First things first, this thing probably needs a better name, but I’m not up to the task. Got ideas? Post in the comments. For the rest of this, let’s just pretend it’s an interview.
What is WPopac? It’s an OPAC — a library catalog, for my readers outside libraries — inside the framework of WordPress, the [...]

Posted February 9, 2006 by Casey
Categories: Libraries & Networked Information, Technology. Tags: future libraries, lib20, libraries, library, library 2.0, library catalog, library services, opac, opac 2.0, wordpress, wpopac. 93 Comments.

First, Josh Porter, the first speaker of the day has a blog where he’s posted his presentation notes and some key points. Josh spoke about Web 2.0, and ended with the conclusion that successful online technologies are those that best model user behavior. “I think Web 2.0 is about modeling something that already exists in [...]

Posted November 18, 2005 by Casey
Categories: Libraries & Networked Information. Tags: asist, authentication service, buy hack or build, databases, hack, hacks, libraries, library, library catalog, library services, neasis&t, opac, opac hacks, university portal. Be the first one.

I was tempted to speak without slides yesterday, and I must offer my apologies to anybody trying to read them now, as I’m not sure how the slides make sense without the context of my speech. On that point, it’s worth knowing that Lichen did an outstanding job liveblogging the event, despite struggling with a [...]

Posted November 16, 2005 by Casey
Categories: Libraries & Networked Information. Tags: asist, authentication service, buy hack or build, databases, hack, hacks, identity management, libraries, library, library catalog, library services, neasis&t, opac, opac hacks, university portal. 5 Comments.