http://www.blyberg.net/2006/03/20/why-bother-the-impact-of-social-opacs/ A library-geek blog Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:57:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.blyberg.net/2006/03/20/why-bother-the-impact-of-social-opacs/#comment-9831 Library 2.0 Roundup « Life as I Know It Tue, 24 Oct 2006 23:49:03 +0000 http://www.blyberg.net/2006/03/20/why-bother-the-impact-of-social-opacs/#comment-9831 [...] Why bother: the impact of social OPACs - posted on March 20, 2006. [...] […] Why bother: the impact of social OPACs - posted on March 20, 2006. […]

]]> http://www.blyberg.net/2006/03/20/why-bother-the-impact-of-social-opacs/#comment-5117 Jill Hurst-Wahl Fri, 25 Aug 2006 14:08:24 +0000 http://www.blyberg.net/2006/03/20/why-bother-the-impact-of-social-opacs/#comment-5117 What was lacking for me with OPACs is finally coming (or is here, depending on where you are) and that is knowing MORE about the records (books). Now the OPAC can perhaps help us browse the virtual shelves better. We can see the covers, read snippets, read reviews, etc. This is better than the old card catalogues and better than browsing the shelves. Our ability to find is enhanced. It has taken us too many years to get to this point. What was lacking for me with OPACs is finally coming (or is here, depending on where you are) and that is knowing MORE about the records (books). Now the OPAC can perhaps help us browse the virtual shelves better. We can see the covers, read snippets, read reviews, etc. This is better than the old card catalogues and better than browsing the shelves. Our ability to find is enhanced. It has taken us too many years to get to this point.

]]> http://www.blyberg.net/2006/03/20/why-bother-the-impact-of-social-opacs/#comment-1946 Life as I Know It » Blog Archive » OPAC Blog Posts - A List Thu, 06 Jul 2006 01:18:16 +0000 http://www.blyberg.net/2006/03/20/why-bother-the-impact-of-social-opacs/#comment-1946 [...] Blyberg.net 2006: the year of the phoenix OPAC? ILS Customer Bill of Rights Library 2.0 websites: Where to begin? Why bother: the impact of social OPACs [...] […] Blyberg.net 2006: the year of the phoenix OPAC? ILS Customer Bill of Rights Library 2.0 websites: Where to begin? Why bother: the impact of social OPACs […]

]]> http://www.blyberg.net/2006/03/20/why-bother-the-impact-of-social-opacs/#comment-343 Universalis » Blog Archive » Library catalogs suck Sat, 15 Apr 2006 18:03:25 +0000 http://www.blyberg.net/2006/03/20/why-bother-the-impact-of-social-opacs/#comment-343 [...] Update: More John Blyberg on social OPAC's. Update: A related view on information behaviour on the library’s Web site, with its dozens of user interfaces, search protocols, and limitations that confuses the student who is used to the clean and simple Google interface. [...] […] Update: More John Blyberg on social OPAC's. Update: A related view on information behaviour on the library’s Web site, with its dozens of user interfaces, search protocols, and limitations that confuses the student who is used to the clean and simple Google interface. […]

]]> http://www.blyberg.net/2006/03/20/why-bother-the-impact-of-social-opacs/#comment-344 Universalis » Blog Archive » Library catalogs suck Sat, 15 Apr 2006 18:03:25 +0000 http://www.blyberg.net/2006/03/20/why-bother-the-impact-of-social-opacs/#comment-344 [...] Update: More John Blyberg on social OPAC's. Update: A related view on information behaviour on the library’s Web site, with its dozens of user interfaces, search protocols, and limitations that confuses the student who is used to the clean and simple Google interface. [...] […] Update: More John Blyberg on social OPAC's. Update: A related view on information behaviour on the library’s Web site, with its dozens of user interfaces, search protocols, and limitations that confuses the student who is used to the clean and simple Google interface. […]

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