A boy lost his library card when he lost his wallet. The family recently received a bill for $350 in fines and lost materials from the library because someone else had been using the boy’s card.
When my wallet was stolen out of my office a few years ago, I made sure I let the library [...]
Andreas Tzortzis of The New York Times updates us on preservation efforts of materials damaged in the Anna Amalia Library fire.
seen on Future of the Book
"[W]hile a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court decision established that reporters don’t have a right to refuse court orders to name sources, it also included a concurring opinion somewhat sympathetic to the reporters and a strong dissenting opinion that seem to have influenced how the courts treat such cases"
explains an Associated Press article about shield laws [...]
I bugged Scott Johnson yesterday to see if he would finally answer some of the questions people have been tossing around regarding the Feedster Developer Contest. It is possible to enter the contest multiple times. At the time I was bugging him, the entry form was not online. I did not think to ask if [...]
Perfect 10, an Internet pornography company, is suing Google for failing to remove images from its search results. The company claims Google provides free access to images for which it would otherwise charge money. This Los Angeles Times article makes it sound like Google isn’t making Perfect 10’s content available directly, but is including search [...]
Technorati is having a contest for developers who belong to their Developer Program. The deadline is Thursday, November 25.