Archive for August, 2007
Pimp That Cart
August 31st, 2007Gene Ambaum - “Our second Pimp My Bookcart contest ends on October 31st.”
Searching For People?
August 31st, 2007Verne Kopytoff - “Rather than scouring the entire Internet, these search engines troll only Web sites that are rich with personal information. The results they provide are individual profiles coupled with links to where users can find more details.”
So Much For Innocent Until Proven Guilty
August 31st, 2007Karen Nelson - “The Jackson-George Regional Library system has pulled a best-selling book by comedian Jim Norton from the shelves of its branches until the library director completes a review of its contents.”
Students and Libraries
August 30th, 2007On Boundaries - “Over the past three years teaching at my current institution, I have found it rather interesting to observe the relationship between the students and the library. My own feelings on the shortcomings of the library are well known, but what do the students make of it? Does it actually provide them with [...]
What Book Changed You?
August 30th, 2007Chrystie Hill - “When I was in library school, I read The Social Life of Documents (published in the first issue of first monday, May 1996) and it changed me.”
For me professionally, it was Future libraries : dreams, madness & reality
For me personally, it was Man’s Search for Meaning.
Roy on the AL Scandal
August 30th, 2007Kidding of course, about the “scandal”.
Roy Tennant - “So let’s all take a deep breath and calm down. “Library 2.0″ is not going to solve all of our ills, nor is it all that new. But if some want to frame the changes they see that need to be made within a [...]
Taking “User-centered” Literally
August 30th, 2007
LiveJourn..Oy Vey!
August 30th, 2007SlashDot - “One wonders how such a long-established blogging company can be so ignorant about the nature of the world wide web.” (via)
A Quote Filled Day
August 30th, 2007Oh Meredith, how I love your blog posts - “[B]y dismissing critics or simplifying their arguments, we only make our own arguments less convincing.”
Amen!
Annoyed, Anonymous, and A Hero
August 30th, 2007AL - “The Annoyed Librarian is an alternative voice in librarianship, and that’s that.”
I’m not getting involved in this discussion (I’m done with it), but I will say that any alternative voice that goes against the grain in our profession as much as the Annoyed Librarian does should be anonymous, because of the mob mentality [...]
Library a refuge for homeless
August 30th, 2007Arthur Gregg Sulzberger - “With this procession, another day starts at the city’s biggest daytime shelter for homeless people, drug addicts and the mentally ill: the Multnomah County Central Library.”
Update on Alms for Jihad
August 30th, 2007Cinnamon Stillwell - “At question is the publication of books and other writings that seek to shed light on the financing of Islamic terrorism. Increasingly, American authors who dare enter this territory are finding themselves at risk of being sued for libel in the much more plaintiff-friendly British court system in what amounts to an [...]
Textbooks Are Expensive
August 30th, 2007Michelle Slatalla - “With this year’s news about the ways some unscrupulous colleges make an extra buck off students’ naïveté — from loan officers who accepted lenders’ kickbacks to schools that got cash incentives to steer students to expensive study-abroad programs — I felt it was expedient to warn my daughter about a big expense [...]
Head Start and PLs
August 29th, 2007Debra Lau Whelan - ‘Wouldn’t it be great if Head Start was required to collaborate with public libraries? If the House and Senate can agree on the same language, it could very well happen.”
Perspective on Harry Potter
August 29th, 2007PLA Blog - “What has is your library’s perspective on the Harry Potter phenomenon?”
They want your essays. Public Libraries is one of the best journals for librarians. I know from experience.
The Most requested Out of Print Books
August 29th, 2007BookFinder - “The Report tracks the most sought-after out-of-print books in America, breaking down demand for popular OOP titles in ten different genres.”
Ponder This
August 29th, 2007Kevin D. Hendricks - “Why is it that libraries shelve paperbacks and hardbacks separately?”
ALA President Interview
August 29th, 2007Cynthia Leitich Smith does the honors.
Library Work is Hard
August 29th, 2007Cassie Gentry - “[P]eople constantly remark how easy it must be to work at the library. They envision the circulation desk staff sitting at expansive desks, flipping through literary journals or thick leather-bound novels and pausing only to exchange intelligent conversation with academics who have decided to check out something along the lines of “War [...]
Wikirage
August 29th, 2007Wikirage - “This site lists the pages in Wikipedia which are recieving the most edits per unique editor over various periods of time. Popular people in the news, the latest fads, and the hottest video games can be quickly identified by monitor this social phenomenon.” (via)
Wow! How about a feed for the “hot” entry [...]
More to Books than Google Books
August 29th, 2007Michael Lieberman discusses Paul Duguid’s piece published in First Monday.
More on ebooks
August 29th, 2007BusinessWeek - “Nearly 10 Months After its debut, the Sony Reader is hardly a game changer.”
Are Libraries Useful?
August 29th, 2007Louise Tucker, blogging in the Guardian - “There is an incredible assumption here that ‘most people’ have the means to pay for reading matter, similar to arguing, as I often think the government does, that ‘most people’ can afford private health care, so why bother supporting the NHS?”
Library Smut
August 29th, 2007Matt Barber - “Illinois School District 126, covering Alsip, Hazelgreen and Oak Lawn, has defended its choice to assign summer reading to 12- and 13-year-olds that is replete with harsh profanity and references to teen sex (even teen sex with adults).”
InfoToday Goes Green For CIL
August 28th, 2007Well, it’s the hip thing to do, no? I’ll be seeing you in April.
That’s What Friends Are For
August 28th, 2007NYT - “Five months after Mr. Halberstam’s death in a car accident on April 23, some of this celebrated journalist’s closest friends and colleagues will be banding together to cover different legs of a nationwide publicity tour for his final book.”
Planting the DDC
August 28th, 2007Michael McGrorty - “This morning, as I was weeding the herb garden at the local arboretum, I realized that I could classify the plants by either Dewey or LC if I so desired. Not a bad exchange for a few years of time and tuition.”
Katrina - Two Years Later
August 28th, 2007Ernie the Attorney reflects.
WorldCat List Makers
August 28th, 2007OCLC - “More than 10,000 personalized lists have been created within WorldCat.org since the social networking feature was introduced in June.”
Thinking About Creating READ Posters?
August 28th, 2007Orlando Sentinel - “Forget cartoon characters and celebrities: The faces encouraging Volusia County children to read are people they can’t recognize. In honor of library card sign-up month in September, county staffers created bookmarks and posters bearing photos of County Council members. Kids are confused.”