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This is a set of steps for implementing a “next generation” library catalog. In two sentences, this catalog is not really an catalog at all but more like a tool designed to make it easier for students to learn, teachers to instruct, and scholars to do research. It provides its intended audience with a more [...]

This is the conclusion to a text outlining an idea for a “next generation” library catalog. In two sentences, this catalog is not really an catalog at all but more like a tool designed to make it easier for students to learn, teachers to instruct, and scholars to do research. It provides its intended audience [...]

Registration is now open for the 2006 LITA Forum.

Cathy De Rosa, OCLC John Horrigan PhD, Pew Internet & American Life Project Cathy De Rosa, OCLC She started by asking, “What do we see going on with our users?” Users start their search on the internet. It is dominant. 84 % start there. Only 1% start on a library website Nothing’s changed! In 1947-1950 [...]

The Office of Information Technology Policy (OITP) Copyright Advisory Committee put a new twist on Copyright. The committee offered a poster session on Copyright titled “Copyright 101: Everything You Need To Know About Copyright But Were Afraid To Ask” which was held on Monday, June 26 from 1:30-3:30 at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel [...]

Cataloging Transformed: From Traditional to Emerging Models of Use: Part II RUSA_RSS “Catalog Use Committee”Co-sponsored by RUSA-MARS “User Access to Services Committee” Sunday June 25, 2006 4:00-5:30PM Morial Convention Center Rooms 295-296 This is a continuation of my previous post which focused on Andrew Pace’s presentation (see his new blog here: http://blogs.ala.org/pace.php). To get an [...]

Web Coordinatng Committee Meeting Present were: Kyle Felker (your humble correspondent) Tim Donahue: New Intern Michelle Frisque: Outgoing chair Aaron Dobbs Nick Baker Gail Herrera: IG coordinator, rotating off Steve Turner Rafal Kaprowski Online communications/community space: This has been implemented for a while now-how do we proceed from here/promote use? We already placed a link [...]

Sunday, June 25, 2006, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Marriott New Orleans at the Convention Center, Fleur de lis Introductions: Attending: Laura Cohen, Chair; Holly Yu, Vice-Chair; Joe Fisher, incoming Vice-Chair; and Mike Sainsbury, Greater Victoria Public Library. This was one of our smaller meetings in a few years, but membership numbers are less of a key [...]