Library Tardis Metaphor

Library v Tardis - Using 2.0 technology to facilitate research

TARDIS:
'A product of Time Lord technology, a properly maintained and piloted TARDIS can transport its occupants to any point in time and space.' (Wikipedia)

LIBRARY:
'A product of MLS technology, a properly maintained and directed Library can transport its occupants to any point in time and space.' (Revised)

The speed, scope and accuracy of transport is facilitated by Library 2.0 technology and everything before and after - papyrus to Pentium. Librarians create navigation points in time and space via indexing and abstracting, cataloging, and organization.

Here is a tool that will let your indexing and abstracting ability shine in 2.0 and beyond:

SourceForge.net provides free download of the Open Source directory tool - Yet Another Link Directory (YALD). The PHP based program works with Windows or Linux and MySQL. You can build a directory on the scale of the Yellow Pages or the Librarians Index to the Internet. By allowing librarian evaluated submissions to build on-line resources, you can create extraordinary authoritative local information resources.

http://www.yaldirectory.com/download.php

YALD is easy to install and requires minimal maintenance. All you need to do is follow the simple instructions, set it up on your website host, modify the CSS style and create an on-line directory. YALD or more advanced content management solutions such as JOOMLA, allow librarians to use their indexing and abstracting skills to create locally accessible collections based on accuracy, authority, currency, and content.