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Brick and Click Libraries symposium

Tired of the daily grind? Getting burned out? Take a day for yourself and come to Brick and Click! To register, please visit < http://brickandclick.org >

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Added by Lakegan on September 19, 2007 at 3:18pm — No Comments

Open-Source Software for Libraries by Casey Bisson (LTR 43:3)

From the DigLib listserv:

In this issue of Library Technology Reports Casey Bisson engagingly narrates the history of open source software, explains how the OSS "movement" came about, details key players in OSS development, and discusses how open source can work for libraries.

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Added by Lakegan on August 27, 2007 at 8:09am — No Comments

Fedora Commons Awarded $4.9m Grant

Fedora Commons Awarded $4.9m Grant To Develop Open-Source Software For Building Collaborative Information Communities

(Ithaca, New York, August 10, 2007) - Fedora Commons today announced the award of a four year, $4.9M grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundatio

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Added by Lakegan on August 27, 2007 at 8:08am — No Comments

Library 2.0 mixer

Don't forget the Library 2.0 mixer at Front Page on Saturday, June 23rd at 5:30pm.
Although this mixer was created on Library 2.0, I thought it would be a good idea for this group to join as well, although I think most of us are on BOTH groups!

Details below:


I've made a reservation at Front Page Restaurant for Saturday, June 23rd at 5:30 (5pm would be better Tom said) under my name, Lakegan. Front Page is VERY close to the Dupont Circle Metro (Red Line, Dupont SOU… Continue

Added by Lakegan on June 20, 2007 at 1:03pm — No Comments

Designing a web OPAC for today

Casey Bisson's Maison Bisson blog discusses Designing an OPAC for Web 2.0.
In this post, he talks about today's "better and more useful" web and how Web 2.0 is a reflection of the critical masses and NOT technology. He also mentions how the web is being used more and more for mundane activities and not so much social software.

Casey raises a major question, and that is:

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Added by Lakegan on June 14, 2007 at 3:59pm — No Comments

Saavy Software...a new web content management software

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Have you heard of or used Savvy Software?
Savvy Content Manager is a "powerful and easy to use web content manager that puts web site management in the hands of the people you rely on to provide content."
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Added by Lakegan on June 14, 2007 at 10:52am — No Comments

10 Reasons Why the Internet Is No Substitute for a Library

Check out Mark Y. Herring's article on the 10 Reasons Why the Internet Is No Substitute for a Library from June/July 2007 of American Libraries.

Mark Y. Herring is the Dean of library services at the Dacus Library located in Rock Hill, South Carolina. of Winthrop University

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Added by Lakegan on June 13, 2007 at 2:39pm — No Comments

Future of Libraries

So what happens now that more and more libraries are stepping into the "digital age"? What do we do about traditional libraries and what do we see as the "future" of these brick and mortar institutions? How is YOUR library or institution coping with this transition? Continue

Added by Lakegan on June 13, 2007 at 7:02am — No Comments

Nationally recognized gay library is relocating

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Added by Lakegan on June 11, 2007 at 9:24am — No Comments

Google privacy policy 'is vague'

Google privacy policy 'is vague'
By Darren Waters
Technology editor, BBC News website
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Added by Lakegan on June 7, 2007 at 9:46am — No Comments

Technology Competencies and Training for Libraries

Technology Competencies and Training for Libraries

by Sarah Houghton-Jan
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Added by Lakegan on June 7, 2007 at 9:40am — No Comments

Ticer "digital library school"

Consider attending the Ticer "digital library school" in August, and
specifically participating in a workshop called "Open Source Software
for Libraries and XML":

http://tinyurl.com/2dqohg#3
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Added by Lakegan on June 6, 2007 at 10:36am — No Comments

Welcome to Digital Librarians

I've created this group for those interested in digital libraries, content management tools and open source software for creating and managing digital libraries. Please feel free to step outside the brick and mortar and stare your virtual librarian expertise, resources, and collaborations here!
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Added by Lakegan on June 6, 2007 at 10:10am — No Comments

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