Library Cataloging
I saw the Interactive Course Assignment Pages (ICAP) mentioned on the Library Web Chic's weblog. not cataloging related, but still looks useful. For colleges and universities, of course, but how about for the homework help area at the public library? School libraries? So many places this could be useful.
- Database Of Databases
The Internet Search Environment Number (ISEN) intends to catalog catalogs and other databases.You know how the ISBN is assigned to books. Over 1 million books are assigned ISBNs each year. What ISEN plans to do is emulate that system for databases. We...
- Rss
Steven at Library Stuff points to RSSlets - Functional RSS Feeds.My ultimate vision for RSSlet is a service that allows users to generate dynamic RSS feeds that actually do something functional from any web page. I'm a big believer in iterative and...
- Keeping Up With Changes
Sometimes in cataloging it is important to track a Web site for changes. I have link checking software, Xenu, but that only lets me know when the site has moved or been taken down. I had been using Infominder for tracking changes to important pages, but...
- Economic Impact Of Libraries
Marylaine Block has offered to create a Web page for stories of how libraries have helped individuals become more productive, taxpaying citizens. Seems like it could be a valuable project.I know you have your own success stories, even if they're mostly...
- Rss Tutorial
The Shifted Librarian alerted me to this nice tutorial, Publish and Syndicate Your News to the Web They are using Metabrowser, a Web browser I use to check Dublin Core metadata on our pages. They mention a workshop, they mean on-line workshop.In this...
Library Cataloging
Interactive Course Assignment Pages
I saw the Interactive Course Assignment Pages (ICAP) mentioned on the Library Web Chic's weblog. not cataloging related, but still looks useful. For colleges and universities, of course, but how about for the homework help area at the public library? School libraries? So many places this could be useful.
Librarians have enough to do and maintaining static HTML pages is tedious and time-consuming. The ICAP tool enables librarians with minimal technical expertise to create dynamic web pages that integrate Web 2.0 features, such as chat and RSS feeds, with traditional library content, such as catalogs and article databases.The ICAPs use a module layout to display content written and produced by librarians, as well as library resources and interactive widgets.
- Database Of Databases
The Internet Search Environment Number (ISEN) intends to catalog catalogs and other databases.You know how the ISBN is assigned to books. Over 1 million books are assigned ISBNs each year. What ISEN plans to do is emulate that system for databases. We...
- Rss
Steven at Library Stuff points to RSSlets - Functional RSS Feeds.My ultimate vision for RSSlet is a service that allows users to generate dynamic RSS feeds that actually do something functional from any web page. I'm a big believer in iterative and...
- Keeping Up With Changes
Sometimes in cataloging it is important to track a Web site for changes. I have link checking software, Xenu, but that only lets me know when the site has moved or been taken down. I had been using Infominder for tracking changes to important pages, but...
- Economic Impact Of Libraries
Marylaine Block has offered to create a Web page for stories of how libraries have helped individuals become more productive, taxpaying citizens. Seems like it could be a valuable project.I know you have your own success stories, even if they're mostly...
- Rss Tutorial
The Shifted Librarian alerted me to this nice tutorial, Publish and Syndicate Your News to the Web They are using Metabrowser, a Web browser I use to check Dublin Core metadata on our pages. They mention a workshop, they mean on-line workshop.In this...