Archive | January, 2008

Our Public Libraries Are Being Turned Into Video Game Arcades

Dave Gibson – “[I]t appears that this country’s librarians have decided to their part in the dumbing-down of America. What has happened to this country?…All of the librarians I have known were in love with the written word and truly enjoyed opening the door to their world to young people. Perhaps, today’s crop of young librarians would be better served answering their calling as arcade attendants and movie theatre managers.”

Too much of a generalization here. Not ALL librarians think video game nights in the library are a good thing (I think that they are a childish way for adults to reclaim their youth in an attempt to be a part of the cool crowd).

And that last line just hurts. Ouch!

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Libraries aim to turn a new page

Charity Vogel – “Ah yes, the libraries of Erie County. Like aging beauty queens, they trudge forward, bedraggled and vulnerable, years of glory behind them — and badly in need of reinvention.”

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Build-A-Bear and Privacy

Denise Howell – “All good, clean — if decidedly consumer-culture focused, and potentially bank-breaking — fun. Until you get to the last step in the process, which had me nostalgic for (egad) the Cabbage Patch Kids. Who as I recall were discharged from their mythical birthplace without asking for their new owner’s home address.”

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Annoyed Librarian on TwoPointOhians

AL – “Librarians can be such sheep, always flocking together around the same fads.”

OK, one more quote, this one a classic:

“The twopointopians don’t have any founding documents worth returning to, so they wander in the desert trying to make sense of what they feel must be a worthwhile cult. Ugh.”

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Growing Up Online

Alec Couros – “Growing Up Online, a Frontline special, will be broadcast tomorrow, January 22, 2008, on PBS.”

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AFP bans use of Wikipedia and Facebook as sources

If news orgs don’t allow it, should librarians (and the clients they serve?)

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Live Blogging 2.0

RWW blogs about Cover It Live

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Gridjit: A Social Portal for Twitter

Looking at Twitter a bit differently.

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50 Tips, Tweaks and Hacks to Make the Most of Google Calendar

Virtual Hosting Blog – “[C]hances are good that you’re not maxing out all the features of Google Calendar that you could be.”

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Google Un-Products

From Philipp Lenssen. Hilarious. I love Google idiot.

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