Open Library (http://openlibrary.org/) was recently launched with 100,000 public domain books available. I love the interface that allows you to see the scanned image of the book and flip the pages just like you would if you had the print version in hand. Even the "History and Vision" section works like flipping pages of a book.
Information Today also has an article with more information:
Open Library Launches with Library as Wiki Service
http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/nbReader.asp?ArticleId=37019
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Friday, July 20, 2007
Georgia News: VSU MLIS Receives ALA Accreditation
The Lights Go On in Georgia! Valdosta State Accredited, Giving Georgia a Library School
http://www.libraryjournal.com/info/CA6461544.html?nid=2673#news2
YAY!! Valdosta State's Master of Library and Information Science program received accreditation from the American Library Association, making this program the only accredited library program in the state.
I've talked to a few people in this program, and they are quite excited about this!
http://www.libraryjournal.com/info/CA6461544.html?nid=2673#news2
YAY!! Valdosta State's Master of Library and Information Science program received accreditation from the American Library Association, making this program the only accredited library program in the state.
I've talked to a few people in this program, and they are quite excited about this!
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Next Gen OPAC: Snazzy Open Source Demo of VuFind
Andrew Nagy at Villanova University recently announced on several discussion lists that they have posted a demo of their beta stage open source library catalog for people to check out at:
http://www.vufind.org/
This currently works with Voyager, but they are adding drivers for other systems if needed. It looks pretty snazzy, and it's a good peek at what the future of the library could be. I'm interested to see how this project progresses.
http://www.vufind.org/
This currently works with Voyager, but they are adding drivers for other systems if needed. It looks pretty snazzy, and it's a good peek at what the future of the library could be. I'm interested to see how this project progresses.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Avatars: Yahoo! Now I Have a Reason to Create a Yahoo! Avatar
ALA Graphics announces virtual "READ" T-shirts for Yahoo! avatars
http://www.ala.org/ala/pressreleases2007/july2007/vrtava07.htm
If you have a Yahoo! avatar, you can now dress him or her (it?) in a nice READ! T-shirt.
http://www.ala.org/ala/pressreleases2007/july2007/vrtava07.htm
If you have a Yahoo! avatar, you can now dress him or her (it?) in a nice READ! T-shirt.
Saturday, July 7, 2007
High Praise for Librarians from the Cranky Geeks
Cranky Geeks: Episode 71: Is America ready for an electronic war?
http://www.crankygeeks.com/2007/07/episode_71_how_vulnerable_are.php
John C. Dvorak (dvorak.org/blog - had to get in the blog plug ;-) ) has a regular vidcast - vodcast? videocast? - to discuss issues and news stories in the technology world. Episode 71 discusses internet security and encryption with some big names in the field.
This particular episode offered some quite sincere praise for librarians. About 24 minutes into the episode, the group discusses the recent case in which four librarians were put under a gag order when they were ordered to turn over some records and they did not comply, as described in the New York Times article, Four Librarians Finally Break Silence in Records Case (this link may require you to log in to your NYT account), and in this Wired blog entry, Librarians Describe Life Under An FBI Gag Order.
Dan Farmer, a security consultant, points out that they won an award and then asks, "Who is against a librarian?"
Whitfield Diffie, VP and Chief Security Officer at Sun Microsystems, noted that when he started doing work in cryptography, he was traveling and asking questions searching for documents, and he was frequently asked "who wants to know?" type questions, but he said he never once heard that question from a librarian. He then noted that librarians have a devotion to getting the information that their clients want and then adds that he thinks they are an incredible asset.
Aw! *sniff*
It means a lot to have someone outside of the library world who recognizes what we do and appreciates that we do it and why we do it.
http://www.crankygeeks.com/2007/07/episode_71_how_vulnerable_are.php
John C. Dvorak (dvorak.org/blog - had to get in the blog plug ;-) ) has a regular vidcast - vodcast? videocast? - to discuss issues and news stories in the technology world. Episode 71 discusses internet security and encryption with some big names in the field.
This particular episode offered some quite sincere praise for librarians. About 24 minutes into the episode, the group discusses the recent case in which four librarians were put under a gag order when they were ordered to turn over some records and they did not comply, as described in the New York Times article, Four Librarians Finally Break Silence in Records Case (this link may require you to log in to your NYT account), and in this Wired blog entry, Librarians Describe Life Under An FBI Gag Order.
Dan Farmer, a security consultant, points out that they won an award and then asks, "Who is against a librarian?"
Whitfield Diffie, VP and Chief Security Officer at Sun Microsystems, noted that when he started doing work in cryptography, he was traveling and asking questions searching for documents, and he was frequently asked "who wants to know?" type questions, but he said he never once heard that question from a librarian. He then noted that librarians have a devotion to getting the information that their clients want and then adds that he thinks they are an incredible asset.
Aw! *sniff*
It means a lot to have someone outside of the library world who recognizes what we do and appreciates that we do it and why we do it.
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