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Bookmarks for February 10, 2012

Nicole — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:30:29 +0000

Trello
Trello is a collaboration tool that organizes your projects into boards. In one glance, Trello tells you what’s being worked on, who’s working on what, and where something is in a process.

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Merging Bib Records in Koha 3.2

Nicole — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0000

One of the neat new features in Koha 3.2 is the ability to merge bib records together. This tutorial will walk you through the steps to do this.

If you have an idea for a video, please just let me know and I’ll add it to my list of things to record.

Bookmarks for February 2, 2012

Nicole — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:30:11 +0000

Stack View
Stack View from The Harvard Library Innovation Laboratory at Harvard Law School is a library browsing tool. It gives visual clues to the character of the holdings and their frequency of use.

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Using Bugzilla to Report Bugs & Enhancements to the Koha ILS

Nicole — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0000

Part of using an open source library system is being a part of the community that builds it. To participate you don’t have to know how to write code or documentation, you can simply report bugs and make requests for enhancements using the tools provided.

This tutorial will show you how to use the Koha Bugzilla site to report bugs and request enhancements to the Koha ILS.

If you have an idea for a video, please just let me know and I’ll add it to my list of things to record.

Bookmarks for January 29, 2012

Nicole — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:30:08 +0000

RSS Graffiti
Publishes your RSS feeds to Facebook

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Free Open Source Webinars

Nicole — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0000

I am teaching the following workshops for ByWater Solutions and you’re all welcome to join in – for FREE!

Open Source in Libraries: Freedom and Community

Librarians have adopted a culture of helplessness and workarounds when it comes to our software. Open source software is a way to get freed from these chains. But open source is about more than just software, it’s about community and a philosophy of freedom. This session will give librarians the facts about open source software by introducing them to what open source is and what it means for libraries.

Join us online for one of our first two lessons (space is limited so register early).

February 16, 2012 at 10am-11:30am EST
Register Online: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/993578942

March 13, 2012 at 2pm-3:30pm EST
Register Online: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/636868638

Read the full press release.

Bookmarks for January 24, 2012

Nicole — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:30:25 +0000

Heritrix
Heritrix is the Internet Archive’s open-source, extensible, web-scale, archival-quality web crawler project.

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Zotero Integration in Koha 3.2

Nicole — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0000

I am a huge fan of Zotero, so much so that I use it for all of my books and share my bibliographies online with others. Koha integrates nicely with Zotero and this tutorial video will show you exactly how.

If you have an idea for a video, please just let me know and I’ll add it to my list of things to record.

Bookmarks for January 21, 2012

Nicole — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:30:19 +0000

Phixr
Online Photo Editor

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Bookmarks for January 20, 2012

Nicole — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:30:09 +0000

eXtensible Catalog
eXtensible Catalog is open source, user-centered, next generation software for libraries. It comprises four software components that can be used independently to address a particular need or combined to provide an end-to-end discovery system to connect library users with resources.
code.NASA
Through this website, we will continue, unify, and expand NASA’s open source activities. The site will serve to surface existing projects, provide a forum for discussing projects and processes, and guide internal and external groups in open development, release, and contribution.
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Looking for Excellent Library Support Stories

Nicole — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:55:01 +0000

I found this call for participation that I thought would be of interest to many of you. Please share your excellent training stories so that others can learn from what you’ve done.

We are looking for higher education libraries, particularly in the US, UK and in Scandinavia, which are delivering exceptionally good and/or innovative support services to research and teaching staff.

If you think your academic library is doing well in supporting research and teaching faculty, we want to hear from you! Your library could be featured as an example of good practice helping the academic library community

to promote and develop novels ways to strengthen its relations with academic departments;

to enhance the marketing and profiling of library services for this constituency;

to maximise its value to research and teaching staff; and

to demonstrate that value within and beyond the institution.

If you would like to be considered as one of our eight case studies, to be undertaken during January to March 2012, or would like more information, please contact us.

ILS Survey Limited

Nicole — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:45:52 +0000

I posted earlier today about a survey for libraries to share their satisfaction with their ILS. What I didn’t know was that if you chose the library type of anything other than Academic or Public you would be kicked out of the survey.

As an SLA member and a special library supporter I find this a bit offensive. Why don’t our opinions matter? A survey of libraries in the US done by the ALA finds that there are actually more special libraries than there are academic libraries (in fact there are many many more school libraries than publics or academics and they too are excluded from this survey) – this is a big portion of our profession and sharing their opinions will help others make informed decisions about their future ILS purchases.

If you’re looking for an more inclusive survey you might want to participate in the ILS Perceptions survey over at LibraryTechnology.org (which is closing any day now so get in there quick).

Survey on ILS Satisfaction

Nicole — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:56:41 +0000

This came across my email today and I thought I should share it with you all.

Library Journal is conducting a snap survey to determine library and patron satisfaction with integrated library systems (ILS) in both public and academic libraries. Are you in charge of technology, collections, or reference at your library? We are eager to hear your thoughts about the systems that you and your patrons use every day.

Please click on this link to take a very brief survey (which will only take a few minutes to answer): http://app.fluidsurveys.com/s/ILS/?link=listserv

Results of this study will appear in an upcoming LJ article in Spring 2012. Thanks for supporting our research efforts!

Saving Koha Bibs to Refworks

Nicole — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0000

Refworks is an bibliography management tool used by many libraries and this tutorial will walk you through getting bib records out of Koha and into Refworks.

If you have an idea for a video, please just let me know and I’ll add it to my list of things to record.

Bookmarks for January 9, 2012

Nicole — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:30:24 +0000

Symphony. An open source CMS
XSLT-powered open source content management system

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Fast Cataloging in Koha 3.2

Nicole — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0000

Koha 3.2 has a new fast add framework that makes cataloging items at the circ desk easy. This tutorial will walk you through cataloging an item in the fast add framework.

If you have an idea for a video, please just let me know and I’ll add it to my list of things to record.

Copy Cataloging in Koha 3.2

Nicole — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0000

This next tutorial in our series will walk you through copy cataloging in Koha 3.2

If you have an idea for a video, please just let me know and I’ll add it to my list of things to record.

Bookmarks for December 30, 2011

Nicole — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:30:08 +0000

Open Education Resources
This webpage contains open access resources and digital textbooks that are available within the public domain. They are not copyrighted and may be customized, modified, or combined with other materials. It is our hope that this site provides timely and useful resources that will assist in this process of digital learning.
Open Source Help Desk List
A complete list of open source help desk software packages
OneOrZero AIMS
OneOrZero AIMS is a powerful enterprise ready suite that includes a help desk, knowledge base, time manager and reporting system supported by a highly configurable and extensible Action & Information Management System that allows you to ‘build your own system’ on the fly.
Mantis Bug Tracker
Mantis is a very easy to use bug tracker system. With a very neat interface, Mantis is very usable, and can be installed in a minute on a classical (L)AMP stack. Mantis can be used as a bug tracker as well as an helpdesk solution.
Librarian’s Yellow Pages
LYPonline.com offers searchable access to thousands of library products and services. Keyword, company and category search options help you to target vendors fast. Company profiles and detailed online listings give you real-time access to companies of interest, view demos, take advantage of special offers, request catalogs or product information, E-mail sales executives directly to request a quote, and much more.
LibraryWorks
Our mission is to help you to make informed, cost-efficient decisions about products and services for your library.
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Qiqqa
Free research paper management software includes all the tools you need to manage your documents and notes effectively, visualize your ideas, and find insights you would have missed otherwise. Engineered by academics, its mission is to make your research life easier.
The Open University LearningSpace
Try over 600 free online courses from The Open University.

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Bookmarks for December 27, 2011

Nicole — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:30:03 +0000

The Open University LearningSpace
Try over 600 free online courses from The Open University.

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Importing Records into Koha 3.2

Nicole — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0000

This week I’m going to show you how to import MARC records in bulk to Koha 3.2.

If you have an idea for a video, please just let me know and I’ll add it to my list of things to record.

Bookmarks for December 21, 2011

Nicole — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:30:24 +0000

Qiqqa
Free research paper management software includes all the tools you need to manage your documents and notes effectively, visualize your ideas, and find insights you would have missed otherwise. Engineered by academics, its mission is to make your research life easier.

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Koha 3.2 OPAC Demo Video

Nicole — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0000

We have done an OPAC demo before, but it was really really brief. Here is a longer OPAC demo video.

If you have an idea for a video, please just let me know and I’ll add it to my list of things to record.

Information Today Inc. Book Sale

Nicole — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:26:10 +0000

Information Today, Inc. is offering a one-time discount to all of our customers, friends, and family. From now through Monday, January 16, 2012, receive 40% off all book purchases made through the Information Today, Inc. website. The discount is good on an unlimited number of orders placed during the sale period—and with more than 150 titles available on our website, there’s something for everyone.

To get the discount, use the promo code ITIHOLIDAY at the check out on our online store.

Creating batches of spine labels in Koha

Nicole — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +0000

After you finish cataloging in Koha you need to print out your spine labels. Once you have a layout all set, you just need to create a batch and print your labels.

As always, if you have an idea for a video, please just let me know and I’ll add it to my list of things to record.

Bookmarks for December 10, 2011

Nicole — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:30:03 +0000

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