VuFind with Ubuntu

This is an old version. Please view the updated post at http://techview.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/vufind-06-on-ubuntu-710/
A beta release VuFind was recently released as an ILS replacement by Villinova. However, getting it to run properly on my virtualized server was a bit of an adventure. So, in order to spare others, here are some development notes for installing VuFind 0.5 [...]

Facebook

Today’s Third Thursday Tech Talk (t4) showcased facebook.com and our library’s contribution SwemTools. I embedded the Facebook Presentation, but most of the links are below:
Video:
Fred Stutzman’s Our Lives, Our Facebooks – given at one of Google’s TechTalks
Facebook Groups for Librarians

Library 2.0 Interest Group
Librarians and Facebook
Libraries and Librarians
American Library Association Members
NextGen Librarians
Digital Reference in Facebook

And of course, [...]

Non-Commercial Audiobooks

This posts is supporting material for the July 13, 2007 joint Williamsburg Regional Library/Swem Library presentation, “Heard a Good Book Lately?”
There are non-commercial sources for digital audio materials that provide engaging and enjoyable listening experiences even if they somewhat lack the professional production values you get from sources such as Recorded Books or Audible. [...]