This morning I was on a panel of librarians talking about ‘Smart Reference Technologies for Tough Times.’ I get to go last, so that means I will be writing about the previous speakers before giving my talk about Ubuntu and OpenOffice. First up was Chad Boeninger. Chad talked us about giving our work a voice. [...]
Oh no! What example will I use when I talk about tagging? This came across AUTOCAT yesterday: Subject Headings for Cooking and Cookbooks June 22, 2010 The Library of Congress issued the list of the new and revised subject headings for materials on cooking and cookbooks on June 22, 2010 (http://www.loc.gov/aba/cataloging/subject/weeklylists/). These new and revised [...]
This message came across one of my mailing lists and I thought I should share with any of you out thee using Twitter in your libraries. Note that Lina does want only one respondent per library, so make sure you coordinate with your colleagues. I’m a LIS student and need your support for my diploma [...]
Is Open Source Safe? Open Source Software Gaining Acceptance (Opinion) More on Zotero
The Appleseed ProjectAppleseed aims to create an open source, fully distributed and decentralized social networking software. JumpBox Virtual Appliances and Applications for Cloud ComputingRunning your Open Source applications as JumpBoxes gives you a great number of advantages over running traditional installs built from scratch. It allows you to work more nimbly and focus your energy [...]
I’ll be giving two talks at ALA this year – my very first ALA Annual conference! The first is a preconference where I’ll be teaching librarians about mashups: Friday, June 25, 1:00 – 4:30 p.m. Library Mashups: Exploring New Ways to Deliver Library Data Madison Hotel (1177 15th St. NW) Montpelier Room The second (on [...]
Google Font DirectoryThe Google Font Directory lets you browse all the fonts available via the Google Font API. All fonts in the directory are available for use on your website under an open source license and are served by Google servers. More of my links
Today I spoke at the NyLink Annual meeting, but first Marshall Breeding started the morning with is talk entitled “Technology trends in library automation and resource discovery.” Marshall pointed us to his ILS turnover report on his website which shows what ILS people had and what they have switched to. He also showed us what [...]
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Lori Reed‘s SaveLibraries.org site was featured on her local news report. Share this video along with a note about the correct URL: SaveLibaries.org
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