InfoToday Article on Lawsuit
InfoToday has posted a very good overview of the SkyRiver/III/OCLC suit on their website, written by Edward M. Corrado, who also blogs at http://blog.ecorrado.us (I have quoted him on this blog several...
View ArticleOne Possible OCLC Solution
I am going to be very presumptuous and put forth a possible solution to the OCLC situation. Ready? Divide OCLC in two. One entity, which we will call OCLC.org (just to keep from having to make up some...
View ArticleChickens in the Library
So, what would you do if live chickens were released in your library? Is this covered in your organization’s disaster plan? If you need to examine another library’s response, review this Shelf Check...
View ArticleOCLC Questions
Jonathan Rochkind at Bibliographic Wilderness weighs in on the OCLC issue, and ultimately asks a lot of significant questions that don’t have easy answers. We all need to be asking significant...
View ArticleLibrary Staff Using Online Tools
WebJunction has posted the survey results for online tool usage by library staff, and a few of the results might surprise: The online tool that has had at least some use by the highest percentage of...
View ArticleNew Hybrid ILS Front End
A regional group of public libraries in Antwerp, Belgium have announced a new hybrid OPAC for their library software. They have merged WordPress with AquaBrowser to create a web presence with the...
View ArticleFive Laws of Library Science (Ebook edition)
Andy Woodworth has printed an update of Ranganathan’s Five Laws, only how they relate to Ebooks: Five Laws of Library Science (Ebook edition) Ebooks are for use. Every reader his or her ebook. Every...
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My Library, My Lifeline
The Cecil County Public Library recently ran an awareness campaign called My Library, My Lifeline, which involved creating a logo. Now they are making the logo available to members of the library...
View ArticleHow to Create and Run Your Website
The San Jose Public Library has launched their new website. It has a clean design, with clear indications of how to find the information being sought. But what really got my attention was the...
View ArticleLibrarians are Awesome
Wil Wheaton is remembered mostly for either his acting role in Stand By Me, or for his acting role as Wesley Crusher in the first four seasons of Star Trek : The Next Generation. He is, however,...
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