j’s scratchpad

is happening as we read. Various groups of library supporters coordinated by different librarian professional associations are talking to Members of Congress about libraries.

I was trying to schedule some Web work for a massive project that’s going to overwhelm my life in a few weeks and I realized Wednesday, May 11, is my next available evening. I was much happier before I realized how much I’m doing (or trying to do anyway).
I think I have hit my maximum [...]

I just received word that the course I’m helping to teach about blogging at the Special Libraries Association Annual Conference is full.
Thanks for registering!
(Working–really shouldn’t blog at work–more on this later perhaps)

JSL sent me this link to Scott Rosenberg’s piece No reader is an island. Near the middle of the piece reviewing some problems with the media, Rosenberg discusses errors–a subject Newslib has been buzzing about lately–and how easy it is to make errors and what journalists and news organizations can do to correct them. He [...]

Wikinews has an article about ships a Christian group sails around the world as libraries and truly mobile book fairs.