http://worldcat.org/blogs/ en Copyright 2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:28:28 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Alice Sneary said: The idea is that if you have an affiliate account set up with a bookseller, and then you write a positive review and get the affiliate account referral fee...then you could be viewed as receiving compensation. So to get around that--but still share your expert opinions on published materials with the world--simply use WorldCat.org to publish your reviews and link to titles listed on WorldCat.org instead of the bookseller's site. Alternatively, you can simply disclose that you have an affiliate account with the bookseller and therefore do stand to profit if a reader on your blog buys the item after your positive review. Just looking to give people creative options! Thanks for prompting the clarification. on the entry Book Bloggers fear new FTC disclosure rules? Link to WorldCat! http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2009/11/book-bloggers-fear-new-ftc-dis.htm#comment-3975 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2009/11/book-bloggers-fear-new-ftc-dis.htm#comment-3975 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:31:45 -0500 Anonymous said: I don't get how doing your reviews in WorldCat does anything to alleviate the "hot water" one is afraid of getting into with the FTC. on the entry Book Bloggers fear new FTC disclosure rules? Link to WorldCat! http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2009/11/book-bloggers-fear-new-ftc-dis.htm#comment-3974 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2009/11/book-bloggers-fear-new-ftc-dis.htm#comment-3974 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:22:36 -0500 Cam said: Wish there was a widget to display a library's new additions list to a library's website. Also, please develop a young adult list that users can subscribe to via RSS feed that shows the newest Young Adult books that a library has added. on the entry New Items at WorldCat Libraries in October http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2009/11/new-items-at-worldcat-librarie.htm#comment-3966 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2009/11/new-items-at-worldcat-librarie.htm#comment-3966 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:36:04 -0500 bobrobboy said: Hi Dane, Thanks for the suggestions on lists. Each suggestion is valuable. We've discussed ways we might enable importing of lists from other sites. It is something we want to implement, but we have a lot of priorities and that one hasn't made it to the top of the list yet. The other features you mention all point to the need to have more control or management over your lists. This is something I've been thinking about lately as we continue to improve lists. I'll include some aspects of these needs as we move forward. Regarding moving items, you can move items from one list to another now by checking the items shown on the list page and clicking the "move" button and then choosing which list you would like to move the items too. Are you thinking of something other than that, or are you thinking that you'd like another way to move items? Let us know! Our list of priorities is long, but we're persistent. on the entry Personal vs professional: two views of WorldCat lists http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2009/10/personal-vs-professional-two-v.htm#comment-3833 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2009/10/personal-vs-professional-two-v.htm#comment-3833 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:54:03 -0500 Dane Mun said: Andy, I like the lists feature of the Worldcat site, and judging from the numbers you've listed here, so do a great many others. What I would really like to see is: 1. A way to import lists (there is already a way to export them--thanks for that) 2. A way to quickly move items from one list to another 3. A way to rename lists 4. A way to remove the default lists ("Things I Recommend", "Things I Own", "Things to Check Out") that appear whenever I try to save an item to a list Will any of this be possible? Dane on the entry Personal vs professional: two views of WorldCat lists http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2009/10/personal-vs-professional-two-v.htm#comment-3684 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2009/10/personal-vs-professional-two-v.htm#comment-3684 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:13:16 -0500 Anonymous said: thanks for this post, a good read. on the entry The week in tweets (9/11-9/18/09) http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2009/09/the-week-in-tweets-911-91809.htm#comment-3324 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2009/09/the-week-in-tweets-911-91809.htm#comment-3324 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:21:48 -0500 Alice Sneary said: Just to close the loop. This fix has been verified and Canadian libraries should be seeing corrected holdings, as of last week. on the entry Canada now a selection for WorldCat Mobile pilot app http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2009/09/canada-now-a-selection-for-wor.htm#comment-3321 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2009/09/canada-now-a-selection-for-wor.htm#comment-3321 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:45:57 -0500 Steve Walker said: Bob, Folllowed your instructions from your email. Still getting the same message. I agree with you about the Facebook platform. It has problems and it can happen when you are logged on and trying to make changes. Guess we will hold off till this is resolved some how. Thanks for your help. on the entry Use CiteMe and WorldCat Apps on Facebook Pages http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2009/09/use-citeme-and-worldcat-apps-o.htm#comment-3314 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2009/09/use-citeme-and-worldcat-apps-o.htm#comment-3314 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:26:13 -0500 bobrobboy said: Ozzie, Couldn't have said it better myself. I had to go through the process of removing and adding the applications four times. I did it one day and it didn't work. The next day it worked. We've looked at the applications and believe they are as solid as we can make them at this point. We believe this inconsistency is due to the Facebook platform. But I'd love to hear more feedback as to whether you are able to get this to work or continue to have problems. We have a discussion going within the application's discussion boards. Feel free to post here or there if you get a chance. on the entry Use CiteMe and WorldCat Apps on Facebook Pages http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2009/09/use-citeme-and-worldcat-apps-o.htm#comment-3271 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2009/09/use-citeme-and-worldcat-apps-o.htm#comment-3271 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:02:49 -0500 Ozzie said: Thanks for the instructions. I added CiteMe successfully, but when I click on the pencil to move it from boxes to the wall, I see this: This Box cannot be added to the Wall tab. Ah, facebook, you make me crazy sometimes. on the entry Use CiteMe and WorldCat Apps on Facebook Pages http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2009/09/use-citeme-and-worldcat-apps-o.htm#comment-3269 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2009/09/use-citeme-and-worldcat-apps-o.htm#comment-3269 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:16:40 -0500 Alice Sneary said: Hi Paul. Thanks for reporting this error. We've been working with Dalhousie University in Halifax to test the Canadian location fix and make sure it worked as expected in Canada. What we uncovered yesterday was that there was a step overlooked in last month's WorldCat Search API build that did not "close up" the zip code space for Canadian and United Kingdom postal codes. So while the mobile app was actually fixed, the underlying data stream (the WorldCat Search API) was broken. So, the fix has been made today and should be able to be tested again tomorrow. Would you mind trying again tomorrow? I'll do another quick post, once the API fix has been verified from our Quality Assurance department. on the entry Canada now a selection for WorldCat Mobile pilot app http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2009/09/canada-now-a-selection-for-wor.htm#comment-3263 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2009/09/canada-now-a-selection-for-wor.htm#comment-3263 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:41:53 -0500 Paul R. Pival said: While I can certainly choose my local location here in Calgary, searching for several books I know to be in either our University or public library produce no local results; only US results are showing to me. on the entry Canada now a selection for WorldCat Mobile pilot app http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2009/09/canada-now-a-selection-for-wor.htm#comment-3234 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2009/09/canada-now-a-selection-for-wor.htm#comment-3234 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:39:55 -0500 Laura said: The issue has been resolved. Thanks for your patience. on the entry Export to RefWorks Issue http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2009/09/export-to-refworks-issue.htm#comment-3226 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2009/09/export-to-refworks-issue.htm#comment-3226 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:30:31 -0500 Laura said: Thanks for your help bqelibrarian! This tip works well to export a single record. on the entry Export to RefWorks Issue http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2009/09/export-to-refworks-issue.htm#comment-3223 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2009/09/export-to-refworks-issue.htm#comment-3223 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:13:46 -0500 bqelibrarian said: I have found that if you right click on "refworks" and then open in new tab, it works correctly. I tried it with IE 7 and Firefox. on the entry Export to RefWorks Issue http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2009/09/export-to-refworks-issue.htm#comment-3222 http://worldcat.org/blogs/archives/2009/09/export-to-refworks-issue.htm#comment-3222 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:27:22 -0500