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Christina writes about an article by Bill Ives and two co-authors examining blogs as better knowledge management tools than what’s currently used in corporations.
I’m reconsidering blogs as knowledge management tools after talking to someone tonight who set up a wiki to help her better organize certain resources she frequently loses on her blog. One thing [...]

Check out this new blog by Steven Cohen of Library Stuff:
"Feedster Hacks is a weblog and directory for the various hacks that have been created with Feedster …"
This feed is now in my aggregator.
I wonder what other librarians Feedster has tapped …
Isn’t there a quote about smart organizations employing multiple librarians or a librarian as [...]

Dana VanDen Heuvel compares press releases and blogs in these lists.
another from Portals and KM

Jeremy C. Wright sold his blog, Ensight. This is not the first time someone has sold a blog.
"Yes I am hoping this becomes big news so that it helps people realise that blogs have a real value proposition to bring to the table as something more than simply link farms. That blogs, as blogs, are [...]

Three librarians from Cambridge donated money for library materials to schools in Eastern Cape and helped four teacher librarians attend a conference.

Plenty of seats are available for the blogs and feeds talk Shimon, Josh, Garrett, Kris, and I are giving Saturday, October 30, from 1 to 5 pm at Mt. Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. Networking and refreshments begin at 12 pm.
Although it’s possible to register at the door, it’s wise to register in advance [...]