LibGuide

LibGuide is a tool that can be used by academic libraries to create subject guides.

http://www.springshare.com/libguides/

An example of libraries use LibGuide -- at BC:

http://libguides.bc.edu/

Powerhouse Museum Collection Search

Hi class,

Check out Powerhouse OPAC2.0 search:

http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/


See you tomorrow,
Rong

A collection of image search systems

Here is the demo site of a variety of image search engines:

http://wang.ist.psu.edu/IMAGE/

e.g., check out the SPE there:

http://www.alipr.com/spe/

Rong

Open Source ILS Market Penetration

Hi class,

You might be interested in reading the following report:

http://www.lisnews.org/features/07/10/15/118229.shtml

Note that .67% of the public libraries are using the open source ILS (Koha or Evergreen).

See you on Wednesday,
Rong

ILS OPAC Spell Check

Compare the spell check function of the following OPAC:

1. Rochester Hills Public Library OPAC:

http://catalog.rhpl.org/polaris/search/

2. Phoenix Public Library:

http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/

3. Skokie Public Library:

http://catalog.skokielibrary.info/search

Rong

Penntags

Check out the following social tagging library application:

http://tags.library.upenn.edu/


Rong

Merriam-Webster's Word Central

Hi class,

Check out the following resource:

Merriam-Webster’s Word Central for kids has been visually reprogrammed and upgraded with exciting new content! We’ve integrated the fully searchable Merriam-Webster’s Online Student Thesaurus, turbo-charged the classic feature Build Your Own Dictionary, and assembled two great new games—Robo-Bee and BIGbot—to make this the ultimate language site for younger humanoids.

http://www.wordcentral.com/

Rong