Robots get bookish in libraries
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The amount of office space that
corporations allocate to their libraries
has fallen by 8.36% over the past five
years, according to a new survey of
corporate libraries "Corporate Library
Benchmarks, 2004-05 Edition" ISBN:
1-57440-069-X.
The amount of office space that
corporations allocate to their libraries
has fallen by 8.36% over the past five
years, according to a new survey of
corporate libraries "Corporate Library
Benchmarks, 2004-05 Edition" ISBN:
1-57440-069-X.
09/03/2004 02:51 AMReports on results of a major survey of corporate and other business
libraries. Gives extensive data on management policies and practices
and details on spending trends for salaries, electronic and print
materials, and library services. [PRWEB Sep 3, 2004]
Research And Markets: Will Personal
Robots Become The Norm? Take A Look At
The Market For Personal Robots In Japan
Research And Markets: Will Personal
Robots Become The Norm? Take A Look At
The Market For Personal Robots In Japan
12/17/2004 06:40 PMResearch and Markets has announced the addition of Next-Generation
Personal Robot Market 2004 to their offering. [PRWEB Oct 18, 2004]
Merge old iPhoto libraries on CD with
iPhoto 5 libraries
Merge old iPhoto libraries on CD with
iPhoto 5 libraries
03/19/2005 02:40 AMI had several iPhoto libraries burned to CD backups from iPhoto 3 or 4
that I wanted to merge with my nearly complete iPhoto 5 library.
However, because I burned the libraries directly to CD from the Finder
or Toast, and not ...
PlanetaMessenger.org Libraries
PlanetaMessenger.org Libraries
11/01/2003 10:43 AMJMML 0.4 released
It’s the Libraries, Stupid
It’s the Libraries, Stupid
06/09/2004 11:39 PMVia Jeff Dillon,
some insightful words on programming in Java and
in the C#/.NET/Mono ecosystem. I hadn’t thought about it that way.
Merlin Libraries
Merlin Libraries
06/06/2004 05:02 AMMerlin Libraries v0.1.103 (unstable) Released
slack-get 0.2 (Libraries)
slack-get 0.2 (Libraries)
05/04/2004 04:41 PMA tool like 'apt-get' for Slackware.
2D Graphics Libraries
2D Graphics Libraries
05/05/2004 07:45 PM
While platforms these days have fairly good 2D graphics support
like Quartz on OSX,
GDI+ on XP, and , and Gnome Canvas, developers like me often have
to use third-party
libraries for whatever reasons. On Win32, for example, GDI+
support is missing
in legacy platforms which means either giving up on fancy
graphics, redistributing
GDI+ binaries, use a third party library, or writing one
yourself. Writing one
yourself is fun (I have done it a couple of times over 20 years)
but, unless it offers
some unique features, you'll always end up migrating to a third
party library.
BTW, Flash has an excellent 2D graphics engine but it's lacks an
API so it's like
a sports car without a driving wheel. Yes, you can embed the
Flash ActiveX and
generate SWF on-the-fly but it's unwieldy for dynamic interaction
and even handling
gets tricky. Embedding Adobe SVG ActiveX is just as unwieldy
if not more.
While there are proprietary 2D engines out there, typically written
by a few guys
at a small company, they tend to disappear within a couple of
years, either bought
by companies (i.e. Apple, Adobe, Macromind, and Microsoft), or
abandoned out
of lack of interest or workable revenue model. Besides, they
charge fairly steep
fees so I tend to avoid them.
Out of all the freely available 2D libraries out there, Libart stands
out in features and quality. It offers fast
anti-aliased rendering
and it's use in Gnome Canvas over the years means most of the bugs
have already been
stepped on. Libart is also used to drive librsvg,
a SVG engine, and Java 2D, Java's graphics API, although Sun made
extensive changes
to tap hardware acceleration. While Libart can and has been
used cross-platform,
it's not exactly cakewalk to use in non-Linix platofrms. Cairo has
some interesting features and rising interest could mean it will
replace Libart someday,
but it's still in development.
Third-party 2D graphics library I really like these days is Anti-Grain
Geometry (AGG) which, although dormant for the last two years,
has been rejuvenated
with the released of version 2.1. AGG is written in C++ and
uses templates extensively
like ATL does. AGG is lightweight, very fast, flexible, and
full of features.
It even comes with a partial implementation of SVG
viewer as an example. AGG supports Win32, X11, and SDL as
is. It doesn't
yet support features variable stroke effects like Creature House's
Expression
3 engine and Fractal Design's Painter support but then
it's just me being
unreasonable. :-)
I should note that subpixel graphics was first done 20 years
ago in Word
Handler to display 70 columns of hi-res text on Apple
II.Silicon
Valley Systems, the company that published Word Handler, was
based just 5 minutes
from where I live now and I enjoy fond memories of working there
every time I pass
by the old office on El Camino. I guess everybody remembers
their first job.
LCD screens were just starting to replace LED on calculators at the
time, so Steve
Gibson and Microsoft ClearType can claim to be the first to use
subpixel graphics
on LCD screen. Lenny Elekman, where are you now?
"http://p2p.libraries.psu.edu/"
"http://p2p.libraries.psu.edu/"
11/18/2003 03:32 AMYSL Coding Libraries
YSL Coding Libraries
12/11/2003 06:12 PMTransfer of CVS repository in progress
New IM Record in Libraries
New IM Record in Libraries
03/14/2005 06:23 PMI've been so short on time lately that I've been trying to avoid
using what little blogging time I do have to simply repost what other
library bloggers are already putting up. This one, however, was just
too good to pass up.
when was the
last time you had this kind of response to a new library
service?
"Brian didn’t give me permission to publish a portion of
his email, but I’m so excited about it I’m going to throw caution
into the wind. He wrote [emphasis mine]:
'Rule number 1: Don’t send out IM reference fliers to
every middle school and jr. high classroom on the same day!
Had to have been at least 100 IMs in the first 2 hours after the
kiddies got home. For a while, I had about 20 IM windows up at once.'
"
Someone recently observed that there are a lot of Eeyo
res in the library community, but I think we can officially
declare IM reference a Martha-Stewart-good-thing for (at least) public
libraries and move it to Pooh status.
Cost of purchasing the AIM software: $0.
Cost of staff time to "man" the AIM service during those two hours:
already paid for.
Satisfaction of having 100 kids respond positively and view the
library in a new light: PRICELESS.
NB Parser Libraries
NB Parser Libraries
06/11/2004 09:55 AMProject started
Libraries 8, Amazon 0
Libraries 8, Amazon 0
12/09/2003 12:13 PMHave You
Ever Wondered....
"Have you ever wondered if the library were like Amazon.com?"
[The J-Walk
Blog]
Libraries and the Internet
Libraries and the Internet
12/19/2004 03:00 PM
Kudos to Google and its new university allies -- including my alma
mater, the University of Michigan, as well as Harvard, Stanford, and
Oxford -- for their exciting project to
open the stacks (Wall Street
Journal, via
Paul
Kedrosky). It's a great day for the dissemination of knowledge!
Bloggers from these institutions are relaying the emails received from
their administrators:
...Echidna Libraries
Echidna Libraries
07/15/2004 07:16 AMAdded 8Bit Targa Support
'UK libraries out of use by 2020'
'UK libraries out of use by 2020'
04/26/2004 09:46 PMThe public will stop using libraries if visitor numbers and book loans
continue to fall, according to a new report.
Salon in Libraries?
Salon in Libraries?
03/19/2003 10:45 PMLast year I said I thought Salon should look into licensing
content to libraries, and now they're finally doing something about
it. Adrienne Crew, their Content Licensing Manager, sent me the
following:
"Thought you'd like to know that Salon's Premium Institutional
Subscription program for libraries is finally up and running....
Currently we are offering a one year subscription in the $300-400
range and feeds all access to the articles on the site via an IP
authentication system or a single password."
More details as I get them.
slack-get 0.3 (Libraries)
slack-get 0.3 (Libraries)
05/26/2004 10:49 PMA tool like 'apt-get' for Slackware.
Essential in Libraries?
Essential in Libraries?
04/27/2004 10:48 PMSMS an
Essential Communication Tool
"The Mobile Data Association (MDA) reports that 2.1 billion text
messages were sent in March 2004 in the U.K which is a 25% rise on the
total from the same month last year.At present, on average, around 69
million text messages are sent each day in the UK.This article from
the BBC states.'It is evident that in the last five years texting has
grown from a popular craze among teenagers to an essential
communication tool.'
Text
messaging reaches new high" [Smart Mobs]
England Libraries May All Get Wi-Fi
England Libraries May All Get Wi-Fi
12/04/2003 01:07 PMThe majority of libraries in England already have broadband access but
now the government is working on adding Wi-Fi: Most of the libraries
in King County, outside of Seattle, have Wi-Fi. It's a great, low-cost
way for libraries to offer Internet access without having to provide
computers for everyone. My library always has a line of people waiting
to get on its computers so perhaps with Wi-Fi some people could come
in with their own computers to use the Internet. But I wonder how many
of the people I see waiting in line there actually have laptops that
they could bring with them instead....
Arran4's Libraries (A4lib)
Arran4's Libraries (A4lib)
08/20/2004 09:28 PMProject registered
New List of Wi-Fi Consultants for
Libraries
New List of Wi-Fi Consultants for
Libraries
06/03/2004 11:42 PMBill Drew has
started a list of consultants on The Wireless
Librarian site. Get help with your own Wi-Fi implementation or
help the list grow by sending in additions.
Google to index libraries
Google to index libraries
12/17/2004 06:37 PMIn yeste
rday's link dump, I inexplicitly buried a link to the big news about Google's plan to index the books at The Libraries of Harvard, Stanford, the
University of Michigan, the University of Oxford, and The New York
Public Library. Wow!
In the meantime, Microsoft released a toolbar suite. Uhmmm,
wow?
Note to Microsoft: I like your OS, but you're falling waaay
yy behind.
How NOT to Market WiFi in Libraries
How NOT to Market WiFi in Libraries
12/12/2003 10:21 AMMarketing
Wireless in Libraries
"Someone on Web4Lib asked about posting symbols or signage to
identify wireless access in libraries. This is a slightly revised
version of my reply on the list, sent after several folks referred the
original poster to the wireless warchalking
symbols popular among the digerati.
Essentially, this is basic library marketing 101. If you're
planning to market wireless services not only to the folks who will
seek it, but to folks who would either find a way to use it if they
knew what it was or may never even use it but will mentally file this
service under 'what a great library this is,' then integrate the fancy
symbols with very plainspoken, large, plain-lettered wording. Go to a
site that offers wireless for its customers and see how they peddle
it. (Remember, that's what you're doing: selling a service.)
Make the language achingly clear. 'Wireless hotspot' comes to
mind... but maybe something else makes more sense locally. Assuming
you have a bookmark or brochure advertising this service, repeat the
logo and the phrase throughout the materials. I know that libraries
offer things for free anyway, but why not push that as well?
Wireless--FREE!...
Or you could practice another kind of library marketing, and either
put up one tiny, very obscure sign, or make it very large and then
title it 'Bibligraphic WEP-enabled 802.11* Access.' And in your
assessment of the service, observe that very few people use it. ;)
" [Free Range
Librarian]
I just had to blog Karen's response because it's so true it's
tragically funny.
Google Scans the Libraries
Google Scans the Libraries
12/17/2004 06:43 PMGoogle to scan books from big libraries: Google is going to start
scanning the books in libraries.
The New York library is allowing Google to include a small
portion of its books no longer covered by copyright while Harvard is
confining its participation to 40,000 volumes so it can gauge how well
the process works. Oxford wants Google to scan all its books
originally published before 1901.
portal: Libraries and the Academy
portal: Libraries and the Academy
02/10/2004 02:49 AMportal: Libraries and the Academy
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/portal_libraries_and_the_academy/A journal that presents research findings and provides regular
coverage of issues in technology, publishing, and periodicals, portal
is written by librarians for librarians. Peer-reviewed articles
address subjects such as library administration, information
technology, and information policy. The journal examines the role of
libraries in meeting institutional missions, explores how technology
affects librarianship and scholarship, and conveys this research to
academic librarians in a timely manner. Through the highest-quality
research and news about librarianship in higher education
institutions, portal provides a much needed, fresh perspective. portal
earned recognition as the runner-up for the best new journal of 2001,
awarded by the Council of Editors of Learned Journals.
Medical Libraries in Europe
Medical Libraries in Europe
04/28/2004 05:53 AMMedical Libraries in Europehttp://www.pubmed.nl/libeur.htm
A comprehensive listing of medical libraries in
Europe. This will be added to
Healthcare Resources
2004 Internet MiniGuide and has been added to
Healthcare Resources
Subject Tracer™ Information Blog.
Libraries and culture, from a trench
Libraries and culture, from a trench
07/02/2004 01:28 PMToday (July 1, 2004) marks a new chapter for many libraries across the
US of A. Today is the first day of mandatory Internet filtering, if
your library accepts federal telecommunications funds. Mine does.
Reuniting iPhoto Libraries
Reuniting iPhoto Libraries
01/17/2004 10:43 PMDigital Libraries Magazine
Digital Libraries Magazine
01/17/2004 10:48 PMDigital Libraries Magazine http://www.d
lib.org/dlib/january04/01contents.htmlThe January,
2004 Issue of Digital Libraries Magazine is now Online.
ACCESS AT UK PUBLIC LIBRARIES
ACCESS AT UK PUBLIC LIBRARIES
12/30/2003 07:42 PMIN THE UK MOST PUBLIC LIBRARIES CAN BE ACCESSED. THEN AGAIN WHY NOT
JUST POP IN AS THE WEB IS ACCESSED FREE ANYWAY.
Libraries and the Coming Age of Video
Libraries and the Coming Age of Video
01/22/2004 03:24 AMOur Everyday, Everywhere Exposure to Video
"Digital video is starting to have profound implications for the
way humans absorb information, interact and communicate.
Are we entering a post-literate society? How does the presence of
screens with moving images just about everywhere affect our behavior?
Is Big Brother watching us, or does it just feel that way?...
Consider, however, Deja View's Camwear, to my mind the 'killer app'
of CES this year. A tiny camera clips onto your glasses, hat or shirt
pocket. It's attached by a thin cord (which you can run inside your
shirt or top) to a camcorder that, because it uses flash storage and
has no display, is about the size and weight of a deck of cards.
Here's the concept: Camwear records everything you do, but doesn't
store it anywhere until you tell it to, and then only in 30-second
clips (16 on an included 64 megabyte memory card, but it accepts up to
a 512 MB card).
But the key is this: You get to decide after the fact if
something's worth keeping — and then capture it — rather
than recording everything and having to go back and view and edit
hours of video.
For longer clips you can 'daisy-chain' 30-second segments (although
you'll miss about 1.5 seconds of action in between). Battery life is
around four hours. It uses state-of-the-art MPEG-4 formatting and
works with a PC, Mac, TV and related display devices.
Beyond the obvious 'America's Funniest Home Videos' application,
Camwear has a host of intriguing uses. Consider the ATM that doesn't
give you your cash. Or the salesperson who changes the deal on you. Or
playing back the earthquake or car crash to the insurance agent. It's
your life as Reality TV....
Then there's our quality of life and self-concept as human beings.
If the camera is always on us and our surroundings, what does that do
to our sense of privacy, security and individuality?...." [Seattle Times, via JD's New Media Musings]
On the one hand, that's a pretty scary world to think about living
in. On the other hand, I really-really-really want one of these
things! Parents know how many times you wish you had a video recorder
handy when the kids say something particularly funny or just work
their kid-like charm.
I've mentioned here before that libraries need to start consider
cameraphones in their policies, and this opens a whole new can of
worms to the mix. It's not that cameraphones in and of themselves are
so bad, and you certainly can't ban them. They're not terribly
unique -- anyone could walk into your library with a 35mm camera
tomorrow and start snapping pictures -- but their approaching
ubiquity brings with them new issues.
However libraries have a myriad of policies governing appropriate
behavior in these very public places, many of which are designed to
maintain patron privacy. One of these days, someone is going to walk
into a library and be obvious about taking pictures of people with
their phone, even uploading them to the internet on the spot. It's
better to be proactive and discuss how to handle this type of
situation when it comes up, rather than have your surprised staff be
reactive and make a bad situation worse.
And hey, it's better to talk about this stuff now, before everyone
has a Deja View Camwear.
Webl0gs: Do They Belong in Libraries?
Webl0gs: Do They Belong in Libraries?
08/01/2004 06:44 AMWeblogs: Do They Belong in Libraries?htt
p://www.ariadne.ac.uk/area-dna-155ue40/public-libraries/Penny Garrod takes a look at weblogs and weblogging
activities in libraries and considers some of the ways they can be
used to support public library users.
Enlightenment Foundation Libraries
Enlightenment Foundation Libraries
08/02/2004 05:18 PMNone of which Could *Possibly* Apply to
Libraries, Too
None of which Could *Possibly* Apply to
Libraries, Too
06/09/2004 06:58 PMThe Internet
Search on Mobile Race
"IDC analyst Mr Keith Wayras expects 30 million people, or 17 per
cent of US mobile subscribers, to use the web on phones in 2006,while
currently in Japan about 44.8 million people, or 58 per cent of
internet users, access the web on their mobile phones.Internet access
will be available on most of the approx 600 million mobile phones
expected to be sold worldwide this year.While it is already possible
to run a Google search on phones, it is not always easy with websites
built for desktop computers and not small-screened devices.This
article says that "Google itself said in April that if it doesn't
launch products that improve Web searches on handheld devices, it will
fail to win a significant share of an increasingly important part of
the online market."The article goes on to analyse Microsoft,Yahoo and
AOL's moves in the internet search on mobile race.
Google could change the wireless internet"
[Smart
Mobs]
CyberInfrastructure Needs Libraries and
Archives
CyberInfrastructure Needs Libraries and
Archives
07/12/2004 06:00 AMCyberInfrastructure Needs Libraries and Archiveshttp://www.clir.org/pubs/issues/issues40.html#comm A
new American Council of Learned Societies initiative provides a unique
opportunity for libraries and archives to collaborate with scholars in
defining the requirements of the new digital infrastructure -- what
the National Science Foundation calls the "cyberinfrastructure."
Libraries and archives are asked to redefine their roles,
responsibilities and funding strategies while focusing on the needs of
scholars in the humanities and social sciences. Humanists, social
scientists and engineers will define and build this infrastructure to
meet the needs of researchers and scholars in all disciplines. The
ACLS commission's areas of emphasis will be applications like
Geographic Information Systems, three-dimensional modeling of built
environments, and text mining -- ones that have already begun to
change the ways in which scholars interrogate primary sources.
Libraries and archives are encouraged to attend public
information-gathering sessions, participate in discussions, and
contribute to the commission's work. The commission is especially
interested in these groups' understanding of the impact of current
intellectual property and privacy rights on access to information; the
value of standards for information markup and searching; the need for
interoperable information technology systems; and the imperative of
preservation in a world of scholarly inquiry founded on an
uninterrupted record of research.
SSTTR Java Libraries 1.0.1
SSTTR Java Libraries 1.0.1
12/14/2003 04:07 PMMiscellaneous Java libraries for XML, crypto, and other things.
Islamic Tools and Libraries 0.6
Islamic Tools and Libraries 0.6
08/29/2004 03:47 AMIslamic tools and applications, including an Islam-centric library.
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