Library Cataloging
There is a new version of the LibX Edition Builder.
- Coins At Wikipedia
Wikipedia has recently stopped using COinS. There have been many complaints (e.g. https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19262) that articles take too long to render. For articles with many citations, the obvious low-hanging fruit is COINS metadata....
- A Techie Looks At Libraries
Digital Web Magazine has an article on libraries, Getting The Most Out Of Your Library by William Hicks. Some interesting statemnents:Think of the library system as something akin to the open-source movement before software.You will not be happy with...
- Library Toolbar
The Georgia State library has a Firefox extension toolbar for their users. It is based on the LibX toolbar created at Va. Tech. An easy way to make their resources more available to their users. LibX is open source, consider customizing one for your institution....
- Koha
The open source library sytem Koha is getting close to version 2.0. This is the full MARC version. Two new features are rsskoha and ldapkoha.rssKoha, an extension to Koha allowing libraries to easily create RSS feeds of their library data, has been released....
- Markup
The Rogue Librarian mentioned a markup standard that was new to me, Model Editions Partnership (MEP)This document provides a reasonably non-technical introduction to the SGML-based markup scheme developed by the Model Editions Partnership (MEP) for the...
Library Cataloging
LibX
There is a new version of the LibX Edition Builder.
LibX is a Firefox extension that provides direct access to your library's resources.
LibX is an open source framework from which editions for specific libraries can be built.
Currently, 61 academic and public libraries are offering LibX editions to their users, an additional 86 libraries are testing editions.
- Coins At Wikipedia
Wikipedia has recently stopped using COinS. There have been many complaints (e.g. https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19262) that articles take too long to render. For articles with many citations, the obvious low-hanging fruit is COINS metadata....
- A Techie Looks At Libraries
Digital Web Magazine has an article on libraries, Getting The Most Out Of Your Library by William Hicks. Some interesting statemnents:Think of the library system as something akin to the open-source movement before software.You will not be happy with...
- Library Toolbar
The Georgia State library has a Firefox extension toolbar for their users. It is based on the LibX toolbar created at Va. Tech. An easy way to make their resources more available to their users. LibX is open source, consider customizing one for your institution....
- Koha
The open source library sytem Koha is getting close to version 2.0. This is the full MARC version. Two new features are rsskoha and ldapkoha.rssKoha, an extension to Koha allowing libraries to easily create RSS feeds of their library data, has been released....
- Markup
The Rogue Librarian mentioned a markup standard that was new to me, Model Editions Partnership (MEP)This document provides a reasonably non-technical introduction to the SGML-based markup scheme developed by the Model Editions Partnership (MEP) for the...