Archive for November, 2008
First Impressions Last! Simple Branding and PR Tips for Libraries
November 24th, 2008subscribed!
The Wisdom of Crowds of Librarians Is on the Way—In Time: Reference Extract
November 24th, 2008Barbara Quint – “Google can sleep easier—for a while, at least. A flurry of press coverage suggesting that “radical, militant librarians” —as the FBI refers to members of this profession—were heading its way turns out to be a little previous.”
Country Feedback and more…
November 23rd, 2008Incredible version of this 1991 classic. Also, thanks to Benjamin for sending in word of a newly remastered Murmur, which is hitting the stores next week.
Google Seduces With Utility
November 23rd, 2008NYTimes.com – “If Google owns me, it’s probably because I am in favor of what works.”
Help for eBay Shoppers Who Can’t Spell
November 23rd, 2008NYTimes.com – “A handful of new Web sites with names like Typo Bay and Typo Buddy are out to help shoppers save money by searching eBay for misspelled brand names. Such items often have fewer bidders because they don’t appear in search results for people who spell the items correctly, and therefore can be had [...]
Fishtown Library Rally & March
November 23rd, 2008…a set on Flickr:
HTTP errors
November 23rd, 2008…a set on Flickr
Bookworms back branch libraries
November 23rd, 2008SignOnSanDiego.com – “Many drivers passing University Community Branch Library yesterday honked their horns to show support for the protesters of all ages who stood on the sidewalk holding signs declaring their opposition to a plan to close the facility.”
It takes two to vilify ‘Tango’ — book ban brohahas picking up speed
November 23rd, 2008Children’s Book Examiner – “Across half a continent, another dust-up is proceeding over the book, And Tango Makes Three.”
Reading Offline, Reading Online
November 23rd, 2008lis.dom – “I spend a lot of time on the internet, and I don’t think I’m any stupider than I was before.”
Yes We Can, Chanukah Style
November 23rd, 2008Lyrics here.
Book Buzz
November 23rd, 2008Watch out Nancy Pearl!
Playing games at the library
November 23rd, 2008Roanoke Times – “There are mindless games, to be sure, but that is true of any medium. The works of Stephen King and John Grisham remain on library shelves, as they should. Sometimes people just want to relax and enjoy.”
The Online Search Party – A Way to Share the Load
November 23rd, 2008NYTimes.com – “OPPORTUNITIES for social networking abound on the Internet, but not when it comes to one standard job: using a browser and search engine to comb the Web for information. That task is still typically done solo, because browser displays and search procedures have traditionally been designed for a single user.”
A book as Christmas gift? Here’s a smarter idea
November 22nd, 2008csmonitor.com – “They’re calling it “Netflix for books†and the most surprising thing about it is that no one has tried it before.”
Via Andrew Sullivan, who blogs: “I don’t see how this is better than a library. And it will never compete with the Kindle.”
Delaware County law library must refund $76,000 to local governments
November 22nd, 2008The Columbus Dispatch – “The Delaware County Law Library Association owes the county and city governments $75,980 in public money it collected but did not use in 2005 and 2006, a state audit has found.”
From the Philadelphia news leader: Hundreds protest library closures
November 22nd, 20086abc.com – “Across Philadelphia this Saturday hundreds turned out to protest Mayor Nutter’s planned closing of 11 library branches. Residents say they are much more than places to check out books and they’re calling the mayor to task.”
The Importance of Social Networking to Information Work
November 22nd, 2008The Importance of Social Networking to Information Work – “Collaboration software was designed for the information worker and it has indeed, helped tremendously by giving people more ways and channels to communicate and work together on content.”
The Evil Debate
November 22nd, 2008NYTimes.com – “The question of Google’s evil was in the air around The Times on Thursday.”
Wii brings new faces to the library
November 22nd, 2008Argus-Press – “For years, video games were seen as a threat to children’s reading. Now more than three decades after the medium’s conception, games are becoming a way to bring children back into libraries.”
Warning: This piece is filled with “video games will make you literate” statements.
Coalition urges better laws for e-mail and cell phone privacy
November 22nd, 2008BetaNews – “Information stored on remote computers should be given the same legal protections as data stored on a user’s desktop PC, according to report produced by more than 20 activist and human rights groups.”
Janet & Judy
November 21st, 2008Janet & Judy
Originally uploaded by Cheshire_Cat
I don’t know why, but this picture cracks me up.
Twitter Stalkers
November 21st, 2008TweetStalk – “Sometimes you want to follow someone on Twitter, but you don’t want them to know you’re following them. We present to you TweetStalk ‒ the simple way to stalk Twitter users without having to follow them.”
Librarian in e-mail bust gets $25G
November 21st, 2008NY Daily News – “The city has agreed to a $25,000 payout for an ex-librarian at an exclusive Bronx private school busted last year for sending bizarre e-mails to his boss.”
‘Wi-Fi library’ finally gets a toilet
November 21st, 2008telegram.com – “I used to say ‘We’re the Wi-Fi library without a pot to piss in,’ †said library Director Susan D’Amico.”
Is RSS Mainstream
November 20th, 2008Is RSS Mainstream? – “I have a simple, unscientific test for determining if a web service or product has crossed over into the mainstream: I ask my friends and family — most of whom are not very geeky and generally represent average technology users, in my opinion — if they’re using the service.”
Let me google that for you
November 20th, 2008Let me google that for you – “This is for all those people that find it more convenient to bother you with their question rather than Google it for themselves.”
This wins the oddest site of the year award.
Readers Overwhelm Europe’s New Digital Library
November 20th, 2008PC Magazine – “Europe’s heritage went digital Thursday when the European Union launched an online library putting famous works such as Dante’s “Divine Comedy” and Beethoven’s 9th Symphony just a mouse click away.”
Teenagers’ Internet Socializing Not a Bad Thing
November 20th, 2008NYTimes – “Good news for worried parents: All those hours their teenagers spend socializing on the Internet are not a bad thing, according to a new study by the MacArthur Foundation.”
Police: Man Attacks Library Patrons, Employee With Rock
November 20th, 2008WEWS Cleveland – “Police said a man attacked three people with a rock Wednesday at the main branch of the Cleveland Public Library.”
