Hiawatha Bray of The Boston Globe and the Associated Press’ Ken Maguire update us about the vetting of Michelle Delio’s work in several publications, including MIT’s Technology Review. Her work came under criticism after Technology Review staff discovered a source she used had misrepresented himself to her. Bray tells us what other publications for which [...]
I’m sure all the other librarians in the Boston area already know that Simmons College’s Graduate School of Library and Information Science has a terrific calendar of events of interest to their students, but I’m going to point to it anyway.
*j puffs out chest
I received a nice letter from Special Libraries Assocication President Ethel Salonen, a pen, and an enamel pin as thanks for helping SLA with its recent membership drive. My efforts earned me a spot in the elite SLA President’s Club. But I really need to thank whomever put my name down on [...]
"Go ahead and bellyache about blogs. But you cannot afford to close your eyes to them, because they’re simply the most explosive outbreak in the information world since the Internet itself. And they’re going to shake up just about every business — including yours. It doesn’t matter whether you’re shipping paper clips, pork bellies, or [...]
I joined the men representing Wikipedia and sj’s terrific bird project at the Boston Cyberarts Festival Opening Night Party. Because of a snafu at a copy shop, I was two hours late getting there with all the brochures in several languages explaining Wikipedia. I heard part of a speech, but chose not to wander through [...]
claims a fortune cookie fortune I received tonight.
Steven says exactly what I would about this new advanced search feature in Feedster.
Yippee!