Archive for September, 2005
Web Search University - Chris Sherman
September 19th, 2005Finally I get to be an attendee at an ITI event. I’m sitting at Web Search University. Great wireless connection. I’m ready to learn.
Chris Sherman is about to speak on “Web Search Update - September 2005″. I’ll take quick notes and live blog.
+ Feels like 1995 - Me-toosim, one upsmanship
+ Showing [...]
It’s Conference Time!
September 17th, 2005For the next few days, I will be in Arlington, VA speaking at Blog-U and attending WebsearchU. Library Stuff content will more than likely be dedicated to these shows.
Would Libraries Exist?
September 15th, 2005On Wednesday, I had the pleasure to be a part of a wonderful learning experience at the Annual Fall Seminar of the Council of Federal Libraries, which took place in Ottawa, Canada. In addition to having 45 minutes to rant on how to use weblogs and RSS in the federal government (and for elected [...]
Populicio.us Is No Longer With.us
September 15th, 2005My Aggie will never be the same now that populicio.us has shut down. Hopefully, Del.icio.us will see the benefit of the service and maybe provide it on their own. Fingers crossed. (link via The Social Software Weblog
Meebo Me
September 15th, 2005A very slick AJAX-based meta-IM service called Meebo was launched in the beginning of the month. It’s like a web-based Trillian, so you don’t have to be at your own computer (where you downloaded Trillian) to use it. I think librarians that do IM reference will absolutely love this as front line staff [...]
More Library Blogging Statistics
September 12th, 2005Meredith has dutifully recapped the responses from her survey. I was most interested in her last post on Why we blog. Nothing new, but I’m glad that what we’ve been talking about over the past few years has been validated.
So, in the mood for more statistics on library blogs? Stay tuned…I hope.
That One Amazing Tech Tool/Resource
September 12th, 2005How often does a tech tool or resource come out that has such a great influence on your life that you wonder how you previously lived without it? I’m going to say once a year. Here’s a breakdown for the past 5 years of my blogging life, with a bit of explanation on [...]
Side4 Doesn’t Update
September 12th, 2005Last week, I blogged about Side4 a neat looking web-based aggregator. I checked it out again tonight and the feeds that I put into the system haven’t updated since I added them. So much for that. Sigh. Which reminds me…do you have a recent local file of your current feed reads? [...]
Kinky Librarian: A Fond Farewell
September 12th, 2005So long Nadia. You will be missed. Take good care of yourself.
The Benefits of Full-Text…
September 12th, 2005I’ve been going back and forth on this subject for a few years now. Should my feed be full-text or summary-based (or both - Jenny has advocated in the past to let the reader choose)? For most of my blogging life, it’s been full-text. When I signed with ITI, I decided to [...]
Three Public Library Blogs
September 9th, 2005I just became aware of three new(ish) library blogs, all from the Randolph County Public Library in Asheboro, North Carolina:
1) In The Stacks - A Reference Blog (needs a banner)
2) The Corner - Asheboro Public Library Teen Blog (neat looking banner)
3) By the Park - Archdale Public Library Blog (another neat looking banner)
side4
September 9th, 2005One of my custom subscriptions linked me to Side4, a slick looking web-based aggregator, along the lines of Bloglines. There are two interface options - a three column view (rather than the two that we are used to in Bloglines) and an Outlook-looking three window (ala Newzcrawler). It was very easy to move between [...]
First Reading
September 9th, 2005I just came across this blog from the Hawaii Liegislative Library, which discusses, “trends, issues, and resources of interest to the Hawaii legislative community.” From the first post:
“The Hawaii Legislative Reference Bureau Library is happy to begin this blog for our legislative community. The library staff will share library announcements, recent titles, newly [...]
Light Blogging…
September 7th, 2005Blogging may be light for the next 4 or 5 days or so as I deal with a family issue. Nothing huge. I just don’t know how much time I’ll have in front of a computer and family comes first. Way first.
You Too Can Be Fashionable
September 7th, 2005Today at PubSub, we released what I think is a really neat feature. Called Fashionable Blogs, it takes a list of fashion blogs collected by humans (in this case a fashion journalist with help from me) and, using PubStats, ranks them, with the most influential blog at the top.
So, why is a librarian so [...]
Targeting Teens
September 7th, 2005I may not have worked with teens in a while, but I know that a report released today by eMarketer is very important to librarians and service to this population:
“‘Teens aren’t just surrounded by media and technology; they live and breathe it every day,’ said Debra Aho Williamson, eMarketer senior analyst and author of the [...]
Book Blogs’ Buzz Grows Louder
September 6th, 2005A very interesting article in the USA Today (reprinted from the Christian Science Monitor) on the influence of book blogs (sometimes called lit blogs) on the book business.
“Although no one’s exactly sure how influential they are, bloggers like Sarvas have become the new darlings of the publishing industry. They’re getting free review copies, landing interviews [...]
Bookmark Google Maps on FeedMarker
September 6th, 2005Feedmarker, that neat “taggregator” that I’ve blogged about extensively in the past, now has a very cool new feature. Users can now bookmark and annotate Google Maps. Very cool.
Getting Paid To Blog?
September 6th, 2005Regarding a comment from John Hubbard that basically calls me out for mentioning a really cool book catalog tool that I have become enamored with over the past week, I should have been a bit (and I mean bit) more forward in my write-up.
Yes, it’s true. Tim Spalding did provide me with a paid account [...]
LibraryThing Adds Blog Widgets
September 5th, 2005You can now use the new Library Thing Widget to show your readership what you are reading. Lots of neat options to choose from.
So, why I’m plugging Library Thing so much? Easy answer. Tim has set up a blog and updates it every time he adds a new feature. No need [...]
Geaux Library Recovery Blog
September 5th, 2005My dear colleague and friend Rochelle is the “blogmistress” for the Geaux Library Recovery Blog. Let’s get the links out on this one folks. From the blog:
“Geaux Library Recovery is dedicated to bringing Information Professionals from around the country together to offer volunteer help to our Gulf Coast colleagues and friends impacted personally [...]
More on Collection Managers.
September 4th, 2005I’ve been noticing a lot of these personalized online cataloging/collection managers lately. This is, of course, nothing new as these types of services have been around for at least 4 -5 years (if not longer). 4 new(ish) ones that I have seen over the past week include Listal, Reader2, Bibliophil, and Library Thing. [...]
Writely
September 1st, 2005I’ve been enjoying TechCrunch lately. Today is no exception, as they reviewed a suweeeeeet tool called Writely. Michael Arrington writes:
“Imagine Word, but as an ajax browser application that was free. And allowed tagging of documents. And you could set reader permissions for each document you create and allow others to edit the document, [...]
AALL Law Lib Assist
September 1st, 2005Robert Ambrogi has important news that members of the American Association of Law Libraries has launched a blog which aims to collect information on anything dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. It’s also being used as a check-in board for law librarians in the gulf region.
GPO Access RSS feeds
September 1st, 2005From the indefatigable Peter Scott. There is now a feed for the “What’s New” section for GPO Access. I mentioned back in July that they had incoporated their first feed for the FDLP, so it looks like the GPO is taking small bites of the RSS burrito.
Psst. How about a [...]
Library Thing
September 1st, 2005Finally, a site with a name that is more generic than mine. I love this idea. Library Thing allows you catalog your books using tags and LOC classification. Also, you can look at other catalogs or tags and see what others are reading or have tagged. Slick. I think I’m [...]
Copyright Literature Current Awareness
September 1st, 2005Word from IPTAblog of a current awareness project from the Tarlton Law Library called Current Copyright Literature. From the site:
“The “Current copyright literature” website is a resource for keeping informed of current articles related to U.S. copyright law. This service is edited by Tobe Liebert, the Assistant Director for Collection Development & Special Projects at [...]