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Kevin Y
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librarian.net : CMRLS : 28apr08
Tiny Tech/High Tech How Small Libraries Can Use Technology Sensibly Jessamyn West
 
library_mistress
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Wer findet die Dublette?
Wenn wir aus dem Normdatenpool, den wir uns mit anderen Bibliotheken teilen, Schlagwörter in unser Lokalsystem...
10 hours ago Library Mistress | Topics: libraries
 
MsMac
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Poetry Friday: Getting a Book in the Mail
arrive home from schoolbook package, note in mailboxway to end the dayI traveled 35 minutes each way to school so coming...
 
DebKristy
DebKristy posted a blog entry
Overheard at the Library by Deb Jess
Earlier this week I attended a reading given by the incomparable Elizabeth Berg. The library meeting room was packed–and...
 
Sharon
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The Plymouth Bibliomaniac
When Alex Dove opened the 16th-century book on witchcraft, something black and scaly fell out into her hands.Dove, who works in...
 
library_mistress
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Bibliotheksbestand des Tages...
...ist der Einblattdruck "Das beste Mittel gegen versoffene Weiber, äußerlich zu gebrauchen", ein Gedicht von...
20 hours ago Library Mistress | Topics: women, libraries
 
chuxley
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Hi! It’s me!
Hi. Thought I drop in and try to help Mike with the updates. It’s been a crazy few months. If you care to venture out...
1 day ago Monkey Babble | Topics: Family, Liam, Libraries
 
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Writing Your First YUI Application - InsideRIA
The best way to get the feel for YUI is to build a sample application — so let's get started. In our sample application, we'll use the YUI AutoComplete Control powered by the Yahoo! Search web service to supercharge a standard site-search form.
 
David Rothman
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Chumby idea: The beanbag gizmo as a library machine
While the world fixates on E Ink, an LISNews reader points out to me the glories of the lowly Chumby, the endlessly...
 
library_mistress
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Fachgruppen-Zuordnung des Tages
Franz Biba (Red.): Rheumatologie. Arbeitsunterlagen zur 39. Wissenschaftlichen Fortbildungswoche für Apothekerinnen und...
2 days ago Library Mistress | Topics: libraries
 
library_mistress
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Bibliotheksdirektor stahl 500.000 Dollar
"The former head of a Saskatchewan library has admitted he embezzled half a million dollars from the facility. (...) He...
2 days ago Library Mistress | Topics: libraries
 
Hidden Desires
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(incf cl) utilities
The package (incf cl) is a collection of convenience functions and macros to aid in the development of software written in Common Lisp.Some of the available features are: 1. List manipulation functions similar to those in Haskell's prelude.
 
<em>pascalvanhecke</em>
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Social Media Standards
Standards, best practices and actual open source libraries for developing (self-hosted) social media applications.From the people behind findmeon.org, see http://www.mediaslate.org/wp/2008/04/25/dataportability-in-motion-podcast-episode-5/ for a podcast.
 
Kevin Y
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Tame The Web » Blog Archive » What would make the work you do easier?
What would make the work you do easier? What about the work your department does -any way to make it easier?
 
Bart
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WorldCat.org | Search for books, music, videos, articles and more in libraries near you
WorldCat connects you to the collections and services of more than 10,000 libraries worldwide
WorldCat.org]| Affiliate Tools
Your users are able to see complementary sources of information, look up physical items in WorldCat libraries, link to electronic resources such as full-text articles, and quickly access library-based information customized to their interests.
Open Library | One web page for every book ever published.
We have about 30 million records. We built the database infrastructure and the wiki interface, and you can search book records, narrow results by facet, and search the full text of 230K scanned books. Open Library is a project of the Internet Archive
 
David Hurth
David Hurth posted a blog entry
YUI based Color Picker Widget
Dynamic Drive has posted a new color picker widget built with the YUI JavaScript toolkit. This widget can be integrated in a...
3 days ago Ajaxonomy | Topics: Libraries, Web Design, Yahoo
 
cswope
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Lending More Than Books
posted by Ellen Perlman War and Peace. Horton Hears a Who. And a fishing rod. You can borrow them all from the public libraries...
3 days ago Governing.com: 13th Floor | Topics: Libraries
 
library_mistress
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Guide to 19th century library statistics
Robert V. Williams, Emeritus an der University of South Carolina, hat gemeinsam mit Mittie Kristina McLean und anderen...
3 days ago Library Mistress | Topics: libraries
 
library_mistress
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BuB-Schwerpunkt "Image - wie sehen uns andere?"
Kaum zurück vom Kurzurlaub am Klopeiner See, fand ich auf meinem Schreibtisch ein Belegexemplar von BuB vor, denn in der...
3 days ago Library Mistress | Topics: profession, libraries
 
Sharon
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Return Them Books, Johoreans!
For those users of the Sultan Ismail Library in Johor Bahru who completely unclear on the concept, it works like this :You go...
3 days ago Bibliobibuli | Topics: malaysian..., libraries
 
Kevin Y
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It’s del.icio.us: Pushing Links to Create Dynamic Web Pages
Joseph, Paul (2008) It’s del.icio.us: Pushing Links to Create Dynamic Web Pages. Delivered at British Columbia Library Association Conference 2008 : "Off the Shelf and Out of the Box : Creativity in Libraries", Richmond, British Columbia...
 
drew3000
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Libraries: Eliminate DRM!
Recently, we took action against the Boston Public Library (BPL) demanding that they embargo the use of DRM technology on their collection and create a policy that respects the motto that hangs above their door...
 
Kevin Y
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Aluka - Home Page
Building a digital library of scholarly resources from and about Africa
 
Bill Heaton
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script.aculo.us JavaScript libraries
script.aculo.us provides you with easy-to-use, cross-browser user interface JavaScript libraries to make your web sites and web applications fly.
 
Nate Olson
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UNESCO - Archives Portal
'An international gateway to information for archivists and archives users'.
 
Connie Crosby
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Jim Milles has created a Ning network fo …
Jim Milles has created a Ning network for Law Libraries and Librarians. He just created it on the weekend and already...
 
fstopsky
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Nobody Asked Me But,
Nobody Asked Me But,I nver pay more than $2 for an umbrella. It if doesn’t work, I get wet. Big deal.I frequently am...
 
Technolibrary
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Libraries, schools and third places?
As the culture outside our schools change, are our buildings changing to reflect the “outside”...
 
Jo McLeay
Jo McLeay posted a blog entry
Reading for Pleasure
Blame it on the busy life of someone trying to hit the ground running after long service leave AND stay in the holiday mode for...
6 days ago The Open Classroom | Topics: libraries, reading
 
liesell66
liesell66 posted a blog entry
looking at libraries
A few weeks back though the auspices of TED, I paid a visit to a private library. The owner doesn't want publicity, and I...
7 days ago if:book | Topics: libraries
 
Karen E
Karen E posted a blog entry
Library Sales
Don't you love them?On the one hand, I'm sad for the public when a treasure is relegated to the library bargain bin. How...
8 days ago Karen Edmisten | Topics: unschooling, books, libraries
 
MLx
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Hero Librarian: Brewster Kahle
Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle stood up to the Federal Bureau of Investigation after they issued a National Security...
8 days ago The MLxperience | Topics: trends, libraries
 
<em>meanlouise</em>
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sanfran musictech
At SFmusictech today. sanfranmusictechNot sure if that link will work. My blackberry is highly uncooperative today.Technorati...
 
library_mistress
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Katalogisat des Tages...
...ist der Rechenschaftsbericht des Vereines "Wiener Philarmonikar". Hm. Habe weder mit Google noch mit Yahoo! oder Altavista...
8 days ago Library Mistress | Topics: libraries
 
Angela
Angela posted a blog entry
Shelfari (et al) Gripes
I created an account on Shelfari a while back, but never really got into using it. Just today I decided to revisit it, to see a...
 
David Rothman
David Rothman posted a blog entry
Darth Vader Department: RIAA still keen on DRM—plus Washington’s newest copyright outrage
Q. What do the RIAA techies have in common with so many Washington bureaucrats?A. Job preservation is Job Number One. The head...
 
SteveMatthews
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Roy Mersky - In Memoriam
Roy Mersky may not have been the first person to ride a horse through a major law library but he was likely the smartest,...
8 days ago Slaw | Topics: United States, Librarians, Libraries, People
 
Steph M
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Americans can't stand to read about gay penguins
The Toronto papers make fun of us for censoring a children's book. As well they should
 
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