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  • MarcEdit OAI harvester changes

    Just a small update.  I’d run into a case where I needed to download some data being provided via OAI in a non-Library specific metadata schema.  While the MarcEdit OAI Harvester allows for the definition of your own crosswalks, it limits the types of metadata_Prefixes that can be sent via the harvester (by defining 4…

  • Happy Thanksgiving

    Everyone have a happy and safe thanksgiving. –TR

  • 3 years old

    Yesterday, Nathan officially hit the big 3 and we had a small party at home for him with his special cake and presents.  For him, 3 years old will be a big deal.  He always wants to do the same things that Kenny does (like YMCA sports, etc.) and now, at 3, most of the…

  • Back from hiatus

    Howdy folks, its been a while I guess (May 5th to be exact).  It’s been a busy few months — busy enough to put a number of my own personal projects (MarcEdit for example) on hold.  I’ve been to San Jose (twice) for the IUG and a preservation meeting with the folks from Sun and…

  • Roy Tennant vs RDA (and AutoCat) 🙂

    Ah, what fun.  Working in Technical Services, I tend to lurk on the AutoCat list to keep up and get an idea of what folks are chatting about there.  Normally the conversation is on traditional cataloging issues, but Roy’s latest musings in Library Journal (“Will RDA Be DOA”, url: http://libraryjournal.com/article/CA6422278.html) seems to have raised peoples…

  • Images: New radiation warning–run for your life | ZDNet Photo Gallery

    I’m not quite sure why this strikes me as hillarious…probably the description as posted by ZDNet.  It reads: The International Atomic Energy Agency and the International Organization for Standardization want you to know when it’s time to panic by adding a person running and a skull and crossbones to its radiation warning symbol. Instantly, I…

  • Inside Higher Ed :: A Stand Against Wikipedia

     Classic…Middlebury College’s history dept. is banning the use of Wikipedia as a source for papers.  Not that noteworthy given the academic community’s general dislike for the resource.  What I don’t understand is why the department banned it.  So its not authorative[1] — who cares.  Part of the job of faculty is to teach students to:…

  • Ice storm, 2007

    Good lord, we get an inch of snow and we have an “extreme winter weather alert” in Oregon.  Maybe its time to hit the panic button. 🙂 –TR

  • Info pumpkin lives

    Well, apparently my info pumpkin was good enough for 2nd place in our pumpkin carving contest at work.  They got a much cleaner picture than I originally did, so I’ll post it here.  For those of you that don’t speak MARC, the pumpkin is a jack-o-lantern with the MARC record of the Great Pumpkin Charlie…

  • University fundraising campaigns

    Wow — I was reading MSNBC today and found an article from Newsweek on higher education fundraising campaigns.  4 billion dollar campaigns…wow.  OSU is looking at doing a fundraising campaign — though our goals are much more modest — I believe the last stated goal was somewhere in the 400 million dollar range.  Still lots…