Libraries

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  by jasemiller / on Oct 15, 2009

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Libraries”

• Big Fish Audio announces Platinum Essentials 3

  
  rekkerd.org — Authority: 448
  Big Fish Audio has announced Platinum Essentials 3 , a collection of construction kits for Hip Hop. Keith Clizark continues to make multi-platinum hits for top Hip Hop and Rap artists. He also keeps giving you the tools to do the same with Platinum Essentials 3. Back with more hits, the king of west coast Hip Hop ...
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• Library workers battle with Black Dossier began a year ago

  
  Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources - Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment — Authority: 693
  Black Dossier -- The Absolute Edition More than a month after two Kentucky public-library employees were fired after refusing to allow a child to check out The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier , details surrounding their dismissal finally are emerging. In a lengthy article in the Lexington ...
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• The state of the ebook

  
  Reading in the dark — Authority: 123
  A post http://followthereader.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/the-day-it-all-changed/ about Brewster Kahle, Internet Archive Founder and Chief Librarian, and his “BookServer” project http://www.archive.org/bookserver Notable quotes: 1. block quote start • Next he announced that not only were these files ...
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• Interesting developments at the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

  
  Panlibus — Authority: 459
  Having read some documentation recently around the plans of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France (BNF) for what they call a “pivot” – a mechanism based on semantic technologies for optimising the value of the BNF’s entire web presence, including Gallica , its digital library, it was great to have the ...
  4 hours ago

• Furthering Fulbe Studies at the Libraries

  
  Smithsonian Libraries — Authority: 127
  On my little knowledge I sit, To gauge the depth of my ignorance. Tierno Muhammadu Samba Mombeya, 18th century Fulbe scholar Neene Mariama Djelo Barry (1913-1975): woman from Futa Jalon, Guinea. Source: Kesso Barry. Kesso: princesse Peule. (Paris: Seghers, 1988) Fourteenth-century Arab travelers ...
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• Wave Alchemy releases African Rhythms

  
  rekkerd.org — Authority: 448
  Wave Alchemy has announced the release of African Rhythms , a sample library offering exquisitely recorded authentic African percussion ensembles. African Rhythms marks the 3rd release in Wave Alchemy’s new Micro pack series. Produced with authenticity in mind, African Rhythms captures the sound of Senegal, ...
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• Civil Product Management: Libraries are cool man

  
  spatially relevant — Authority: 124
  Not every product manager is a so titled person, often the have other titles like Mayor, Transportation Director or Superintendent of school system. Basically most public administrators are a product manager of some sort. Customer satisfaction , increased value, decreased cost and an improved perception of ...
  8 hours ago

• Blastwave FX releases Free Download Pack #2

  
  rekkerd.org — Authority: 448
  Blastwave FX has released Free Download Pack #2 , a free collection of sound effects. Free Download Pack #2 contains 60 sound effects in .wav format selected from 40 Blastwave FX libraries. Sounds of arrows, lasers and splashes, oh my!! The sound effects in the Blastwave FX Free Download Pack #2 are licensed to ...
  9 hours ago

• Ohio Library Uncovers "The Secret At Shadow Ranch"

  
  Book Patrol — Authority: 475
  KEENE, Carolyn [Mildred Wirt Benson]. The Secret At Shadow Ranch. NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1931. The staff of the Toledo Lucas County Library is shedding some light on the shadowy side of super sleuth Nancy Drew . The library has purchased the painting created as cover art for the first edition of Carolyn ...
  10 hours ago

• The Library & The CMS: a wish list

  
  The Ubiquitous Librarian (Brian Mathews) — Authority:
  I’m really excited about the relationship that is forming between the Library and our Course Management System folks. UCSB is adopting Moodle and there is a lot of momentum gathering. The Library has been invited to be development partners but also to help with assessment as well. Here are my quick and dirty notes ...
  14 hours ago

• Windows 7: How To Change a Library Icon

  
  Tech-Recipes — Authority: 125
  Windows 7 allows you to create your own Libraries, but changing the icon is not a straight forward process. The GUI doesnt allow for changing the icon and the desktop.ini file isnt used. To change the icon, you just need to have the desired icon and a little help from our friend, Notepad.
  15 hours ago

• FreeImagePy 2.0.1

  
  Softpedia - Mac OS - All — Authority: 549
  Free and open source library Python wrapper for FreeImage ( read more )
  16 hours ago

• Libraries check out the eBook

  
  Project Gutenberg News — Authority: 406
  Across the U.S., thousands of libraries are embracing eBooks. No longer the familiar home of tomes and periodicals only, these foundations are now using new technology for more than just computerizing their catalogues. Libraries, like so many other businesses of the book, are eager to attract the digitally savvy new ...
  20 hours ago

• Panel: On the Challenges of Implementing Library 2.0 Services

  
  michaelzimmer.org — Authority: 512
  On Tuesday, a group of librarians and information professions will be holding a panel discussion on “ The Challenges of Implementing Library 2.0 Services ” at the 2009 annual meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology ( ASIS&T ). On the Challenges of Implementing Library 2.0 ...
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• Are OSS ILSs redundant? Carl Grant and the SirsiDynix kerfuffle

  
  blog.ecorrado.us — Authority: 110
  Carl Grant, President of Ex Libris North America, has weighed in on the SirsiDynix - Open Source Software kerfuffle . For the most part I agree with Carl’s take. But I disagree with him and Clifford Lynch that the development of Open Source ILSs lead to un-necessary redundancies . Redundant solutions are a good ...
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• Hacking with CouchDB

  
  Computer & Internet - computer-internet.marc8.com — Authority: 461
  Working with CouchDB is very straightforward. Theres virtually no setup involved and no complicated libraries to hassle with.
  22 hours ago

• Hayward, CA Public Library Will Launch “Fines Free” Borrowing Packages Beginning at $2.99/Month

  
  ResourceShelf — Authority: 643
  Is this the future for public libraries? It will be interesting to see how this works for both the library and users. An article in the Oakland, Tribune says that the Hayward, CA Public Library is about to take a page from the Netflix playbook and introduce an optional program that allows users to borrow up to ...
  23 hours ago

• The University of Helsinki City Campus Library / Anttinen Oiva arkkitehdit

  
  ArchDaily — Authority: 641
  Architects: Anttinen Oiva Architects Location: Helsinki, Finland Project Manager: Vesa Oiva Collaborators: Jussi Kalliopuska, Selina Anttinen, Antti Lehto Building services consultant: Aila Puusaari, DI, Pˆyry Building Services Oy Construction-engineering consultant: Sami Lampinen, DI, WSP Finland Oy ...
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• Connecting with Affiliates

  
  Smithsonian Libraries — Authority: 127
  Oronce Fine, Orontij Finei Delphinatis , 1542 The Dibner Library recently assisted Smithsonian Affiliate museum, the  Rubin Museum of Art , with selecting items for their upcoming exhibit, Visions of the Cosmos: From the Milky Ocean to an Evolving Universe , which will run from December 11 2009 to May ...
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• Banks, Barrow and Jackson Counties Get Their Geek On

  
  Writer's Notebook — Authority: 116
  from the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC): Georgians in Banks, Barrow and Jackson Counties may soon add a new verb to their vocabulary—geek. The Piedmont Regional Library System is participating in ‘Geek theLibrary,’ a pilot, community-based public awareness campaign. Thecampaign highlights what ...
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