links for 2008-02-16

• The Problem with MARC and AACR: the World Doesn’t Disco Anymore (Disruptive Library Technology Jester)
  “And more to the point, let’s not forget AACR where every colon, period, and dash carries meaning versus the explicit description of attributes in XML. Example? Look at
  300 |a1 v. (unpaged) : |bill. (some col.) ;|c26 cm.

  versus
  <datafield tag=

  (tags: marc aacr library xml mods why comparison scarcity metadata)
• The Lucifer Effect by Philip Zimbardo
  “What does it take for the citizens of one society to hate the citizens of another society to the degree that they want to segregate them, torment them, even to kill them? It requires a ‽hostile imagination,‽ a psychological construction embedded deep
  (tags: torture evil why how psychology good via npr stamford)
• MARC Card – OnRamp
  “Library record to put NSDL in a school library. For librarians and media specialists – good for teachers to take back to their schools”
  (tags: library nsdl marc example interesting card oclc catalog opac metadata)
• Invoice Place – Easy Invoicing And Quotes From Anywhere
  “Manage your billing from any computer connected to the internet.

  Create professional tax invoices, quotes and track payments – perfect for small business, consultants, contractors and freelancers.

  Sign up for free and manage up to three customers.

  (tags: fee free quote invoice marinus ah business)
• The ‘Bary: URLs for Specialized Minerva Searches
  I’ve long use this url:
  http://ursus2.ursus.maine.edu/search/i
  to find books in Minerva using an ISBN.

  It got me to wondering, what about the other 26 letters of the alphabet?

  Here’s the answer.

  (tags: library opac swhpl search marc maine minerva url)

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