Archive for May, 2008
Why Do People Start Fights?
May 11th, 2008Kate Sheehan - “When people come to us ready to fight to get their needs met, they’re usually more interested in their needs then the fight.”
Ooooh. I like that. Thanks Kate!
Kill?
May 11th, 2008Filipino Librarian: Who Would Want to Kill a Librarian?
Maps & Legends
May 11th, 2008Great version of Maps & Legends from 1985. Thanks REMdave.
The Dumbest Generation.
May 11th, 2008
Interesting gallery of quickies from Boston.com. I like this one, and this one (of course!)
Update - Ian Da Silva has some choice words for the author of the book. I’m not surprised. It’s a typical response from someone who can’t take seeing (or understanding) an opinion that’s different from them. It’s an [...]
Another Word For Plagiarize
May 9th, 2008Courthouse News Service: - “The publisher of “Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus” claims that a competitor lifted items wholesale for an online thesaurus, and made millions of dollars from the plagiarism.”
Read the complaint
The Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
May 8th, 2008Communication Overtones - “When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee.
Live Twitting
May 8th, 2008Live Twitting - “LiveTwitting is a new and easy way to cover conference sessions! Now your blog readers can follow your session coverages in real time, and its easy to format and republish.
Lawmakers Introduce New Net Neutrality Bil
May 8th, 2008New York Times: - “Two Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced a bill that would subject broadband providers to antitrust violations if they block or slow Internet traffic.”
Penguins in trouble
May 8th, 2008Jacket Copy - “This bit of news coincided with a book that arrived at our offices the other day. I can only imagine what opponents of “And Tango Makes Three” will think of Joel Derfner’s “Swish: My Quest to Become the Gayest Person Ever,” published this month by Broadway Books, if it makes it to [...]
FBI Withdraws Unconstitutional National Security Letter After ACLU and EFF Challenge
May 7th, 2008Electronic Frontier Foundation - “The FBI has withdrawn an unconstitutional national security letter (NSL) issued to the Internet Archive after a legal challenge from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). As the result of a settlement agreement, the FBI withdrew the NSL and agreed to the unsealing of the [...]
Professor wants libraries to reflect cultural diversity
May 7th, 2008San Jose Mercury News: - “Clara M. Chu, Ph. D., is an expert not only on libraries but also on how they fit into the multicultural story of modern society.”
Distinguish yourself from the rest of the market:
May 7th, 2008Elisabeth Leonard on Libraries: “Rather than sound like medication, we need to find a message and a tone that are appealing — and that builds on our true competitive advantage.”
Ban ‘Second Life’ in schools and libraries, Republican congressman says
May 7th, 2008CNET News.com: - “A Republican congressman who has sponsored legislation banning access to social-networking Web sites in schools and libraries has found a new target of displeasure: Second Life.”
Remember, “Second Life is not a game, it is a multi-user virtual environment”
Tweet What You Read
May 4th, 2008bkkeepr - “Want to remember what you read? Want to share your dog-eared pages, and see what everyone else dog-eared? Love LibraryThing, but are always forgetting to add your books? bkkeepr helps you do it, wherever you are.” (via)
Oh, this is such a cool idea! Now, if only I had more time [...]
Friends May Be the Best Guide Through the Noise
May 3rd, 2008New York Times: “Search engines like Google, so effective for general information hunting, do a poor job of cutting through these thickets of user-generated material. For the Internet-addicted, the problem is further intensified by “lifecasting” services like Twitter and the Google-owned Jaiku, which let people use their cellphones to fire off Haiku-length text notices, both [...]
Shush!?
May 3rd, 2008SPLAT: “If it is an old cliche, but we still shush people at our libraries, are we doing it as a joke, or do we really mean it? And even if we’re shushing people as a joke, do the customers think that? The customers do not want to be shushed, so maybe we should all [...]
University libraries could sell outdated books under new bill
May 3rd, 2008Government Innovators Network: - “State statute makes selling outdated books and journals close to impossible, so Illinois university libraries decide to trash about 500,000 used books every year.”