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OPAC 2.0

Blog  |  catalogablog.blogspot.com | 23 hours 5 minutes ago

Web 2.0 has raised new expectations from the library users : after reading a book, they wish to rate it, provide some comments or review about it and tag it for themselves or for others. They also expect to discover other interesting books thanks to the contribution of other people.

http://catalogablog.blogspot.com/2008/07/opac-20.html

Come Say Hi at ALA 2008

News  |  www.davidleeking.com | Jun 18, 2008

I'm gearing up for ALA 2008 in Anaheim CA next week! Wow, that's coming up fast. I'll be there the whole time, and giving three presentations. Here's when I'm

http://www.davidleeking.com/2008/06/17/come-say-hi-at-ala-2008/

jOPAC: OPAC Widget for Multiple Platforms

News  |  tametheweb.com | May 18, 2008

Via Hans Roes, Director of Information Resources and Multimedia at Jacobs University, Bremen, Germany:The beta test of the IRC’s first Library 2.0 Widget: jOPAC. jOPAC allows searching the library catalogue within various other platforms, such as iGoogle, Netvibes, Windows Vista Sidebar,

http://tametheweb.com/2008/05/18/jopac-opac-widget-for-multiple-platforms/

Computers in Libraries 2008, day two highlights

Blog  |  txstateinfolit.blogspot.com | Apr 22, 2008

One of the difficult things about this conference is that so many of the sessions look really really interesting, and I always desperately wish I could be cloned, at least for the few days I am attending.

http://txstateinfolit.blogspot.com/2008/04/computers-in-libraries-2008-day-two.html

CIL2008--Next-Generation Library Interfaces

Blog  |  www.selco.info | Apr 8, 2008

Donovan Lambright, Automation Librarian NOTE: The WiFi in the conference rooms has been absolutely terrible today and I am seriously behind in getting my session notes posted. I'll get caught up but it will take a little extra time.

http://www.selco.info/blogs/selco-librarian/archive/2008/04/08/cil2008-next-generation-library-interfaces

Fedora Version 2.2.2 Released

News  |  digital-scholarship.org | Apr 2, 2008

The Fedora Commons has released version 2.2.2 of Fedora, which fixes 2.2.1 bugs and enhances the system's journaling and policy enforcement modules. (Version 3.0 Beta 1 is also available for testing.)

http://digital-scholarship.org/digitalkoans/2008/04/02/fedora-version-222-released/

Why do so many library catalogs have human names?

News  |  www.librarian.net | Mar 25, 2008

A question over on Ask MetaFilter which I dont really know the answer to: why do so many library catalogs have human names?. Its gotten some decent responses and I suspect there isnt really one answer but if you have more information than the hive mind team over there, feel

http://www.librarian.net/stax/2269/why-do-so-many-library-catalogs-have-human-names/

Expanding OPACs: Steven Bowers, Detroit Area Library Network

News  |  www.libraryjournal.com | Mar 15, 2008

Steven Bowers, director of the 20-member Detroit Area Library Network (DALNET), wants to expand library collections and digital projects to include materials created by the interactive online community.

http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6535078.html

Academic Librarianship’s Future Strengths?

Blog  |  acrlog.org | Feb 29, 2008

In my first job after college, as a manager at a small nonprofit, I was taught to use the euphemism “future strengths.” For instance, when I conducted performance reviews, my colleagues would often mention punctuality as one of their future strengths.

http://acrlog.org/2008/02/29/academic-librarianships-future-strengths/

Fishing for Results: In Interview with Christopher Harris

News  |  www.techsource.ala.org | Feb 7, 2008

Incorporating social software into libraries and the idea that the OPAC just may suck, have been discussed at length on this blog by various authors. Incorporating Web 2.0 ideas or technologies into your library's web page may be difficult for many reasons.

http://www.techsource.ala.org/blog/2008/02/fishing-for-results-in-interview-with-christopher-harris.html

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