Archive for July, 2007
Approaching Users
July 31st, 2007On E-LIS – “Fearing the library dragon : Why librarians should approach users instead of waiting for them.”
Wiki Education
July 31st, 2007Technology News World – “By using wikis, city teachers will be able to edit lesson plans directly on a Web site and not need a crash course in computer languages, such as HTML, to do so. They will also be able to tailor the lesson to fit their grade level by tweaking its complexity. “It’s [...]
RSS Feeds at Academic Libraries
July 31st, 2007Digital Koans – “Academic ARL libraries are beginning to offer RSS feeds for current library news, new resource alerts, and other purposes”
Any more to add?
Research is Hard
July 31st, 2007HotAir – “A Lexis-Nexis search isn’t foolproof as it might not turn up cases that were tried by jury and not appealed.”
Reading IS Fundamental
July 30th, 2007NYT – “Older people who lack “health literacy” — that is, they cannot read and understand basic medical information — may be paying a high price. A new study finds that they appear to have a higher mortality rate than more-literate patients.”
The assignment: explain social bookmarking to a librarian 100 years ago
July 30th, 2007The assignment: explain social bookmarking to a librarian 100 years ago
Originally uploaded by littlegreenfroggy
I’m having trouble reading this. I’m sure it’s funny.
Born to be a Librarian
July 30th, 2007People: “Actress Jenna Elfman and her husband Bodhi welcomed a baby boy, Story Elias, on July 23 in Los Angeles.”
More Pictures and Graphics
July 30th, 2007LexisNexis – “LexisNexis, a leading provider of information services and solutions, today announced the addition of more photos and graphics to its most comprehensive collection of global news, business, and legal information on the market.”
Does Self-Checkout Make Libraries Less Friendly?
July 30th, 2007Seattlest – “Our evidence: right around the time we switched to the University branch, self-checkout appeared in the library. There were hitches — we had a particularly memorable experience where it took us 10 minutes and the help of two staff members to check out seven pieces of library material. But self-checkout improved, and we [...]
BlawgWorld 2007
July 30th, 2007Technolawyer [PDF] – “You probably don’t have the time to read every legal blog (blawg).”
So, how about 366 pages of posts. Odd. (via)
9 or Nine
July 30th, 2007Daily Writing Tips – “How do you express numbers in your writing? When do you use figures (numerals, digits) and when do you write out the number in words (letters)? That is, when do you write 9 and when do you write nine?”
Librar* Blogs
July 30th, 2007Reading this post, I’m thinking I should bring back the series.
Surveying Library Bloggers
July 30th, 2007Meredith is updating her survey. Take a few moments and fill it out.
Stressful Days
July 30th, 2007Julie Winkelstein – “Life of a librarian [is] more stressful than you think”
Duff Widget
July 29th, 2007As my 7 year blogging anniversary approaches (August 7th), I’m thinking of changing the sidebar on the right. Lots of old stuff to clean out, like the links and my older speaking gigs.
Of course, I’ll add this search widget. I’ll have the coolest blog in the library community, hands down.
7 years of blogging. [...]
It takes many things to make a good librarian
July 29th, 2007A list.
Great Way to Keep Current
July 28th, 2007Only have a Couple of Minutes? (via)
Words From Albert Ellis
July 28th, 2007NYT: “Albert Ellis, sometimes called the Lenny Bruce of psychotherapy, had a different use for the phallus from Freud’s: action, not analysis. Or, action! he might say, adding his favored punctuation mark and maybe italics, too, lest the emphasis remain undetected.”
Michigan Supreme Court Ruling
July 26th, 2007AP – “Residents NOT living in a community have no constitutional right to borrow books from its library, a divided Michigan Supreme Court has ruled.”
Morning Stuff
July 26th, 2007Broadband on the LIRR (Thanks Ray!!) – Good
Getting through 9 hours of feeds in 1 hour – Great
Breathing in the beautiful fresh air – Incredible
Giving my kids breakfast and seeing their smiling faces – Priceless
I love prioritizing my life and am still content with my recent decisions to ditch my online networks for face to [...]
Not Ditching Dewey…Yet.
July 26th, 2007Anderson Independent Mail – ““I would have to see it work before bringing it Anderson. I would like to look at their catalog and see how they handle specific requests for books,” Anderson County Library System Director Carl Stone said. “When I hear about libraries trying different things, I try to be skeptical at first.”
Junie B. No!
July 26th, 2007NYT: “The spunky kindergartener (first grader in more recent volumes) is prone to troublemaking, often calls people names and isn’t averse to talking back to her teachers. And though she is the narrator of the stories, she struggles with grammar. Her adverbs lack the suffix “ly”; subject and object pronouns give her problems, as do [...]
Caption This Photo
July 26th, 2007Don’t try this at Home
Originally uploaded by Lester Public Library
Barney’s long lost uncle showed up at the library today with the biggest ice cream cone ever assembled.
The Impotence of Proofreading
July 26th, 2007Daily Writing Tips: “You should proofread virtually any written piece, from emails to blog posts. Proofread your homework as well, since you don’t want to drive the principle of your school crazy.” (via)
Brilliant. And subscribed!!
I Want To Read it Now
July 26th, 2007Classic Unshelved today. Gene and Bill have been incredible lately, especially the Harry Potter series.
Librarian as Change Agent
July 26th, 2007librarian agentes de cambio
Originally uploaded by Catuxa Seoane
Tagmashing
July 25th, 2007David Weinberger: “Tim Spalding at LibraryThing has introduced a new wrinkle in the tagosphere…and wrinkles are welcome because they pucker space in semantically interesting ways.”
Tim Spalding: “Free copies of Everything is Miscellaneous”
R.I.P E-mail: Take 2
July 25th, 2007The Independent: “It was the 250 e-mails a day that finally sent Darren Lennard, managing director of the investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort, over the edge. At the end of a particularly bad afternoon in the City of London, he took his BlackBerry from his silk-lined pocket, saw the familiar screen full of new messages, and [...]
Comfy Cozy?
July 25th, 2007Rob Hiaasen, writing in the Baltimore Sun: – “Libraries are designed to be inviting – but again, the challenge is not to get people too comfortable.” (via – the blog is having permalink issues today)
Go Steve Go!
July 25th, 2007Stem Legal launches.
