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Peter E. Murray

Library technologist, open source advocate, striving to think globally while acting locally

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  • Google Book Search Settlement: Public Access Service

    One of the very relevant aspects of the Google Book Search Settlement Agreement to libraries is the provision that allows for free public access to the full text of books in public and academic libraries. The Notice of Settlement summary says: "Google will provide, on request, 'Public Access' licenses for …

     Posted on  November 11, 2008
     and last updated November 11, 2008
     ·  7 minutes reading time
  • Soundprint's 'Who Needs Libraries?

    OhioLINK's Meg Spernoga pointed our staff to a 30 minute audio documentary called Who Needs Libraries? from Soundprint.org:

    As more and more information is available on-line, as Amazon rolls out new software that allows anyone to find any passage in any book, an important question becomes: Who needs libraries …

     Posted on  February 01, 2008
     and last updated February 01, 2008
  • Analysis of CDL's XTF textIndexer to Replace the Local Files with FEDORA Objects

    This is a continuation of the investigation about integrating the California Digital Library's XTF software into the FEDORA digital object repository that started earlier. This analysis looks at the textIndexer module in particular, starting with an overview of how textIndexer works now with filesystem-based objects and ending with an outline …

     Posted on  August 22, 2006
     and last updated August 22, 2006
     ·  5 minutes reading time
  • CDL's XTF as a Front End to Fedora

    We're experimenting pretty heavily now with the California Digital Library's XTF framework as a front-end to a FEDORA object repository. Initial efforts look promising -- thanks go out to Brian Tingle and Kirk Hastings of CDL; Jeff Cousens, Steve DiDomenico, and Bill Parod from Northwestern; and Ross Wayland from UVa …

     Posted on  August 22, 2006
     and last updated August 22, 2006
     ·  4 minutes reading time