By adam on 02/14/2011
Directly after the first interview, I decided to do my own install of Koha. This was sort of a dry run to see exactly how difficult it is to install and get it up and running.
I wanted to use one of the versions of Linux that is known for being user friendly. This choice was [...]
Posted in Koha, OPAC installs | Tagged Andy Giesler, information and guidance, Koha, LINUX, MARC, Online public access catalog, OPAC, ubuntu
By adam on 07/01/2010
This interview was originally conducted between Adam Girard and Jessamyn West on December 30, 2009. This post is part 5 of 5 that comprise the complete interview.
Adam: I wonder if you think that it’s necessary to make mistakes along the way. Do you expect a certain [...]
Posted in Interview, Jessamyn West | Tagged Adam Girard, Evergreen, Firefox, freak out, Internet Explorer, Interview, Jessamyn West, Koha, Libraries, Linus Torvalds, LINUX, OPAC, Open source, software, unexpected results, UNIX, VOKAL
By adam on 06/20/2010
This interview was originally conducted between Adam Girard and Jessamyn West on December 30, 2009. This post is part 4 of 5 that comprise the complete interview.
Jessamyn: Well I was just going to say, for example, the other project that we used, which is downloadable audio books; our task [...]
Posted in Interview, Jessamyn West | Tagged Children's Internet Protection Act, Interview, Jessamyn West, Koha, LibLime, Michigan Library Consortium, Open source, Queens Borough, SirsiDynix, software, Stephen Abram, Vermont, VOKAL
By adam on 05/22/2010
This interview was originally conducted between Adam Girard and Jessamyn West on December 30, 2009. This post is part 3 of 5 that comprise the complete interview.
Adam: So in terms of the developing the catalog that spans the whole consortium, once it’s shared, how far along is that? What’s the next [...]
Posted in Interview, Jessamyn West | Tagged Adam Girard, Evergreen, Interview, Jessamyn West, OPAC, Vermont, VOKAL
By adam on 05/09/2010
This interview was originally conducted between Adam Girard and Jessamyn West on December 30, 2009. This post is part 2 of 5 that comprise the complete interview.
Adam: I wanted to ask if you know more about how the stages of the project were organized, how it was structured from the beginning, what the [...]
Posted in Interview, Jessamyn West | Tagged Adam Girard, ByWater, electronic catalogs, Evergreen, Interview, Jessamyn West, Koha, LibLime, library technology, OPAC, software, Stowe Free Library, Tunbridge, Vermont, VOKAL, Web 2.0
By adam on 04/29/2010
This interview was originally conducted between Adam Girard and Jessamyn West on December 30, 2009. This post is part 1 of 5 that comprise the complete interview.
Adam: First off, thanks for being willing to do the interview.
Jessamyn: Sure!
Adam: I wanted to do this interview because I’d like to help libraries and librarians realize that we [...]
Posted in Interview, Jessamyn West | Tagged Adam Girard, ByWater, electronic catalogs, Interview, Koha, libraries and archives, library and information science, OPAC, Open source, software, Vermont, VOKAL, Web 2.0
By adam on 03/24/2010
I began thinking about the OPAC Project when I started doing user instruction at the library where I work. The goal was to help patrons to learn how to conduct successful searches for materials using our catalog. What I learned, was that unless you were trained to do specific searches, chances were that you would [...]
Posted in purpose | Tagged Adam Girard, bibliographic search tools, dominican university, library and information science, OPAC, opacs, Open source, search techniques, search technologies, shortcomings, Web 2.0
Talk about it:
“it looks like it was built in 1994. It was probably hot shit in 1994, and it’s ridiculous now.” — I feel like people say that about my wardrobe… Jump to this post
Adam, these are looking great! What a privilege for all of us to have a glimpse into your conversation with such an amazing librarian. Thank you so much for sharing!! Jump to this post
The nitty gritty of which systems you all are using is a bit beyond my ken, but I really appreciate the look that comes in part 2 at the way using these different systems changes the cultural experiences of being in a community, by having a visual connection to... Jump to this post