Hopefully, some of my fellow metadata “moonlighters” will see this survey also. ————To *all catalogers* (with or without MLS) in academic libraries: SURVEY: Integrating Non-MARC Metadata Production into the Duties of TraditionalCatalogers. You are invited to participate in a brief national, online survey. The objective of this survey is to research the national trends in the integration of Non-MARC metadata
Today’s question from my mailbox: Once you download an Opensource software how do you know it will work on your server? If you can FTP/ssh/webdav into your webspace you should be able to install any software that you download provided: Your server meets the System requirements needed for the software, e.g., right version of php loaded, mysql, imagemajick, adequate space,
From social networking to blogging to image sharing…. a nice list of all the basics organized by category. A few additions:Under social networking, I would add one of the oldest social networking sites for artists, deviantart; under misc, I would also throw in sites which are more tool based, too, like slideshare (for sharing powerpoint), and some of the rss/blog
I can’t cover ALL of the stuff that I read that is interesting, so I thought I’d do a quick roundup from my google reader box (today’s topic: twitter!). I hope I’m not just rehashing what everyone has read a million times already, though. Twitter 25 startups using twitter: the list (for product updates, feedback loops, creating evangelists, listening to
From Digital inspiration:A survey of the most popular social networking services (I’m not sure I consider email to be truly social networking, but anyhow…) Email: 35%Facebook: 10%..Myspace: 7%del.icio.us: 4% Complete stats and graphs here
When I started in my current gig, I inherited a bunch of print materials — old technical manuals, old procedures manuals, old everything (I had 3 different editions of the LC Authority User Manual!), dictionaries, printer manuals, workshop/training manuals, and more. This accumulation occurred naturally, and as staff decided they no longer needed print resources given that a more recent
Which domains do you need? Web Worker Daily answers this timely question. I just had a conversation with a colleague at lunch yesterday about digital identity and developing a digital presence. One step in developing a digital identity is to figure out what your website moniker should be, which then of course can be used for email, too. I’ve been
Sounds interesting… ——————Taming Technolust: Planning in a Hyperlinked World Date : Aug 26, 2008Start Time : 11 a.m. EasternLength : 01:00:00 Michael Stephens offers ten steps for technology planning in our fast changing, ever-evolving information world. From “Letting Go of Control” to evaluation, this institute will offer ten practical tips for taming your organization’s techno-problems. Michael Stephens Ph.D. —Assistant Professor,
A little bit of promotion for a program on the UGA Campus. Enclosed below is the announcement with bio information. —————Web2.0+ and Professional Networking: Are you LinkedIn? Panel DiscussionDate: August 12, 2008Time: 2-3 p.m.SLC Room 148Free! Web2.0+ and Social networking tools have changed many aspects of our daily lives from how we share information to how we learn and how
Lots of new writings, new art, new music. I’m finishing up my art interviews with artists (the creativity series) and a short (!) book review.Oh, and of course, the cover graphic is mine. đŸ˜‰ ————————-These are the dog days of summer, is it any wonder that everything seems to droop a little? Stay inside in the cool and check out