Comments for ACRL/NY Annual Symposium 2008

Comment on Program by ACRL/NY Symposium 2008 « stuff I learned about libraries, etc.

ACRL/NY Symposium 2008 « stuff I learned about libraries, etc. — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:14:58 +0000

[...] Jennifer Bowen of Rochester University is co-principle investigator on an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation funded prject to develop “open-source software to provide libraries with an alternative way to reveal their collections to users.” In her presentation, Jennifer described some of the limitations of current library metadata, and talked about ways this XC project could address these limitations. The XC catalog “will run alongside a library’s current Integrated Library System to privde more intuitive access to resources, a customizable interface to include Web 2.0 functionality, seamless connections to other web applications…and sophisticated metadata services capabilities.” (http://acrlnysymp2008.wordpress.com/about/) [...]

Comment on Posters by ACRL/NY Symposium 2008 « stuff I learned about libraries, etc.

ACRL/NY Symposium 2008 « stuff I learned about libraries, etc. — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:03:07 +0000

[...] You can read about the poster sessions on the beautiful symposium blog Susanne created: http://acrlnysymp2008.wordpress.com/posters/ [...]

Comment on Speakers by Green Library Presentations « Going Green @your library

Green Library Presentations « Going Green @your library — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:47:10 +0000

[...] blog two interesting sessions caught my attention on greening libraries. One was a presentation by Monika Antonelli called The Greening of Libraries – this session will examine the emergence of green libraries. The [...]