Based on reports about research on information overload, Shimon Rura writes about how distractions in his work environment prevent him from reaching his full potential. I’m blogging during a meeting [don't worry: it's a blog meeting and they all know I'm doing it] and am finding the conversation around me quite distracting from what I’d [...]
One of my blog readers, a local librarian, and a visiting vendor might want to get together, too. Would anyone like to distribute Wikipedia flyers? I’ve been asked to do that, but since I’m probably not going to be at the conference, I can’t. They are looking for some volunteers.
There’s been some discussion in the blogosphere about what employers are doing regarding the tsunamis and relief for the people effected by the disaster. Thursday, Harvard announced it would match faculty, student, and staff donations to relief organizations. I heard on the late night news that the federal government will allow people to make deductions [...]
A red tailed hawk is on my railing of my office’s balcony. When I went to open the curtains, I noticed a large dark shape on the railing. It’s one of the few places s/he can perch that is not in the line of falling snow. How lucky for me! I want to open the [...]
The Chronicle of Higher Education is finally labeling which articles are free and which are restricted to subscribers. Smart.
Starting with a Slashdot piece pointing to sources criticizing Wikipedia, Clay focuses on comments by Wikipedia cofounder Larry Sanger. Jessamyn wants to know what we think about a quote about librarians and privilege. I certainly don’t think our profession operates on privilege. I definitely don’t come from what I would call a privileged background. I’m [...]
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