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Library Information Made to Order: An Open Source Project Built for and with Librarians
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Griggs, Kim – Computers in Libraries, 2009
Oregon State University (OSU) libraries, where the author serves as lead programmer, have developed a tool to make it easier for librarians to build and maintain interactive course assignment pages (ICAPs) and subject research guides (SRGs). That tool, Library a la Carte, enables librarians with minimal technical expertise to create dynamic…
Descriptors: Internet, Library Automation, Library Development, Library Services
Geotagging Digital Collections: BeaverTracks Mobile Project
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Griggs, Kim – Computers in Libraries, 2011
BeaverTracks Historical Locations and Walking Tour is a mobile project at Oregon State University (OSU), where the author serves as programmer/analyst. It connects the past to the present by linking historic images to current campus locations. The goal of BeaverTracks is to showcase and bring attention to OSU Libraries' digital collections as well…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Campuses, Historic Sites
Creating Dynamic Websites Using jQuery
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Miller-Francisco, Emily – Computers in Libraries, 2010
As e-resource systems and web coordinator for Southern Oregon University, the author is deeply involved with the university library's website. In the latest revision of this website, the author knew she needed to jazz it up a little. With screen real estate on the main page at a premium, the author hoped to use a tabbed box and an accordion-style…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Internet, Web Sites, Higher Education
By Our Own Bootstraps: Making Document Delivery Work in Oregon.
Burkholder, Sue A. – Computers in Libraries, 1992
Describes the development of a courier service in Oregon for document delivery between libraries to support coordinated collection development activities. Organization of the service by individual libraries without dependence on the Library Services and Construction Act is discussed, and costs and response time are considered. (two references)…
Descriptors: Costs, Library Automation, Library Collection Development, Library Cooperation
The Digitizing Project that Made SODA
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Rible, Jim – Computers in Libraries, 2005
What would a person do if they were suddenly given half a million dollars? The Southern Oregon University Library, after receiving a congressional grant of $470,000, decided to use the money to create the Southern Oregon Digital Archives (SODA). The primary goal for SODA was to have a full-text, completely searchable database of hundreds of…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Library Services, Grants
Information Professionals Stay Free in the MarcEdit Metadata Suite
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Reese, Terry – Computers in Libraries, 2004
This article features MarcEdit, a free, Windows-based, metadata editing software suite that is developed and supported by the author as part of his contribution to the library profession. MarcEdit Suite is a tool that helps one with MARC coding and conversion and to perform database cleanups, to generate temporary electronic journal holdings, or…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Metadata, Electronic Journals, Academic Libraries
Accessing PCS Remotely across a Rural County Library System
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McGeehon, Carol; Millar, Don – Computers in Libraries, 2004
The Douglas County Library System (DCLS) is a rural system in Southern Oregon. It's headquarters library is centrally located in Roseburg. DCLS serves a population of 100,000 with the largest concentration of people within 15 miles from the Pacific ocean. Because the library system supports around 150 machines scattered across 11 sites, it needs a…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Library Networks, Counties, Public Libraries