Archive for April, 2007
Art Books
April 13th, 2007Andrew Sullivan links to some really cool book art.
Library 2.0: It’s All Happening at the Gottesman
April 12th, 2007Teachers College (at Columbia) on the changing of their library and the services they are providing. Great piece.
US Army Wants to Enlist a Few Good Gamers
April 12th, 2007For Jenny:
“In concert with online gaming news site Global Game League, the U.S. Army will sponsor a “national gaming” area in an effort to appeal to 17- to 24-year-old players. “We’re grappling with the challenge of how do we better use new media to tell the Army story. Online is probably the best way,” says [...]
Edible Book Festival
April 10th, 2007
A Clockwork Orange edible book
Originally uploaded by Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library.
What a great idea. The Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library held an Edible Book Festival on April 6. Which is your favorite?
Lots of Twitter Tools
April 10th, 2007John Tropea (also on Twitter) reviews some Twitter stuff. My favorite? A Twitter Directory. Everything old is new again. I love it.
LibSite
April 10th, 2007Leo Klein launches LibSite. Leo is also on Twitter.
Internet filters block porn, but not savvy kids
April 10th, 2007Tom A. Peter tells readers what librarians have known for years. Use Bug Me Not to get beyond the registration.
How Blogging Can Help You Get a New Job
April 10th, 2007The latest from the Wall Street Journal. My blog has done wonders for my career and I probably wouldn’t have gotten my last two jobs without it. Is your blog on your resume?
Building a Social Library
April 9th, 2007
Building a Social Library
Originally uploaded by scampion.
The many social faces of the Pierce County Library System. Very cool.
Troublemaker Award
April 9th, 2007ACRL Blog has an interview with Jenna Friedman, the winner of the “troublemaker” award. Well deserved.
Heroes
April 9th, 2007Meredith Farkas lists her library heroes. Here are mine.
Walt Crawford
Gary Price
Meredith Farkas
Blake Carver
Carole Leita
Myron Roochvarg
Edana Cichanowicz
The last two you probably don’t know, but they are a big reason why I became a librarian….so blame them. Heh.
Twitter Love
April 9th, 2007Michelle Boule is Twittering these days and it encapsulates her meetings.
Cave
April 9th, 2007Have you ever wanted to read in your bookcase? Gargoyles links to CAVE.
AALL State-by-State Report on Authentication of Online Legal Resources
April 9th, 2007Sabrina Pacifici links to this important report [PDF]. Fellow law librarians, do a file…print on this one.
Lupton Library Ads
April 9th, 2007Jason Griffey (my Twitter friend) has some neat library graphics.
What is Twitter Doing?
April 9th, 2007David Rothman sent me Twitterverse. Very cool. You can run keyword searches. I’d love to be able to add a Twitterverse search to my Twitter friends.
365 Library Days Project
April 8th, 2007I was just invited to the 365 Library Days Project Group over on Flickr. Sounds like fun. Go Michael.
High court weighs right to check out library books
April 8th, 2007The Michigan Supreme Court is going to hear arguments in the Goldstone case this week.
More info on the case.
‘B.C.’ cartoonist Johnny Hart dies
April 8th, 2007I read B.C. everyday growing up. How very sad to read that Johnny Hart died yesterday.
Jackson County Library - Closed
April 8th, 2007On Saturday, the Jackson County Library closed for good. A sad day in the history of libraries.
Flexing Big Muscles for a Little Library
April 8th, 2007The Brooklyn Public Library wants to acquire a building by using eminent domain.
Pierce County Library Wiki
April 8th, 2007Jenny Furled the Pierce County Library Wiki.
Laptops vs. Learning
April 8th, 2007David Cole on why he bans laptops in his law school classes.
Academic Library Podcasting Survey
April 8th, 2007David Free is taking an Academic Library Podcasting Survey
More than 25,000 video games…
April 8th, 2007Stanford University Libraries is archiving over 25,000 video games.
Congrats Meredith
April 8th, 2007I rec’d this postcard in the mail today.
Congrats Meredith.
Love,
The Cohens
The Hyperconnected
April 5th, 2007Lev Grossman (who once sent me a copy of his book) is always charming. On Twitter:
“It’s like the cocaine of blogging or e-mail but refined into crack. Internet addiction is an old story, but we’re on the tipping point of a new kind of problem that might more broadly be called an addiction to [...]
Forget Blogging …Try Tumblelogging
April 5th, 2007Entrepreneur Business Blog on Tumblr.
“It’s only been live for just more than a month, but Tumblr already has 50,000 users. So far, the site is free, and Tumblr says it will stay that way, though it might offer additional advanced features in the future for a fee.”
50,000 users is a good number. Hopefully, Tumblr [...]
Is Twitter just too much information?
April 5th, 2007Andrew Kantor on Twitter
“An even moderately active Twitter user is like a four year old, giving a running dialog of her life to anyone within earshot. “I’m eating lunch. Now I’m throwing away the wrapper. Whoops, I got some ketchup on my shirt. I’m going to the bathroom to wash it off.”
Well, he’s right. [...]
Haley!
April 4th, 2007
Haley!
Originally uploaded by stevenmcohen.
Yes folks, she’s still in it. And hopefully, to win it.
I’m realistic, though. My pick to win the whole thing?
Blake.