Comments on: If you build it… http://www.blyberg.net/2006/02/14/if-you-build-it/ A library-geek blog Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:09:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Carnival of the Infosciences #25 at Off the Mark http://www.blyberg.net/2006/02/14/if-you-build-it/#comment-4982 Carnival of the Infosciences #25 at Off the Mark Tue, 22 Aug 2006 01:03:32 +0000 http://www.blyberg.net/2006/02/14/if-you-build-it/#comment-4982 [...] “Evolutionary Technology and the Emerging Divide” by Michael Casey at LibraryCrunch. Where are we with “library technology” now? Are we in an evolutionary or revolutionary period? Programming being done by Casey Bisson and John Blyerg point to some of the revolutionary things that can be done with small, evolutionary, tools. What will result from these efforts will be amazing, and I am very anxious to see where we are in two or three years with their services. This illustrates the one item that we cannot put on our Emerging Tech suggestion list, a programmer. [...] […] “Evolutionary Technology and the Emerging Divide” by Michael Casey at LibraryCrunch. Where are we with “library technology” now? Are we in an evolutionary or revolutionary period? Programming being done by Casey Bisson and John Blyerg point to some of the revolutionary things that can be done with small, evolutionary, tools. What will result from these efforts will be amazing, and I am very anxious to see where we are in two or three years with their services. This illustrates the one item that we cannot put on our Emerging Tech suggestion list, a programmer. […]

]]> By: Universalis » Blog Archive » Library catalogs suck http://www.blyberg.net/2006/02/14/if-you-build-it/#comment-264 Universalis » Blog Archive » Library catalogs suck Sat, 18 Mar 2006 19:44:20 +0000 http://www.blyberg.net/2006/02/14/if-you-build-it/#comment-264 [...] And there’s more to improve… see Jenny Levine’s post on OPAC tagging. John Blyberg even finds a real indication of evidence that library users are ready for a Social Library Catalog. [...] […] And there’s more to improve… see Jenny Levine’s post on OPAC tagging. John Blyberg even finds a real indication of evidence that library users are ready for a Social Library Catalog. […]

]]> By: john http://www.blyberg.net/2006/02/14/if-you-build-it/#comment-221 john Thu, 16 Feb 2006 05:26:47 +0000 http://www.blyberg.net/2006/02/14/if-you-build-it/#comment-221 If you're reading these comments, Fred Granville is my favorite Uncle! He currently lives in Kansas City where he owns his own <a href="http://www.flgnetworking.com/" rel="nofollow">consulting business</a>. You won't find a better network engineer. Not too long ago, he earned the penultimate <a href="http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/ccie/index.html" rel="nofollow">CCIE</a>. He gave me my first modem. Thanks Fred! If you’re reading these comments, Fred Granville is my favorite Uncle! He currently lives in Kansas City where he owns his own consulting business. You won’t find a better network engineer. Not too long ago, he earned the penultimate CCIE.

He gave me my first modem.

Thanks Fred!

]]> By: Fred Granville http://www.blyberg.net/2006/02/14/if-you-build-it/#comment-219 Fred Granville Wed, 15 Feb 2006 02:34:05 +0000 http://www.blyberg.net/2006/02/14/if-you-build-it/#comment-219 John, I recently subscribed to your RSS feed, and I think what you are doing is wonderful. I do not understand a great deal about how libraries operate -- and I am not as literate with open source software as I would like, but I can see when something special is happening. You have found a unique space where you can combine your love of literature with your talent for computing. It appears to be a perfect match. John,
I recently subscribed to your RSS feed, and I think what you are doing is wonderful. I do not understand a great deal about how libraries operate — and I am not as literate with open source software as I would like, but I can see when something special is happening. You have found a unique space where you can combine your love of literature with your talent for computing. It appears to be a perfect match.

]]> By: Creative Librarian » Social Opacs? http://www.blyberg.net/2006/02/14/if-you-build-it/#comment-218 Creative Librarian » Social Opacs? Tue, 14 Feb 2006 20:06:57 +0000 http://www.blyberg.net/2006/02/14/if-you-build-it/#comment-218 [...] blyberg.net » If you build it… Our users are smart, clever, interesting, positive, intuitive, and social. They may not know it yet, but they’re waiting for their public libraries to be a catalyst for the community. There is something wonderfully special and intimate about shared experience–that is why Web 2.0 is so successful. When those experiences are centered around books, movies, and music and they’re aggregated at the local level, the product becomes highly personal–how inspiring would it be to have patrons who are proud of the job they’ve done for their library? [...] […] blyberg.net » If you build it… Our users are smart, clever, interesting, positive, intuitive, and social. They may not know it yet, but they’re waiting for their public libraries to be a catalyst for the community. There is something wonderfully special and intimate about shared experience–that is why Web 2.0 is so successful. When those experiences are centered around books, movies, and music and they’re aggregated at the local level, the product becomes highly personal–how inspiring would it be to have patrons who are proud of the job they’ve done for their library? […]

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