This comes from Richard Kim over at the New York Metropolitan Library Council: "METRO recently launched a digitization blog which will highlightdigitization activities in and around the METRO region. If you’reinstitution has something interesting you’d like us to report on, dropus a line at digitization@metro.org".The blog is here.
First, the good news: Lily the NYAM Special Projects Librarian has let it be known that the presentations from the 2006 August RLG Members Forum are now available as MP3 files. The talks include The Future of MARC by Bill Moen and Sally McCallum, and and topics such as Folksonomies, visual resource cataloging, and describing…
This just in: OCLC acquires DiMeMa, developer of softwarefor digital media management CONTENTdm Digital Collection Management Softwarekey component of OCLC digital solution set "DUBLIN, Ohio, August 15, 2006—OCLC Online Computer Library Center has acquired DiMeMa (Digital Media Management), the organization that developed and supports CONTENTdm, the leading digital management software for libraries distributed…
This comes from Margaret Mauer over at the Kent State TSLIBRARIAN listserv: "Many of the speakers at the recent Ohio Library Council Technical Services Retreat at the Mohican State Park and Resort have graciously agreed to allow OLC to post those presentations to the internet. They are now available at: http://www.library.kent.edu/mohican2006 Enjoy!"
Google has a newsletter for librarians now, which looks like they’ll make into a regular service. Unfortunately, all I have to go on is the link, which doesn’t link to subscription services or even any real information. It might just be an experiment, or there might be pages that I haven’t found yet. I’ve been…
It’s a short work week this week, so I have no excuse not tp post at least an article or two. In that spirit, here’s something I picked up by accident. THOMAS, one of the more amazing government legislation research tools available to internet users, has gotten a significant face-lift. You can still search for…
BusinessWeek has another article on the trials and tribulation of Google as they continue to implement their Print for Libraries program. It’s interesting to watch this story develop over time, not the least reason for which is that Google’s big move in this direction was the subject of a serious panel discussion between David Ferriero…
Shirl Kennedy lists several nifty research sites in today’s Resource Shelf post: "Natural disasters, stratospheric gas prices, a messy war in Iraq thatgoes on and on, two Supreme Court nominations on the line, evolutionversus "intelligent design," privacy-threatening security breaches,and a whole raft of other social issues creating divisiveness insociety… Is it just me, or does…