Library Cataloging
"RSS News Blogging for Searchers" by David Mattison in the latest Searcher is a good introduction to the topic. He provides screen shots of various tools, a glossary and a list of the "Top 12 Blogs for Information Professionals". The only quibble I have with the article is Catalogablog did not make the top 12 list.
- Writing
The latest Information Outlook has the article "What About Us? The Meta Librarian Information for Information Pros" by Stephen Abram. A call for librarians to publish and share information within the profession. He focuses on the more immediate, less...
- Happy Birthday
Now We Are Two. Two years ago I started Catalogablog. I saw it as an experiment in blogging, a possible way to keep in touch with news in cataloging and a way of archiving items of interest. It is still an experiment, though less so. I have found that...
- Readers Advisory
An excellent article Taking Back Readers' Advisory by Barbara Hoffert appears in the current Library Journal. This is an important service to our communities.While nothing can replace reference staff trained in RA, we can ensure our records help the...
- Library 'blog
Greg, of Open Stacks (see link at right) and the article on Web Junction fame, left a note commenting on my post about library 'blogs. In it he mentions What's Gnu, a blog of news, resources, and events of use to reference librarians. I'd...
- Standards
In the latest Searcher v. 10, no. 9 (Oct. 2002) (the same one with the article by Jessamyn West) is the paper "A Call to Action: What Every Searcher Should Know -- And Do -- About Domain Names, Standards, and Metadata" by Wallace Koehler. He looks at...
Library Cataloging
RSS
"RSS News Blogging for Searchers" by David Mattison in the latest Searcher is a good introduction to the topic. He provides screen shots of various tools, a glossary and a list of the "Top 12 Blogs for Information Professionals". The only quibble I have with the article is Catalogablog did not make the top 12 list.
- Writing
The latest Information Outlook has the article "What About Us? The Meta Librarian Information for Information Pros" by Stephen Abram. A call for librarians to publish and share information within the profession. He focuses on the more immediate, less...
- Happy Birthday
Now We Are Two. Two years ago I started Catalogablog. I saw it as an experiment in blogging, a possible way to keep in touch with news in cataloging and a way of archiving items of interest. It is still an experiment, though less so. I have found that...
- Readers Advisory
An excellent article Taking Back Readers' Advisory by Barbara Hoffert appears in the current Library Journal. This is an important service to our communities.While nothing can replace reference staff trained in RA, we can ensure our records help the...
- Library 'blog
Greg, of Open Stacks (see link at right) and the article on Web Junction fame, left a note commenting on my post about library 'blogs. In it he mentions What's Gnu, a blog of news, resources, and events of use to reference librarians. I'd...
- Standards
In the latest Searcher v. 10, no. 9 (Oct. 2002) (the same one with the article by Jessamyn West) is the paper "A Call to Action: What Every Searcher Should Know -- And Do -- About Domain Names, Standards, and Metadata" by Wallace Koehler. He looks at...