Archive for January, 2008
Teen Library Comics
January 31st, 2008A photoset on Flickr
More on ReadBurner
January 30th, 2008David Rothman on hacking ReadBurner URLs.
GreenPrint offers free paper-saving software
January 30th, 2008Green Tech blog - “The new application, GreenPrint World, detects and highlights unwanted content, such as banner ads on a Web page, that tends to spill over onto extra pages. It also lets users delete images from the printed page and quickly create print-friendly PDF documents. The GreenPrint interface appears when users print from any [...]
On Short Books
January 30th, 2008Keir Graff - Will shorter books save reading?
Docstoc
January 30th, 2008Denise Howell takes a look at this really cool resource for legal forms.
Did Stephen Abram Really Write This?
January 30th, 2008I’m getting a 404 when I try to access the permalink, so I took a screenshot from the main page.
Wow! Even Abram, the smartest librarian in the world, thinks that Google doesn’t care about libraries. I agree. They don’t.
Alfred Kazins Winesburg, Ohio
January 30th, 2008Paper Cuts - “Seriously, though, has anyone ever found a map of a fictional location on Google Book Search?”
(Thanks Edana)
Never Mind Legal Issues; Kindle not good choice for libraries. Period.
January 30th, 2008Rochelle Hartman - “How does it make any sort of sense for a library to loan out a $2500 resource to be used by one person at a time for 2-4 weeks?”
McMaster University Libraries receive 2008 Excellence in Academic Libraries
January 29th, 2008Congrats!
R.E.M. to tour
January 29th, 2008Hip Hip Hooray!. Two NY dates (one on LI and the other in NYC) and I hope to hit both of them.
Sorry it’s been quiet around here. I’ve been very very busy at work.
Going Green @ Your Library
January 29th, 2008Yay! Beth Filar-Williams has started a blog titled, Going Green @ Your Library.
Subscribed!!
Newbie’s guide to Twitter
January 27th, 2008Webware has a piece. Well worth the read.
More on Filtering
January 27th, 2008New York Times - “Library Walks Fine Line on Web Pornography”
Drive-thru tips at Starbucks
January 27th, 2008Add to the conversation.
Here’s a tip: When I say “Iced Americano”, I don’t mean, “Caramel Latte”. Got it?
I. Need. My. Crackberry!
January 27th, 2008LiveScience - How to Tell If You Are Addicted to Technology (via)
ASU design library
January 27th, 2008
ASU design library
Originally uploaded by JasonUnbound
How Google, Wikipedia Have Changed Our Lives
January 27th, 2008MediaShift - What did I do before Google and Wikipedia? Can I even remember?
MagMyPic
January 27th, 2008Create Fake Magazine Covers with your own picture at MagMyPic.com
Subscribe to Maxim Magazine at a 75% discount!
pocket dewey guide
January 27th, 2008
pocket dewey guide
Originally uploaded by betheee
DRM-Free downloads in 2008
January 27th, 2008Amazon.com–News Release - “Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that in 2008 the company will begin an international rollout of Amazon MP3, Amazon’s DRM-free MP3 digital music store where every song is playable on virtually any digital music-capable device, including the PC, Mac(R), iPod(R), Zune(R), Zen(R), iPhone(TM), RAZR(TM), and BlackBerry(R). Amazon MP3 is the only retailer to [...]
More on the Kindle
January 26th, 2008NYT - “Freed From the Page, but a Book Nonetheless”
Jennifer Garner took Violet to the library
January 26th, 2008Gossip Girls - “It’s something we don’t see everyday - celebrities paying a visit to their local public library branch.”
Librarian Fired Over DeLillo Book Dies at Age 77
January 23rd, 2008MyFox Colorado - “Anna “Jeanne” Layton refused to take “Americana” off the shelves of the Davis County Library, arguing that patrons could decide whether they wanted to read it.”
How to Read The New Yorker in 10 Easy Steps
January 23rd, 2008worth a look. (via)
Plan agreed to save Anne Frank tree from the axe
January 23rd, 2008Reuters - “Dutch officials and conservationists have reached a deal to save the tree that brought comfort to Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis, prolonging its life by up to 15 years.”
Great timing, it being Tu’Beshvat and all.
Sick sense of humor, On having a
January 22nd, 2008A Librarian’s Guide to Etiquette - “Respond to every reference question with the following phrase “Well, let me check Wikipedia…”
Heh
Networked Out
January 22nd, 2008LISNews - Are There Too Many Social Web Sites?
Happy Tu B’Shevat!
January 22nd, 2008Eco-Libris celebrates the 15th day of Shevat
More on Video Games
January 22nd, 2008Library Attack (a new to me blog), deconstructs my post and Jenny Levine’s comments. I’m glad Jenny comnmented on the post instead of ignoring it. She’s right. Don’t like gaming? Don’t do gaming. I say stuff like that all of the time.
That said, that doesn’t mean I won’t post what [...]
With so much info on phone, why huge library?
January 22nd, 2008Aaron Gillum - “With so much info on phone, why huge library?”