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 OPAC interest group. http://www.libworm.com/rss/librarianqueries.php Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:51:34 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://blogs.ala.org/nrmig.php?title=imls_webwise_2010_metadata_for_lunch&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 Last week at the Institute of Museum and Library Services' 2010 WebWise conference: "Imagining Our Digital Future," the topic of metadata thoroughly permeated the presentations and conversations. At lunch on Thursday, March 4, each table was assigned a facilitator and a topic for discussion. At the metadata table, one librarian in very early stages of a digital project asked, "Are your institutional repository records in your catalog too?" Facilitator Jenn Riley, Metadata Librarian at Indiana University, shared the recent discovery that WorldCat Local was including harvested records from the IU repository in their local search results -- an exciting development precipitating further action on their part to tidy up their harvested records. Umbrella search solutions such as AquaBrowser were also cited as a solution. These off-the-cuff remarks sounded much less time-intensive than crosswalking repository records to MARC in order to batch ingest them into the OPAC, a solution another librarian had been considering. The brief conversation among eight lunching librarians and museum professionals left this blogger wondering -- what discovery solutions are you using at your institution? -by Alice Platt (Source: ALA Weblog Service) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:45:52 +0100 825347 http://stephenslighthouse.com/2010/03/08/user-intentions/ John Battelle posted this Database of Intentions Chart: The Purchase (Amazon, eBay, Walmart) What I buy. The Query (Google, Yahoo!, Bing) What I want. The Social Graph (Facebook, MySpace, Google) Who I am. Who I know. The Status Update (Twitter, Facebook, Google) What I’m doing. What’s happening. The Check In (Foursquare, Yelp, Gowalla) Where I am. It’s all about sharing. Check out the post for a prettier graphic. I’d be interested in seeing such a chart for library websites? What are the intentions of users when the approach our sites, landing pages, databases and OPACs? Stephen (Source: Stephen) Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:26:11 +0100 824673 http://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/03/08/article-the-use-of-handheld-mobile-devices-their-impact-and-implications-for-library-services/ by: Joel Cummings, Washington State University; Alex Merrill, Washington State University; Steve Borrelli, Washington State University. PREPRINT Version: The Use of Handheld Mobile Devices: Their Impact and Implications for Library Services (32 pages; PDF) FINAL Version: In Library Hi Tech, Vol. 28 No. 1, 2010, pp. 22-40. From the Abstract: Purpose: A survey was undertaken to better understand the nature of handheld mobile computing use by academic library users and whether there is a significant demand and demand for using the library services with these small screen devices. Design/Methodology/Approach: A survey was created to measure whether people want to access an OPAC with a small screen. Additionally through with open ended questions, the survey attempted to gain a broader understanding of handheld mobile computing’s impact on and implications for the services provided by academic libraries. Findings: 58.4% of respondents who owned a web enabled handheld device indicated that they would use small screen devices, such as PDAs or web enabled cellphones to search a library OPAC. Originality/Value: The increasing prevalence of handheld mobile computing devices such as PDAs and web enabled cell phones warrants investigation as to its impact on libraries. This study examines an academic library user population and the potential demand for using the library’s catalog with handheld mobile computing devices Sources: Library Hi-Tech (via Spectrum Blog and Twitter) Hat Tip: Gerry M. (Source: ResourceShelf) Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:00:50 +0100 824610 http://jobs.nasig.org/?p=709 Technical Services Coordinator Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois ANNOUNCEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL OPENING Available Summer 2010 POSITION: Library Technical Services Coordinator, full-time, twelve month, tenure-track faculty appointment in a collective bargaining unit. Position reports to the Associate University Librarian for Systems, Technical and Access Services. SALARY & BENEFITS: Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental and vision benefits, 24 days vacation and participation in the Illinois State Universities Retirement System. RESPONSIBILITIES: Coordinates technical services functions and staff in a broad range of activities related to acquisitions, cataloging and the management of electronic resources. Participates in the management of library systems related to technical services. Performs complex original and adaptive cataloging of all formats. Assists in the development and oversight of unit processes for OPAC authority control, database maintenance, and other catalog enhancements. Participates as part of the collective Technical Services Team in the ongoing assessment of policies and procedures across all technical services units. Supervises and trains 7.0 FTE technical services staff. May serve as subject specialist in designated area. Participation in professional organizations, service in library and university governance, and appropriate research/creative activities are expected and required for tenure. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: ALA accredited MLS degree and a second master’s degree. Evidence of 5+ years progressively responsible experience in technical services, including acquisitions, cataloging, serials and e-resource management. Recent supervisory experience managing one or more technical service units. Demonstrated knowledge of current standards, best practices and emerging trends in technical services. ... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:01:55 +0100 823930 http://bibliotheque20.wordpress.com/2010/03/05/site-web-mobile-besoin/ Vagabondages nous avait déjà révélé de nombreuses expériences outre-atlantique. Une liste exhaustive grace à un commentaire du même.  La question est posée : faut-il développer un site web accessible pour mobile ? Et si oui, qu’est-ce que ca veut dire ? Autant, je pense que les opacs sont insurfables sur mobile, autant je trouve les sites web plus propres (dans leur conception/ergonomie). Pour les happy few qui possèdent un iphone, vous remarquerez qu’il y a très peu de sites (en général) adaptés aux mobiles. Bref, il y a qq années, les grandes marques avaient tous décliné leur site pour le surf WAP sur portable. Mais : Aujourd’hui avec la 3G, pas de problème de temps de téléchargement. Avec les grands écrans iphones zoomables : on s’habitue très vite à surfer sur les sites normaux avec le portable Voilà de quoi éclairer à nouveau la question : Qu’est-ce qu’un site web pr smartphone ? Un simple changement de css Une css + un élagage de certaines pages Une css + un menu spécifique Un autre site (bonjour les pbs de mise à jour) Par chez nous on a répondu (pour l’instant) : un site web pour smartphone : ca n’existe pas. (ie le site standard y pourvoiera) (Source: Des Bibliothèques 2.0) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:33:47 +0100 824414 http://eprints.rclis.org/17841/1/opac_2.0.pdf Por: Ortega, MarisaAbstractEl OPAC ( On Line Public Access Catalog ) de una biblioteca es una herramienta esencial para los usuarios. En los últimos años, con el auge de las tecnologías participativas que son herramientas surgidas por el uso de la web social, se ha pensado en utilizarlas y aplicarlas a las bibliotecas para comunicarse, formar e informar , integrar al usuario en los servicios. Como consecuencia aparece el OPAC 2.0 u OPAC social: la transformación del rígido catálogo tradicional en uno más familiar para el usuario, un catálogo que aprovecha las ventajas que ofrece la web. El nuevo cambio, es la implementación de las tecnologías 2.0 permitiendo una mayor reutilización de sus contenidos y la participación de los usuarios.Este concepto ha sido estudiado con anterioridad por muchos autores y se puede entender como la aplicación de las tecnologías y las actitudes de la web 2.0 al catálogo bibliográfico. Es importante justificar la necesidad de este tipo de aplicaciones e identificar qué puede aportar la web a los OPAC. En este trabajo se realiza una reflexión acerca de lo que hoy debería ser el catálogo en línea de una biblioteca y no lo que realmente es en la mayoría de los casos: una caja de búsqueda con algunas posibilidades hipertextuales cuya filosofía está basada en una tradición bibliotecaria básicamente conservadora. La evolución de los OPACs se quedó estancada con la aparición de la Web e incluso sufrió un fuerte retroceso respecto a los sistemas existentes a comienzos de los 90. Sorprendentemente no se ha hecho casi nada en cuanto a su diseño aún a pesar de la extraordinaria evolución sufrida en la World Wide Web desde 1995. Una vez revisadas las propuestas actuales y los modelos existentes y en base a la bibliografía, se analizarán las funcionalidades deseables de un OPAC 2.0. Texto completo en: http://eprints.rclis.org/17841/1/opac_2.0.pdfRincón del Bibliotecario (Source: infoesfera.com) Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:26:00 +0100 823366 http://bsf.org.br/2010/03/02/koha-software-livre-para-grandes-bibliotecas/ Passei as últimas semanas testando o Koha, um dos mais comentados softwares livres para bibliotecas no mundo. Minha primeira conclusão é: O Koha não é para bibliotecas pequenas, pois é um software que exige bastante da máquina e muito conhecimento técnico para ser instalado e mantido. Para começar, a documentação não está completa e por que existem diversos tipos de sistemas, é muito confuso achar onde você se encaixa e ainda, se essa documentação está atualizada. O melhor local para se buscar informações é no forum ou nas listas de discussão via google. Características: 2 modos de indexação: Pelo software Zebra e pela base mysql. Na base mysql não consegui que funcionasse, mas via Zebra é muito eficiente, mas bem trabalhoso para configurar. Servidor Z39.50 e Cliente Z39.50 (Usando o software Yaz) Servidor OAI-PMH Compatibilidade total com os formatos MARC21 e UNIMARC. Utiliza web services no catálogo como por exemplo os comentário e capas da Amazon ( pouco útil para nós brasileiros ) Quando usar o Koha? Eu acredito que o sistema está bem estável, com poucos bugs e portanto a hora é agora. Falta desenvolver uma comunidade brasileira para corrigir a tradução para o português do Brasil ( que dá um pequeno bug ) e criar uma documentação no nosso idioma. Ele serve como alternativas a bibliotecas maiores que queiram controlar melhor o sistema, e ter acesso a uma comunidade forte internacional. O Koha tem um sistema para a tradução coletiva do sistema. Vale a pena consultar: http://koha-community.org/ e seguir no twitter: kohails Mapa de bibliotecas usando o Koha (nenhuma no Brasil) . Tá vindo uma nova versão. A atual é a 3.00.04 e agora virá a 3.2. ... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:48:57 +0100 824480 http://www.librarything.com/thingology/2010/03/400000-ltfl-reviews.php We now have over 400,000 reviews vetted and available for LibraryThing for Libraries. (Last June we hit 300,000, so over 100,000 reviews have been added in the past 8 months—not bad.)400,000 is a lot of reviews. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz, for example, has 117 reviews. Now you probably don't need to read over 100 reviews. But if a popular book gets that many, then the more obscure books in your catalog could have 20, 10, or 5 reviews. LTFL reviews cover the bestsellers but they also reach down the long tail.The LTFL Reviews Enhancement also comes with blog widgets and a Facebook application allow your patrons to show off their reviews—and their love for your library—where they "live" online.The Reviews Enhancement is currently available for Horizon, iBistro, Webvoyage, Voyager 7, Koha, Evergreen, WebPac, WebPac Pro, and Polaris 3.6. We're always expanding this list, so if your OPAC isn't one of these, email abby@librarything.com and we can work on adding support for it.For more information, email me (abby@librarything.com). For ordering information, contact Peder Christensen at Bowker—877-340-2400 or Peder.Christensen@bowker.com. (Source: Thing-ology (LibraryThing's ideas blog)) Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:47:00 +0100 823941 http://www.libology.com/blog/2010/02/28/accent-folding.html A List Apart has been a steady source of thought-provoking inspiration over the years, not only from a website building perspective, but also because much of what they publish crosses boundaries and impacts other projects and interests in my life. Their current article, Accent Folding, greatly impacts library data in general, and library catalogs in particular.  It deals with the issue of Unicode and pattern recognition, namely how one creates search tools that allow for variations in how words containing accents, stress marks, and other non-ascii characters.  The most succinct example: There is no excuse for your software to play dumb when the user types “cafe” instead of “café.” The article presents methods of “normalizing” text to allow for proper matching, and should be read by anyone who gets to deal with library data for reports and searching aids.  If you know how to use regular expressions, you will likely be in for a treat. The other example they present, this time to demonstrate the limitations of accent folding, uses Japanese to illustrate just how differently the same data can be presented: These four sentences all say “Children like to watch television” in Japanese: Kanji: 子供はテレビを見るのが好きです。 Hiragana: こども は てれび を みる の が すき です 。 Romaji: kodomo wa terebi o miru noga suki desu. Cyrillic: кодомо ва тэрэби о миру нога суки дэсу. Even if you don’t end up applying this directly to your work, the information in this article will help your appreciation for the challenges contained within your data, and how tough it can be to make it “just work” sometimes. (Source: LibrarySupportStaff.Org) Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:40:47 +0100 822408 http://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/02/26/oclc-research-and-alise-recipients-of-2010-library-and-information-science-research-grants-announced/ From the Announcement: OCLC Research and the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) have awarded 2010 Library and Information Science Research Grants to Louise Spiteri of Dalhousie University and Laurel Tarulli of Halifax Public Libraries; Hsin-liang Chen and Barbara Albee of Indiana University; and Besiki Stvilia and Corinne Jörgensen of Florida State University. Here’s a Small Amount of Info About Each Person Who Has Been Award the Research Grant and Their Research Project: + Louise Spiteri, Ph.D of the School of Information Management at Dalhousie University and Laurel Tarulli of Halifax Public Libraries will conduct research to examine and compare how library users access, use, and interact with two social discovery systems used in two Canadian public library systems. The objective of the study, “The Public Library Catalogue as a Social Space: Usability Studies of User Interaction with Social Discovery Systems,” is to provide important insight into the design or modification of social discovery tools to ensure they provide the best user experience. + Hsin-liang Chen, Ph.D. and Barbara Albee, of the School of Library and Information Science at Indiana University, will examine the implementation of an open source library automation system (Evergreen) in Indiana public libraries and its impact on library users in the project, “Impact of Open Source Library Automation System on Public Library Users.” The expected significant outcomes of this project are to identify: benefits library users receive from the implementation of the open source library automation system, library users’ interests in using the OPAC to discover shared library collections, and whether the consortia library collections gain more usage by library users due to the implementation of the open source library automation system. ... Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:45:41 +0100 821823 http://bibliotheque20.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/opac-mobile-exemples/ Donc deux exemples (et demi), en commençant par le tout chaud : 25 Février 2010 La BM de Toulouse sort : http://m.catalogues.toulouse.fr  (Vous avez vu ces mains !!! Les plus belles mains de Midi Pyrénées, à mon avis!!      ) * Depuis (au moins) Aout 2009 Son auguste prédécesseur, influence notable, était le très réussi travail réalisé par Le Centre d’Accès à l’Information Juridique au Canada (qui doivent avoir de sacrés développpeurs en interne vus tous leurs sites) http://m.biblio.caij.qc.ca Ailleurs J’ai tenté de glaner qq exemples chez Vagabondages, mais la pèche n’est pas très bonne. Une bibliothèque accessible sur Mobile est rarement une bibliothèque qui a mis son OPAC sur mobile. Je n’en n’ai pas vraiment trouvé. A la rigueur, la BUMC (Boston University Medical Center Mobile Library) a développé une surcouche de recherche pour chercher dans diverses bases, mais :  l »accès à la notice se fait sur le site standard non mobile  je ne suis pas sûr que ce soit véritablement un OPAC http://med-libwww.bu.edu/mobile/index.cfm Vous en connaisez d’autres ??… (Source: Des Bibliothèques 2.0) Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:21:20 +0100 822294 http://infobib.de/blog/2010/02/24/open-source-recommender-easyrec/ Die Recommender-Software easyrec ist seit sechs Tagen komplett Open Source. Benötigt werden für die Installation auf einem eigenen Server: Java 5 SE [1] or later Application Server Tomcat 6.0 [2] or later recommended or see other Application Servers Database Server MySQL 5.1 [3] or later Man kann den Dienst jedoch auch über eine API ausprobieren. Wer hat Zugriff auf einen Katalog und traut sich, das mal einzubauen? Mich würde doch sehr interessieren, ob die Ergebnisse so viel schlechter als die von Bibtip sind. Bibtip ist ein Projekt, dass zwar aus öffentlichen Mitteln finanziert wurde, aber dennoch sogar für öffentliche Einrichtungen kostenpflichtig ist. Kostenpflichtig für Hosting und Support würde ich ja noch verstehen. Wie auch immer: Easyrec wird z.B. beim Film-Shop Flimmit genutzt. Interessiert man sich z.B. für Plattfuss am Nil, wird sofort weitere Unterhaltungsware der schlagkräftigen Art angeboten (”Sie könnten auch an folgenden Produkten interessiert sein”). (Source: Infobib) Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:27:20 +0100 821778 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2010/02/24/library-2-0-not-just-for-users.html The concept of “Library 2.0″ has been around long enough now that we’ve gone through all the stages and argued it to death, as noticed by Andy Woodworth in a post titled Deconstructing Library 2.0. That’s a good thing, and you should go read his thoughts on the subject. No matter which side you of the debate you come down on, you can probably prove your case. Me? I agree with Andrew Burkhardt when he notes, “The time has come for libraries to be social on the web. Social is the new normal. It has become mainstream and people expect it. Library 2.0 is not dead, it has just become boring and commonplace. And to quote Clay Shirky, ‘Tools don’t get socially interesting until they get technologically boring.’ ” In his paper Participatory Networks: The Library As Conversation, Dave Lankes said that “libraries should focus on the phenomena made possible by the technology,” not the technology itself, which I think is a pretty good way of thinking about “Library 2.0.” Maybe that’s where we are now, which would be a great way to continue the discussion, hopefully without the moniker. I think several of us thought that’s what we were doing, but it didn’t come across that way. The hard part, though, is that Library 2.0 doesn’t really replace anything. Like so many library services, the opportunities these new tools afford us are in addition to everything we’re already doing, which causes problems, because we don’t get additional resources to implement them. To serve as many of your users as possible, you have to be in as many of the places where they are as possible. That principle has been the philosophy behind this site from day one, eight years ago. That means being out in your community physically and digitally, and that’s one of the pieces of L2 that I think was never adequately explained. We’re already pretty good at getting out from behind the physical reference desk. ... Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:53:28 +0100 821152 http://digital-scholarship.com/digitalkoans/2010/02/22/emerging-technologies-librarian-at-john-marshall-law-school/ The John Marshall Law School Library is recruiting an Emerging Technologies Librarian. Here's an excerpt from the ad: The Emerging Technologies Librarian will: Coordinate all library information technology and serve a key role in planning systems projects. Manage library web pages. Manage and maintain public interfaces for link resolver, research databases, and other web-based resources. Provide technical support and training for other library staff in technology use. Implement usability assessment program. Share management of library's Innovative Interfaces library system, focusing on the OPAC and other public aspects. Related Posts Web Services Librarian at SUNY Potsdam Web Services Librarian at University of Colorado, Denver Associate University Librarian for Digital Initiatives & Information Technology at UCLA Systems Librarian at George Washington University Law School Systems Librarian/Library Technology Manager at Illinois Institute of Technology (Source: DigitalKoans) Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 821039 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalKoans/~3/nfr3Ld4lxt8/ The John Marshall Law School Library is recruiting an Emerging Technologies Librarian. Here's an excerpt from the ad: The Emerging Technologies Librarian will: Coordinate all library information technology and serve a key role in planning systems projects. Manage library web pages. Manage and maintain public interfaces for link resolver, research databases, and other web-based resources. Provide technical support and training for other library staff in technology use. Implement usability assessment program. Share management of library's Innovative Interfaces library system, focusing on the OPAC and other public aspects. Related Posts Systems Librarian at George Washington University Law School Library IT Jobs: Systems & Electronic Services Librarian at Genesee Community College Library IT Jobs: Systems Librarian at San Jacinto College Library IT Jobs: Systems Librarian at the University of Michigan-Dearborn Library IT Jobs: Systems/Metadata Librarian at Whitman College (Source: DigitalKoans) Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:02:05 +0100 820725 http://bibliotheque20.wordpress.com/2010/02/19/opac-mobile-optimiser-2-3-trucs/ Quelques lignes de code fortes utiles : 1. Sur l’opac mobile a/ adapter automatiquement à la taille de l’écran : dans le head de ttes les pages :  <meta name= »viewport » content= »width=device-width »> b/ désactiver l’appel automatique (sinon tous vos isbn et cotes seront considérés comme des numéros de telephone) dans le head de ttes les pages:  <meta name= »format-detection » content= »telephone=no »> c/ décrire votre appli dans le head de la home:   <meta name= »description » content= »xxxxxxxxxxxxx » /> <meta name= »keywords » content= »yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy » /> 2. Sur l’opac standard a. Proposer, sans l’imposer, une redirection pour iphone : sur votre page d’accueil du catalogue normal dans le head :     <script type= »text/javascript »>          if ( (navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf(« iphone »)>-1) || (navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf(« ipod »)>-1) )         if (confirm(« Souhaitez-vous consulter la version iPhone du site xxxx? »))             window.location.href = »http://urldelopacmobile« ;     </script> b. ... Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:36:36 +0100 820248 http://www.lisnews.org/deconstructing_library_20 I realize I’m relatively new to the library scene as a second career librarian, so some of what I’m asking may have been covered somewhere already. I’m fine with being corrected in the comments (since there is no better way to learn than to question), but I’m still going to ask. In trying to get an idea of it, I plugged the term into some search engines and then just followed the trail. I found the Library 2.0 listing in Wikipedia which also provides an antiquated round up of writings on the subject (the most recent article mentioned is 2007). It lists the principles as the following: Browser + Web 2.0 Applications + Connectivity = Full-featured OPAC Harness the library user in both design and implementation of services Library users should be able to craft and modify library provided services Harvest and integrate ideas and products from peripheral fields into library service models Continue to examine and improve services and be willing to replace them at any time with newer and better services. The first principle seems very specific and certainly obtainable. I don’t know of any examples of such an interface, but it has my vote for how an OPAC should function. The second and third principles look like the application of market research. Ask users what they want, design around it, and customize where desired.  Maybe it's because I have a science background, but when I look at fourth and fifth principle, I see the basics of evolution. The concept of an organization changing due to external pressures (read: patron requested services and materials) over time does not strike me as being radical or controversial at all. It is basically a call for librarians to use some (pun intended) intelligent design in approaching . So, this concept is an intersection of a still-yet-to-be-realized vendor request, knowing and engaging your audience market research, and an evolving service model? Perhaps I do not understand. ... Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:41:17 +0100 819620 http://lisnews.org/deconstructing_library_20 I realize I’m relatively new to the library scene as a second career librarian, so some of what I’m asking may have been covered somewhere already. I’m fine with being corrected in the comments (since there is no better way to learn than to question), but I’m still going to ask. In trying to get an idea of it, I plugged the term into some search engines and then just followed the trail. I found the Library 2.0 listing in Wikipedia which also provides an antiquated round up of writings on the subject (the most recent article mentioned is 2007). It lists the principles as the following: Browser + Web 2.0 Applications + Connectivity = Full-featured OPAC Harness the library user in both design and implementation of services Library users should be able to craft and modify library provided services Harvest and integrate ideas and products from peripheral fields into library service models Continue to examine and improve services and be willing to replace them at any time with newer and better services. The first principle seems very specific and certainly obtainable. I don’t know of any examples of such an interface, but it has my vote for how an OPAC should function. The second and third principles look like the application of market research. Ask users what they want, design around it, and customize where desired.  Maybe it's because I have a science background, but when I look at fourth and fifth principle, I see the basics of evolution. The concept of an organization changing due to external pressures (read: patron requested services and materials) over time does not strike me as being radical or controversial at all. It is basically a call for librarians to use some (pun intended) intelligent design in approaching . So, this concept is an intersection of a still-yet-to-be-realized vendor request, knowing and engaging your audience market research, and an evolving service model? Perhaps I do not understand. ... Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:41:17 +0100 819490 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogs/distlib/~3/74tzcY98dtU/embedding-chat-widgets-within-ebsco-databases.html A couple of years ago the U of Calgary was among the first to embed an IM chat widget within its OPAC.  What I've really wanted to do since then was also embed it within the bibliographic databases, where students spend even more time.  I tried a couple of times with ezproxy's search and replace feature, but never got very far.A couple of weeks ago we had a visit by our EBSCO rep, and on one of the slides he pointed out that they now allow just this feature!  You can see some examples of embedded widgets at http://support.epnet.com/eds/widgets.htmlI found the instructions on where to stick this code a little lacking, so here's a little more info.  Within the EBSCO Admin interface you want to be on the "Viewing Results" tab, and then scroll down towards the bottom and choose to Modify the Additional Resources section. Once in there, you want to Add an Item, and then switch to the Custom HTML radio button.  Then simply enter your embed code in the HTML box.  I found that the optimal dimensions seem to be 175 pixels wide by 280 high, if you've entered 300 in that middle box (click for full size): And the end result, depending on how many columns you have set for your EBSCO display, will put the chat widget in the lower right corner of your results pages: I'll probably play with the skin of our Library H3lp widget in order to get that "UofC Library" to appear all on one line, but otherwise it's good to go.  Eventually I'll start to explore our other databases again to see if ProQuest or others will allow this. (Source: The Distant Librarian) Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 820702 http://bibliotheque20.wordpress.com/2010/02/17/opac-mobile-des-enrichir-lopac/ Et oui et oui, ca fait des années qu’on s’escrime à enrichir nos OPACs, et là, il faut faire marche arrière ! Avec un smartphone, il faut : éviter les images aller à l’essentiel optimiser la taille des polices optimiser la position des liens cliquables (imaginer que le monsieur a un doigt pr cliquer et que ca l’énerve s’il se trompe de ligne) Se limiter aux services essentiels que l’on veut proposer (si l’idée est : j’envoie un sms pr qu’il puisse renouveler, alors il faut qu’il puisse renouveler…) Choisir un format de prédilection : « paysage » ou « portrait » Penser la navigation, et notamment, je soupconne : le réflexe « back » sur smartphone plus grand que sur navigateur. Couper les titres des documents à rallonge Je propose donc : Module de recherche unique et limité Réservations Renouvellement Accès à son compte Accès aux nouveautés Accès aux sélections Et on enlève : Toutes les infos MARC de bibliothécaires Toutes les icones de type de matériel Tous les enrichissements Tous les modes recherches bizarres Les tris des résultats Toutes les infos d’exemplaire trop précise L’accès aux index (Source: Des Bibliothèques 2.0) Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:35:16 +0100 820249 http://stephenslighthouse.com/?p=3149 Libraries are challenged with figuring our which of the many smartphone platforms and standards out there to align with their strategies. It seems to change daily but I think it depends on what your user market is. Right now I think that this is what is predictable, barring any big changes: 1. For the special library market I’d build Blackberry apps first for intranets and special library user needs and then I’d build Apple iPhone apps. Some sectors of the special library marketplace will be quite different given the security needs of some companies, R&D institutions and the military. 2. For the academic, college and public library markets, I’d build Apple iPhone apps first and then invest in clones of those apps to work on Google Android enabled phones. It’s anyone’s guess how this will all shake out and this is all very experimental right now but you can easliy try a few different apps ahead of time. Google makes biggest gain in smartphone market share from Ars Technica “US mobile users are increasingly getting into text messaging, Internet browsing, and social networks as they continue to shift to more capable devices. Additionally, Apple’s and Google’s share of the smartphone market is inching up while other leaders—namely RIM—are slowly being chipped away, at least according to the latest data from comScore.” For my money, I think that most library apps need to be free to the end user. There are already a few to play with for OPACs and AccessMyLibrary kind of stuff. It’s anyone’s guess what this field will look like in a couple of years when the clones of the iTunes store will support Droids and BB’s. You can play with a few free ones right now for libraries and I just downloaded the cowbell iPhone app for the Olympics. It’s fun in that silly season kind of way. I wonder what will happen. ... Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:35:34 +0100 818904 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/iRcS/~3/4qKd8Pp41c8/biblio-tech-review-february-2010.html The February 2010 issue of Biblio Tech Review is now available. This issue includes:* America's First Public Koha Library Chooses ByWater Solutions* Civica and Bibliotheca in Technology and Commercial Collaboration* Surpass Software releases version 6 offering newly-designed OPAC* Relais International and LYRASIS Announce Partnership (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:11:31 +0100 817960 http://feeds.guardian.co.uk/~r/theguardian/books/rss/~3/oy2IWtt8C6k/new-left-review-stefan-collini 'Can a left intellectual project hope to thrive in the absence of a political movement? That remains to be seen'New Left Review at 50: no balloons, of course, and definitely no party games. The very idea of "celebration" smacks of consumerist pseudo-optimism. Mere chronology is, after all, an untheorised concept. We should see it as not so much an ­anniversary, more an over-determined conjuncture.It is hard not to be intimidated by New Left Review. At times, the journal can seem like an elaborate contrivance for making us feel inadequate. One's relation to it conjugates as an irregular verb: I wish I knew more about industrialisation in China; you ought to have a better grasp of Brenner's analysis of global turbulence; he, she, or it needs to understand the significance of community-based activism in Latin America. For many Guardian readers (and others), the journal functions like a kind of older brother whom we look up to – more serious, better informed, better travelled, stronger, irreplaceable. Well, maybe a tiny bit solemn at times (we could draw lots for who gets the job of telling Perry Anderson to lighten up), and perhaps when we were out of touch for longish stretches, life seemed a bit easier. But then we meet up and it's a case of respect at first sight, all over again.It hasn't always been like this: even older brothers had rocky periods in their youth – misguided enthusiasms, failed relationships, moody withdrawals. Some readers may remember times when NLR seemed hell-bent on sectarian purism, theoretical slavishness and a wilful opacity. It has been through several changes of identity in the past 50 years, and memories of some of these earlier phases may hamper the efforts that it has made recently to reach out to a more diverse readership. But there is a lot in that history to be proud of. ... Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:05:37 +0100 817809 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/talis/panlibus/~3/qjn6SLeD9UE/talis-news-for-academic-libraries-february-2010.php This month Talis is proud to announce its accreditation on the e4libraries scheme, recognising Talis’ ongoing commitment to electronic trading. Our products are also moving forward – the Talis Decisions Universes are available for download, and Talis Assure 1.3 is progressing well through beta test. And we’d love to hear from you if you’re interested in beta testing the Talis Alto Client Release during March. Alison Kershaw, Head of Products News from Talis Talis gains e4libraries accreditation Talis is now an accredited e4libraries supplier, under a scheme introduced by BIC. The accreditation acknowledges the strengths of Talis’ supply chain management suite, comprising Talis Gateway, which supports the full EDI procurement cycle, Talis Keystone finance and CRM system integration, and RFID interoperability. University of Chichester goes live with Prism 3 The University of Chichester has gone live with Prism 3.The university will run in parallel with Prism 2 for a short trial period, before moving to Prism 3 as its default catalogue. If you’d like to know more, a recent Talis Prism 3 development webinar is now available to view or download. Talis Assure is in beta test Talis Assure 1.3 beta test is making good progress in the three participating libraries, and is expected to be available on general release at the end of February. Talis Alto Client Release – Call for beta testers We are now working on a client-only release of Talis Alto, which will not involve a server upgrade. Libraries must already be running Talis Alto 5.0 to take this release. If your library is interested in beta testing this release during March, please contact Anne Stacey. Upgrading to Talis Alto 5.0 Fourteen academic libraries have now upgraded to Talis Alto 5.0. We advise those customers thinking of upgrading during the Easter or summer holidays to contact their account manager to schedule a date. ... Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:54:49 +0100 817666 http://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/02/11/baker-taylor-ebsco-to-make-rich-book-and-multimedia-data-available-for-ebsco-discovery-service-users/ From the Announcement: [A] new partnership will make rich book and multimedia data from Baker & Taylor available as part of EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). EBSCO’s discovery solution is designed to provide a single entry point and fast access to a library’s entire collection—including local loading of the OPAC. [Snip] Baker & Taylor provides information on books, e-books, A/V materials and more, including more than 10 million data elements representing an ever-expanding resource for libraries. The following data elements from Baker & Taylor will be available to any customers using EBSCO Discovery Service: Book record & entertainment record information, including: o book jackets with full-color images o publisher annotations o family keys o display of selected subject headings Additionally, EBSCO Discovery Service conducts real-time availability checks, so that patrons have up-to-the-minute status and availability of catalog items. Customers who wish to further enhance applicable records within the EDS experience can elect to include additional data from Baker & Taylor, including: * subject descriptors * professionally-written summaries * book excerpts (first chapters) * author biographies * awards information * review citations * additional bibliographies * options for a results limiting to include Baker & Taylor data * ability to include patron-driven wish lists/purchase options (if desired by library) Source: EBSCO (Source: ResourceShelf) Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:17:38 +0100 817370 http://bibliotheque20.wordpress.com/2010/02/11/opac-mobile-besoin/ On le prévoit : l’année 2010 sera l’année des appli iphone en bibliothèque (*). J’en connais au moins une qui développera une appli, et on aura l’occasion d’y revenir. Pour le moment, je parlerai d’opac – qui à mon avis sont des outils très peu adaptés aux smartphones (nettement moins qu’un site web standard) J’ai regardé les stats de notre opac internet. La montée des navigateurs exotiques est patente. Janvier 2009 Juin 2009 Janvier 2010 On peut faire plusieurs lectures à cela : L’arrivée de nouveaux OS de navigation : ce sont les smartphones ou autres technologies parallèles (WII,…) En janvier 2010, l’iphone vient d’apparaitre sur le camember googleanalytics en atteignant la 4e place Tout cela reste hyper minoritaire (<5 pour mille) A mon avis, si on commence vraiment à penser : « positionnement des bib’ sur les technologies nomades » – alors il faut développer ses appli et leur univers. De sorte que : avant un retard : on envoie un sms (mel) à l’usager qui d’un clic arrive sur son dossier via l’opac-mobile Pr prévenir d’une résa : itou Faire un OPAC mobile : c’est simple (=les sigb proprio ne doivent pas nous faire payer des fortunes pr ca, et doivent vite intégrer cela à leur gamme standard de produit). On en reparle bientôt. — (*) A mon avis : 2010 sera plutôt l’année où les bibliothécaires commencent à se poser la question à grands renfort de comité et de journée d’étude, … (Source: Des Bibliothèques 2.0) Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:03:00 +0100 818256 http://www.librarian.net/stax/3153/links-about-good-and-bad-things-in-libraryland/ First off, I’d like to point out this question from Ask MetaFilter which asks the age old question “I am trying to automate my small school/church/club library. What software should I use?” I gave a few answers, as did a few other people, but the short answer is “There’s no good tool for this” as near as I can tell. Please let me know if I’m wrong. A few more links people sent me over the last week or so. Toronto Public Library cutting service to Sick Kids [hospital] reading room saying that the hospital should play more of a role in the provision of library services. Phoenix is considering closing six public library branches prompting one columnist to ask “Cut all librarians before any cop?” Marilyn Johnson has written a book — This Book is Overdue: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All. Here is an interview with Marilyn and a good looking book review from the Boston Globe (Source: librarian.net) Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:03:17 +0100 817446 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelinLibrarian/~3/F7A346NFj2Y/ Last week Stephen Abram posted these info-graphics about libraries from OCLC: As Stephen said,  “we big”. These numbers are wonderful and impressive. But please, don’t show them as is to your patrons. Take off your librarian hat and be a patron for a moment. What is a “transaction” in a library? One book checked out? One person checking out several items at once? Is asking where the bathroom is a transaction? Honestly, I’m not sure I know the answer. Never mind the difference between a “transaction” and a “back-office transaction”. What’s an OPAC? Isn’t an OPAC a database?  Are those “Database searches” included in the number of “OPAC searches” or are they separate? Maybe we as librarians know what all this means (and I’m not even sure we can with these numbers being posted out of context,) but just a bunch of large numbers won’t do you any good unless those reading the numbers actually understand them. (Source: Travelin' Librarian) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:40:48 +0100 817769 http://outofthejungle.blogspot.com/2010/02/this-book-is-overdue-how-librarians-and.html This Book is Overdue: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All, by Marilyn Johnson (Harper 2010) 272 pp. $24.99. The Boston Globe includes a very nice book review of this book today, which brought it to my attention. If you follow the link to Amazon, you can see that the cover features a superhero librarian, which is always a nice change. According to the Globe reviewer, Judy Bolton-Fasman, the author of the book Marilyn Johnson, was inspired by an obituary of non-librarian library hero Henriette Avram. Mrs. Avram was the developer of the MARC record, and was blogged about here by my co-blogger, Marie Newman. Avram's development of the computer-readable code that translated millions of card catalogs into OPACs transformed librarianship in many ways. And that is part of this new book. The review is delightful and inspiring, and makes me want to get this book. There is more than I quote here, so you will want to follow the link back and read the whole thing, but I snipped the most delectable parts: Among information professionals, Johnson notes there are librarians and archivists: “Librarians were finders [of information]. Archivists were keepers.’’ But the information revolution is affecting both. She affectionately portrays archivists as magicians that deftly distinguish between detritus and artifact, capturing history before it disappears because of a broken link or outdated software. For Johnson, archivists are the unsung heroes of the library, cataloging idiosyncratic, often paper-based collections. The digital age is making possible the creation of searchable databases of archives, but it’s also making information, especially on the Internet, more ephemeral and harder to collect.On the art of cataloging Johnson reflects, “Who knows how many people are invisible because their stories don’t fit into our categories?’’ Here is an area in which the digital revolution offers help. ... Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 817178 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Library_2.0&diff=342689571&oldid=prev ← Previous revision Revision as of 12:50, 8 February 2010 Line 1: Line 1: {{Cleanup|date=June 2008}} {{Cleanup|date=June 2008}} - A theory for Library 2.0 could be understood to have these four essential elements:   -   - * It is user-centered. Users participate in the creation of the content and services they view within the library's web-presence, OPAC, etc. The consumption and creation of content is dynamic, and thus the roles of librarian and user are not always clear.   - * It provides a multi-media experience . Both the collections and services of Library 2.0 contain video and audio components. While this is not often cited as a function of Library 2.0, it is here suggested that it should be.   - * It is socially rich . The library's web-presence includes users' presences. There are both synchronous (e.g. IM) and asynchronous (e.g. wikis) ways for users to communicate with one another and with librarians.   - * It is communally innovative. This is perhaps the single most important aspect of Library 2.0. It rests on the foundation of libraries as a community service, but understands that as communities change, libraries must not only change with them, they must allow users to change the library. It seeks to continually change its services, to find new ways to allow communities, not just individuals to seek, find, and utilize information.   '''Library 2.0''' is a loosely defined model for a modernized form of [[library]] service that reflects a transition within the library world in the way that services are delivered to users. '''Library 2.0''' is a loosely defined model for a modernized form of [[library]] service that reflects a transition within the library world in the way that services are delivered to users. (Source: Library 2.0 - Revision history) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:50:32 +0100 817113 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Library_2.0&diff=342689136&oldid=prev ← Previous revision Revision as of 12:46, 8 February 2010 Line 1: Line 1: {{Cleanup|date=June 2008}} {{Cleanup|date=June 2008}}   + A theory for Library 2.0 could be understood to have these four essential elements:   + * It is user-centered. Users participate in the creation of the content and services they view within the library's web-presence, OPAC, etc. The consumption and creation of content is dynamic, and thus the roles of librarian and user are not always clear.   + * It provides a multi-media experience . Both the collections and services of Library 2.0 contain video and audio components. While this is not often cited as a function of Library 2.0, it is here suggested that it should be.   + * It is socially rich . The library's web-presence includes users' presences. There are both synchronous (e.g. IM) and asynchronous (e.g. wikis) ways for users to communicate with one another and with librarians.   + * It is communally innovative. This is perhaps the single most important aspect of Library 2.0. It rests on the foundation of libraries as a community service, but understands that as communities change, libraries must not only change with them, they must allow users to change the library. It seeks to continually change its services, to find new ways to allow communities, not just individuals to seek, find, and utilize information. '''Library 2.0''' is a loosely defined model for a modernized form of [[library]] service that reflects a transition within the library world in the way that services are delivered to users. '''Library 2.0''' is a loosely defined model for a modernized form of [[library]] service that reflects a transition within the library world in the way that services are delivered to users. (Source: Library 2.0 - Revision history) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:46:52 +0100 817114 http://weblog.ib.hu-berlin.de/?p=7847 BAK 04/10 Catalogue Enrichment – Zum Nachweis von hybriden OA-Publikationen in Bibliothekskatalogen Vortrags- und Diskussionsveranstaltung Wie werden frei zugänglich digitale Volltexte in Bibliotheken im Katalog angeboten? Wie sich in einer Untersuchung der Referentinnen immer mehr zeigt, ist das ein spannendes Thema, denn die Handhabung in den Bibliotheken und in den Verbünden ist sehr unterschiedlich und generell noch in der Testphase. Die ultimative Lösung für wirklich nutzerfreundliche OPAC-Angebote steht noch aus. Ziel der umfangreichen Analyse zur Handhabung von Open Access Materialien ist es, eine nachhaltige, tragfähige Lösung zu finden, damit neben der Print-Publikation auch eine frei zugängliche digitale Version die Zielgruppe erreicht. Datum: 08.02.2010, Zeit: 16:00 Ort: Schulungsraum 012 der Universitätsbibliothek der TU Berlin Fasanenstr. 88 (Volkswagenhaus im Erdgeschoss), 10623, Berlin RE/S/U Zoologischer Garten (siehe Lageplan, vom Eingang aus an der Cafeteria vorbei) ReferentInnen: Dr. Petra Hauke, Aline Hötzeldt, Jana Rumler, Institut für Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Weitere Informationen zu der Untersuchung gibt es hier. (Source: IB Weblog) Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:42:11 +0100 815661 http://infobib.de/blog/2010/02/05/iphone-vs-second-life-1-0/ Ende 2006 hüpften zwei Begriffe auf wie aus dem Nichts in den Mainstream. Second Life und iPhone. Während Second Life ungefähr zu dieser Zeit den einmillionsten Secondlifer feierte, kursierten am Jahresende 2006 die ersten Gerüchte um das iPhone. Wie die Relevanz der Begriffe und der dahinter stehenden Konzepte (mobiles Web, bzw. virtuelle Welten) sich entwickelt hat, kann man hervorragend bei Google Trends beobachten. iPhone: rot Second Life: blau. Gartner ignorierte die eigenen Erkenntnisse und prophezeite: By the end of 2011, 80 percent of active Internet users (and Fortune 500 enterprises) will have a “second life”, but not necessarily in Second Life, according to Gartner, Inc. Zwar ist noch nicht Ende 2011, aber diese Prognose würde heute niemand mehr abgeben wollen. Dies bedeutet nicht, dass Gartner mit einer anderen, wesentlich neueren Prognose nicht recht haben könnte. Mitte November wurden die 10 Top-Trends bis 2012 für mobile devices prophezeit. No. 2: Location-Based Services No. 3: Mobile Search No. 4: Mobile Browsing Addiert man diese drei Trends, kommen wir zum mobilen OPAC, der nicht nur gleich zeigt, wie man zum Buch kommt, sondern auch noch (falls vorhanden) einen Volltext anbietet. Ich hoffe jedoch nicht, dass die Bibliotheken, die unsinnigerweise viel Energie in Second Life gesteckt haben, nun vor dem mobilen Weg zurückschrecken. Noch sind es nur Pioniere, die dort bedient werden. Also genau die Leute, die sich vor drei Jahren auch in Second Life tummelten. Relevanz für den Alltag hatte Second Life jedoch nie, ganz im Gegensatz zu Smartphones. (Source: Infobib) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:53:55 +0100 816511 http://www.affordance.info/mon_weblog/2010/02/a-monsieur-luc-johann-pr%C3%A9sident-de-luniversit%C3%A9-de-metz.html La LRU avec la mise en place des comités de sélection en lieu et place des anciennes "commissions de spécialistes", était censée abolir le localisme et le mandarinat. Nombre d'universitaires se sont indignés du risque sans précédent de voir le président et son CA disposer d'un droit de véto sur les résultats de la procédure de recrutement effectuée par des spécialistes de la discipline, du risque de renforcer et de légitimer toutes les tentations d'abus de pouvoir et autres effets de cour. Idem pour le lancement de "Galaxie", nouveau portail de parution des postes ouverts au recrutement, et sa possibllité de faire paraître les postes "au fil de l'eau", c'est à dire n'importe quand dans l'année (en lieu et places des 2 sessions habituelles) : l'effet d'annonce ministériel nous promettait ainsi d'assouplir un calendrier trop rigide, et surtout, de donner plus de transparence au processus de parution des postes. Résultat des courses : j'ai recensé, rien que pour l'année dernière, et uniquement dans mon réseau proche, au moins 5 postes qui sitôt publiés ont ensuite tout simplement "disparus" des tuyaux de Galaxie. Et je ne vous narre même pas les différents bugs qui affectent le système. Résultat des courses : une opacité plus grande que jamais dans le processus de recrutement. Et puis il y a les faits. Qui sont souvent têtus. Dans la myriade des témoignages qui circulent sur différents listes et groupes de discussion, les auteurs du témoignage ci-dessous ont souhaité qu'il soit rendu public. On aurait effectivement tort de ne pas lui accorder toute la publicité qu'il mérite.À M. Luc JOHANNPrésident de l'Université de Metz Paul VerlaineIle du SaulcyBP 8079457012 METZ cedexLe 1er février 2010. ... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 816583 http://digital-scholarship.com/digitalkoans/2010/02/02/web-services-librarian-at-university-of-colorado-denver/ The University of Colorado, Denver Medical Library is recruiting a Web Services Librarian. Salary: $48,000 minimum based on qualifications and experience. Here's an excerpt from the ad (posting number 807432): The successful candidate will coordinate, develop and maintain electronic resources for the library. These resources include web resources provided by vendors, the library's web site, the library's intranet, and other electronic resources as required. The WSL works closely with the rest of the IT Unit to administer the library web server(s), and serves as administrator and coordinator for the web interface to the library's web OPAC. The WSL leads the library's internal advisory Web Committee. In addition, the WSL works with the library's Access Services and Information, Research & Outreach departments in troubleshooting end-user access to web resources. Supervision: Reporting to the library's Head of Information Technology, the WSL supervises one IT staff position, the Web Applications Developer. Related Posts Library Application and Database Manager/Developer at Princeton Web Services Librarian at University of Memphis Web Services Librarian at Dominican University Metadata and Systems Librarian at Colorado College Web Services Librarian at University of Miami (Source: DigitalKoans) Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:04:20 +0100 815643 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalKoans/~3/UXgO0HQofg8/ The University of Colorado, Denver Medical Library is recruiting a Web Services Librarian. Salary: $48,000 minimum based on qualifications and experience. Here's an excerpt from the ad (posting number 807432): The successful candidate will coordinate, develop and maintain electronic resources for the library. These resources include web resources provided by vendors, the library's web site, the library's intranet, and other electronic resources as required. The WSL works closely with the rest of the IT Unit to administer the library web server(s), and serves as administrator and coordinator for the web interface to the library's web OPAC. The WSL leads the library's internal advisory Web Committee. In addition, the WSL works with the library's Access Services and Information, Research & Outreach departments in troubleshooting end-user access to web resources. Supervision: Reporting to the library's Head of Information Technology, the WSL supervises one IT staff position, the Web Applications Developer. Related Posts Web Services Librarian at University of Miami Web Services Librarian at University of Miami Library IT Jobs: Systems & Electronic Services Librarian at Genesee Community College Library IT Jobs: Associate University Librarian Information Systems & Technical Services at University of Lethbridge Library IT Jobs: Associate University Librarian, Client Services and Technology at University of Regina (Source: DigitalKoans) Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:04:18 +0100 815581 http://www.librarian.net/stax/3134/back-from-boingboing/ I had a good time over at BoingBoing. You can read a post on my other blog that sort of lists the 29 posts that I made [I know!] and where I got my ideas from. A few library posts, maybe not enough. I just got back from Niceville Florida where I gave a talk about Content Management Systems. I also got to hear Nicole talk about open source [heard it before but always enjoy it] and met Tim Daniels who works for Georgia Libraries and gave a great talk about open source OPACs. And I’m still unpacking. I got back late Sunday and spent most of today helping the folks at the high school get settled in with their new mail server. However I did read this post about the status of Haitian libraries that I thought was worth a mention. Things are better than expected, and better than first reported. Of course, as always, there’s still work to be done. (Source: librarian.net) Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:34:59 +0100 814808 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Library&diff=341123893&oldid=prev Library use ← Previous revision Revision as of 18:31, 31 January 2010 Line 161: Line 161: Patrons may not know how to fully use the library's resources. This can be due to some individuals' unease in approaching a staff member. Ways in which a library's content is displayed or accessed may have the most impact on use. An antiquated or clumsy search system, or staff unwilling or untrained to engage their patrons, will limit a library's usefulness. In United States [[public library|public libraries]], beginning in the 19th century, these problems drove the emergence of the [[library instruction]] movement, which advocated library user education. One of the early leaders was [[John Cotton Dana]]. The basic form of library instruction is generally known as [[information literacy]]. Patrons may not know how to fully use the library's resources. This can be due to some individuals' unease in approaching a staff member. Ways in which a library's content is displayed or accessed may have the most impact on use. An antiquated or clumsy search system, or staff unwilling or untrained to engage their patrons, will limit a library's usefulness. In United States [[public library|public libraries]], beginning in the 19th century, these problems drove the emergence of the [[library instruction]] movement, which advocated library user education. One of the early leaders was [[John Cotton Dana]]. The basic form of library instruction is generally known as [[information literacy]]. - Libraries inform their users of what materials are available in their collections and how to access that information. Before the computer age, this was accomplished by the card [[library catalog|catalog]] — a cabinet containing many drawers filled with [[index card]]s that identified books and other materials. In a large library, the card catalog often filled a large room. ... Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:31:47 +0100 813945 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/teleread/KHnj/~3/b-3H4uRP1uM/ Editor’s note: Part 1 of this article can be found here. PB The best way to think of eBooks is as just another format, the content is the same as the print; it’s the format that has changed. Historically, students/patrons are accepting of such change. Think of e-journals, they have multiple platforms for the journals and each publisher presents theirs in a unique way with features and options, but the core content is still the same. Access Models In regards to access models we have to look at what the state of the industry is. In a conversation I had with Jay Henry, former Director of Blackwell Digital Services, he sums it up nicely. “What I mean is, the current state-of-the-art is really the result of compromise between what would be ideal, and what is possible—this is true in both the realm of technology and copyright/royalty-land” What Mr. Henry is referring to is that the access models are a result of what we have to work with. There is a certain field or constraint that the aggregators abide by and limitations that are in place that they must work with. Their is no grand scheme to make it harder for libraries or some evil plan hatching, everyone is simply working with what they have and can only do so much in those regards. Currently there are four types of access, Single User, Multi-User, Subscription and EBL’s Non-Linear access, which you can also partner with Patron/Demand Driven. I’ll go into each of the three and how each agg has applied them to their platform.EBL: EBL offers two types of access to their eBooks, first up is the Non-Linear model, what this means is that multiple, simultaneous use of an eBook is available with a usage limitation of 325 uses of a title in a year. A use is defined as a patron accessing the title beyond the FREE browsing period. Only after this FREE browse period that they decide to look at the title more is it a use. ... Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:00:07 +0100 812422 http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/files/online_marketing_for_academic_libraries.pdf Resumen [Abstract] [Resum]Objetivos. Realizar una aproximación teórica sobre el concepto de marketing y su aplicación en bibliotecas a la luz de las transformaciones tecnológicas y sociales protagonizadas por los medios sociales y las aplicaciones de la web social y elaborar unas pautas para el diseño de un plan de marketing 2.0 en bibliotecas.Metodología. Análisis de la bibliografía y de los comportamientos observados en las bibliotecas en relación a las políticas y planes de marketing en red, estudio de casos de uso de las redes sociales de mayor impacto: Facebook, Twitter y Tuenti para el caso español, y presentación de las tendencias en marketing más actuales que pueden servir de referente para la elaboración de un plan de marketing 2.0 en bibliotecas.Resultados. Las bibliotecas deben promocionar sus servicios bibliotecarios y considerar las tareas de marketing como parte sustancial de su actividad diaria, principalmente en un mundo interconectado y en red, en el que se impone el uso de las herramientas de la web social y los medios sociales y la presencia de las bibliotecas en las redes sociales para promocionar sus contenidos y facilitar la conversación con sus usuarios. Las bibliotecas deben saber controlar su impacto en la red, midiendo la presencia y la imagen de marca de su biblioteca en el entorno digital. El marketing en red es vital para el éxito y la continuidad del servicio de bibliotecas, ya que en su momento permitirá que éstas se anticipen, sean relevantes y afronten de forma proactiva las futuras necesidades de sus usuarios. Por lo tanto, las bibliotecas deben incorporar en sus planificaciones estratégicas el diseño de un plan de marketing en red, epecífico, que se adapte a las características propias de cada biblioteca."No es vender lo que se produce, sino producir lo que se vende". ... Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:43:00 +0100 811964 http://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/01/25/preprint-knowing-where-they-went-six-years-of-online-access-statistics-via-the-online-catalog-for-federal-government-information/ Author: Christopher C. Brown Accepted: January 24, 2010 Anticipated Publication Date: November 2010 Source: College & Research Libraries PREPRINT As federal government information is increasingly migrating to online formats libraries are providing links to this content via URLs or persistent URLs (PURLs) in their online public access catalogs (OPACs). Clickthrough statistics gathered as users visited links to online content in the University of Denver’s library OPAC were gathered over a six-year period and were analyzed. Among the conclusions were that DU users prefer online content over print for both newer and older documents, and that there is great benefit in adding URLs above and beyond the URLs supplied by GPO cataloging. (Source: ResourceShelf) Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:40:16 +0100 811918 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edtechpost/~3/M26xtkhW1-4/ Back in December I had another one of my half-baked ideas that I want to run by the larger community before doing much more on it. One day, while reading a wikipedia article, I thought “This is a well known topic (I can’t recall which now) - wouldn’t it be great if students could automatically be prompted that there were full, scholarly BOOKS in their library on this topic in addition to this brief wikipedia article?” (Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE wikipedia, and to get the overview there is often nothing better, but in some instances it offers only a  brief glimpse of a deep subject, as is an encyclopedia’s proper role.) Now you all know of my fondness for client-side mashups and augmenting your web experience with OER; this passion was kindled by projects like Jon Udell’s LibraryLookup bookmarklet (annotate Amazon book pages with links to your local library to see if the book is in) and COSL’s OER Recommender (later Folksemantic, a script that annotates pages with links to relevant Open Educational Resources.) What I love about these and similar projects is that they augment your existing workflow and don’t aim at perfection, just to be “good enough.” In all cases, what these types of automated annotation services require are two things: 1) some “knowledge” about the “subject” they are trying to annotate (in the LibraryLookup case the ISBN in the URL, with folksemantic - I’ve never been clear!) and; 2) a source to query  (your local library OPAC/a database of tagged OER resources) hopefully in a wel structured way with an easily parseable response. So what struck me while looking at the wikipedia page is that (following the Principle of Good Enough) the URLs by and large follow a standard pattern (e.g. http://en.wikipedia. ... Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:55:56 +0100 812443 http://www.affordance.info/mon_weblog/2010/01/-motions-de-la-coordination-nationale-des-universites.html Motions de la Coordination Nationale des Universités // 25 janvier 2010Centre Saint-Charles, Paris 28 établissements présents12 syndicats, collectifs, sociétés savantes, associations  SAUVONS l’ECOLE DE DEMAIN ! La parodie des épreuves écrites de l’automne 2010 n’aura pas lieu ! Nous, enseignants, chercheurs, formateurs, engagés dans la préparation des concours et universitaires soucieux de l’avenir des étudiants, de la formation des enseignants et du service public, réaffirmons notre attachement au recrutement des enseignants par concours de la fonction publique et nous engageons à sauvegarder la qualité et la crédibilité de ces concours qui garantissent le statut et l’indépendance des enseignants. Or, tous les acteurs de la communauté éducative (Universités, CNESER, syndicats, associations, CPU…) constatent que les dispositions relatives à la réforme dite de « masterisation » créent une situation impossible, particulièrement intenable pour la session 2010-2011 des concours de recrutement des enseignants du primaire et du secondaire.  Le calendrier imposé par le gouvernement, qui fixe les épreuves écrites d’admissibilité entre octobre et décembre 2010, interdit de mettre en place une quelconque préparation de ces concours à partir de septembre 2010, et ce quelle que soit la nature des épreuves et le contenu des programmes. Prétendre le contraire serait tromper les étudiants futurs candidats, les parents d’élèves, et mettrait en péril la crédibilité du système éducatif et universitaire. En conséquence, confrontés à cette impossibilité manifeste, nous refusons d’organiser ou de participer à la session des concours prévue à l’automne 2010 (CRPE, CAPES, CAPET, CAPEPS, CAPLP, CPE). Si le gouvernement s’obstinait à imposer des épreuves aberrantes, nous prendrions toutes nos responsabilités en vue d’obtenir leur annulation. ... Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 812024 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Librarian&diff=339004072&oldid=prev ← Previous revision Revision as of 19:07, 20 January 2010 Line 85: Line 85: The most significant example of how technology has changed the role of librarians in the last 50 years has been the move from traditional card catalogs to online public access catalogs ([[OPAC]]s).{{Fact|date=April 2009}} Librarians had to develop software and the [[MARC standards]] for cataloguing records electronically. They had to purchase and run the computers necessary to use the software. They had to teach the public how to use the new technologies and move to more virtual working environments. The most significant example of how technology has changed the role of librarians in the last 50 years has been the move from traditional card catalogs to online public access catalogs ([[OPAC]]s).{{Fact|date=April 2009}} Librarians had to develop software and the [[MARC standards]] for cataloguing records electronically. They had to purchase and run the computers necessary to use the software. They had to teach the public how to use the new technologies and move to more virtual working environments. - The same could be said of other technology developments, from electronic databases (including the Internet), to logistical functions such as bar codes (or in the near future [[RFID]]). Many librarians provide virtual reference services (via web-based chat, instant messaging, text messaging, and e-mail), work in [[digitization|digitizing]] initiatives for works in the public domain, teach technology classes to their users, and work on the development of information architectures for improving access and search functionality. These examples illustrate some of the ways in which librarians are using technology to fulfill and expand upon their historical roles. ... Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:07:59 +0100 811344 http://www.betabib.org/2010/01/18/nyheter-fran-librarything-och-ebsco/ LibraryThing har två nya tjänster av intresse på gång. Det är dels en virtuell browser av en hylla. Något som jag själv pillat lite med. Tjänsten ingår i Library Thing for Libraries. Jag är kanske inte så förtjust i den grafiska lösningen men det skall även finnas en mini-browser som nog fungerar mer som jag tänkt mig. Jag har även hört det ryktas att Teknikhuset jobbar på att få till en virtuell-hyll-browser, så det är något att se fram emot för alla CS Library bibliotek. Den andra tjänsten som LT jobbar på är en mobil OPAC. Det är såvitt jag kan se en mobilanpassad webbtjänst (även om det är något oklart om det faktiskt finns app:s till iPhone och Blackberry). Till skillnad från hyllbrowsern är den mobila OPAC:en inte en del av LT for libraries. Enligt kommentarer till blogginlägget så är det en 3:e parts produkt till bibliotekssystem som man säljer. LT söker beta-bibliotek. Samtidigt så släpper LT sin första riktiga iPhone app., Local Books. Tanken är att man skall kunna hitta bokaffärer, bibliotek och evenemang för bokintresserade. EBSCO fortsätter att hålla sig i rampljuset. Det utlovade ERM systemet, nu döpt till EBSCONET ERM Essentials, är annonserat. ERM Essentials utlovar snabbare startsträcka tack vare ”auto-populering” av bestånd och deskriptiv information. EBSCO kan tyckas vara lite sent ute på ERM-banan, men det finns många som ännu inte valt ERM lösning och i framtiden har jag svårt att se hur biblioteken skall klara sig utan ett ERM liknande system. Som vanligt är produkten väl integrerad med EBSCOS övriga tjänster så om man har flera ägg i korgen verkar det här mycket intressant. EBSCO fortsätter även att knyta samarbetsavtal med andra. Senast är ett avtal med Innovative om samarbete kring Encore och EBSCOhost. Tanken är att man skall utväxla meta-data men den tekniska lösningen är något oklar. ... Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:21:00 +0100 811505 http://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/01/16/when-does-tim-spalding-sleep-the-new-services-keep-coming-from-librarything/ Wow, LibraryThing is on a roll of late with the introduction new services and Founder and Developer, Tim Spalding, must not be getting a lot of sleep these days. (-: Of course, Tim’s reduced hours hitting the pillow means new, cool and useful services for info pros and the public. In other words, his lack of sleep is our gain. On January 6th we posted about a new (and free) iPhone app named “Local Books.” It offers a bunch of features including information from a database of 51,000 libraries and bookstores from around the globe. If you’re looking for “bookish” events “Local Books” is essential. That announcement was almost two weeks ago. Today, at ALA Midwinter LibraryThing is “showing off” some new services. We can’t wait to use them (we’re not attending ALA In Boston). First, an “enhancement” for LibraryThing for Libraries (a library 2.0 online catalog for sale to libraries) named Shelf Browse. What’s It All About? Browse your library’s shelves visually, just as you would do in the physical library. Shelf Browse lets your patrons see where a book sits on your actual shelves, and what’s near it. It includes a “mini-browser” that sits on your detail pages, and a full-screen version, launched from the detail page. Awesome. Why? Although many OPAC’s allow browsing by call number allowing shelf browsing it’s to difficult for many users and to use it they would need to know about it in the first place. I have a feeling this is going to be much easier to use and therefore allow a bit of serendipity to hopefully make a users experience even more productive. Shelf Browse has been released. Next, LibraryThing is getting even more into mobile library business (remember, they have the iPhone app) with the release (Coming Soon, they are looking for beta testers) of Library Anywhere. ... Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:35:29 +0100 809185 http://www.librarything.com/thingology/2010/01/library-anywhere-mobile-catalog-for.php Following on our announcement of Shelf Browse, here's another new product. We think this one's a pretty big deal.Announcing Library Anywhere! Check it out on our ALA handout (available here).A mobile catalog for any library, up and running in minutes.Mobile web and apps for iPhone, Blackberry and Android.Cheaper than you'd guess.Search, place holds, and more.Showcase hours, branches, and events.No installation process.Works with 90% of current OPACs.Comes with an "accessible version" that provides a fully Section 508-compliant version of your existing catalog.Unlike Shelf Browse, available now, Library Anywhere is "coming soon." So, we're looking for beta libraries. (Source: Thing-ology (LibraryThing's ideas blog)) Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:57:00 +0100 810883 http://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/01/15/final-report-ocris-online-catalogue-and-repository-interoperability-study/ by: Duncan Birrell, Gordon Dunsire, and Kathleen Menzies (2009) From the Abstract: The aims and objectives of OCRIS were to: • Survey the extent to which repository content is in scope for institutional library OPACs, and the extent to which it is already recorded there; • Examine the interoperability of OPAC and repository software for the exchange of metadata and other information; • List the various services to institutional managers, researchers, teachers and learners offered respectively by OPACs and repositories; • Identify the potential for improvements in the links (e.g. using link resolver technology) from repositories and/or OPACs to other institutional services, such as finance or research administration; • Make recommendations for the development of possible further links between library OPACs and institutional repositories, identifying the benefits to relevant stakeholder groups. Access the Full Text (78 pages; PDF) Source: JISC (via E-LIS) (Source: ResourceShelf) Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:59:00 +0100 808664 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechsourceBlog/~3/LhFgbVbzf-4/wordpress-for-library-20-and-beyond.html As part of our continuing partnership with WebJunction, ALA TechSource presents WordPress for Library 2.0 and Beyond, a Webinar with Joshua Dodson and Laura Slavin on Wednesday, February 10th at noon Eastern. WordPress has become more than just a blogging tool. It can be utilized as a fully functional content management system for library websites. Joshua and Laura, librarians at Lincoln Memorial University and Wordpress experts, will explain how to use the built-in functionality in WordPress to showcase your library, as well as explore various plugins that will add further functionality to your website. Topics will include social bookmarking, blogging, RSS, search engine optimization, and more. This webinar is part of WebJunction’s Technology Essentials 2010 Online Conference. This innovative conference is a chance to engage, network and do some hands-on learning without travel or any registration cost. You can register for the webinar at http://evanced.info/webjunction/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=1633 Don't miss this event! About the presenters Joshua Dodson is a Web Developer for Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, TN. He specializes in developing Web sites with the WordPress framework. He has developed a system for creating library subject guides through WordPress that is currently implemented at Carnegie-Vincent Library. An article on this topic has been published through the Code4Lib Journal. He has presented on topics including information literacy, open source software, Web 2.0/Library 2.0 technologies, and using WordPress for library Web sites. Laura Slavin is a graduate of the University of South Florida School of Library and Information Science with a concentration in Cataloging.  After working at Troy University Library in Troy, Alabama, she moved to her current position as Technical Services Librarian at Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) in Harrogate, Tennessee. ... Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:11:17 +0100 808358 http://www.librarything.com/thingology/2010/01/librarything-at-ala-midwinter.php We're at ALA Midwinter in Boston this weekend—come by and talk to us! We're in booth 1208 (look for the rhinos). We'll be showing off LibraryThing for Libraries—reviews, tags, recommendations and some big new features.New featuresShelf Browse for your OPAC. It shows your covers on a virtual "shelf" for browsing—just as you would do in the physical library. Shelf Browse lets you see where a book sits on your actual shelves, and what's near it.Library Anywhere: A mobile catalog for everyone. Library Anywhere gives you a web version of your OPAC optimized for cell phones, as well as native applications for iPhone, Android and Blackberry. It requires no installation, and will be cheap.Scoping for Consortia. LTFL now has improved consortium support which allows for "scoping"—patrons searching within a scoped location will only see, for example, LTFL recommending books that are held at that location.This is just a quick overview, we'll blog each of these in much more depth in a few days, stay tuned for more details and screenshots. Or just stop by the booth and we'll show everything to you in action.PartySaturday after the show, come have some baked brie and talk books and libraries with us. Saturday the 16th, 5:30-8pm at The Green Dragon Tavern.Appetizers, drinks, and good conversation. Details in this blog post. We'll also have little cards with directions at the booth.Free exhibit passesIf you just want to go to the exhibit hall (no sessions), you can get a free pass here. (Source: Thing-ology (LibraryThing's ideas blog)) Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:28:00 +0100 808711 http://www.betabib.org/2010/01/13/forsta-intryck-av-ebsco-discovery-service/ Inte helt oväntat fortsätter EBSCO att flytta fram sina positioner. Efter att ha avtalat med bl a OCLC och Ex Libris om datautbyte har det blivit dags för EBSCO själva att presentera en tjänst som bygger på samma princip som Summon, Primo, Aquabrowser och Encore Discovery dvs att bygga centrala index för flera datakällor som gör att man kan söka i flera databaser samtidigt snabbt. EBSCO kallar sitt system för EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) som är en del av The Complete Discovery Solution. Sir Lancelot: We were in the nick of time. You were in great peril. Sir Galahad: I don’t think I was. Sir Lancelot: Yes, you were. You were in terrible peril. Sir Galahad: Look, let me go back in there and face the peril. Sir Lancelot: No, it’s too perilous. Sir Galahad: Look, it’s my duty as a knight to sample as much peril as I can. Sir Lancelot: No, we’ve got to find the Holy Grail. Come on. Sir Galahad: Oh, let me have just a little bit of peril? Sir Lancelot: No. It’s unhealthy. Sir Galahad: I bet you’re gay. Sir Lancelot: Am not. - Monty Python and the Holy Grail Jag har skrivit om det förut men det är smart av EBSCO att dra nytta av biblioteksystemleverantörernas utveckling av Discovery Interfaces. Genom att använda de lokala systemens funktionalitet för att exportera poster och exemplarstatus kan de erbjuda alternativ som borde fungera minst lika bra som den egna systemleverantörens Discoverylösning. Om man har ett stort bestånd av databaser hos EBSCO så borde det här vara mycket intressant om man funderar på att uppgradera sin OPAC till ett Discovery system. EBSCO har över tid tagit fram produkter som A-Z, LinkSource, Integrated Search, EBSCOhost och har nu tillsammans med EDS en svit med produkter som kan ta hand om en stor del av bibliotekens söktjänster. Det är spännande. ... Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:57:21 +0100 809272 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Librarian&diff=337516867&oldid=prev Reverted edits by 74.138.53.33 (talk) to last version by 98.193.44.166 ← Previous revision Revision as of 02:11, 13 January 2010 Line 78: Line 78: == Technology in libraries == == Technology in libraries == {{Unreferenced section|date=March 2009}} {{Unreferenced section|date=March 2009}} - The increasing role of technology in libraries has a significant impact on the changing roles of librarians. New technologies are dramatically increasing the accessibility of information, and librarians are hiding someting. + The increasing role of technology in libraries has a significant impact on the changing roles of librarians. New technologies are dramatically increasing the accessibility of information, and librarians are adapting to the evolving needs of users that emerge from the adoption of these new technologies. The most significant example of how technology has changed the role of librarians in the last 50 years has been the move from traditional card catalogs to online public access catalogs ([[OPAC]]s).{{Fact|date=April 2009}} Librarians had to develop software and the [[MARC standards]] for cataloguing records electronically. They had to purchase and run the computers necessary to use the software. They had to teach the public how to use the new technologies and move to more virtual working environments. The most significant example of how technology has changed the role of librarians in the last 50 years has been the move from traditional card catalogs to online public access catalogs ([[OPAC]]s).{{Fact|date=April 2009}} Librarians had to develop software and the [[MARC standards]] for cataloguing records electronically. They had to purchase and run the computers necessary to use the software. They had to teach the public how to use the new technologies and move to more virtual working environments. ... Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:11:14 +0100 809524 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Librarian&diff=337514928&oldid=prev Technology in libraries ← Previous revision Revision as of 01:57, 13 January 2010 Line 78: Line 78: == Technology in libraries == == Technology in libraries == {{Unreferenced section|date=March 2009}} {{Unreferenced section|date=March 2009}} - The increasing role of technology in libraries has a significant impact on the changing roles of librarians. New technologies are dramatically increasing the accessibility of information, and librarians are adapting to the evolving needs of users that emerge from the adoption of these new technologies. + The increasing role of technology in libraries has a significant impact on the changing roles of librarians. New technologies are dramatically increasing the accessibility of information, and librarians are hiding someting. The most significant example of how technology has changed the role of librarians in the last 50 years has been the move from traditional card catalogs to online public access catalogs ([[OPAC]]s).{{Fact|date=April 2009}} Librarians had to develop software and the [[MARC standards]] for cataloguing records electronically. They had to purchase and run the computers necessary to use the software. They had to teach the public how to use the new technologies and move to more virtual working environments. The most significant example of how technology has changed the role of librarians in the last 50 years has been the move from traditional card catalogs to online public access catalogs ([[OPAC]]s).{{Fact|date=April 2009}} Librarians had to develop software and the [[MARC standards]] for cataloguing records electronically. They had to purchase and run the computers necessary to use the software. They had to teach the public how to use the new technologies and move to more virtual working environments. ... Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:57:45 +0100 809526 http://infobib.de/blog/2010/01/11/trend-nr-2-fur-2010-open-government-data-linked-data/ Christiane Schulzki-Haddouti nimmt mir die Worte aus dem Mund: Open Data – so nicht nur mein Blick in die Kristallkugel – wird 2010 das große Thema werden und die Entwicklung des Internet in diesem Jahrzehnt wesentlich vorantreiben. Und nicht nur die Entwicklung des Internets, auch gesellschaftliche, künstlerische und wissenschaftliche Entwicklungen können durch Open Data maßgeblich beeinflusst oder überhaupt erst ermöglicht werden. Infos zum Reinlesen gibt es z.B. hier von Lambert Heller. Dass sich auch Bibliothekswesen damit beschäftigen müssen, sollte spätestens nach dem Durchklicken dieser Vortragsfolien von Anne Christensen klar sein: Der Bibliothekskatalog 3.0 oder: Metadaten aus Bibliotheken als Linked Open Data View more presentations from Anne Christensen. (Source: Infobib) Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:42:07 +0100 808982 http://www.affordance.info/mon_weblog/2010/01/bnf-et-google-contribution-au-debat.html Vendredi dernier, se tenait à la BnF une journée de débat autour du futur-très-probable accord entre Google et ladite BnF, débat intitulé "Numérisation du patrimoine et moteurs de recherche",  débat réunissant notamment Patrick Bazin, Roger Chartier et Robert Darnton, soit quelques analystes et acteurs les plus passionnants sur le sujet. Le programme complet de cette journée était initialement disponible sur le site de la BnF (ici) mais, étrangement, il a été "soit déplacé soit supprimé". :-( En ligne, très peu de traces de cette journée :  merci à l'ADBS et à Livres Hebdo d'avoir assuré de rapides compte-rendu (si vous en avez repéré d'autres, les commentaires sont ouverts). Très peu de traces ... et pour cause : les personnes présentes sur place n'ont même pas pu twitter étant donné l'absence de connexion Wikfi ou 3G. Plus globalement, et alors même que depuis les plus hautes sphères de l'état jusqu'à la presse grand public, chacun se passionne pour ce sujet (ce qui n'est pas toujours le cas lorsque l'on parle de l'avenir et du modèle des bibliothèques), plus globalement donc, le fait que les organisateurs de cette journée n'aient pas envisagé de la webcaster ou d'en diffuser des extraits est atterrant. Et à peu près aussi improbable que TF1 décidant d'organiser la soirée de l'élection de Miss France à huis-clos. C'est vrai quoi, on a un sujet passionnant, les meilleurs spécialistes (pro ou anti) de la question sur le plateau, une demande très forte d'information de la part du public, et on la joue "black-out", on l'organise sur le mode "et ben vous aviez qu'à être présents". Dommage. Dommage. ... Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 807513 http://www.docuticker.com/?p=31169 Mullahs, Guards, and Bonyads: An Exploration of Iranian Leadership Dynamics Source: RAND Corporation The Islamic Republic of Iran poses serious challenges to U.S. interests in the Middle East, and its nuclear program continues to worry the international community. The presidential election of June 2009 that returned Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to power and led to broad protests and a government crackdown presents yet another cause for U.S. concern. Yet the U.S. ability to “read” the Iranian regime and formulate appropriate policies has been handicapped by both a lack of access to the country and the opacity of decisionmaking in Tehran. To help analysts better understand the Iranian political system, the authors describe Iranian strategic culture, including the perceptions that drive state behavior the informal networks, formal government institutions, and personalities that influence decisionmaking in the Islamic Republic the impact of elite behavior on Iranian policy formulation and execution factionalism, emerging fissures within the current regime, and other key trends. (Source: Docuticker) Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:16:28 +0100 806381 http://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/01/07/the-december-2009-issue-of-ital-information-technology-and-libraries-is-now-available-online/ Articles include: Discovery Mini-Conference Special Issue Access Abstracts and Articles + Editorial Board Thoughts Issue Introduction: What Do You Mean by “Discovery”? by Judith Carter + “Discovery” Focus as Impetus for Organizational Learning by Jennifer Fabbi + Information Discovery Insights Gained from MultiPAC, a Prototype Library Discovery System by Alex A. Dolski + Usability as a Method for Assessing Discovery by Tom Ipri, Michael Yunkin, and Jeanne M. Brown + UNLV Special Collections in the Twenty-First Century (184-186, 190) by Thomas Sommer + Smartphones: A Potential Discovery Tool by Wendy Starkweather and Eva Stowers + Building Pathfinders with Free Screen Capture Tools by Patrick Griffis + Enhancing OPAC Records for Discovery by Patrick Griffis and Cyrus Ford Source: Library & Information Technology Association (Source: ResourceShelf) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:57:45 +0100 806042 http://bibliotheque20.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/enrichir-son-opac-avec-des-extraits-de-musique/ Un rapide tour d’horizon de ce qui est possible aujourdh’ui Amazon – à la BM de St herblain La première expérience du genre je crois :   Remarque : Ouvre realone player Exemple : ici LastFM – à la BdP Haut Rhin Bon cet OPAC, c’est le modèle absolu pour les 5 prochaines années… Remarque : player intégré dans la page web Exemple : ici GAM – à la BM de Tlse Ca vient de sortir : GAM envoie, avec ses notices, à ses clients, des informations complémentaires : pochette CD informations de dépouillement de magazines musicaux Extraits de musique Remarque : Ouvre windows media player Exemple : ici Deezer : ?? Je ne sais pas si des négo sont en cours et avancent… ? D’autres Vous en connaissez d’autres ?? (Source: Des Bibliothèques 2.0) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:05:56 +0100 807017 http://infobib.de/blog/2010/01/06/trend-nr-1-fur-2010-mobile-bibliotheksanwendungen/ Mobile Anwendungen für Bibliotheken werden vermutlich das heißeste Thema dieses Jahres. Beispiel gefällig? RedLaser is an iPhone app ($1.99) that allows the user to scan barcoded items and compare product prices using the Google Product Search. Now, the WorldCat.org Blog reports that you can scan barcoded books and get back location information (who holds the book) using the WorldCat database. Und brandheiß flatterte via Netbib dieses wirklich beeindruckende kleine Filmchen herein: Ich schließe mich der Frage an: Wo sind denn die deutschen Angebote? (Source: Infobib) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:37:29 +0100 807010 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Library_2.0&diff=336141980&oldid=prev The Library 2.0 Online Public Access Catalog ← Previous revision Revision as of 04:36, 6 January 2010 Line 31: Line 31: == The Library 2.0 Online Public Access Catalog == == The Library 2.0 Online Public Access Catalog == - See : [[OPAC#The Next-Generation Catalog]] + See : [[Online public access catalog#Next-generation catalogs|Next-Generation Catalogs]] Library 2.0 is a new way of providing library service through new Internet technologies, with emphasis on “user-centered” change and interaction. Like Web 2.0, a full-featured Library 2.0 OPAC gets better the more that users are involved in the process of interacting with the catalog and sharing content. Library 2.0 is a new way of providing library service through new Internet technologies, with emphasis on “user-centered” change and interaction. Like Web 2.0, a full-featured Library 2.0 OPAC gets better the more that users are involved in the process of interacting with the catalog and sharing content. (Source: Library 2.0 - Revision history) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:36:14 +0100 805724 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Library_2.0&diff=336141285&oldid=prev ← Previous revision Revision as of 04:31, 6 January 2010 Line 4: Line 4: '''Library 2.0''' is a loosely defined model for a modernized form of [[library]] service that reflects a transition within the library world in the way that services are delivered to users. '''Library 2.0''' is a loosely defined model for a modernized form of [[library]] service that reflects a transition within the library world in the way that services are delivered to users. The focus is on user-centered change and participation in the creation of content and community. <ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6365200.html Library 2.0 - 9/1/2006 - Library Journal<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The focus is on user-centered change and participation in the creation of content and community. <ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6365200.html Library 2.0 - 9/1/2006 - Library Journal<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> - The concept of Library 2.0 borrows from that of [[Business 2.0]] and [[Web 2.0]] and follows some of the same underlying philosophies. This includes online services like the use of [[OPAC]] systems and an increased flow of information from the user back to the library. + The concept of Library 2.0 borrows from that of [[Business 2.0]] and [[Web 2.0]] and follows some of the same underlying philosophies. This includes online services like the use of [[Online public access catalog|OPAC]] systems and an increased flow of information from the user back to the library. With Library 2.0, library services are constantly updated and reevaluated to best serve library users. Library 2.0 also attempts to harness the library user in the design and implementation of library services by encouraging feedback and participation. ... Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:31:57 +0100 805725 http://www.slis.indiana.edu/careers/view_job_specific.php?job_id=6509 State: Iowa Drake University's Cowles Library is seeking to recruit a Visiting Librarian for Integrated Library Systems. The Visiting Librarian for Integrated Library Systems will undertake a three-year project in collaboration with the staff of Cowles and Law Libraries to replace or transform the current SirsiDynix Symphony Integrated Library System (ILS) and it's web interface. Visiting Librarian for Integrated Library Systems Drake University's Cowles Library is seeking to recruit a Visiting Librarian for Integrated Library Systems. Drake University is a comprehensive, selective university with an innovative curriculum "distinguished by collaborative learning among students, faculty, and staff and by the integration of the liberal arts and sciences with professional preparation." The Visiting Librarian for Integrated Library Systems will undertake a three-year project in collaboration with the staff of Cowles and Law Libraries to replace or transform the current SirsiDynix Symphony Integrated Library System (ILS). This individual will be a part of the Technology and Instruction Unit and reports to the Unit Director. RESPONSIBILITIES: Evaluate, report, and recommend ILS and OPAC solutions that are responsive to the needs of the Drake community and enhance the University’s learning environment. Create solutions to make the most effective use of the Library’s financial and human resources. Consideration will be given to both open source and proprietary systems Explore possible sources of collaboration in ILS operation and development with the Drake Law Library, the University’s affinity institutions, and/or other regional academic and public libraries. Develop a detailed implementation plan covering vendor/software package, timeline, cost estimate, intermediate steps (such as implementation of a “Social OPAC,”) etc. ... Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:20:01 +0100 805119 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Library_2.0&diff=334995182&oldid=prev Reverted 1 edit by 67.233.158.80 identified as vandalism to last revision by Connecto. (TW) ← Previous revision Revision as of 22:42, 30 December 2009 Line 17: Line 17: With Library 2.0, library services are frequently evaluated and updated to meet the changing needs of library users. Library 2.0 also calls for libraries to encourage user participation and feedback in the development and maintenance of library services. The active and empowered library user is a significant component of Library 2.0. With information and ideas flowing in both directions – from the library to the user and from the user to the library – library services have the ability to evolve and improve on a constant and rapid basis. The user is participant, co-creator, builder and consultant – whether the product is virtual or physical. With Library 2.0, library services are frequently evaluated and updated to meet the changing needs of library users. Library 2.0 also calls for libraries to encourage user participation and feedback in the development and maintenance of library services. The active and empowered library user is a significant component of Library 2.0. With information and ideas flowing in both directions – from the library to the user and from the user to the library – library services have the ability to evolve and improve on a constant and rapid basis. The user is participant, co-creator, builder and consultant – whether the product is virtual or physical. - i like big buts and i cannot lie + == Key principles ==   +   + * [[Web browser|Browser]] + Web 2. ... Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:42:47 +0100 804431 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Library_2.0&diff=334995063&oldid=prev Key principles ← Previous revision Revision as of 22:41, 30 December 2009 Line 17: Line 17: With Library 2.0, library services are frequently evaluated and updated to meet the changing needs of library users. Library 2.0 also calls for libraries to encourage user participation and feedback in the development and maintenance of library services. The active and empowered library user is a significant component of Library 2.0. With information and ideas flowing in both directions – from the library to the user and from the user to the library – library services have the ability to evolve and improve on a constant and rapid basis. The user is participant, co-creator, builder and consultant – whether the product is virtual or physical. With Library 2.0, library services are frequently evaluated and updated to meet the changing needs of library users. Library 2.0 also calls for libraries to encourage user participation and feedback in the development and maintenance of library services. The active and empowered library user is a significant component of Library 2.0. With information and ideas flowing in both directions – from the library to the user and from the user to the library – library services have the ability to evolve and improve on a constant and rapid basis. The user is participant, co-creator, builder and consultant – whether the product is virtual or physical. - == Key principles == + i like big buts and i cannot lie -   - * [[Web browser|Browser]] + Web 2. ... Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:41:58 +0100 804432 http://collectingmythoughts.blogspot.com/2009/12/jr-watkins-lemon-cream.html At Hokulea's blog, Christmas cancelled, she writes about trying to help customers whose orders have expired. Although I don't understand the procedures or what she does, it sounds like sometimes you can get a caring, kind representative like Hoku at a large company. And it doesn't hurt that she has a very specialized skill (makes jewelry) and knew what to do to expedite a ring. So here's my try--again--to get a cream I like that has been discontinued, only I wrote a paper letter and put it in an envelope with a first class stamp, and hope I get a Hokulea clone:Dear J. R. Watkins Customer Service,I apparently sent my daughter on a wild goose chase when I asked for your Shea Butter Lemon Cream in a jar (4.6 oz.). This product no longer is available, anywhere, either from your sales staff or local stores like Walgreens. So she purchased Shea Butter Body Cream in a tube (3.3 oz.) which the web site more or less said was the same thing. It isn’t. Read the label. I know ingredients are listed in order of quantity, and although many are the same in the two products, many are different in quantity and type. The first five of the jar product are water, shea butter, glycerol stearate, PEG-100 stearate, and steric acid. The first five in the tube are water, shea butter, glycerol stearate, steric acid and cetearyl alcohol. Both lists are followed by Macadamia seed oil.Both PEG-100 stearate and cetearyl alcohol are an emollient, an emulsifier, and a moisturizer, and the cetearyl alcohol is also an opacifier and a thickener. That’s the difference I see on the label, and probably makes the tube product work. But I don’t like tube products--too much of the product is left inside the tube, plus I just like the jar product. You don’t mention on the label that it is a moisturizer for the face, but I use it on my face, and it doesn’t interact with my cosmetics. ... Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 803553 http://bonariabiancu.wordpress.com/2009/12/22/library-mashups-3-library-catalog-mashup-using-blacklight-to-expose-collections/ Library Catalog Mashup: Using Blacklight to Expose Collections, il capitolo di Library Mashups dedicato alla soluzione OPAC dell’UVA (University of Virginia Libraries) si apre con una avvertenza preliminare sul concetto di mashup che da questi colleghi viene inteso in senso creativo – e non come semplice giustapposizione di informazioni già esistenti; insomma come nuovo amalgama, remix e riprogrammazione di contenuti, moduli e in sostanza flussi di informazioni ma in maniera inedita, modulare e user-centered. Altra puntualizzazione degli autori, riguarda la motivazione alla base della creazione di Blacklight, il prodotto-mashup che viene presentato nel capitolo: tutto nasce da un senso di frustrazione che accomunava i bibliotecari e gli utenti di UVA nella fruizione delle classiche interfacce dei cataloghi online (OPAC) che non avevano nulla di moderno, che spesso erano essenziali ma in senso negativo, e comunque lontane mille miglia dai servizi 2.0 cui pian piano siamo andati abituandoci (Flickr, NetFlix etc.). Bess Sadler, Joseph Gilbert e Matt Mitchella mettono giustamente in luce perché le interfacce di ricerca evolvono così lentamente: esse sono sempre state storicamente agganciate agli ILS, ovvero ai sistemi di automazione bibliotecaria (software con cui si gestiscono catalogazione, prestiti etc.), che di per sé sono sistemi molto complessi, che cambiano con molta difficoltà (e vanno fatti evolvere anche con molta cautela). Il segreto sta dunque nello scorporo delle funzionalità e quindi degli applicativi: che gli ILS continuino con le loro pesanti ma solide articolazioni a sostenere il peso delle biblioteche, e che gli OPAC possano diventare leggeri, agili, integrabili e adattarsi ai desiderata degli utenti. ... Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:16:19 +0100 803229 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/griffey/~3/tUxsVdUt0B4/ Sometime in the last few days, evidently my newest book hit the data streams, because it now shows up on Amazon, in LibraryThing, and on the publisher’s website! It won’t be out until March or so, but it’s still exciting to see.Similar Posts: Amazon buys Shelfari Future of OPAC LibraryThing for Libraries launches Get some Free Culture My Take on SWIFT (Source: Pattern Recognition) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:33:56 +0100 803648 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/talis/panlibus/~3/uiYW6Wcx-kI/how-college-students-seek-information-in-the-digital-age.php How college students seek information in the digital age is a report of findings from 2318 US students, surveyed in spring 2009 that seeks to understand how students search for information and approach research-type activities. Having read the report, I now understand fully why I’ve seen so many tweets about this report along the lines of “If you read nothing else from now to the end of the year…” The report introduces a useful typology of students’ research activities: 1. Big picture: Background information on a specific topic 2. Language: Finding out more about the words and terms around that topic 3. Situational: Judging the extent to which an area needs to be researched 4. Information-gathering: “Finding, accessing, and securing relevant research resources.” … and points out that students experience needs in all these areas on a frequent basis. So here we are deep in the digital age, characterised eloquently by the report as “a fast-paced, fragmented, and data-drenched time that is not always in sync with the pedagogical goals of colleges”. Since the “digital native” archetype has been all but discredited, what can we say about the online behaviours of that generation in this confusing and sometimes overwhelming landscape? First of all, I was impressed by reference to broader forces (i.e. those that transcend technological advances), as articulated here: … today’s students have defined their preferences for information sources in a world where credibility, veracity, and intellectual authority are less of a given – or even an expectation from students – with each passing day. So it’s not just the technology that is a catalyst for change in the scholarly environment. At a general level, librarians will be struck by the gaps identified between the students’ conceptualisation of research and that of instructors and librarians. ... Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:05:36 +0100 802681 http://freegovinfo.info/node/2846 The U.S. Department of State announced a redesign of its web site and its blog, DipNote. You might want to check your bookmarks and OPACs for broken links. See also: Another New Site, By Aliya Sternstein, TechInsider (12/17/09). (Source: Free Government Information (FGI) blogs) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:05:24 +0100 801626 http://liszen.com/trends/story.php?title=what_happens_when_you_donrsquot_get_what_you_pay_for Nicole wonders aloud why people who paid for an Open Source OPAC from LibLime aren’t raising hell when they are instead pressured to accept the (Source: pligg - all) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:20 +0100 801179 http://www.librarian.net/stax/3104/what-happens-when-you-dont-get-what-you-pay-for/ Nicole wonders aloud why people who paid for an Open Source OPAC from LibLime aren’t raising hell when they are instead pressured to accept the closer-source version instead? So why are these librarians taking it? Why are they being quiet? I don’t have an answer for you – and so I’m hoping someone out there can answer this for me. If you signed a contract for one product and then are told you have to use another – do you just say okay? or do you move on or demand the product you originally wanted. I think that the result of the Queens Library law suit will be very interesting – but I’m shocked that this is the first!! Librarians have been just taking these hits and coming back for more. (Source: librarian.net) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:17:05 +0100 802190 http://mblc.state.ma.us/jobs/find_jobs/rss.php?job_id=5935 Part-time faculty position providing research assistance to students and faculty in the Levin Library on Sundays, 5:00 PM - 9:30 PM. Assist patrons with research at the reference desk, via email, via phone and instant messaging. Train students and other patrons in the use of library resources including databases, OPAC, and print materials. Enter reference statistics into the Library database. Supervise student workers. Appointment is for one 15 week semester beginning in January 2010, with possibility of renewal. Deadline: January 8, 2010. Official web post: http://curry.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=16575 (Source: MBLC Job Listings) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:10:02 +0100 800762 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/griffey/~3/nHipT3wGU-Q/ A great presentation by Tim Spalding called What is Social Cataloging?, from the LIANZA 2009 conference in New Zealand. I recommend it if you’re at all interested in metadata, LibraryThing, or, I suppose, Tim Spalding. Concluding Keynote at LIANZA 09 in Christchurch, NZ. Covers LibraryThing, tagging, personal cataloging, sharing, social networking, implicit and explicit social cataloging, collaboration, what’s wrong with OCLC and other exciting topics. Similar Posts: Future of OPAC LibraryThing for Libraries launches BIGWIG Social Software Showcase 2009 Google launches OpenSocial Bigwig Social Software Showcase (Source: Pattern Recognition) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:01:34 +0100 800625 http://feeds.guardian.co.uk/~r/theguardian/books/rss/~3/I0wLevMX1_8/where-the-wild-things-are Spike Jonze isn't trying to amuse children with his film adaptation of Maurice Sendak's book; he's warning grownups that self-indulgence threatens our wellbeingThe critics were puzzled and faintly irritated by Where the Wild Things Are. So, it seems, were the film's producers. This isn't, however, the fault of director Spike Jonze. He's done his best to provide clues for those who can't see what he's getting at.This, in essence, is the way he tells it. People have been trying to make a movie out of Maurice Sendak's much-loved children's story since the early 1980s. Previous efforts have come to nothing, and this isn't too surprising. The picture-book contains barely 200 words. These put across the cheerful story of a boy who goes off to have adventures with monsters after getting cross, but returns home to find that his supper's still hot. Jonze felt that the big screen would require something more.One night, when he was tossing and turning and puzzling over the problem, inspiration struck. He wouldn't make a children's film at all. Instead, he would use Sendak's story to convey an insight of his own. It would have less to do with children than with adults, and the crazy way in which they've started behaving. "It would be a story about emotions," he has said. "The way we relate to each other and imbue everything with our own emotional perspectives is insane."Once you've clocked this (and perhaps Warner's executives never did), any puzzlement evaporates. Where the Wild Things Are turns out to be a thorough and perceptive critique of a world in which grownups are encouraged to behave like spoilt children, valuing emotion above thought and believing they enjoy the right to have their whims indulged however impracticable this may be.Self-indulgence, self-destructiveness, self-delusion, jealousy and vanity loom far more starkly when attributed to zany monsters than they would if acted out by flesh-and-blood humans. ... Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:17:42 +0100 800300 http://marlenescorner.blogspirit.com/archive/2009/12/15/6e4ffd48495bc0edf62aeacc6320a4fb.html [...]"Heureusement, la plupart des bibliothécaires se sont habitués au fait qu'internet est une formidable aubaine pour les chercheurs et que la libre ciculation de l'information est une idée fantastique. Bien sûr, nous n'avons pas encore pris en compte cet état de fait dans l'organisation de nos ressources humaines - notre personnel est plutôt dédié aux acquisitions et à la gestion de l'information acquise qu'à la valorisation de nos archives, de nos labos ou des ressources du web. Ce travail fait partie des tâches en plus, ou de projets spécifiques sous-financés qui ne sont guère soutenus. Mais au moins nous en sommes arrivés au point que la plupart des bibliothécaires ne fait plus de résistance systématique quand on parle de Wikipedia ou ne pense plus que seule l'information achetée par la bibliothèque est la seule qui soit légitime. Nous avons même fini par accepter le fait que nos OPAC sont nuls quel que soit le prix qu'on y mette, et nous commençons à explorer les solutions open source qui fonctionnent mieux et coûtent bien moins cher. Mais nous nous soucions toujours de notre obsolescence. Si l'information est diffusée gratuitement, ou si nos utilisateurs distants ne comprennent pas que nous avons payé pour, si l'activité traditionnelle des bibliothèques se transforme en des fonctions différentes de celles de l'achat et l'organisation physique de grandes quantités de documents, comment allons-nous justifier notre existence ? L'idée de n'être qu'un gestionnaire d'achats pour les enseignants n'est vraiment pas celle que je me fais d'un futur souriant, ni même d'un futur durable. Pour dire les choses autrement, quelle valeur aura la bibliothèque pour les enseignants chercheurs si nous réussissons à arriver à un avenir en accès libre ? La bibliothèque, telle l'état communiste idéal, va-t-elle disparaître ?"[...] The accessibility paradox, Barbara Fister, Library Journal. (Source: Marlene's corner) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:43:00 +0100 802226 http://www.frbr.org/2009/12/14/frbr-aggregation-searching-and-browsing-a-case-study Sent by José Borbinha <jb@ist.utl.pt> to the FRBR mailing list today.) This is an invitation to take part in an evaluation of an experiment in the TELplus project (http://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/telplus) Please evaluate the system described below and fill the questionnaire, according to the instructions. The questionnaire is anonymous, and we estimate it can be answered in less than 5 minutes. However, it has to be preceded by a “test drive” with the system, which can take as long as you want… We appreciate the answers to the questionnaire until the end of the day of December 16 (Wednesday), please! For any further clarification, please feel free to email to nuno.freire@bnportugal.pt [or] nuno.freire@bnportugal.pt. Brief introduction The aim of this task is to explore possible improvements for search in The European Library (http://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org), under the assumption that a presentation of the results, following the general ideas of the FRBR model, could help. Considering that The European Library amounts to about 150 million records in 32 different languages, this might have the potential to narrow down the search results by clustering similar records (including of multiple languages). In order to evaluate that, we developed a case with a sample collection of the works of the Literature Nobel Prize winners. For that, we used records extracted from 11 libraries, thus with a high number of works with many translations in multiple languages. We are now inviting you to evaluate this system and answer to the questionnaire available at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TELplus_FRBR_Prototype Description of the system The system to experiment is available here: http://digmap2.ist.utl.pt:8080/lgteFrbr/indexFrbrClustering. ... Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 800602 http://libraryjuicepress.com/blog/?p=1914&cpage=1#comment-1027729 I don’t really see this as a big deal. A) There is an opt-out. B) I actually enjoy my personalized results, they make Google more convenient. C) Maybe 80% of the time when I’m doing librarian work, I’m using our OPAC or databases, not Google. When I do use Google, it’s often for phone numbers or other ready reference questions. As for “further fragments the culture by making our exposure to media yet more isolated and individualized,” that’s a large claim in a culture which is already very atomized. I’m not sure that Google changing their search contributes much to a trend driven by much, much larger forces (as in, the economy within which Google operates). Just my 2 cents, and it is nice to have people talking about this rather than blindly obeying. (Source: Comments for Library Juice) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:00:31 +0100 800486 http://www.frbr.org/2009/12/11/last-week-in-frbr-10 Update on Ronald Murray and Paper Tools Murray followed up on last week’s post by pointing out his 2008 paper The FRBR-Theoretic Library: The Role of Conceptual Data Modeling in Cultural Heritage Information System Design (197 KB PDF), “the paper that presents the conceptual data model that jump started the paper tool.” ABSTRACT: The use of digital technologies in support of Cultural Heritage missions has highlighted the need to create information modeling systems different from those that are used in conventional business and government. In addition, the practice of data modeling – and especially of the conceptual data modeling that engages cataloging theory and practice – must be urgently be brought up to date in order to develop the data models required to represent the desirable characteristics of both print and digital media. Regarding the 472 slides in Reimagining the Bibliographic Universe: FRBR, Physics and the World Wide Web, he said readers should use the bookmarks inside the PDF to jump right to the sections that interest them most, and that “the slides with the blue band are attended to provide supplementary information and were not shown during presentation.” Ockerbloom, Some Concepts and Their Catalogs In Some Concepts and Their Catalogs John Mark Ockerbloom uses FRBR in his discussion of “concept-oriented catalogs” that “go beyond the bibliographic record.” IFLA Cataloguing Section Strategic Plan 2009-2011 From the 2009-2011 strategic plan of the Cataloguing Section of IFLA: Continue development and use of IFLA’s FRBR family of conceptual models.  Pillar: Profession; Professional priorities: (f) Promoting resource sharing; (h) Developing library professionals; (i) Promoting standards, guidelines and best practices) 2.1. ... Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 800603 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ouseful/~3/KdlvqBCJUAw/ A month or so ago, I posted a round-up of items I’d published on the various Arcadia Project blogs ( Meanwhile, Over on the Arcadia Blog(s)…). Here’s a follow up to that one, providing a quick review of the various Arcadia posts I’ve produced since then, posts that might in other circumstances have normally appeared on this blog. What If? Livescribe Book Support, mulling over a couple of opportunities that might arise if Livescribe had a plugin architecture and open developer API; Do Libraries Cater for Today’s Researchers and Research Students?, Do Libraries Cater for Today’s Undergraduate Students? and Seeking Information in the Digital Age which review some recent surveys on the use of academic libraries and the online search behaviour of today’s students and young researchers; Keeping Up With Events, a proof of concept mobile app that I’ve used quite heavily over the last few weeks for keeping track of interesting evening lectures to go to, along with a couple of posts outlining ideas for a couple of different mobile apps: Doodling Ideas for a Mobile Library App and A Trip into the Stacks… [scheduled for tomorrow]. No Cameras in the Library… focusses on another mobile use case, the potential of camera enabled mobile phones in a library context ( Custom Search Engines On Library Websites showed how Google custom search engines can be used within library websites, and OPAC Ground Truth… simply poses a question about the use of ranking algorithms in library catalogues; What Can Academic Libraries Learn From Public Libraries… is a plug for a consultation on the future of public libraries that we posted on WriteToReply, though I think it also has some relevance to a consideration of the future of academic libraries. ... Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:40:27 +0100 799805 http://www.unshelved.com/blog.aspx?post=1568 Do you have answers to these questions? What's the best major in college if I plan on continuing to library school? What merchandise should we add to the Unshelved store? How should I notify my students when the books the put on hold become available? What are the key features in an ILS/OPAC? Come to Unshelved® Answers and share your expertise, or get your own questions answered. Absolutely free. Posted by Bill on 12/9/2009 7:02:00 AM (Source: Unshelved) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:00:02 +0100 798831 http://www.betabib.org/2009/12/09/recensioner-av-encore-primo-summon-och-summa/ Jag letade lite information om funktionaliteten i Encore och hittade en sammanställning av recensioner av ”Next-generation library catalogues” publicerad i Serials: The Journal for the Serials Community [0953-0460 (Paper), 1475-3308 (Online)]. – Vol. 22, 1, March 2009, p. 68-82. – DOI: 10.1629/2268 . Eftersom det är frågor som intresserar många och sammanställningen är ganska ny tänkte jag tipsa om den. Men det finns, i mina ögon, några problem med recensionerna. De är skrivna av användare som på sätt och vis motiverar och rättfärdigar sina val. För flera av produkterna skriver de att de är ”fully integrated” med den gamla OPAC:en när detta i mina ögon inte alls är sant. Men det är intressant läsning och det finns ganska avgörande skillnader mellan produkterna. (Source: betabib) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:04:03 +0100 799999 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/zcGn/~3/cb3IbFD7LsA/thoughts-on-unstaffed-library-express.html Have you seen the short news article in Library Journal about a small unstaffed branch in a new housing development in Washington state? Sarah Houghton-Jan, aka the Librarian in Black (LiB), posted about it yesterday, bringing up some good questions. I decided to chime in there and ended up writing what should have been a full post over here on The M Word! The LiB questioned whether an unstaffed branch was worth it as far as money saved, and more importantly, should it still be called a "library" when there is nobody there giving service? (It was designed basically as a room where residents could order books via OPACs and pick up holds when they became available.) My take from the marketing side was different. Here's an excerpt from what I said there:...[F]rom a marketing POV, this is a winner. the key is this paragraph from the LJ article:“The new mini-branch was inspired by a survey of community residents; some 95 percent said they would rather pick up their holds in a nearby unstaffed library than drive to a full-service library. Redmond Ridge is a 1,228-unit master-planned community.”So the library system did exactly what this target audience asked for: opened an “unstaffed library” right in the community. It’s sure to be used b/c it fills a specific desire for these patrons. And for that I say, Bravo, King County! Go over to LiB's blog and read the thought-provoking post, and comments, in full. Tell us what you think: Is this unstaffed "library" (named "Library Express") a slippery slope toward cutting staff to save money, or a brilliant use of marketing to meet patrons' needs? Or both?The M Word Blog teaches your library and non-profit tips, tricks and trends of the marketing trade (Source: The "M" Word - Marketing Libraries) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 799522 http://www.libology.com/blog/2009/12/08/library-website-fails.html I see these types of messages all the time on library-related websites, and I agree that it sends the message that those who manage those sites don’t have a good grasp of current web technology: Time to Update? by David Lee King. Check the web sites that your library presents to the world.  If you see messages like those highlighted by David, start talking to people about getting them up to date (or better yet, getting rid of them, since a good standards-designed site will work well across browsers and browser versions). (Source: LibrarySupportStaff.Org) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:52:07 +0100 800182 http://www.semiconscious.org/2009/12/07/my-hovercraft-is-full-of-eels/ Yes, it’s that time again, kids: here comes another update to that thrilling saga, “Aaron Builds an Online Catalog From Scratch.” Edge of seats, breathless anticipation, squirming with barely-contained glee, etc, etc. When last we left our hero, he had started uploading MARC records into OpenBiblio. Shortly thereafter, a weakness in this otherwise exemplary software reared its ugly head: namely, the OPAC search functions. One can search for catalog material by author, subject, or title, but not by material or collection type. This would obviously present certain problems for a user who, say, wanted a list of all the DVD’s in the collection, or all the children’s books. However, the beauty of Open Source software is that, anytime you notice a bug or weakness, someone else has probably already noticed it, and most likely fixed it themselves. And sure enough, there is a plugin to add advanced searching to OpenBiblio. It took me about five minutes to download, install, and configure the appropriate files. Easy as pie. Mmmmm, pie… Consider this your token “Helpful Post” of the month. Regular diet of ranting and swearing to commence at its scheduled time tomorrow. (Source: Heavy Metal Librarian) Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:41:56 +0100 799548 http://infobib.de/blog/2009/12/07/warum-semantik-fur-bibliotheken/ 20091124 Koeln Warum Semantik View more presentations from gradmans. In den Folien fragt Stefan Gradmann, ob dieses Thema auf einer Fachtagung für innovative Bibliothekare nicht obsolet sei und beantwortet dies mit nein. Die Präsentation breitet ein paar Argumente aus, warum sich auch Bibliotheken mit dem Semantic Web auseinander setzen müssen. Die Aufzählung kann natürlich nicht komplett sein, aber ein Grund fehlte mir dann doch. Und zwar ist der Grund, dass zumindest für öffentlich finanzierte Bibliotheken der Nutzer (und meist gleich Finanzierer in Personalunion) ein Recht darauf hat, die von Bibliotheken in seinem Auftrag und mit seinen Mitteln erstellten Informationen in bester Form zugänglich zu machen. Und die seit ca. 10 Jahren in ihren Grundfunktionen nicht weiterentwickelten OPACs sind mit Sicherheit nicht die “beste Form”. Ein freier Zugriff auf maschinen- und menschenlesbare bibliothekarische Daten ist eigentlich schon lange eine Pflichtaufgabe für Bibliotheken. (Source: Infobib) Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:37:55 +0100 799694 http://www.betabib.org/2009/12/07/swepub-julia/ Nu har vi kört SwePub integrerat i JULIA ett par dagar. Då vi redan använder Xsearch API:et för att integrera LIBRIS var det smidigast att ta SwePub via Xsearch med. Inga större konstigheter, det var lite problem inledningsvis med index men nu verkar de vara synkade och fungera bra. SwePubs öppna gränssnitt (SRU, OAI PMH och Xsearch) gör det möjligt att integrera och uppmärksamma våra användare på ett potentiellt mycket användbart material. Snabbt går det med. (Source: betabib) Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:35:34 +0100 800000 http://www.resourceshelf.com/2009/12/07/collection-development-want-a-non-stop-stream-of-recently-digitized-ebooks-to-choose-from-check-this-out/ Resources of the Week: A Never Ending “Virtual Stream” of Digitized Text by Gary Price, Senior Editior When Chris Sherman and I were writing and then giving book talks and presentations about The Invisible Web, we said John Mark Ockerbloom’s Online Books Page was an essential resource for anyone interested in digitized, full text books — now commonly called as eBooks. More than eight years later I feel the same way about this awesome and well organized collection. Where do you begin with a site so full of content? For me, that’s easy. Monitoring the latest additions to the catalog/page. I am always blown away by the amount of new listings (when does Ockerbloom sleep?) and the number of organizations digitizing books. If you think it’s only Google digitizing books (of course they are a major player) but not they’re far from the only one doing this type of work. Just look for yourself. The page even has an RSS feed. So, the Online Books Page is not only a “must have” searchable directory of ebooks but it can also be a great collection development resource to find and add digitized content to your local collection/OPAC. But wait, we’ve got more. The Online Books Page new listings only includes some of the digitized text output from the Internet Archive (IA). If you want to be able to review (at your leisure) all of the new digitized content text content that the IA produces, it’s possible by subscribing to this RSS feed. Even if you’re not going to review the titles, just let it run for a few days to get some idead of the sheer quantity of text material being digitized in variety of formats. It’s an understatement to say that the scanners at the IA are cranking it out on all cylinders. So, collection development types and ebook enthusiasts, subscribe to both RSS feeds and have a large virtual bookshelf to choose from each day. ... Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:58:37 +0100 798273 http://www.resourceshelf.com/2009/12/03/ebsco-acquires-database-from-elsevier-partners-with-eos-international/ + Deal is Complete: EBSCO Acquires World of Textiles Database from Elsevier EBSCO Publishing has completed the acquisition of World Textiles from Elsevier, a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services. The database contains data from 1970 to the present, providing researchers with international coverage of scientific, trade, technical and economic publications. Selection for content in World Textiles utilizes a unique classification scheme designed to adapt coverage to current research trends. + EOS International Partners with EBSCO Publishing EOS International is proud to announce its newly established partnership with EBSCO Publishing provider of EBSCOhost Integrated Search (EHIS). Contracts were signed during the first week of November to establish the new business partnership that allows EOS International to offer EBSCOhost Integrated Search as the Federated Search component of the EOS.Web solution. The EOS.Web / EBSCOhost Integrated Search partnership provides EOS International with a brand new federated searching technology that is anticipated to further perfect and streamline the database search process. With EHIS, patrons can simultaneously search their Web OPAC and EBSCOhost® databases, as well as other electronic resources, including those from other database aggregators. Sources: EBSCO, EOS (Source: ResourceShelf) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:23:07 +0100 797054 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2009/12/03/ryo-oss-ils-or-ideal-catalog-features Since I first heard about it, I’ve been yapping on about the Mass Libraries Open Source Project, trying to publicize and chronicle its progress. It became official a couple weeks ago, when the membership of the three consortia involved (MVLC, NOBLE and C/WMARS) each voted to go with the Evergreen ILS. Now that the software has been chosen, the next step is to define the features we want. See, with open source, you can shape the software like clay to mold to your situation, rather than being handed someone else’s idea of what you need. In order to figure out what we need, the December issue of the MVLC Connections newsletter [pdf] asks staff to create an list of ideal features (questions below). Obviously, one source of ideas is likes and dislikes of our current ILS (SirsiDynix’s Horizon), but they’re also encouraging staff to pull great ideas from other industries and websites - at this point, the sky is the limit. I think we should also ask the larger library world - what do you think are important ILS features? If the questions below were handed to you, how would you answer? A quick internet search found some information on what an ILS/OPAC should really do. But if you have any ideas, please leave a comment below. List the three most annoying “features” of Horizon in regards to Your Specialty and describe how they could be made less annoying. What process or activity in Your Specialty is the most time consuming or frustrating and describe what it is that causes the problem. Is there something that the system could do to help? Are there any procedures or policies in Your Specialty which seem cumbersome or awkward because they are based on what the system can do and not what is logical or needed? As you are using the Internet copy the url or print out those sites which are exceptionally user-friendly or really cool. ... Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:40:42 +0100 797145 http://vivabibliotecaviva.blogspot.com/2009/12/opacs-para-telemoveis-ou-mopacs.html Así debemos preocuparnos por aplicaciones como WPTouch que uso en este blog por ejemplo, para dectectar si el sitio es visitado desde un iPod y modifica la interfaz para que sea más fácil navegarlo; aunque en este caso habría que pensar en un plugin similar para catálogos bibliográficos (OPACs) como PMB y pensar en cosas como el limitado uso de javascript, flash o algunos formatos de video como escribe Natalia Arroyo en su artículo o como indica ella, si usamos hrramientas como Skweezer.com o crear un CSS que muestre una interfaz mucho más liviana para los visitantes de este tipo de dispositivos y transforme nuestros OPACs en mOPACS (mobile OPACs).Fonte: blogue HiperterminalVivam as bibliotecas vivas. (Source: viva biblioteca viva) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 797609 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Librarianinblack/~3/2vfHBTHn6C0/hlails.html The below summary is of a presentation given a few weeks ago at the Hawaii Library Association.  Sorry I’m so late in getting around to posting it. Save Me Money! – A New ILS for the Hawaii State Archives Presenter: Whitney Ross Ross looked at new ILSs for the Hawaii State Archives.  They looked at Koha and Evergreen and compared the two.  They decided to go with Koha because it seemed more user-friendly.  She talked about Koha’s and Evergreen’s active online communities, which helped her with her initial research.  Koha Standards include Unicode 3.0, Z39.50 client/server, SRU/W client/server, MARC21, ISO 2709, Dublin Core, MODS, OAI-PMH, and Z39.71.  They use the OPAC & cataloging features of Koha.  There are also full circluation features, acquisitions, serials control, and a web-based librarian interface.  She also mentioned the Amazon book jacket display feature, that you can have RSS delivery of search results, and a federated search tool within Koha.  She showed the librarian interface, a simply web interface.  They did a lot of customization to the user interface, but left the librarian interface alone as it was quite easy to use.  You can import MARC records or create a record from scratch yourself.  The cataloging interface uses multiple tabs, which took some librarians time to get used to. Their migration was done using MARCedit to combine all the records.  They created a very simple interface for the catalog – a “Google-esque” interface.  They also added links to their additional resources like digital collections, etc. She did say that the search engine in Koha seems slow, though it is anticipated that version 3.0 will fix that problem.  There is no phrase searching in Koha, and there is no browsing of items (which is availble in Evergreen).  Also, there are no cataloging templates (at least not that Ross can find). (Source: LibrarianInBlack) Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:30:25 +0100 797642 http://infobib.de/blog/2009/12/02/swissbib-beta/ Swissbib ist der zukünftige Metakatalog der Schweizer Hochschulbibliotheken und der Schweizerischen Nationalbibliothek. Ziel ist es, OPAC-2.0-Technologien zu realisieren. Swissbib ist ein Teilprojekt von E-lib.ch, der Elektronischen Bibliothek Schweiz. Die Projektphase ist noch bis 2011 geplant. Eine Beta-Version ist nun öffentlich zugänglich. Feedbacks werden vom Projektteam gerne entgegengenommen. Das Wiki zum Projekt findet sich hier. Ich selber habe den Katalog bisher noch nicht richtig erprobt, er kommt aber zumindest auf den ersten Blick sehr frisch daher … Share This (Source: Infobib) Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:28:46 +0100 797828 http://www.libology.com/blog/2009/12/02/how-college-students-seek-information-in-the-digital-age.html How College Students Seek Information in the Digital Age (pdf) is a report from Project Information Literacy, maintained by the Information School at the University of Washington that contains a few surprises for libraries: Course readings were the first place most students turn to for course-related research (97%). Over 80% of students used library-provided research databases. Usage of library offering (research databases, OPAC, print materials, and study areas) were all above 50%. Now the not so good: All interactive library research (talk to a librarian, attend a training session, use chat, e-mail or other online “Ask A Librarian” service) fell below 25%. Students are missing out on potential resources (including library research assistance), simply because those resources are not within their range of research activity. Where are students going for assistance?  They tend to go to their instructors for guidance and assistance, but otherwise they simply use the resources they already know about, or discover in the course of their research. What might this mean for libraries?  We should push for better interaction with instructors, so that they will be more likely to understand the full range of resources available for students to use, and will be more likely to refer students to an interactive library resource (which was only done 26% of the time — and the only result on the survey below 60%). We also should examine our online presence.  How does it present research resources?  Will someone looking for a particular type of information be able to locate all the resources that the library has to offer?  Print and online library guides for these activities can also be very beneficial. This report should be read, and reviewed, with each of our libraries in mind. ... Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:36:10 +0100 798025 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.education.web4lib/15330 Synthesis Hi, Here is a little synthesis about the status of ebooks in libraries, linked to the cataloguing tasks. I just rewrited the messages I received, because I am not a native English speaker and it was difficult for me to sum up all the texts. 1) First case : a little library purchasing not individual ebook titles, only collections : The collections are from eBrary, NetLibrary and Gale Virtual Reference. The collections of ebooks added to collections can come with MARC records that the librarians could download into the system and make available from the OPAC. The process completely bypasses the catalogers. The librarian may review the entire workflow process, if they purchase individual ebook titles in the next years. 2) Second case : important packages of ebooks (and the special status of science ebooks) : This library subscribes to a couple of different packages of ebooks : Netlibrary, Safari, Oxford, and eBrary. These packages include about 3,000 titles. The librarians primar (Source: gmane.education.web4lib) Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0100 795579 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/infoesfera/~3/a9e_OZoOYXI/nos-vigilan.html Ahí fuera hay un 'Gran Hermano' que lo sabe todo sobre nosotros. Quizá George Orwell tuviera razón. Nos adentramos en un mundo vigilado y medido. Varios miles de ingenieros, matemáticos e informáticos rastrean y manejan la información que generamos a cada instante. Una llamada con el móvil, un pago con tarjeta de crédito, un 'click' en Internet... datos valiosísimos para un imperio de recopiladores que trabajan para empresas, Gobiernos y partidos políticos. Cientos de miles de ojos pueden adivinar nuestros gustos, nuestras aficiones y hasta nuestras pasiones. No estamos tan solos como pensamos frente al ordenador. ¿Dónde se encuentra el límite de la privacidad? ¿Hasta qué punto es lícito tener acceso a determinada información? ¿Es posible que hoy alguien no sepa absolutamente nada sobre usted? Stephen Baker, autor del libro 'numerati', publicado en España por Seix Barral, narra en este texto exclusivo para 'El País Semanal' las entrañas de un universo opaco formado por misteriosos personajes que ponen en jaque a legisladores de ambos lados del Atlántico. Los llamados 'numerati' controlan hasta nuestros pasos. Y están dispuestos a escribir el guión de nuestras vidas.El actor norteamericano Michael J Fox padece de Parkinson. Cuando los investigadores clínicos repasan ahora sus programas de televisión de los noventa, mucho antes de que se le diagnosticase la enfermedad, pueden detectar cambios sutiles en su voz y su forma de andar. El actor, sin quererlo, nos presenta el caso perfecto para poder estudiar su comportamiento, ya que ha pasado gran parte de su vida delante de las cámaras. Pero hoy en día no resulta tan distinto del resto de los mortales. Imprevisiblemente, nos adentramos todos en un mundo vigilado y medido.Tus datos íntimos son una minaIngenieros, matemáticos e informáticos criban la información que producimos en casi todas las situaciones de la vidaYahoo! captura una media mensual de 2. ... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:21:00 +0100 794203 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ouseful/~3/7tYh9ZfZviw/ One of the things I’ve been doodling with but not managing to progress much thinking wise (not enough dog walking time lately!) is how we might be able to use the digress.it WordPress theme to support various course related functions in ways that exploit the disaggregating features of the theme. Chatting with Huw Jones last week about his upcoming Arcadia seminar on “The Problem of Reading Lists” (this coming Tuesday, Nov 24th – all welcome;-) I started thinking again about the potential for using digress.it as a means of publishing, and collecting comments on, reading lists. So for example, over on the doodlings WriteToReply site I’ve posted an example of how a reading list posted under the theme is automatically disaggregated into separate, uniquely identified references: The reading list was generated simply by copying and pasting a PDF based reading list into a WordPress blog post. Looking at the format of the list, one could imagine adding further comments or notes relating to each reference using a blog comment. Given that the basis of each paragraph is a citation to a particular work, it might be possible to parse out enough information to generate a link to a search on the University OPAC for the corresponding work (and if so, pull back an indication of the availability of the book as, for example, my Library Traveler script used to do for books viewed on Amazon). Under the current in-testing digress.it theme, each paragraph on the page can be made available as a separate item in an RSS feed; that is, as well as the standard ’single item’ RSS page feed that WordPress generates automatically, we can get an N-item feed from the page for the N-paragraphs contained on a page. ... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:31:43 +0100 795515 http://www.slis.indiana.edu/careers/view_job_specific.php?job_id=6143 State: New Mexico Science and Engineering Librarian/Information Scientist The University of New Mexico Libraries (UL) has THREE openings for a Science and Engineering Librarian/Information Scientist. This is a full-time, 12 month faculty position. Tenure status and faculty rank will be negotiable based on experience and professional qualifications. The desired start date is May 3, 2010. The annual salary is negotiable and includes full benefits. Position Description We are seeking enthusiastic and innovative Librarian/Information Scientist to play a leadership role in planning, implementing and supporting programs in data intensive research and data management. The Librarian will work closely with the Center for Advanced Research Computing, other UL subject liaisons, members of the Cataloging and Discovery Services division and IT staff in initiating projects to enhance the university’s research and scholarly data management and curation programs. S/he will take a lead role in developing policies and procedures for all phases of the data life cycle, data visualization support, and support of data intensive research collaboration on campus. The Librarian will also develop and provide training, and perform outreach to inform the campus community about the UL’s data management initiatives and liaise with appropriate departments. The Librarian will report directly to the Associate Dean for Research, Science & International Initiatives. Acting as a member of a team, the Librarian may be expected to provide outreach at service points on a schedule which may include evenings and weekends. The Librarian will also participate in faculty governance as detailed in the UNM Faculty Handbook. ... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:00:04 +0100 794048 http://bonariabiancu.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/library-mashups-2-mashing-up-open-data-with-biblios-net-web-sevices/ Di questo servizio abbiamo già parlato ma mi fa piacere riprenderlo attraverso il capitolo 11 di Library Mashups (come sapete, nell’esplorazione dei vari capitoli, non procederemo con ordine :-), intitolato Mashing Up Open Data with biblios.net Web Sevices e scritto da Joshua Ferraro di LibLime. All’inizio del 2009 la società che vende servizi per software open source, LibLime, ha rilasciato un servizio di catalogazione gratuito, web based e che poggia su una base di milioni di record bibliografici liberamente adoperabili (openly licensed): biblios.net. In particolare, il capitolo si focalizza sui servizi web (web services) offerti da LibLime insieme al software di catalogazione e alla base dati di record. I biblios.net Web Services (BWS) poggiano su una conquista fondamentale: gli Open (Bibliographic and not) Data, che a loro volta consentono la libertà e gratuità di intervenire sui record bibliografici, sui metadati prodotti dalle biblioteche e rilasciati/messi a disposizione di tutti attraverso licenze dedicate. Questo dei dati è sempre stato un grosso ostacolo nel mondo bibliotecario – e chi frequenta questo blog da un po’ lo sa bene. Spesso i molti e ricchi e riccamente strutturati metadati che i bibliotecari con grande fatica e sudore di fronte creano quando catalogano i libri, rimangono poi confinati entro ILS (software di automazione e catalogazione) proprietari o comunque chiusi alla possibilità del rilascio libero e del riutilizzo (al netto delle esperienze di catalogazione cooperativa, che però sono un’altra cosa). ... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:20:01 +0100 795114 http://feeds.guardian.co.uk/~r/theguardian/books/rss/~3/z0gw_pEB6ds/good-parents-joan-london-review Clare Clark on a tangled family webMaya de Jong, an 18-year-old girl from small-town western Australia, moves to Melbourne. There she tentatively embraces her adult self, renting a room in the house of an experimental film-maker and embarking on an affair with her boss. She cannot imagine what her backwoods parents will make of her new life when they visit. But when Toni and Jacob arrive, Maya is gone. Her message says only that she has gone on a business trip. She does not know when she will be back.The scene may seem set for a pacy thriller, but the novel that follows is anything but. While Maya's absence alarms her parents, it is not, as Toni quickly discovers, a matter for the police. Maya after all is a consenting adult, free to make her own choices and set the course of her own life. There is nothing her parents can do but wait for her to come back. But, far from home, denied the comforting structure of routine and trapped by their enforced helplessness, both fall to questioning the choices that have shaped their own lives.At first Toni and Jacob appear as unworldly as Maya believes them to be. But, as their stories develop, Joan London peels away their protective skins to expose layers of complexity and contradiction. Both have themselves rejected the conventions of their own upbringings. The young Toni, to the horror of her resolutely bourgeois parents, became involved with a notorious racketeer, while Jacob, left by his dressmaker mother to bring himself up, sought comfort in the fraternity of a hippy commune. Neither can explain exactly how or why they made the decisions that they did and it is only with many years' distance that either can begin to understand the significance of those decisions. As Toni observes at one point, "you go so lightly and then it defines the rest of your life". ... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:07:04 +0100 793490 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/teleread/KHnj/~3/GOGsM6M4BcA/ I reprint this in full from Resource Shelf. What a great (can I say it?) resource! A Never Ending “Virtual Stream” of Digitized Text by Gary Price, Senior Editior When Chris Sherman and I were writing and then giving book talks and presentations about The Invisible Web, we said John Mark Ockerbloom’s Online Books Page was an essential resource for anyone interested in digitized, full text books. Now referred by most as eBooks. More than eight years later I feel the same way about this awesome and well organized collection. Where do you begin with a site so full of content? For me, that’s easy. Monitoring the latest additions to the catalog/page. I am always blown away by the amount of new listings (when does Ockerbloom sleep?) and the number of organizations digitizing books. If you think it’s only Google digitizing books (of course they are a major player) but not they’re far from the only one doing this type of work. Just look for yourself. The page even has an RSS feed. So, the Online Books Page is not only a “must have” searchable directory of ebooks but it can also be a great collection development resource to find and add digitized content to your local collection/OPAC. But wait, we’ve got more. The Online Books Page new listings only includes some of the digitized text output from the Internet Archive (IA). If you want to be able to review (at your leisure) all of the new digitized content text content that the IA produces, it’s possible by subscribing to this RSS feed. Even if you’re not going to review the titles, just let it run for a few days to see the AMOUNT of text material that’s digitized in variety of formats. It’s an understatement to say that the scanners at the IA are cranking it out on all cylinders. So, collection development types, subscribe to both RSS feeds and have a large virtual bookshelf to choose from each day. ... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:19:16 +0100 793554