Happy (Belated) Blogacatmas!
Wednesday, October 12th, 2005Why can I not remember that Blogacatmas is the first Friday of October?
Archive for October 12th, 2005
Visually Representing the Popularity of News
Wednesday, October 12th, 2005One of my fabulous news librarian colleagues posted this resource to Newslib. Newsmap shows the popularity of news items through tree maps. The site includes news for a few countries besides America, common news categories, and different days and times.
From their about page:
"Newsmap is an application that visually reflects the constantly changing landscape of the [...]
Places for Books in Libraries
Wednesday, October 12th, 2005There’s lots of talk on some discussion lists about this Christian Science Monitor editorial by Robert Johnson, Rhodes College’s vice president for information services. He states his belief that libraries that ditch books are foolish while acknowledging that libraries are more than just buildings holding books.