Karin Dalziel

Open Source Meets Turnkey: Koha for Software, LibLime for Support

Karin Dalziel — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:40:48 +0000

by Karin Dalziel from PNLA Quarterly, Spring 2008, 73(3).

Open source software, from desktop applications to library wide Integrated Library System (ILS) software, has been a hot topic of conversation lately. Increasingly libraries are looking to open source solutions to meet the evolving needs of library patrons. One of the often quoted disadvantages of open source is the lack of support. In the past, there were no vendors that could offer support, so libraries had to rely on in house technicians or a crowd of very helpful but sometimes unavailable volunteers. Today, libraries can choose open source and enjoy the benefits of full support and turnkey hosting for open source ILSs. In the US, libraries currently have two options: LibLime, which supports the
open source products Koha and Evergreen, and Equinox, which supports Evergreen only. This paper takes a look at LibLime, primarily their Koha and Koha ZOOM offerings.

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Zotero: Citation management and more

Karin Dalziel — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:16:05 +0000

Presented at the University of Nebraska-Omaha to the History Department, February 19, 2008.
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One Laptop Per Child: Laptops designed for learning

Karin Dalziel — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:37:05 +0000

Description: The One Laptop Per Child (http://laptop.org) project’s goal is “To provide children around the world with new opportunities to explore, experiment and express themselves.” To that end, the XO laptop is a machine created explicitly for children and learning. Karin Dalziel will demo the XO laptop, give a tour of the operating system, called “Sugar,” and explain how features of the laptop are custom made for education.

Presented at the Nebraska Library Commission, February 1, 2008.

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Zotero and RefWorks - It Doesn’t Have To Be Either/or

Karin Dalziel — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:21:28 +0000

Zotero (www.zotero.org) is a free, open source bibliographic management software that our students could use even after they leave UNL. It was made by the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. Karin will explain Zotero, show its uses and also discuss how Zotero is similar and different from RefWorks. (more…)

Portable and Web applications

Karin Dalziel — Fri, 18 May 2007 18:58:06 +0000

Presentation given May 18 at C&U / TSRT Spring Meeting.
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The satellites in the farmland: a visit to SCOLA.

Karin Dalziel — Mon, 07 May 2007 04:22:56 +0000

Article published in the Nebraska Library Association Quarterly.
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Open Access for Librarians: What, Why, and How?

Karin Dalziel — Fri, 04 May 2007 00:51:46 +0000

Presentation given for Special Libraries class.
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Love Library Link redesign

Karin Dalziel — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:09:58 +0000

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Tell Your Story @ your library

Karin Dalziel — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 00:43:02 +0000

Presentation given for Library Administration class
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