Category Archives: wikipedia

Meet the people behind the books

Posted on August 19, 2025 by John Mark Ockerbloom

Today I’m introducing new pages for people and other authors on The Online Books Page. The new pages combine and augment information that’s been on author listings and subject pages. They let readers see in one place books both about … Continue reading →

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Free the sources!

Posted on January 16, 2024 by John Mark Ockerbloom

I gave a lightning talk this past Sunday when Mary and I attended Wikipedia Day at the Columbia School of Journalism. Below is approximately what I said, with links to websites I showed during the talk, and few footnotes. Our thanks to … Continue reading →

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From our subjects to yours (and vice versa)

Posted on December 3, 2020 by John Mark Ockerbloom

(TL;DR: I’m starting to implement services and publish data to support searching across library collections that use customized subject headings, such as the increasingly-adopted substitutes for LCSH terms like “Illegal aliens”. Read on for what I’m doing, why, and where … Continue reading →

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Wikipedia and the deep backfile

Posted on November 8, 2019 by John Mark Ockerbloom

We’re continuing to add serial information to the Deep Backfile project that I announced here last month.  I’m adding some of the existing information in The Online Books Page serials listings and our first serial renewals listings that hadn’t initially … Continue reading →

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Forward to Libraries update, and some thoughts on sustainability and scale

Posted on October 3, 2016 by John Mark Ockerbloom

It’s been a while since I posted about Forward to Libraries, but if you’ve been following my Github repo, you may have noticed that it’s had a steady stream of updates and growth.  If making connections across library collections or … Continue reading →

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