Round up!
Read more of "Link roundup June 26, 2013"What I learned at LODLAM
On Wednesday and Thursday I went to the second LODLAM (linked open data for libraries, archives, and museums) unconference, in Montreal. I’d attended the first one in San Francisco two years ago, and this one was almost as exciting—“almost” because the first one had more of a new car smell to it. This is a sign of progress and by no means is a complaint. It’s a great conference.
Read more of "What I learned at LODLAM"Little Fox Shop
Susanne Dorson came in the LABRARY with her family.
Read more of "Little Fox Shop"media wall
(crossposted from librarytestkitchen.org)
I love the whole relevance by adjacency logic that libraries rely on. Similar things are next to each other. But libraries only do this with books. Can’t we do it with more media types?
Read more of "media wall"Overdue Redesign
I received an overdue notice a little while back. I’ve received them many times. But I looked at it and I realized it was pretty complicated.
Read more of "Overdue Redesign"StackLife DPLA
Last week we launched what we think is a useful and appealing way to browse books at scale, timed to coincide with the launch of the Digital Public Library of America. (Congrats, DPLA!!!)
Read more of "StackLife DPLA"Awesome Box at Cleveland Institute of Music
And the award for Best Film in the Awesome Box category goes to… Cleveland Institute of Music. Hoorah!
Read more of "Awesome Box at Cleveland Institute of Music"Hiring! A developer to chart the future of libraries
The Harvard Library Innovation Lab is looking for a highly creative and motivated developer to dream up and develop innovative projects that chart the future of libraries.
We are a tightly knit team of six and are passionate about solving problems, having fun, and improving lives through libraries. Join us!
This is definitely a dream job for somebody out there.
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