Archive for October, 2007
Parmet For Prez
October 17th, 2007Well, for town board in Pound Ridge, NY.
More on Blog Comments
October 17th, 2007Ann Althouse - “I love starting something.”
Ann takes the best pictures of Manhattan. For that fact alone, it’s worth it to read her blog. This post is another.
After much internal discussion (between me, myself, and I), I have decided to leave comments open for the time being. I don’t get THAT many, [...]
Consuming Information
October 17th, 2007Brett Bonfield - “While librarians and users have been inundated with advice on how to produce content for MySpace, blogs, and other Web 2.0 services, there’s been much less discussion about using newer technologies to consume all this new content efficiently.”
Hate Speech
October 17th, 2007Tony Grew - “A man described as a “devout Christian” has been arrested after a series of incidents of homophobia at a public library in Greater Manchester.”
Librar* Comics
October 17th, 2007Stephen Abram has a summary of them.
Coffee Shallowness
October 16th, 2007Steve Oberg - “And then I wonder whether my excitement at Starbucks coming to town shows just how shallow I am”
If loving Starbucks is shallow, I’m wading in it.
I Blog For Attention
October 16th, 2007Mike Arrington - “If you find yourself in a rut and turning into one of the complainers, ask yourself if you are writing because you want attention, or because you love to write”
I started LS to force myself to keep current. Now, I continue to blog for currency/attention/marketing. I think we need to [...]
Wellcome Library
October 16th, 2007
Wellcome Library
Originally uploaded by randersbib
TheGoogle
October 16th, 2007The Onion - “The popular search engine Google announced plans Friday to launch a new site, TheGoogle.com, to appeal to older adults not able to navigate the original website’s single text field and two clearly marked buttons.” (via)
Life is Just Too Damned Precious
October 16th, 2007Phil, the Cohen family is thinking of you and Jill.
Social Strangers
October 16th, 2007Nina Simon - “I’ve been thinking recently about the “why” behind encouraging social interactions among strangers in museums.”
Connections and Stats
October 15th, 2007Dave Winer - “Ultimately what matters to me is not how many people subscribe to my feed, rather how much of a connection I can make with the people I want to connect with.”
Life Changing Blogs
October 15th, 2007Eugene Volokh - “Has Reading Blogs Changed Your Life?”
For me, they have, both for better and for worse.
Marketing Ahead of The Curve
October 15th, 2007Micah Buchdahl - “Many lawyers like to be trendy and fashionable. In law firm marketing circles, you are not exactly Nostradamus when advising people with incredible predictions of “new” marketing ideas—blogs, podcasts, annual reports, CRM systems—among them. They were new and trendy many years ago, and most catch on just about the time advanced marketers [...]
Techie Lawyers
October 15th, 2007Stewart Levine - “A recent survey indicated that what lawyers are most interested in when it comes to technology is developing competence with all the new collaboration tools available. From a management perspective, the selection and implementation of the most useful technology is a critical part of collaborating with co-counsel and opposing.”
Librarian R.I.P.
October 15th, 2007A Flickr set.
Subscribers Now Up To 2,674
October 15th, 2007Google must be making some changes.
Update: From the Google Reader Blog - “These numbers include subscribers across all Google services, including Reader, iGoogle, and Orkut. You can see them in Reader’s feed search results (pictured below) and the Google Webmaster Tools. Additionally, our crawler reports them to the publisher each time we [...]
Adventures in Blocking Library Blogs
October 15th, 2007VWB - “[T]he technology department got us right where it hurt…nothing got thru except for Library Stuff and some Teacher Tube videos.”
Yay! I didn’t get blocked. That’s because I’m not allowed to use foul language on LS.
Stephen Abrams Drinks Way Too Much Coffee
October 14th, 2007
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Originally uploaded by sbuus2002
9/23/07 - Back and Side of Bookmobile
October 14th, 2007
9/23/07 - Back and Side of Bookmobile
Originally uploaded by capemaycountylibrary
Why I <3 Walt Crawford
October 14th, 2007Because he blogs stuff like this: “The most damaging thing most public libraries could do is to attempt to get rid of the “places of books” core image in favor of–well, of whatever. Building on, expanding, diversifying: Great. Abandoning or trivializing that role: Suicidal.”
Two Age Groups
October 14th, 2007Allie Shah - “Suburbs are designing libraries with an eye to serving two age groups who make up 70 percent of patrons, but have different agendas.”
I think we sometimes forget that there are many age groups that frequent public libraries. It’s not just about the kids.
Check Your Subscribers on Google Reader
October 14th, 2007(via)
These numbers are way below the stats that I came up with last time. Oh well. Numbers are just numbers.
Old Books
October 13th, 2007Rick Librarian - “Today, my library received the Illinois Blue Book, 2005-2006. If you have noticed that it is already October 2007, you see the problem.”
Wikipedia Edits Suit
October 13th, 2007AP - “Two Associated Press journalists sued Arkansas officials Friday for allegedly violating the state’s Freedom of Information Act by withholding information about which government computers were used to edit entries on Wikipedia.”
Cool Library Arcade Games
October 12th, 2007From the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries.
(via)
Google Book Search May Get Boost
October 12th, 2007Reuters - “Random House, the world’s biggest book publisher, is considering joining a book-search project run by Google, once considered an arch-enemy by the paper publishing industry.” (via)
MSU Library YouTube Contest
October 12th, 2007Jason A. Clark - “Win an iPod Nano and other fabulous prizes when you submit a 3 to 5 minute film, telling us how you use the library in your studies.”
Montana State Library “Closes”
October 12th, 2007AP - “The Montana State Library plans to close its doors at the start of the year and will instead be offering its resources over the Internet”
No More Billable Hour
October 12th, 2007Ann Althouse - “Fast work is a good thing. How hateful to be embedded in a system that rewards inefficiency.”