Tag Archives: Next generation catalogues
Readers’ Advisory Services in the Library Catalogue
Last week, I had the opportunity to speak at Dalhousie University’s School of Information Management. Speaking to a readers’ services centered class, I tailored my presentation around my theories regarding the perfect marriage between RA work and the library catalogue. … Continue reading →
Presentation of interest focusing on Research and Next-Gen Catalogues
With Remembrance Day being a holiday on Thursday (here in Canada), I decided to take Friday off as well, giving myself a four day weekend, and an opportunity to work on finishing my first book (which has a deadline of … Continue reading →
Filed under Discovery tool platforms, Social catalogue, The Library Catalogue
Tagged as ALA 2010, ALA DC, Amy Eklund, Next generation catalogues
Discover! Library Catalogues and RA Services
This morning, I gave a presentation in our library to new readers’ advisors. While my topic was short compared to the rest of the RA training for the day (but maybe this will change down the road!), I thought I’d … Continue reading →
We’ve implemented a next generation catalogue, now what?
A couple of weeks ago, I asked the question on Twitter: Should next generation catalogues allow user to manipulate data within the catalogue or focus on great sharing and “breaking apart” of data for external use? I received several responses. … Continue reading →
Filed under Discovery tool platforms, Social catalogue, The Library Catalogue
Tagged as ALA 2010, ALA DC, Next generation catalogues
Next generation catalogues: Who owns your data?
In a world where information flows freely and we’re slowly shedding the limitations of our existing ILSs, it’s easy to take for granted that the statistics and data on which many of our services rely upon is ours. We can … Continue reading →
Filed under Access Issues, Discovery tool platforms, Social catalogue, The Library Catalogue
Tagged as data, data ownership, metadata, Next generation catalogues, statistics
Are catalogues more than an inventory? Or, more than just a place to query library holdings?
Yesterday, Ivy from The Catalogs of Babes, posted a great piece called All catalog queries are reference questions, but not all reference questions are catalog queries. Ivy’s post goes to the heart of what I’ve been exploring for the past … Continue reading →
A Patron’s Suggestion Makes My Day
Okay, confession. I think about social catalogues more than is probably healthy. During the day, at night, on weekends…in the car while I’m drinking my Tim Horton’s… But, there are some days when you do wonder, just why am I … Continue reading →
Filed under Access Issues, Social catalogue, The Library Catalogue
Tagged as Next generation catalogues, Social catalogue
And this is what our new library catalogues are all about…
This video is just so exciting, I had to share it. It’s all about bringing the library to the user. Thanks to Nicole Engard for posting this link to Facebook.
Filed under Social catalogue, The Library Catalogue
Tagged as koha, Next generation catalogues, Social catalogue
A Digital Branch: Your Next Generation Library Catalogue
Like many of you, I follow what David Lee King has to say. His ideas on digital branches, what they are and their capabilities excite me. However, where David promotes a digital branch through a library website, I believe that … Continue reading →
Cataloguing Potpourri
A couple of interesting items for discussion have come across various listservs lately. So, while many of you may have seen the following items, I thought I’d post them for those who haven’t. Article of Interest After losing users in … Continue reading →
