LITA BlogThis 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 there was a public library [...]
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 [...]
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 idea of the [...]
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 on frontpage of LITA site, what else? Make a larger graphical [...]
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 to the [...]