5 Things Thursday: Metadata, Finding Aids, Archives, Digitization

Here are five super things to peruse: How will the Vatican digitize millions of documents? Start with 50 experts, five scanners and a lot of time... Take part in the Librarian Design Challenge over on theanalogdivide. Metadata is a GAAS - granularity, automation, authority, and structure are all key players in creation. Great article on…

5 Things Thursday: Banned Books Week, Copyright, DAM

Here are five things: Celebrate banned books week with this lovely list of challenged titles from The Seattle Public Library catalog. Ever think about a simplified bibliographic record and how that would change library catalog design? UX guru Aaron Schmidt has thought about it a lot... Can libraries freely share their metadata? Here is some…

5 Things Thursday: Summer Edition

Here are five topics to keep you on your toes this summer. Want to know how to set up a brand page on FB without a personal profile? Need a way to test some fonts? Would you like to know more about digital storytelling? Interested in the 100 best ...

Veer Wins: Clarity on Controlled Vocabulary

I just ran across one of the most succinct and helpful explanations of keywords for stock photography ever written on the Veer site. These guidelines or FAQ's designed for contributing artists, explain in plain English why keywords are important, ...

5 Things Thursday: Cinco de Mayo Fiesta

Grab some guacamole and check out cinco LIS things to nibble. Did you know that designers like books? Here is a site that tells you which books designers covet. Would you like to see some awesomely bad school portraits? Want to read some interesti...

5 Things Thursday: Bunny Hop

Here are five LIS topics that will leave you hopping with excitement: Do you fear digital corruption? Want to learn how to proofread like a design pro? What happens to posthumous digital data (providing it lasts that long, see #1)? Concerned about...

5 Things Thursday: Spring Fling

Here are your happy 5 things: Want to play cards with your design team? Try brainstorming with Method Cards by IDEO. Hankering for 21 Twitter tips? Looking for an interesting concept equating eBooks to Public Broadcasting? Would you like to find t...

Funny, It’s Five Things Thursday

Here are five things for Spring! Would you prefer an ebook for real booklovers? Having trouble enforcing a file naming convention? Do you need to improve your library's signs? Are you interested in global library statistics? Want to read more abou...

5 Things Thursday: Hurray!

Here are five more things that may prove interesting conversation generators: Do you dream of a world with one search box for all? Want a new book display option since the world is going digital? Check out this book spiral. Craving some cold war s...

5 Things Thursday: Go!

Here are some very special LIS things to spark conjecture this weekend: Want to watch a cool video on a fashion library? Are you interested in the process for digitizing illuminated manuscripts? Fancy yourself a designer? Here are five apps you mi...