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Surprise raisins in the cookie. Those were supposed to be chocolate chips, damn it!
Andrew C (✓), LB: #TeamMonique, Heather and 3 other people liked this
Oatmeal raisin? If so, please send them to me. I will trade.
- Julian
It didn't look or taste particularly oatmeal-like. They looked like chocolate chip cookies. Everyone thought they were chocolate chip cookies. Then we bit into them. :/
- Katy S
:/ fakes
- Marie
Raisins should not be disguising themselves as chocolate!
- Katy S
at least they were raisins and not something "raisin-like"? :P
- Hieronymous Boob
I can't stand that!
- Yvonne
from FFHound!
So I've finally gotten around to trying out Google Reader alternatives, and I'm digging The Old Reader pretty well but it doesn't look like I can combine feeds to make a new feed to export. I don't think Feedly does that either. Do any other readers do this one very nice thing?
awd, RudĩϐЯaЯïan, suelibrarian and 2 other people liked this
Worth it to use Yahoo Pipes for this, or no.
- Meg V. Meg
Yahoo pipes still exists???
- LibrarianOnTheLoose
will they take it away? i always suck at yahoo pipes. :(
- kendrak
This is the only thing I ever figured out how to do with it.
- Meg V. Meg
Here's a video I made showing how to use Yahoo! Pipes to combine feeds. http://www.youtube.com/watch...
- Stephen le Francoeur
Thanks Stephen! (It was seriously easy peasy in GReader. Do not want to remake my monster feeds, alas...)
- kendrak
OMG YOU GUYS COMMAFEED DOES IT i think. http://www.commafeed.com/
- kendrak
Can't see a way to do it with newsblur
- Blake
I hope Yahoo Pipes doesn't go away. It's the only way I could scrape up an RSS feed for our library news; do not ask about our Content "Management" System.
- Deborah Fitchett
Wow...I think I love commafeed
- Hedgehog
OMG, commafeed just imported all my feeds in about a minute and kept them in their beautiful beautiful folders. And my keyboard shortcuts work as expected. Refresh rate is a tiny bit slow but really not terrible. I'm so in love, I'm tempted to donate on the spot. (I'll give it a week first though, I think.)
- Deborah Fitchett
Sigh. Signed up, but I'd not thought about the fact that I've been using Feedly for a while now...so it's gone nuts trying to import and refresh all (more than 9,000) posts since the last time I used Greader. I just disconnected it. My own damn fault. Maybe a good alternative. (Never got to where I could see any controls, however: just odd random symbols on buttons.)
- Walt Crawford
can you share a single blog post entry via email in commafeed? you can't do that in old reader and it makes me sad.
- Marie
Yeah, kinda, it's not as nice and easy as it is in Reader, but there's an email thingy that does a popup.
- Blake
Sarah Thomas of University of Oxford Appointed Vice President for the Harvard Library | LJ INFOdocket - http://www.infodocket.com/2013...
Galadriel C., Yo Joe. No, go slow. and Meg V. Meg liked this
They found somebody to take this job.
- RepoRat
from Bookmarklet
Imagine the salary.
- Marie
so much prestige!
- kendrak
P.S. I want to be on a list of alien librarians charting new paths through cyberspace.
- Marie
So we're in agreement that this "person" is likely a reptilian?
- Meg V. Meg
I... may have misinterpreted Marie's last comment.
- Meg V. Meg
Sarah's an old acquaintance (she was at RLG some decades back). I wish her luck.
- Walt Crawford
Micah, Lisa | #TeamMonique, MoTO #TeamMonique and peamageddon liked this
Do anybody no?
- peamageddon
from iPhone
JOELITO!
- Lisa | #TeamMonique
Poison Hemlock http://flic.kr/p/ekZssx
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Kelli H., Iván Abrego, Mahdi E and 4 other people liked this
looks like queen anne's lace.
- Marie
Yup. You have to be cautious about plant ID when eating because a number of harmless plants look like hemlock and vice versa.
- Spidra Webster
It does look very similar.
- John (bird whisperer)
Also, if you google "conium maculatum" (the plant's scientific name), the third result is a homeopathy site.
- John (bird whisperer)
i'm just glad the person who put my wedding bouquet together chose correctly. :)
- Marie
Yeah, the symbolism of carrying poison hemlock up the aisle probably isn't ideal. ;-)
- John (bird whisperer)
I'm reminded of the words of Socrates, who said, "I drank what?"
- Jonathan Disher
Or maybe everyone gets a Mr Manager sticker. #ADWorldTour
Jennifer Dittrich, John (bird whisperer) and Jed Harris-Keith liked this
It's just manager.
- Jed Harris-Keith
they gave me a Mr. Manager sticker, as well as a free frozen banana. were you there? we should have planned ahead to meet up!
- Marie
Sorry! The heat dulled my brain.
- Andrew C (✓)
from Android
Dear Vendors, Giving me the hard sell and telling me that we must not be using it right when I would like to cancel a subscription to your product does not endear you to me for future sales. No love, ~C
Galadriel C., kaijsa, Sir Shuping is just sir and 3 other people liked this
Avocado-coconut ice cream | Homesick Texan - http://homesicktexan.blogspot.com/2013...
Kirsten, Hookuh Tinypants and Jennifer Dittrich liked this
so much yes.
- Marie
from Bookmarklet
coconut? no. you can have all of that :)
- ellbeecee
Here's the thing. Slept like crap on Saturday night, hiked 30+ km over 8 hours yesterday, fell asleep at 10pm, woke up at 1:30am, now 4:20am and still can't sleep. WTF is up with that?????
Stephen Mack #TeamMomo liked this
Cortisol out of whack?
- Janet:#TeamMonique
^^ this
- Mo Kargas
Sleep is unproductive and a waste of time.
- Louis Gray
^^ this
- Mo Kargas
4:20 man...
- Hookuh Tinypants
you can always count on louis!
- Marie
That sh*t is wack, yo.
- Benny Bucko <Team Melly>
The #napbus left me feeling more tired than before.
Scoble, Alex Scoble liked this
:(
- Spidra Webster
How are you feeling now?
- Marie
Is it possible to feel any other way after a nap? I mean, I can hardly recall a time I didn't feel like I was hit by a train after a nap ;_;
- ani
It's 4:37 am and instead of going to sleep I'm talking about naps! \o/
- ani
Mine left me the same way.
- Russian Space Lizard
Length definitely matters. My naps are usually 3 hours because that's how long it takes me to get into REM sleep and back. Short 15 min "rests" I can usually do but anything longer than that but shorter than 3 hr leaves me groggy.
- Spidra Webster
Yeah, it was between 30-90 minutes. :(
- LB: #TeamMonique
The Cult: Brit Rockers Perform Seminal Album "Electric" at the Wiltern | Goldstar - https://www.goldstar.com/e...
Bren, holly #ravingfangirl and SteVe C liked this
"The Cult return to the Wiltern to perform their acclaimed 1987 album Electric in its entirety for the first time ever."
- Marie
from Bookmarklet
i have been tempted by this.
- holly #ravingfangirl
No hop ons. #adworldtour http://t.co/V43WK0coq8
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jambina, Bren and Lola Bean (Penguin) liked this
why not??
- Sir Shuping is just sir
I don't understand the question and I won't respond to it.
Andrew C (✓), John (bird whisperer) and Micah liked this
If you don't like the question, reject the premise and say what you want to. #ThingsWestWingTaughtMe
- Heather
Speaking of AD, the staircar will be in Santa Monica tomorrow, and then the banana stand will be in LA this Tuesday.
- Andrew C (✓)
Ahhhh! Do you know where in SM? I need to strategize.
- Marie
" 1535 Ocean Ave by Santa Monica Pier from 12-8pm." according to @arresteddev 's tweet from yesterday.
- Andrew C (✓)
from Android
excellent, thank you!
- Marie
I added smoked paprika to the cioppino broth tonight. Good idea or bad idea? Results coming in a couple hours!
Jennifer Dittrich and Meg V. Meg liked this
Well?
- ~Courtney F
Smoked paprika is always a good idea!
- Heleninstitches
It smelled like too much at first but it turned out okay. Gave the broth a nice earthy flavor. Will do again.
- Marie
Steele Lawman made me a cover for my book. (It may be tweaked a bit more.)
Galadriel C., LB: #TeamMonique, kaijsa and 46 other people liked this
Fabu author photo!!
- Katie
I love this so much. When Steve first showed me I was all THE COUCH!! IT IS THE COUCH!!!
- Marianne
I can't wait to read this! Well done, laura!
- Lisa | #TeamMonique
Professional cover designs are one thing that traditional publishing has over self-publishing. Except when you can get a design that professional (that *is* a compliment) in a self-published book. Congratulations!
- Walt Crawford
LOVE
- jambina
Just fantastic.
- Catherine Pellegrino
Everything looks wonderful!
- Katy S
OMG! Where can I buy it!
- Headless Gnad Kicker
oh wow, wow, wow.
- Marie
I keep seeing this and loving it again.
- lris
... Imma add this cover to the miscellanea I'm collecting in case I ever get to teach a basic design course.
- RepoRat
I love the couch!
- maʀtha
For those curious about the couch: http://newrambler.net/ramblin...
- laura x
Walt, I am touched by your compliment, after I have been a jerk to you too often. Thank you. That said, Laura supplied the photo of the couch, I chose a classic typeface and sampled colors from the photograph. So I'm happy with how it turned out, but it's more a matter of listening to what the author wanted.
- Steele Lawman
OMG You mean Steele Lawman is actually Steve Lawson! I take it all.... Nah. A good book cover, especially a good uncluttered one, is great and not always easy to do. This one's good in a number of subtle ways. I try to respect those who have talents I lack, and really good cover design is one of those.
- Walt Crawford
Good thing I can read. No one tells me anything! Here I was admiring the cover, never knowing the source of it! Wow.
- Mama Lawson
Heh
- maʀtha
me (to my wife, who was on the other end of the house): "Hey, honey, mind if I put the rest of the steamed rice in with the leftover garlic pork!?"
Maitani, Kelli H., Steven Perez and 5 other people liked this
her: "PORK AWAY, PAL!"
- Hieronymous Boob
me: *spit take*
- Hieronymous Boob
Sounds like a keeper.
- Marie
15 years this coming October. :)
- Hieronymous Boob
Marianne and Yo Joe. No, go slow. liked this
THAT'S THE ONE.
- holly #ravingfangirl
NFW
- Meg V. Meg
my new favorite crisp/crumble/whatchacallit
- holly #ravingfangirl
That's so funny. It will be out of the oven in 7 minutesssssssssssssssss
- Meg V. Meg
a-maz-ing
- Meg V. Meg
<3
- Marie
GAH. when I rule the world, tiny top hats will be banned.
Scoble, Alex Scoble liked this
How about shoes for hats?
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
Don't be all mad just cuz you've got a huge noggin.
- Marie
In my family, we're evenly divided. Half of us are pinheads, the other half are fatheads.
- Betsy #TeamMonique
i ain't got a big noggin! i just got sense. ;) this is all steampunk's fault.
- holly #ravingfangirl
Kirsten, Catherine Pellegrino, Betsy #TeamMonique and 3 other people liked this
i'll see if i can find it.
- jambina
Yes, haven't been asked because the Big E knows better. ;)
- RepoRat
I haven't so I don't encounter this. But if I had, I'd probably say something like, "Thank you for the invitation to [do whatever] for [journal of whatever]. I must, however, decline. I am a signatory to the Cost of Knowledge declaration (http://thecostofknowledge.com/) and will do no work of any kind for an Elsevier publication in protest of that company's policies and actions, past...
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- Steele Lawman
Yes, and I have turned down a guest special issue article offer because of it, and am moving off Mendeley now for same reason (some done: taking a while because was heavy user)
- Heather Piwowar
from iPhone
I'll copy in my text when I get to computer
- Heather Piwowar
from iPhone
I signed it, but I have not been asked to review/publish/edit an Els pub. I would probably simply decline and say that I have other projects going on.
- Yo Joe. No, go slow.
aw, g'wan, tell 'em why. the more we make clear to Elsevier quislings that the Big E's behavior means less-viable journals, the better.
- RepoRat
I have a general "no non-immediate OA reviewing policy". Text i generally use is..."Thankyour for your invitation to review X. I am afraid I no longer review for any journal or article which will not be made immediately Open Access with a CC BY license. [sometimes something on...I can't even tell what your journal policy is]. If your journal moves to an Open Access footing in the future I would be happy to look at reviewing papers for you at that time."
- Cameron Neylon
Nice, Both.
- Heather Piwowar
from iPhone
Yes, I like that. I may add Lawman's "Screw the man" at the end, just because it kind of seals the deal.
- Marie
Yeah, I thought the point to signing such a thing (or having such a personal policy) was to give yourself the courage/platform for a little lecture if they ever asked you to do something for an Evilsevier journal.
- Steele Lawman
fyi here's what I said recently when invited to submit a paper: "Thanks for the invitation. It sounds like a great special issue! That said, I've signed the Elsevier boycott. In the spirit of encouraging you to understand how seriously some scholars dislike Elsevier's current policies and wish you would move your journal to a truly Open publisher I'm not willing to write anything for your publication. Hopefully we'll have a chance to collaborate another way some day."
- Heather Piwowar
evidence it is so important you say WHY you are declining -- why you should take a moment to give the little lecture :) The person wrote back: "Thanks! I think this is great. We will make a special point about how two have refused to publish with Elsevier and how the quality of Elsevier journals suffers because of its policies and lobbying. That way your message will reach the audience (and editors). "
- Heather Piwowar
About a year ago I got an offer to publish in Elsevier's Library Connect. It was just before the Cost of Knowledge happened but I ended up declining anyway due to Big E's support of SOPA. That thread is here: http://friendfeed.com/lsw...
- John Dupuis
How To Make A Macaroni And Cheese Pie With A Bacon Lattice - http://www.buzzfeed.com/emofly...
Michael W. May, Sir Shuping is just sir, Steven Perez and 20 other people liked this
i'd eat that.
- Marie
from Bookmarklet
my
- maʀtha
that bacon needs to be crispier, but... yes. totally down with that.
- holly #ravingfangirl
Gimme!
- Katy S
yaaaaaasssssss
- Starmama
from FFHound(roid)!
Whaaaaaaa? *faints*
- Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart
from Android
OH EM GEE
- Monique the crochet freak
The internets need to stop trying to give me heart disease.
- Pixie
O. M. G.
- Spidra Webster
I uses to make baked beans with bacon on top. It's been a while, bit now I want to, just so I can weave a bacon lattice.
- Betsy #TeamMonique
from FFHound(roid)!
Bacon lattice FTW
- Marie
I've found myself on a couple of committees looking at electronic resources stuff (and I'm a bit lost). Question: what usage stats products are all y'all using? I've heard of Ustat, JUSP, and EBSCO's Usage Consolidation. Are there others?
There's also Serials Solutions 360 whatever product, which is what we selected.
- DJF
We're not using any product--we download everything ourselves, and plug the data in to spreadsheets that we've developed over time. ETA: Not that I wouldn't like to not do them manually; it's a money issue.
- Kirsten
Scholarly Stats is another paid product, and I think the open-source ERMS CORAL has a use statistics component, as well. It depends on how much you want to do yourself, using whichever system to aggregate them, and how much you want someone else to do for you.
- Royce's favorite Anna
most e-resources librarians i know don't use a product at all, but instead gather COUNTER statistics and compile manually.
- Marie
The PubGet people had something, but I don't know anything about it. We have Serials Solutions, and compile manually for everything else.
- Rebecca Hedreen
^^^ PubGet has Paper Stats. Haven't used it.
- Marie
Cool. All of this helps. Thank you muchly!
- Megan loves summer
LB: #TeamMonique, Monique the crochet freak, Sir Shuping is just sir and SteVe C liked this
can somebody grab my printout from the printer? it's all the way over ... there.
- Marie
I know this feeling
- Monique the crochet freak
Sometimes being a pet parent is a very hard thing. :(
Kelli H., Lois Loves LB and Mr. B and Koleksiyoner Ali liked this
*hugs*
- Jennifer Dittrich
*hugs*
- Hedgehog
Sorry, doll.
- t-ra: not givin up
from Android
Love to you.
- Mary Carmen
Thanks, y'all.
- LB: #TeamMonique
So sorry :(
- adf
*tender hug* I'm so sorry
- Soup in a TARDIS
*hugs*
- Katy S
((hugs))
- WoH: Professor MOTHRA
Yes. Yes it is. *more and more hugs*
- Russian Space Lizard
Indeed.
- Marie
*hugs*
- Tamara J.
:( Prayers for your pup. And your decisions. Peace to you...
- Lisa | #TeamMonique
Yes it is. *hugs*
- Mary B: #TeamMonique
*hugs* sorry there is more hard in your life!
- RudĩϐЯaЯïan
*hugs*
- Sir Shuping is just sir
Bought a 50-lb. bag of Dog Chow this week. Frodo has now decided he doesn't like it. (ETA a not good update below.)
Jim #TeamMonique, Janet:#TeamMonique and Kevin Johnson liked this
:(
- Jennifer Dittrich
:( Could you entice him with a touch of cooked chicken throughout his serving?
- Janet:#TeamMonique
We've been mixing in some of Tucker's special food, and that has helped some. While ago I gave him about 1/2 cup of Tucker's food, and I (ETA um, no, FRODO) gobbled it down. Of course. We might have to try some chicken or something.
- LB: #TeamMonique
you gobbled it down???
- Sir Shuping is just sir
Um, no. Tried to fix that, and the computer hiccuped.
- LB: #TeamMonique
whew....just making sure
- Sir Shuping is just sir
Boo! Spock is the same way with the dog food Adrian's been buying recently. I usually give him an egg or splash some milk on it and he'll eat it. Sometimes, I have to give him peanut butter of pan leavings to really get him to eat it.
- Anika
Way back when, gravy and carrots would convince my dog that she was dining on the finest gourmet dog chow available. Without gravy and carrots, she'd even ignore a steak. But then, she was a strange dog. Loved kids, women and most men. Hated wingback chairs, lightbulbs and puddles. Loved root vegetables, ignored cats and rabbits. Expert fly-hunter, terrified by her own flatulence. I miss that stupid mutt :-)
- Le Slip Anglais
from Android
Aww Slippy. What was her lineage?
- Janet:#TeamMonique
from FFHound!
German Shepherd, possibly Labrador cross. She was a rescue dog.
- Le Slip Anglais
from Android
Find some inexpensive beef or chicken broth to pour over the food. When Stormie is being picky, this always works for her.
- Friar Ticket to Ride
Cheap powdered parm cheese ... A tiny bit works for us, he can't just eat it and ignore the chow, and it doesn't make the food (my dogs don't seem to like wet kibble)
- Shannon - GlassMistress
I've started to add warm water to their Purina One dog food and they like it alot better.
- Paulette
Well, today we found out the reason Frodo hasn't been eating well is that he has a softball-sized mass in his stomach, and it looks like things have spread to his chest and liver. He's not in any obvious pain, for which I am grateful. But we will be making some tough decisions.
- LB: #TeamMonique
:((
- Spidra Webster
Oh no. :^(
- Friar Ticket to Ride
I'm so sorry.
- Running Slow
Laura, I am so sorry.
- Janet:#TeamMonique
I'm sorry.
- Eric - seven eleven
Oh no :(
- Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
from iPhone
oh, i'm so sorry, laura. *skritches Frodo*
- holly #ravingfangirl
Thanks, y'all. This sucks.
- LB: #TeamMonique
from Android
*hug*
- Julian
*hugs*
- Anne Bouey
Oh no. I'm sorry, Laura. *hugs*
- Russian Space Lizard
*hugs*
- Betsy #TeamMonique
from FFHound(roid)!
so sorry :(
- Tamara J.
Oh man.
- Marie
Missed this completely. So, so sorry.
- Mary B: #TeamMonique
Sorry to hear that, Laura. :-(
- Stephan Planken
This is the part I HATE about having animals, but I do know I couldn't trade my years of dog kisses, love, etc. for even this one horrible, horrible moment. SUCKS BIG TIME!!!
- Jenny
:( so sorry LB *hugs to ya'll* if you need anything that i can do let me know
- Sir Shuping is just sir
That is so tough LB, I'm so sorry you are going through this.
- Shannon - GlassMistress
*hugs* to you and *ear scritches* to Frodo
- Kirsten
Thanks again, folks. He's sitting in his chair now.
- LB: #TeamMonique
from Android
EBSCO and Ex Libris slapfight. Pass the popcorn. http://t.co/wdZFuT5Gfb
Sarah, Galadriel C., Libraryman and 7 other people liked this
Like Terrell Owens, I have my popcorn ready.
- Julian
*munch munch munch* (We're in the middle of this: we're an Ex Libris shop, looking to activate Primo Central soon, and the bulk of our database content comes from EBSCO.)
- Catherine Pellegrino
Highly entertaining. But, evidence of exactly why we need to remember and act like we are in the midst of a bunch of business deals, not altruistic nonprofits (even if that is our role - which may also be debatable).
- Lisa Hinchliffe
Yes. One of the things I like best about this is Orbis Cascade Alliance's tone.
- Catherine Pellegrino
If Ex Libris just got the metadata from the publishers in EBSCO's databases directly, then SFX would sort it out, since EBSCO metadata is in SFX. But it'd be nice if EBSCO would play ball a little more.
- Zamms
Now entering The Octagon...
- Marie
What language is that signature from Matti in?
- Yo Joe. No, go slow.
Hebrew. Ex Libris is based out of Israel.
- Catherine Pellegrino
I'm not allowed to talk about why we didn't implement Primo at MfPOW a few years back.
- $tephanie•Cog$ciLibrarian
Stephanie, did you sign a non-disclosure document about it?
- copystar
The Orbis Cascade Board of Directors are my new favorite people.
- Jenica
Now that makes sense (concerning the sig.)
- Yo Joe. No, go slow.
this rocks.
- jambina
In related news, does anyone know if ebrary content is indexed by EDS?
- Meg V. Meg
not any more. (I don't know)
- DJF
Could someone explain this to me like I'm five, please?
- Andy
EBSCO owns content. Ex Libris would like to include that content in its Primo discovery layer, so that users at libraries who subscribe to the EBSCO products can find it using the library's single search box. EBSCO says, "No. If you want to access the EBSCO metadata, you need to subscribe to OUR discovery layer."
- DJF
Ebsco, like Proquest, is in the position of providing both content and a discovery tool. They are taking the lead in ensuring that their content is best/only accessed via THEIR discovery tool. As a result, Ex Libris's discovery tool can't effectively access EBSCO content. And all commercial entities in the game are failing to play nicely with each other.
- Jenica
(Two of us assessed it about the same at the same time, so you know we must be right. AND AWESOME.)
- Jenica
I support Orbis Cascade's position that if EBSCO and Ex Libris won't play together, then neither of them gets any money. Of course, in this particular case, that's not really fair to Ex Libris, who has no control over what EBSCO lets them see.
- DJF
I'm in love with the fact that a library organization is standing up and, in public, plainly asserting its right as a paying customer to demand better of the industry. Fuck. Yes.
- Jenica
Gotcha. Thanks!
- Andy
Also: discovery layers are serious business.
- Andy
I think EBSCO's fucking this up. They need to build a wall between the discovery business and the content business, and fast. Because if the content business is not indexed in a neutral way, then people using Primo or Summon will not find the EBSCO content. If people don't find the content, it doesn't get used. And that's how databases get cancelled.
- DJF
O_o
- Hedgehog
The timing of this memo is odd as we learned a few weeks ago that EBSCO has agreed to re-do the API. I'm more upset with ProQuest They won't even offer us an API to use with Primo.
- Jen
One comment I've heard regarding this situation is that their library holdings are only a small part of EBSCO's portfolio. Of course you would think Proquest, who has a higher percentage of library content, would care more.
- Elizabeth Brown
It's a good thing I wasn't eating popcorn when I got to "and use sub-standard API" at the bottom of page 2, or it'd be all over my keyboard now. It's like when you're trying *really really hard* to be the unbiased voice of reason in a debate but then a "plus your product sucks!" just slips out there.
- Deborah Fitchett
It would have been handy to have all of pop into view last month when we had Serials Solutions, EBSCO, and ExLibris deliver back to back one-hour discovery layer pitches to our consortium. It was my first full-on vendor experience post MLIS and I was alternately amused and appalled by the EBSCO hard core FUD.
- Heather
Heather, FUD is EBSCO's primary product line. We've all seen that in action.
- DJF
I used to work in a comms unit that supported sales guys and anytime the FUD was rolled out it was a clear sign of a product line in trouble and/or sales reps that didn't understand or respect their audience. Sales rep tactics appear to be a transferrable skill.
- Heather
"there is an inherent conflict of interest when content providers attempt to control a library’s choice of discovery." But since their interest is to make money, as much as possible, and control as many markets as they can, where's the conflict? I'm glad there's pushback, but why would we NOT expect a company to vertically integrate and resist sharing? In some ways its more a conflict of public interest for libraries to rely on these bozos.
- barbara fister
I'm just left saying "This is why you can't have nice discovery tools."
- Zamms
Must say I first read Ebsco's response and it was a very good attempt to cloud Pmatters, I was almost convinced..., shows how much I know about discovery :P Anyway I never quite got why it's always about ebscohost , Proquest does the same. Or is it because their databases have metadata that can be obtained in other ways?
- aarontay
Yes, Barbara, yes. If you're a librarian, Ebsco's position looks ethically sketchy. If you're a business analyst, they appear to have a sound strategy. Ex Libris's positioning of themselves as The Good Guys Fighting The Good Fight for libraries pisses me off, because i don't believe for a second that, if they "win" and Ebsco opens up their data, Ex Libris won't turn around and try to...
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- Jenica
Aaron, what is the link to the EBSCO response?
- Yo Joe. No, go slow.
All of them here: http://www.orbiscascade.org/index...
- Jaclyn aka spamgirl
how did ProQuest / Serials Solutions / Summon get around this?
- $tephanie•Cog$ciLibrarian
They go to the journal publishers and get the metadata. It's not 100% of say CINAHL, but maybe 90%+ but of course it's very "thin metadata" (ebsco's term), sometimes not even abstract or subject headings and usually no full text. It can make quite a difference sometimes.
- aarontay
Thanks Jackyn.
- Yo Joe. No, go slow.
A message went around at my Primo-using library this morning saying that use of our EBSCO full text resources have declined 64% and use of their indexes 73%. I think we'll be looking for this content elsewhere...
- Megan loves summer
phew. well, I can't say I'm sorry to see this chickenshit tactic backfire.
- RepoRat
I like most of my EBSCO contacts, but the guy they had delivering the FUD sales pitch when we looked at EDS last year really turned me off.
- Royce's favorite Anna
Onement VI - Barnett Newman - WikiPaintings.org - http://www.wikipaintings.org/en...
sold today for $43.8M
- Marie
from Bookmarklet
o_O
- Sir Shuping is just sir
Just got an email saying that Marie Kennedy is speaking at http://blogs.library.msstate.edu/msuleet... Congrats.
Royce's favorite Anna, Jaclyn aka spamgirl, Meg V. Meg and 8 other people liked this
Prezumé
Yo Joe. No, go slow., John (bird whisperer), LB: #TeamMonique and Jennifer Dittrich liked this
How about "no?"
- Pete #TeamMonique
What if all of your whining over presume is what is causing your crappy day? Just accept it and let the negative ripples in the universe stop.
- sglassme
But, of course if prezumes are causing your day to suck, then you would have something to whine about. Classic catch 22.
- sglassme
that email made me shudder.
- Marie
I just woke up on the wrong side of the coffee pot this morning.
- Sarah G.
Just count yourself lucky you didn't fall down the stairs and get caught behind the bookcase.
- sglassme
THE DAY IS STILL YOUNG.
- Sarah G.
Baptized by chipotle sauce.
Jennifer Dittrich and John (bird whisperer) liked this
amen?
- Marie
I have a can-shaking problem.
- Meg V. Meg
coming down the home stretch on my first social network analysis research project (with @qualintitative). current mood: excited.
maʀtha, Yo Joe. No, go slow., Kirsten and 2 other people liked this
Online networks? Or either/both.
- Meg V. Meg
using SNA to describe how mediated info seeking (ref desk interactions) can contribute to our understanding "usage" of e-resources. the model aims to fit in the gap between proxy server stats (billions) and article download stats (thousands). it's my first truly conceptual piece. it's kind of messing with my ego.
- Marie
Cool!
- Kirsten
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