in part out of the ‘CILIP fail’ post that I wrote last year, as I felt that the organisation wasn’t using social media as effectively as it might. I’ve watched andhave been involved with the developing the future profession conversation, and posted a few times about what I think the organisation needs to be doing in the coming years. This led in turn to the suggestion of applying for the CEO position, which I was happy to do, and equally not upset that I didn’t get an opportunity takethat any further. I thought that it was important to apply for it as while I believe passionately in what CILIP stands for, what it tries to do, and have deep respect for its staff and members, I also believe in the phrase ‘put your money where your mouth is’. I didn’t believe then, and don’t believe now, that’s how I can best influence its development in the next few years.I think thats great news, as I believe Phil often has a modern outlook on the profession and tries to move it forward. But like he says, victory is not assured, but at least he's started a conversation (Source: librarytwopointzero) Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:00:00 +0100 859826 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Delicious_Library_2-0-7_-_Rapidshare_Forums Delicious Library 2.0.7 Rapidshare Megaupload Full Download Links. find more Links on Filefactory, Megashare, Netload, Depositfiles,mediafire,4shared (Source: pligg - all) Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:00:22 +0100 858794 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/07/rss-for-library-jobs.html (Found via here). Whilst reading this blog post I discovered the LIS New Professionals Network. In this new resource I discovered an excellent Yahoo Pipes device that searches for Library jobs in the UK. (Source: librarytwopointzero) Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:00:00 +0100 859829 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/07/library-mashup-slideshare-presentation.html (Found via here). Having previously discussed Nicole Engard's book Library Mashups : Exploring New Ways to Deliver Library Data, I noted she has a slideshare on the subject of the book here. Interesting too. (Source: librarytwopointzero) Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:00:00 +0100 859828 http://librarytwopointzero.blogspot.com/2010/07/southampton-librarians-strike-against.html After a recent strike by library Southampton libraries held a one-day strike over plans to replace some of them with untrained volunteer, seems there is to be another strike against this policy. (Source: librarytwopointzero) Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:00:00 +0100 859827 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Information_Literacy_meets_Library_2-0_Library_Mashups Library mashups, exploring new ways to deliver library data, is a presentation by Nicole Engard, who also wrote Library Mashups Exploring new ways to (Source: pligg - all) Sun, 11 Jul 2010 07:00:26 +0100 858571 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=The_CB_Bookmarking_Profits_System_2-0_-_New_eBook_Library The CB Bookmarking Profits System 2.0. The Secret Social Bookmarking System That Builds You Laser Targeted Niche Email Lists, And Rakes In A Fortune (Source: pligg - all) Sat, 10 Jul 2010 07:00:21 +0100 858352 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Cultural_Heritage_-_Blog_Archive_-_Public_Library_2-0_ndash_Blogging Sarah Hammond is a cataloguer at the British Library. In this post she writes about the findings of her research into the blogging activities of UK p (Source: pligg - all) Sat, 10 Jul 2010 07:00:16 +0100 858360 http://bibliotheque20.wordpress.com/2010/07/09/projet-mrt-services-cul-innovants/ Un portail présente l’ensemble des projets 2010 avec une carte et concernant les bibliothèques B Bibliothèque Départementale du Bas-Rhin Bibliothèque francophone du métavers Bibliothèque Municipale de Lyon Bibliothèque Nationale de France Bibliothèque Publique d’Information (BPI) – Centre Pompidou Bibliothèques de Toulouse Bibliothèques municipales de Grenoble Bibliothèques/Médiathèque de Mulhouse M Médiathèque de l’Agglomération Troyenne Médiathèque Départementale du Haut Rhin Médiathèque Intercommunale du Père Castor Médiathèques de la Ville et de la Communauté Urbaine de Strasbourg (Source: Des Bibliothèques 2.0) Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:54:53 +0100 859128 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=VNR_LIBRARY_2-0_Contest_for_engineering_students VNR LIBRARY 2.0. Thursday, July 8, 2010. Contest for engineering students. Hyderabad: Barry Wehmiller International Resources in partnership with Au (Source: pligg - all) Fri, 09 Jul 2010 07:00:28 +0100 858045 http://rambleonsylvie.blogspot.com/2010/07/mythbusters.html via LISNewsdoing a good job of debunking some silly but persistent foolishness. watch for the sexy librarian pinup captioned: "sorry if you were expecting this"technorati tags:library-20, library2.0, library 2.0, libraries, policies, customers (Source: rambleonsylvie) Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:00:00 +0100 858643 http://www.librarian.net/stax/3282/some-links-ive-been-holding-on-to/ I’m indoors refusing to move more than about four feet from the box fan. I am also attending to the last few emails in my inbox from people who sent me links or things they thought I’d like. Also I got caught up with my RSS feeds fairly quickly and now I feel like I’m reunited with a bunch of people. Not bad. Hi! Here are a few things that are worth passing on. BC Library’s AskAway program has gone away as of June 30th after four years and 130,000 questions. Neat [and long] YouTube video about how the National Library of Australia’s Newspaper Digitisation Program has used volunteers to help them proofread and tag digital content. Here’s a short blurb if you don’t have much time. Have I already linked to the History of Reading website at Harvard? I don’t think I have. I also strongly suggest reading Gutenberg 2.0 an article from the Harvard Alumni magazine, talking about the role of academic libraries in a wired age. Many fewer platitudes than you’d expect, and a lot of real innovation going on there. Bookmobile porn: International Harvester, First American Bookmobile. I may not have linked to this before but I went to speak at the Library 2.0 Symposium at Yale last April. I gave a talk that I mostly forgot about, but just found it again ego-surfing. I make the same points I always make about rural access but I think it’s a good talk. Companion slides (all five of them) here. Karen Schneider makes a thinky pre-ALA post about Open Source. Money quote: [E]very librarian who engages in tool creation to any degree improves the state of librarianship for all of us. Five ways rural public libraries can position themselves to help revitalize and engage rural communities. (Source: librarian.net) Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:36:43 +0100 858064 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Library_Intelligencer_-_Use_and_relevance_of_web_2-0_for_researchers The study also explores whether and how web 2.0 tools are changing researchers' behaviour in significant ways, and what implications this might have f (Source: pligg - all) Thu, 08 Jul 2010 07:00:33 +0100 857782 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=-_Top_Web_2-0_Services_in_Medicine_update_The_Search_Principle_blog Ten (10) groupings or categories, one-hundred forty (140)+ web 2.0 services of note. Not necessarily by importance, influence, utility or value (just (Source: pligg - all) Wed, 07 Jul 2010 07:00:21 +0100 857564 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Bib_2-0_Four_Traits_of_Great_School_Libraries More as a way of grounding my thoughts than in providing anything new (to quote Doug Johnson, I'm not a deep thinker, but I'm practical), here are my (Source: pligg - all) Tue, 06 Jul 2010 07:00:48 +0100 857423 http://www.libology.com/blog/2010/07/06/four-years-later.html It was on July 6, 2006 that I set this blog in motion.  Originally named The LibrarySupportStaff.org Blog, this is the 881st post, and by one metric* gets an average of over 200 page views per day. I began this project with two ideas in mind: To collect and annotate links to sites, articles and such that related to libraries and/or technology.  This allowed an easy way to gather and share this information via the web. To provide commentary on topics that I find interesting and worth of note.  This would include brief commentary within the annotation listed above, but would also involve the creation of essays that weren’t responding to a particular link. I have mostly succeed in the first; time and energy limitations have made it tougher to meet my expectations of the second.  It is the commentary that I want to focus on, and I hope to make it more prominent.  It is, I feel, of greater use and importance, as well as permanence, since many of the links from the earlier posts are now “dead”.  The commentary, for the most part, still rings true to me. If you are a regular reader, thank you for your continued interest.  I hope to continue developing my “voice”, as well as expanding my own knowledge and understanding of the crossroads of Library, Technology, and Ideas. * I tend not to trust stats, but this seems to be a reasonable number. (Source: LibrarySupportStaff.Org) Tue, 06 Jul 2010 04:01:37 +0100 857448 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=Sony_Ericson_Hard_Library_2-0_-_GSM_Forum_Europe Sony Ericson Hard Library 2.0. ... Old Today, 06:23 PM. umerm84. Senior Member. Join Date: May 2010. Posts: 163. Thanks: 0. Thanked 4 Times in 4 Post (Source: pligg - all) Mon, 05 Jul 2010 07:00:29 +0100 857132