A little more than two years after I realized how (really) bad the problem was and about 18 months after I prototyped my solution, our new library website, catalog, and knowledgebase launched last week — just in time for the fall semester opening.
It’s all built on Scriblio, includes a very simple new books list that [...]

Posted September 6, 2007 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Libraries & Networked Information. Tags: lamson library, launch, lib20, libraries, library, library 2.0, plymouth state university, scriblio, website, wpopac. 4 Comments.

A9, the search engine from Amazon.com, does some pretty interesting things that libraries should be aware of. First, any library considering a metasearch product should look at what can be done for free, and second, libraries should take a look at the OpenSearch technology that drives it.
So now, when searching for Harry Potter, you’ll also [...]

Posted October 21, 2005 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Libraries & Networked Information. Tags: a9, lamson library, metasearch, michigan state university, opensearch, plymouth state university, ryan eby, search engine, search engines, search technology, seattle public library, university, web search, websearch, xslt. Be the first one.