Comps readings this week
Joho, H., & Jose, J. M. (2006). Slicing and dicing the information space using local contexts. IIiX: Proceedings of the 1st international conference on Information interaction in context, Copenhagen, Denmark. 66-74. (available from: http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/3521/1/slice_and_dice..pdf) Read more...
Christina's LIS Rant, Today, 12:24pm
Hey science librarians...
The folks at ScienceBlogs.com would like to know why you read ScienceBlogs (both ScienceBlogs and science blogs, probably). Feel free to e-mail the editorial office directly (editorial at scienceblogs.com), or comment here, or respond via twitter @cpikas, or on friendfeed. Read more...
Christina's LIS Rant, Today, 12:28am
Comps readings this week
Hertzum, M. (2002). The importance of trust in software engineers’ assessment and choice of information sources. Information and Organization, 12, 1-18. Read more...
Christina's LIS Rant, Today, 12:28am
Cataloging Exhibition Publications
Cataloging Exhibition Publications: Best Practices by the Art Libraries Society of North America provides useful guidance for these materials. Read more...
Catalogablog, Yesterday, 12:25pm
Additions to the MARC Code Lists for Relators, Sources, Description Conventions
The codes listed below have been recently approved for use in MARC 21 records. The codes will be added to MARC Code Lists for Relators, Sources, Description Conventions. Read more...
Catalogablog, Yesterday, 12:33am
Mobile App for the Catalog
LibraryThing has announced a low-cost mobile app for the catalog, Library Anywhere. Read more...
Catalogablog, Mar 18, 12:25pm
Social Media Best Practices for Libraries
This post was written by Kasia Grabowska for last semester’s LIS 768: Library 2.0 & Networking Technologies class. Kasia has allowed me to repost it here. Read more...
Tame The Web, Mar 18, 11:16am
Online Education & Blogging
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/technology_and_learning/online_education_and_blogging Read more...
Tame The Web, Mar 18, 5:49am
Comps reading - Little Science, Big Science... and Beyond
This one deserves its own post. Read more...
Christina's LIS Rant, Mar 18, 12:24am
The Library Tweets
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The Library Tweets, originally uploaded by mstephens7.
Nice display at the State & University Library of Hamburg. Photo by Markus Trapp. Read more...
Tame The Web, Mar 17, 6:37pm
Thanks Bibliothekskongress!
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day 3.15: @mstephens7 auf dem bibliothekskongress #bibtag10, originally uploaded by fabi_k.
I was honored to participate in the opening day of the Leipziger Kongress für Information und Bibliothek. Thanks to all who attended!
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Tame The Web, Mar 17, 6:27pm
Shhhh…It’s the Library…
Via John Schumacher on Twitter comers this opinion piece from Oregon Live: Read more...
Tame The Web, Mar 17, 6:19pm
MODS Mapping to MARC
The MODS Editorial Committee have revised the transformation from MARCXML to MODS 3.3. Read more...
Catalogablog, Mar 17, 12:25pm
Google Partners Say Its China Stance Is Putting Them at Risk
Bloomberg – “Google Inc.’s partners in China said they have received no information from the company since it announced it may exit the country, putting their businesses at risk.” Read more...
Library Stuff, Mar 17, 9:00am
Using Social Media to Connect with Teens
It’s easy for any library to have a social media presence these days. Translating that into success with serving a teen population? Well, that’s another thing… Read more...
Tame The Web, Mar 17, 8:47am
Comps readings this week
I'm now back into re-reading, so notes will be shorter (and I'm hoping to pick up speed). In case anyone is keeping track, we're now looking at early May for the exam instead of March. Read more...
Christina's LIS Rant, Mar 17, 12:24am
What do librarians do and how do libraries work?
Ok, I do realize that there is no way this post can live up to its title, but this is in response to some friendfeed threads (example). I suppose I can't keep giving people crap for not knowing what librarians do and how libraries work if I'm not willing to explain. I know quite a bit about how public libraries work, next to nothing about school libraries, so I'm really going to talk mostly about research libraries because that's where I live and the people asking the question are researchers. Most research libraries are in universities, but there are other research organizations like federal and corporate labs, hospitals, etc. I guess I lean toward how universities do things, because I was only in a government library for 4 months and both they and company libraries have some unique restrictions. Read more...
Christina's LIS Rant, Mar 17, 12:24am
Working Group on Open Bibliographic Data
The Working Group on Open Bibliographic Data has a wiki to support their efforts.PurposeAct as a central point of reference and support for people interested in open bibliographic dataIdentify relevant projects and practices. Promote best practices as well as legal and technical standards for making data open (such as the Open Knowledge Definition).Act as a hub for the development and maintenance of low cost, community driven projects related to open bibliographic data. Read more...
Catalogablog, Mar 17, 12:24am
Comps readings this week
Don't have time what with working at the public library this afternoon to do another test essay so I'm re-reading some additional pieces. Some of these came up as things I needed to check on when I was doing the last two mini essays. Read more...
Christina's LIS Rant, Mar 17, 12:24am