Library Cataloging
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 formal publishing outlets. Nice list of 'blogs and 'zines, but missing Catalogablog.
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Writing
Writing for the Profession by Rachel Singer Gordon appears in the latest FreePintMany information professionals, understandably busy with both day-to-day responsibilities and keeping up with our rapidly-changing field, may feel overwhelmed by the idea...
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Oai
The idea of adding OAI-PMH to 'blogs has been floated on usr/lib/info. From the post and comment it seems a simple hack. The question then becomes, should it be done. OAI has been used, so far, to provide access to more substantial works. If all 'blogs...
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Blogging
An interview with Rebecca Blood, author of The Weblog Handbook, appeared on Tech TV the other night.Librarians have taken to bloggin in a big way. Steven and Greg have started a 'blog, LIS Blogsource, just to keep up with the new ones appearing. I...
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First Have Something To Say
The new book by Walt Crawford,
First Have Something to Say: Writing for the Library Profession
is due in June.In First Have Something to Say, author Walt Crawford lends a personal perspective on writing for the library field. He covers all the forums...
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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...
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