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| author | Tennant, Roy |
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| contents | Big Ideas and Small Solutions Tennant, Roy Electronic Libraries Internet Library Services Bibliographic Databases Access to Information Small solutions solve discrete, well-bounded problems and can be pieces of larger solutions. They can move things forward by mixing and matching available components in new and previously unimagined ways. A number of innovations, which at first glance are completely unrelated, can come together and create important synergics. This article discusses such innovations as library bookmarklets and OCLC's xISBN service. A library bookmarklet is a small JavaScript program in the form of a link that the user can drag to the bookmark bar in the web browser. Clicking on that link executes the JavaScript program. OCLC's xISBN service can be combined with the bookmarklet concept to become part of a compelling library service. When given a specific ISBN, it brings back all ISBNs of all the related items in WorldCat. The article concludes that these innovations are perfect examples of small solutions that libraries can mix-and-match to make big ideas a reality. Many ideas and innovations may come to nothing in the end, but the few that make it can be worthwhile. A "Link List" of 6 URLs relating to the topics discussed in the article is included. |
| format | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 2004 |
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| spellingShingle | Big Ideas and Small Solutions Tennant, Roy Electronic Libraries Internet Library Services Bibliographic Databases Access to Information Big Ideas and Small Solutions Tennant, Roy Electronic Libraries Internet Library Services Bibliographic Databases Access to Information Small solutions solve discrete, well-bounded problems and can be pieces of larger solutions. They can move things forward by mixing and matching available components in new and previously unimagined ways. A number of innovations, which at first glance are completely unrelated, can come together and create important synergics. This article discusses such innovations as library bookmarklets and OCLC's xISBN service. A library bookmarklet is a small JavaScript program in the form of a link that the user can drag to the bookmark bar in the web browser. Clicking on that link executes the JavaScript program. OCLC's xISBN service can be combined with the bookmarklet concept to become part of a compelling library service. When given a specific ISBN, it brings back all ISBNs of all the related items in WorldCat. The article concludes that these innovations are perfect examples of small solutions that libraries can mix-and-match to make big ideas a reality. Many ideas and innovations may come to nothing in the end, but the few that make it can be worthwhile. A "Link List" of 6 URLs relating to the topics discussed in the article is included. |
| title | Big Ideas and Small Solutions |
| topic | Electronic Libraries Internet Library Services Bibliographic Databases Access to Information |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ701699 |