[oss4lib-discuss] mylibrary manual

[Eric Lease Morgan <emorgan@nd...>]

The MyLibrary manual is progressing. See:

   http://dewey.library.nd.edu/mylibrary/manual/mylibrary-manual.html

Future versions of the manual should be in PDF as well as other 
manifestations of HTML, but I have to see why FOP is choking on me.

A growing number of people are contributing to the manual, and they 
include:

   * Agnes Tatarka
   * Brenda Reeb
   * David Larsen
   * Harold Kirkwood
   * Isabella O'Neill
   * Keith Morgan
   * Leslie Johnston
   * Martin Courtois
   * Megan Johnson
   * Michael Yunkin
   * Nora Dimmock
   * Rob Fox
   * Terry Huttenlock
   * Tod Olson
   * Vishwam Annam

I am trying to have the manual written as a general introduction to 
digital libraries using MyLibrary as an example implementation. That is 
why there is as large section pertaining to usability, but it presently 
contains a whole lot of Perl API docs. I also anticipate essays on 
information architecture (users, context, and content) and relational 
database design.

I am looking for authors who are willing write about relational 
databases and indexing techniques. If you would like to become famous 
by writing such a thing, then don't hesitate to drop me a line.  ;-)

-- 
Eric "Off To Play Disc Golf" Morgan
University Libraries of Notre Dame

(574) 631-8604

Re: [oss4lib-discuss] encourage publishers to make their content "LOCKSS-able"

[Eric Hellman <eric@op...>]

LOCKSS IS open source software. http://sourceforge.net/projects/lockss/

>While LOCKSS is not necessarily open source software, the underlying 
>principles of LOCKSS -- the uninhibited access to data and 
>information -- are the same as the principles of open source 
>software.


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[oss4lib-discuss] encourage publishers to make their content "LOCKSS-able"

[Eric Lease Morgan <emorgan@nd...>]

This conference season encourage publishers to make their content 
"LOCKSS-able".

LOCKSS is a potential solution to the problem of preserving and 
archiving electronic serial literature. Libraries that run a LOCKSS box 
can collect, own, and preserve for the long term a copy of the 
electronic serials they subscribe to, but only if the publishers give 
permission. For more information about LOCKSS see:

   http://www.lockss.org/

Many publishers have said they will give permission, but fewer have 
added the necessary permission pages to their web sites allowing LOCKSS 
computers access. Apparently publishers are not following through 
because the library community has not expressed an interest.

While LOCKSS is not necessarily open source software, the underlying 
principles of LOCKSS -- the uninhibited access to data and information 
-- are the same as the principles of open source software.

When you see your publisher friends this conference season, please 
encourage them to make their content LOCKSS-able.

-- 
Eric Lease Morgan
Head, Digital Access and Information Architecture Department
University Libraries of Notre Dame

(574) 631-8604