Enterprise Abstraction

Extinction timeline and libraries

For just a moment, I thought the Slashdot Article Can Architects Save Libraries From the Internet was more closely linked to my field than to the "building buildings" kind.  However the Extinction Timeline they link is quite interesting anyway.  Libraries dead in another 11 years?  I think that's perhaps a little pessimistic.

Well, even if true, I hope that libraries will undergo some evolution before then, and perhaps merge as a slightly different species.

CISTI LibX Edition

I've been fooling with library toolsbars, sidebars, web and widgets for awhile now... and a few months back I'd resigned myself to finally getting around to doing a LibX library toolbar for CISTI.  I'd even gotten a mostly-working version done a few months back.  At the end of last week I decided it was time to finish.  Lo and behold, I go to the LibX site and discover the wonder that is the LibX Edition Builder!  Holy moly, it's just wonderful.  Within 15 minutes I had a working toolbar for CISTI.  Of course the details and testing tool a day or so, but I finally think I've gotten a version decent enough to make live and public. 

This version is intended mainly for staff of the National Research Council - CISTI's parent organization - but I imagine it would still be useful for most CISTI patrons.

Check it out, and let me know what you think:

• CISTI LibX Toolbar @ CISTI Lab - Some info from me, and access to the IE version installer.
• CISTI LibX Edition @ LibX - The main edition site on LibX - Firefox only install.