In the midst of lots of busyness, I shirked responsibility and got lost in two books. I finally read Forever … by Judy Blume, one of the books I borrowed for Banned Books Week. I can’t remember the last time I read a book cover to cover in one sitting. It took me about two […]
The talk on feeds for the Special Libraries Association Wisconsin Chapter went very well. The food was great; the audience asked lots of good questions; and someone even told me I clarified things better for her than some of the RSS articles she had been reading.
I will post my presentation within the next few days.
My lunch with the library and information science students was cool. One considering business librarianship and another pondering law librarianship or records management or something joined me. We talked about library school stuff, the job market, how to get a job, and those kinds of things. None of us actually ate lunch. We hoped more […]
I marked this post from Berkman Fellow Ethan Zuckerman about 10 sources of information and services Jimmy Wales thinks will be free many months ago and am just now revisiting it. Wales founded the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikipedia. It’s really interesting because of the comments about why having them be free is important coupled with […]
Like we need more to read …
Time Magazine’s critics select 100 top novels, which the magazine highlights on its Web site, including reviews.
link from reddit
I found a totally awesome button tonight, but it’s not the RSS or XML pin I’ve been seeking to wear during presentations. I was in a cool store that makes my wallet nervous because I can’t go in without making a purchase and noticed a glass bowl of small buttons with individual letters on them. […]
beSpacific points to this Wall Street Journal article about wireless access in hotels, its growing popularity, and charges.
Monday, October 17, is the deadline to register for the Wednesday, October 19, talk about XML feeds I’m giving at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Feeding Frenzy, as the program is so cleverly titled, includes dinner and dessert. When I last checked, only about twenty people had signed up. There’s still plenty of room. Don’t […]
Many libraries are doing neat things with XML feeds and their catalogs. One example I found via RSS4Lib shows how the Library Systems Office at George Mason University displays new books in a specific call number with a feed integrated into Voyager, a type of online catalog. Wally Grotophorst posts the technical details on iNode, […]
I freely admit having a vested interest in seeing Boston host Wikimania in 2006. Some Boston area Wikipedians are encouraging people who support their efforts to comment or otherwise add to their wiki. The host city might be selected this weekend.
Toronto is also vying for the bid.
sj, naturally, has more details on getting involved. People […]