Archive for August 12th, 2004

Librarians who Wrote Children’s and Young Adult Literature

Thursday, August 12th, 2004

This list indicates librarians who authored children’s and young adult literature or are would-be authors of such works.
Featured in this week’s Librarians’ Index to the Internet feed

LoC’s Ask a Librarian Service

Thursday, August 12th, 2004

The Librarians’ Index to the Internet highlights the Library of Congress’ Ask a Librarian virtual reference service. Yellow balloons mark items available for live chat.

I Received an Invite to Register for OSCOM Today.

Thursday, August 12th, 2004

I’m horribly tempted to go because it’s in Switzerland and there will be a presentation about Frassle. But I don’t think I can swing an international trip right now
Translator for hire. Ich spreche Deutsch. Ich bin ganz schoen. Manchmal bin ich witzig. Ich kann Speisekarten lesen und verstehen.

Comment Spam

Thursday, August 12th, 2004

It’s kinda funny how this one post keeps attracting comment spam. I wonder if it has anything to do with the words “comment spam” in the post itself. My blog doesn’t get much comment spam, so it’s kinda funny to watch it pile up on that one post.

Summer Issue of News Library News Available

Thursday, August 12th, 2004

The summer News Library News, the newsletter of the Special Libraries Association News Division, is now available. Most of the issue focuses on the News Division activities of the Special Libraries Association 2004 Annual Conference. Blog reader and Vormelker-Thomas Student Award winner Amy Disch reports on her experience as a first-timer at the conference. I [...]

Survival of Digital Information

Thursday, August 12th, 2004

This item about the lifespan of digital information looks like it’s worth a read. British Library and Joint Information Systems Committee Partnership Manager at the British Library Neil Beagrie talks about the survival of information in electronic formats. “[D]igital information will never survive and remain accessible by accident: it requires ongoing active management.”
It reminds me [...]


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