15 Jan

Isaak’s Links - 15 January 2006

Posted by Isaak Kwok in Libraries.

  • A Service-able Catalogue
    Interesting things are happening with catalogue at the University of Huddersfield. However, you’ll need to be using Firefox with the Greasemonkey plug-in installed to be able to see what is shown on the screenshots in the post. But it’s very neat and it might useful to the readers to inform them that the library too has the books that he/she is searching on Amazon.
    (via Lorcan Dempsey’s Weblog)
  • Flickr and the Library Pictures
    The National Library of Australia is working with Flickr to allow individuals to include their images of contemporary Australia in the PictureAustralia service. This is a way to user contributions as well as a way to archive the country in pictorial form. Have a look at this Flickr tag on Australia Day.
    (via Lorcan Dempsey’s Weblog)
  • How to Present Web 2.0 Ideas that Resonate with Non-Technical People
    (via Tame The Web)
  • A Librarian is the Most Stressful Job
    Well, a librarian is considered as stressful an occupation as a fireman, policeman and teacher. According to the British report, what makes librarianship the most stressful is the lack of a support system to handle the stress.
    (via Librarian.net)
  • Libraries As Places to Linger and Mingle
    A commentary in the Christian Science Monitor about how libraries are more than just collections of books. The libraries are places for readers, librarians and authors to be in a ‘quiet collaboration’. Even with the massive digitization efforts, library visitorships and the number of books published have been at record levels in 2005 so that would definitely not signal the doom of the physical library.
    (via LISNews.org)
  • Thinking About the Catalog (PDF File)
    The University of California has released a report on its bibliographic infrastructure and how catalogs should be built, presented and managed. Good to see what the other libraries around the world are doing with their catalogs.
    (via Lorcan Dempsey’s Weblog)
  • Home Libraries Will Fit Into Many Places
    Apparently, libraries are becoming as common in plasma televisions, multi-room audio, climate control, and state-of-the-art lighting in modern homes. Having a library might enhance the value of the house.
    (via LISNews.org)
  • Broward Library Introduces Online Storytelling
    Stories available online via streaming media format that you can listen to on your computer. Go have a listen.
    (via LISNews.org)

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