Archive for February, 2008
New Library Opens in Harlem
February 27th, 2008NY1 – “You know, when I was growing up, i didn’t have books… and the school didn’t have books, which reflected my life. And they’re going to have them here and that’s wonderful,” said Myers.
Librarian Dress Up!
February 27th, 2008Librarian Dress Up! – “Now it’s time for Librarian Dress Up! Simply drag the items of clothing with your mouse and they snap right into place!”
Library money was spent on dog food
February 27th, 2008AP – “A selectman in Bennington says a routine annual audit shows that town-raised funds meant for the public library were spent on dog food, groceries and other inappropriate expenditures, instead.”
Rough.
Shh! In the Library
February 27th, 2008…on Flickr
Think you know Wikipedia? You might… or you might just think you do
February 27th, 2008Kim Leeder – “Up until about two weeks ago, I was a Wikipedia snob.”
Bookshelf and Self
February 27th, 2008Scott McLemee – “It is unacceptable to display any book in a public space of your home if you have not read it.” (via)
iKindle?
February 27th, 2008if:book – “Engagdet points to an award winning Australian student design for an e-book reader that combines the gesture-based “multi-touch” interface of the iPhone with the e-ink display of the Kindle.”
IO For Lawyers?
February 27th, 2008Robert Ambrogi – “Information overload is crushing white-collar professionals of all ilks, but hitting lawyers particularly hard, according to a LexisNexis survey of workplace productivity published yesterday.”
Law librarians are smiling right now…
New Public Website for Lawyers: ‘Give Content. Get Noticed.’
February 27th, 2008ABA Journal on JD Supra (via)
New from Bloglines
February 27th, 2008Search, Flickr View, Add Page. I haven’t seen any numbers lately. Is Google Reader still kicking Bloglines?
Oddest Book Title of the Year
February 27th, 2008From Bookseller Magazine
Opinion : If it takes Guitar Hero to bring kids to the library, let’s jam
February 27th, 2008Opinion – “Teenagers ought to feel welcome in our public libraries, which remain — even in the digital age — among our most hallowed public spaces. And anything that brings them into the fold and into close contact with the wealth of resources at the library is worthwhile and downright important to the democracy.”
Of course, [...]
Encyclopedia of Life’s Servers Drown in Traffic
February 27th, 2008AP – “Soon after the Encyclopedia of Life went online Tuesday, its servers crashed due to massive — and anticipated — interest from the public. Despite the outage, the encyclopedia’s chairman said he’s thrilled with the attention.”
Peter Rukavina – Canada’s Superpatron?
February 27th, 2008Paul R. Pival – “Peter Rukavina – Canada’s Superpatron?”
Brooklyn’s Bookish Ambition
February 27th, 2008The New York Observer – “Absent a famous last name, or a fancy job, or an award-winning book, or simply a boatload of cash, a New York Public Library board position is a long shot for even the most devoted bibliophile. But what about … Brooklyn?”
Is photo of boy loved by Anne Frank?
February 27th, 2008AP – “A British newspaper has published what it calls the first known photograph of a boy Anne Frank fell in love with and wrote about in her famous diary.”
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen to Release Coffee Table Book
February 27th, 2008US Magazine has the scoop – Reserved!
More on Encyclopedia of Life
February 27th, 2008The Daily Green – “The first 30,000 species have been added to an ambitious on-line catalog of the world’s diverse life forms, the Encyclopedia of Life.”
Hike!
February 27th, 2008Librarian by Day, Librarian by Night
David Archuleta becomes a front-runner
February 27th, 2008Pax Six on David Archuleta – “Has ‘Idol’ Already Found its Winner?”
I seriously don’t think he can be beat. Witness the LS video of the day:
eBay Desktop
February 27th, 2008eBay Desktop looks incredible. I’m not an E-bay addict, but the concept rawks. Adobe AIR could be the next big thing.
FriendFeed
February 27th, 2008I’m over at FriendFeed. I’m your friend….or something.
Also, don’t forget about getting stevenmcohen.com updates on Twitter.
Triangle Research Libraries Network Joins OCA
February 27th, 2008Duke Chronicle – “The network includes the research libraries at Duke University, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.”
Free Legal Research Sites!
February 26th, 2008JD Supra gets some love on the WSJ Law Blog.
Ars System Guide special: it’s easy being green
February 26th, 2008Green PCs (via)
David Archuleta
February 26th, 2008How is this kid NOT going to win? Holy cow!
Emerging….
February 26th, 2008LSJ Editors’ Blog – “Do you have a colleague who is doing innovative research? Have you met someone at a conference whose blog you read daily because it inspires you to think in new ways? Has a classmate come up with a creative solution to address a current problem in your local library? If so, [...]
Lookybook
February 26th, 2008(via)
JD Supra is Live Today!
February 26th, 2008Steve Matthews – “JD Supra is a new website dedicated helping lawyers & law firms share legal documents, forms, pleadings, judgements, research, and other professional support materials.”
