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Peter E. Murray

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

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  • Issue 81: Controlled Digital Interlibrary Lending, Gamers Revolt Against NFTs, and Cats

    Photograph of a white cat with black splotches laying across a lap
    Alan the cat
    Wednesday night with a cat on the lap, composing the next day's Thursday Threads. How could life get any better?

    Hey...I'm not above using cat pictures to satisfy readers. In fact, I'm going to do it one more time before this newsletter is finished. (Oh, and …

     Posted on  January 20, 2022
     and last updated January 20, 2022
     ·  7 minutes reading time
  • Issue 80: Cryptocurrency's Wasteful Energy Consumption and an Ode to Interlibrary Loan

    Welcome to issue 80 of Thursday Threads. I'm so happy many of you chose to stick around and greetings to all of the new subscribers. To those that received my email last Thursday giving you a heads-up that a new issue would be coming to your inbox but then didn't …

     Posted on  January 13, 2022
     and last updated January 13, 2022
     ·  5 minutes reading time
  • On questions regarding ISO/DIS 18626, Information and documentation — Interlibrary Loan Transactions

    There is a ballot under consideration within the ISO TC 46/SC 4 on InterLibraryLoan Transactions. The ballot description is:

    This International Standard specifies the transactions between libraries or libraries and other agencies to handle requests for library items and following exchange of messages. This standard is intended to at …

     Posted on  November 08, 2013
     and last updated November 09, 2013
     ·  5 minutes reading time
  • Interlibrary Loan Standards Undergoing Revision at the ISO Level

    My employer (LYRASIS) is a member of NISO (the accredited standards organization for information and documentation in the U.S.), and as the primary contact I see and consider ballots for standards issues that impact LYRASIS member libraries. The Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Application Protocol Specification (a.k.a. ISO 10160 …

     Posted on  March 15, 2013
     and last updated March 15, 2013
     ·  1 minutes reading time