Search Results for “” – Page 38 – Information Wants To Be Free

The Failure of Middleware, Part 7: OAI and Google Scholar

The Open Archives Initiative develops interoperability standards with the goal of developing easy ways to access digital content and improve scholarly communication. They have developed a protocol for harvesting XML-formatted…

libraries our digital future search

The Failure of Middleware, Part 6: Link Resolvers

Link Resolvers allow users to move from a citation to the actual article (so long as the library has access to it), regardless of which database the article happens to…

libraries our digital future search

The Failure of Middleware, Part 5: The Unintegrated Library System & Federated Search

Sorry for the delay in posting the rest of this, but we were flying to Florida yesterday to visit family. Nice to be in consistently warm weather for a few…

job search random

Gratuitous pet pics

I have been wanting to own a dog since I moved away from home -- and our family dog -- to attend college in Connecticut. This desire has only intensified…

our digital future reference

More from Google Maps

A few months ago, Google had purchased Keyhole, a program that allowed you to look at satellite photos of anywhere in the U.S. They allowed users to download it for…

libraries our digital future

The Failure of Middleware, Part 4: What works?

Next, our fictional student is going into RedLightGreen to find resources for her paper. RedLightGreen, a union catalog, is an excellent tool for resource discovery as the user only needs…

libraries our digital future

The Failure of Middleware, Part 3: How do we measure up?

So now that we know what our population wants, we can see how our OPACs measure up. I created a screencast using my alma mater’s OPAC to illustrate some of…

libraries our digital future

The Failure of Middleware, Part 2: Who are our users?

The first thing anyone designing a website or a search engine should ask themselves is how can we meet the needs of our users? In the case of academic libraries,…

libraries our digital future

The Failure of Middleware, Part 1: What’s the Problem?

In many libraries, we see collections that do not meet the needs of their users. This problem can affect small rural public libraries with limited budgets and prestigious academic libraries…

open source

Open source alternatives!

When I was talking to my dad and he told me that he had a copy of Adobe Acrobat's PDF Writer, I realized that not everyone is up on the…

job search

Home sweet home

I got back early Saturday morning from my interview trip and slept on-and-off all day. Travelling across time zones and the time change have really messed up my sleep cycle.…

job search

My bags are packed…

Darn it! Spring's finally sprung in Chicago and I have to go away!!! Well, at least I had one lovely day of walking the city streets without mittens and seeing…

blogging

Community at work

I just want to thank everyone who wrote me with insights and suggestions for my presentation. I have received so many wonderful emails over the past week from my colleagues.…

our digital future

Podcasting in education

To continue my theme of practical user-centered applications of technology in libraries and education, I started thinking about podcasting. I don't really know how it could be used in libraries.…

blogging libraries our digital future RSS and Syndication

technology in information literacy: an appeal

I'm going to be doing a presentation on information literacy in a few weeks, and I'm planning on looking at how new technologies can be used in information literacy instruction.…

our digital future

Ok, you were right… [about Podcasting]

I'll admit that I was initially somewhat indifferent to podcasting. I'm not sure why... maybe I thought it was just a flash in the pan and would disappear as quickly…

our digital future

Skyperviews?!?!? How cool!!!

Just about every day, I learn about some other cool use for new technologies that makes my head spin. And I love it. :) Alan Levine (of cogdogblog) has been…

libraries search

Federated searching and why users aren’t finding/using your electronic materials

Looking at my alma mater’s library website, I noticed that they are implementing a new federated search tool that searches eight resources (a mix of A&I databases and full-text). It's…

blogging libraries

Movers and Shakers!

Two bloggers from whose writing I get a great deal of food for thought were just named "movers and shakers" by Library Journal. Congratulations Aaron Schmidt and Michael Stephens! You…

job search

The job hunt heats up

I got a call yesterday from an institution I'd interviewed with over the phone last week. They want to fly me down to interview with the search committee, my potential…

The Failure of Middleware, Part 7: OAI and Google Scholar

The Failure of Middleware, Part 6: Link Resolvers

The Failure of Middleware, Part 5: The Unintegrated Library System & Federated Search

Gratuitous pet pics

More from Google Maps

The Failure of Middleware, Part 4: What works?

The Failure of Middleware, Part 3: How do we measure up?

The Failure of Middleware, Part 2: Who are our users?

The Failure of Middleware, Part 1: What’s the Problem?

Open source alternatives!

Home sweet home

My bags are packed…

Community at work

Podcasting in education

technology in information literacy: an appeal

Ok, you were right… [about Podcasting]

Skyperviews?!?!? How cool!!!

Federated searching and why users aren’t finding/using your electronic materials

Movers and Shakers!

The job hunt heats up

Toxic comparison, time poverty, and a manager’s duty of care

The Crushing Mental Load of Disability

It’s not about information literacy: Why people’s risk calculus around COVID has changed

On 20 Years of Blogging at Information Wants to be Free