Category: Library

  • MarcEdit, Windows XP, and what the way too early log analysis says

    Related post: MarcEdit and the Windows XP Sunsetting conversation So, this has been kind of interesting.  Since Sunday, I’ve been running a script against my access logs to get a better idea of what the MarcEdit XP user community may look like.  I timed this with the update, because I’ve found that in general, a large…

  • Can my ILS be added to MarcEdit’s ILS Integration?

    This question has shown up in my email box a number of times over the past couple of days.  My guess, it’s related to the youtube videos recently posted demonstrating how to setup and use MarcEdit directly with Alma. Windows Version: https://youtu.be/8aSUnNC48Hw Mac Version: https://youtu.be/6SNYjR_WHKU   Folks have been curious how this work was done, and if…

  • Thinking about what’s not being measured by the Ithaka S+R Survey

    I’d posted some not so random thoughts on the Ohio State Libraries local IT blog.  If interested, you can find it here: http://library.osu.edu/blogs/it/thinking-about-whats-not-being-measured-by-the-ithaka-sr-survey/ In a nutshell, I’ve been struck this time around the very old-world view of the library the survey seems to be presenting to faculty.  Certainly, the survey has value, but I wonder…

  • The Gray Family Chair

    I’ve often thought that I have one of the best jobs in the world.  I work in a library — but more specifically, I hold an endowed chair at Oregon State University Valley Libraries:  The Gray Family Chair for Innovative Library Services.  The original vision for this position came from John and Betty Gray,  OSU…

  • A Sense of Service: Service outside of the public eye

    Last week, I was on a panel at the Oregon Library Association entitled, A Sense of Service.  The title of the panel and the impetus for the discussion came out of the Oregon Library Association’s Quarterly publication, or more specifically, Janet Webster’s article entitled, “A Sense of Service(1).”  The article, and the publication in general,…

  • Building your own reminder system

    One of the hats I wear is as a member of the Independence Library Board.  I love it because I don’t work with public libraries as often as I’d like to in my real job, and honestly, the Independence Public Library is the center of the community.  The Library is a center for adults looking…