Mea Culpa, Too!

HI CAITLIN,
 
NEXT TIME, I WILL INCLUDE  "PLEASE POST TO THE
LIST!" 
MEA CULPA!
 
MARIE MONTEAGUDO
LIBCONSULTOPTONLINE.NET
 
MYLIBRARYWEB.COM
 
 

> MESSAGE: 1
> DATE: SUN, 17 FEB 2008 10:43:29 -1000
> FROM: "CAITLIN NELSON" 
> SUBJECT: [WEB4LIB] RE: TOP PUBLIC LIBRARY WEBSITES
(CROSS-POSTED)
> HI - I THINK HAVING A LIST OF LIBRARY WEBSITES IS A
GREAT 
> RESOURCE, BUT I
> HAVE A COUPLE OF SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT:
> 
> - YOU SHOULD ALERT USERS THAT THE LINK WILL BRING UP A
WORD 
> DOCUMENT RATHER
> THAN A NEW PAGE. FOR EXAMPLE, USE (DOC) AFTER THE
TITLE.
> 
> - IT WOULD BE GREAT TO SEE THE LIBRARY WEBSITES IN A
TABLE OR 
> LIST FORM,
> RATHER THAN A CUT-AND-PASTE FROM THE EMAIL LISTSERVS.
ALSO, 
> SOME OF THE
> LIBRARIES MENTIONED DON'T SHOW A LINK TO THE WEBSITES!
(I 
> THOUGHT THAT WAS
> THE WHOLE POINT  )
> 
> - HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED PERMISSION FROM
THE 
> WRITERS TO POST
> THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION ON YOUR DOCUMENT. MANY OF
THOSE REPLIES
> CONTAINED EMAIL ADDRESSES AND PHYSICAL
ADDRESSES/CONTACT INFO. 
> I KNOW SOME
> OF THAT THAT INFORMATION GETS POSTED TO THE WEB4LIB
ARCHIVE, 
> THUS IS ALREADY
> ON THE INTERNET, BUT I MYSELF WOULD STILL BE WARY OF
HAVING THAT 
> INFORMATIONUP.
> 
> GOOD LUCK WITH THIS ENDEAVOR!
> 
> CAITLIN NELSON
> ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN
> TRANSPACIFIC HAWAII COLLEGE
> 
> ON SUN, FEB 17, 2008 AT 7:00 AM, > REQUESTWEBJUNCTION.ORG> WROTE:
> 
> > DATE: SUN, 17 FEB 2008 03:25:14 +0000 (GMT)
> > FROM: LIBCONSULTOPTONLINE.NET
> > SUBJECT: [WEB4LIB] TOP PUBLIC LIBRARY WEBSITES
(CROSS-POSTED)
> > TO: WEB4LIBWEBJUNCTION.ORG
> > MESSAGE-ID: 
> > CONTENT-TYPE: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII
> >
> > HERE IS A LINK TO A LIST OF REPLIES THAT I
RECEIVED FOR TOP 
> PUBLIC LIBRARY
> > WEBSITES. IF YOU WISH TO COMMENT, PLEASE SEND
REPLIES TO THE LIST.
> > MANY THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO SENT THEIR SUGGESTIONS
AND THANK 
> YOU FOR YOUR
> > PATIENCE!
> >
> > HTTP://MYLIBRARYWEB.COM/MYLIBRARYWEB.ASPX
> >
> > ~MARIE MONTEAGUDO
> > LIBCONSULTOPTONLINE.NET
> >
> > MYLIBRARYWEB.COM
> >
> >
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> MESSAGE: 2
> DATE: MON, 18 FEB 2008 11:42:04 +1300
> FROM: WALTER MCGINNIS 
> SUBJECT: [WEB4LIB] [ANN] KATIPO COMMUNICATIONS IN
WELLINGTON, NEW
> ZEALAND, HIRING JUNIOR ZEBRA AND RAILS DEVELOPER
> TO: WEB4LIBWEBJUNCTION.ORG
> MESSAGE-ID:
<3FB5F41D-4543-44FA-99C7-D503F9C231F3KATIPO.CO.NZ>
> CONTENT-TYPE: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=WINDOWS-1252;
FORMAT=FLOWED;
> DELSP=YES
> 
> HELLO EVERYONE,
> 
> WE'RE LOOKING FOR A PROGRAMMER TO JOIN OUR KETE TEAM
WORKING 
> WITH RUBY 
> ON RAILS AND ZEBRA. THE KETE PROJECT IS REALLY TAKING
OFF, SO 
> WE'D 
> LIKE TO EXPAND THE TEAM BY ADDING A PERSON WHO IS A
QUICK STUDY, 
> WANTS 
> TO WORK FROM HOME, AND IS IN WELLINGTON (OR WANTS TO
BE).
> 
> THE KETE APPLICATION USES THE ACTS_AS_ZOOM RAILS
PLUGIN, 
> DEVELOPED FOR 
> KETE BY KATIPO, TO TALK TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ZEBRA
DATABASES IN 
> ORDER 
> TO DELIVER IT'S SEARCHES.
> 
> WE'D LIKE YOU TO HAVE
> ?½ RUBY ON RAILS EXPERIENCE
> ?½ WORK FROM HOME EXPERIENCE
> ?½ PERL SKILLS
> ?½ WRITING SKILLS
> ?½ A GOOD IRC MANNER
> ?½ SELF MOTIVATION
> ?½ NO FEAR OF THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE IN UNIX
> * Z39.50, ZEBRA, ZOOM, AND YAZ EXPERIENCE WOULD BE A
BIG BONUS
> ?½ TE REO WOULD BE FANTASTIC
> 
> KATIPO SPECIALISES IN OFFERING SERVICES BASED ON OPEN
SOURCE 
> SOFTWARE. 
> YOU WILL BE CONTRIBUTING CODE TO THE KETE APPLICATION
AND 
> PROVIDING 
> CUSTOM SOLUTIONS FOR OUR CLIENTS. YOU WILL ALSO BE
INTERACTING 
> WITH 
> THE KETE COMMUNITY BY SHARING YOUR KNOWLEDGE ON THE
KATIPO BLOG 
> AND 
> THE KETE.NET.NZ SITE.
> 
> AS A KATIPO EMPLOYEE, YOU'LL MOSTLY BE WORKING FROM
HOME. 
> HOWEVER, YOU 
> WILL RECEIVE INPERSON TRAINING AND MENTORING. TEAM
MEMBERS KEEP 
> IN 
> TOUCH VIA IRC, EMAIL, AS WELL AS REGULAR INPERSON
MEETINGS.
> 
> FOR CONTACT DETAILS, ETC. PLEASE SEE THE FULL
ANNOUNCEMENT HERE:
> 
> HTTP://KATIPO.CO.NZ/ABOUT-US/NEWS/NR1203042446.SHTML
> 
> CHEERS,
> WALTER MCGINNIS
> KETE PROJECT LEAD
> HTTP://KATIPO.CO.NZ/
> HTTP://KETE.NET.NZ/
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> MESSAGE: 3
> DATE: MON, 18 FEB 2008 08:45:46 -0500
> FROM: "K.G. SCHNEIDER" 
> SUBJECT: [WEB4LIB] FILES ON PUBLIB -- MEA CULPA
> TO: WEB4LIBWEBJUNCTION.ORG
> MESSAGE-ID: <1203342346.29643.1237465211WEBMAIL.MESSAGINGENGINE.COM>
> CONTENT-TYPE: TEXT/PLAIN;
CHARSET="ISO-8859-1"
> 
> THIS IS COMPLETELY MY FAULT (KAREN / PUBLIB HERE). I
WAS 
> APPROVING STUFF
> STUCK IN OUR QUEUE AND WAS IRKED WITH MYSELF WHEN I SAW
I HAD 
> APPROVED A
> WORD ATTACHMENT, WHICH IS LIKE COUGHING INTO A SALAD
AND 
> BRINGING IT TO
> A POTLUCK. (IN MY DEFENSE, I KNEW THE POST WAS
"TOO LARGE" BUT 
> COULDN'TTELL WHY UNTIL I HAD POSTED IT... BUT IT WAS 
> SUSPICIOUSLY HUGE, WHICH IS
> USUALLY ENOUGH TO WARRANT THE KIBOSH FROM US.)
> 
> THIS LIST WOULD HAVE WORKED FAR BETTER AS A POST OR AS
A LINK TO 
> A WIKI
> OR BLOG POST OR WEBSITE PAGE... MORE USEFUL AND
ACCESSIBLE (AND 
> FAR LESS
> VIRUS-PRONE). 
> 
> FINALLY (POSTING AS KAREN/KAREN), I APPRECIATE THE
EFFORT INTO 
> THIS LIST
> BUT I DID NOTICE THAT VERY LITTLE OF THE CONCLUSIONS
WERE USER-CENTRIC
> OR EVIDENCE-DRIVEN. I DIDN'T SEE "STATS WENT
UP" OR "USERS LIKED 
> IT" OR
> "IT IMPROVED FINDABILITY BY X PERCENT." I DO
"GET" THE DIFFERENCE
> BETWEEN UGLY AND PRETTY, WHICH IS HARD TO QUANTIFY, BUT
I STILL FELT
> SKEPTICAL ABOUT THE LIST AS A WHOLE.
> 
> KAREN G. SCHNEIDER
> 
> 
> ON SUN, 17 FEB 2008 10:43:29 -1000, "CAITLIN
NELSON"
> SAID:
> > HI - I THINK HAVING A LIST OF LIBRARY WEBSITES IS
A GREAT 
> RESOURCE, BUT I
> > HAVE A COUPLE OF SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT:
> > 
> > - YOU SHOULD ALERT USERS THAT THE LINK WILL BRING
UP A WORD DOCUMENT
> > RATHER
> > THAN A NEW PAGE. FOR EXAMPLE, USE (DOC) AFTER THE
TITLE.
> > 
> > - IT WOULD BE GREAT TO SEE THE LIBRARY WEBSITES IN
A TABLE OR 
> LIST FORM,
> > RATHER THAN A CUT-AND-PASTE FROM THE EMAIL
LISTSERVS. ALSO, 
> SOME OF THE
> > LIBRARIES MENTIONED DON'T SHOW A LINK TO THE
WEBSITES! (I 
> THOUGHT THAT
> > WAS
> > THE WHOLE POINT  )
> > 
> > - HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED PERMISSION
FROM THE 
> WRITERS TO POST
> > THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION ON YOUR DOCUMENT. MANY
OF THOSE REPLIES
> > CONTAINED EMAIL ADDRESSES AND PHYSICAL
ADDRESSES/CONTACT INFO. 
> I KNOW
> > SOME
> > OF THAT THAT INFORMATION GETS POSTED TO THE
WEB4LIB ARCHIVE, 
> THUS IS
> > ALREADY
> > ON THE INTERNET, BUT I MYSELF WOULD STILL BE WARY
OF HAVING THAT
> > INFORMATION
> > UP.
> > 
> > GOOD LUCK WITH THIS ENDEAVOR!
> > 
> > CAITLIN NELSON
> > ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN
> > TRANSPACIFIC HAWAII COLLEGE
> > 
> > ON SUN, FEB 17, 2008 AT 7:00 AM, > REQUESTWEBJUNCTION.ORG> WROTE:
> > 
> > > DATE: SUN, 17 FEB 2008 03:25:14 +0000 (GMT)
> > > FROM: LIBCONSULTOPTONLINE.NET
> > > SUBJECT: [WEB4LIB] TOP PUBLIC LIBRARY
WEBSITES (CROSS-POSTED)
> > > TO: WEB4LIBWEBJUNCTION.ORG
> > > MESSAGE-ID: 
> > > CONTENT-TYPE: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII
> > >
> > > HERE IS A LINK TO A LIST OF REPLIES THAT I
RECEIVED FOR TOP 
> PUBLIC LIBRARY
> > > WEBSITES. IF YOU WISH TO COMMENT, PLEASE SEND
REPLIES TO THE LIST.
> > > MANY THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO SENT THEIR
SUGGESTIONS AND THANK 
> YOU FOR YOUR
> > > PATIENCE!
> > >
> > > HTTP://MYLIBRARYWEB.COM/MYLIBRARYWEB.ASPX
> > >
> > > ~MARIE MONTEAGUDO
> > > LIBCONSULTOPTONLINE.NET
> > >
> > > MYLIBRARYWEB.COM
> > >
> > >
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New and Improved! Top Library Websites; clickable links have
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ublic%20Library%20Websites.htm
 
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A number of responses about "Top Library Websites"
were collected from a posting to Web4Lib and PubLib. The
document with linkable websites is now available on this
website, MyLibraryWeb. The responses have not been edited;
however, there are now links to all websites.
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criteria for a top public library website?
 
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Marie Monteagudo
libconsultoptonline.net
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