MAIUG 2006 Philadelphia: Designing an OPAC for Web 2.0 (interactive QuickTime with links or static PDF)
Web 2.0 and other “2.0” monikers have become loaded terms. But as we look back at the world wide web of 1996, there can be little doubt that today’s web is better and more useful. Indeed, that seems to be [...]

Posted October 27, 2006 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Libraries & Networked Information. Tags: iii, lib 2.0, libraries, library, library 2.0, library catalog, maiug, maiug2006, Mid-atlantic innovative users group, online catalog, opac, opac 2.0, presentation, web 2.0, web opac, wpopac. 2 Comments.

I wrote yesterday of Nicole Engard’s comment that the ILS was about as open and flexible as a brick wall. Today I learned that the vendor of that ILS had tried to squash her public criticism.
Not cool.
It’s pure speculation on my part, but what comes next? Surely no vendor would send Vinny over to bust [...]

Posted June 14, 2006 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Libraries & Networked Information, Politics & Controversy. Tags: criticism, iii, ils, ILS Customer Bill-of-Rights, Innovative Interfaces, John Blyberg, libraries, library, Nicole Engard, squashing criticism, squelched. 6 Comments.

IUG 2006 presentation: Designing an OPAC for Web 2.0 (also available as a PDF with space for notes)

This is an update of my ALA Midwinter presentation.

Posted May 21, 2006 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Libraries & Networked Information. Tags: iii, innovative users group, iug, iug2006,lib 2.0, libraries, library, library 2.0, library catalog, online catalog, opac, opac 2.0, presentation, web 2.0, web opac, wpopac. 10 Comments.

ALA Midwinter IUG SIG Presentation: Designing an OPAC for Web 2.0
update: PDF version with space for notes
Web 2.0 and other “2.0” monikers have become loaded terms recently. But as we look back at the world wide web of 1996, there can be little doubt that today’s web is better and more useful. Indeed, that seems [...]

Posted January 20, 2006 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Libraries & Networked Information. Tags: ala, ala midwinter, ala midwinter 2006, iii, iug, lib 2.0, libraries, library, library 2.0, library catalog, online catalog, opac, opac 2.0, presentation, web 2.0, web opac. 40 Comments.