Archive for April 17th, 2006

Blogging Libraries Wiki

Monday, April 17th, 2006

Those of you who have attended one of my presentations about weblogs and libraries might remember me showing a long list of libraries with weblogs. That list is now available as a wiki. Amanda writes about her decision to change formats.
I asked Amanda if there’s a place in her list for librarians like me who [...]

Unshelved Does Terry Pratchet’s The Color of Magic

Monday, April 17th, 2006

Unshelved’s Sunday comic strip features Terry Pratchet’s The Color of Magic. My now-dead friend Phil introduced me to Terry Pratchet through his insistence that I read Mort. Thanks, Phil!

Yochai Benkler on the Wealth of Networks at Harvard Law School Tuesday (4/18)

Monday, April 17th, 2006

Uh … Whoops. I knew there was something I should have posted last night … My apologies …
On Monday, I received an announcement from the Berkman Center for Internet & Society about Yochai Benkler speaking on the wealth of networks on Tuesday, April 18, at 5:45 pm in 102 Hauser Hall at Harvard Law [...]

Toshiba’s HD-DVD vs. Sony’s Blu-ray Discs

Monday, April 17th, 2006

I began reading this article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about high-definition DVDs because a colleague pointed out that it’s a front page story written by a news researcher, but I realized quickly some of you might be quite interested in it because of its discussion about DVDs and what’s next. Apparently, Toshiba and Sony [...]

A Great Special Collections Blog: Hyde Collection Catablog

Monday, April 17th, 2006

Last week, I learned about the Hyde Collection Catablog by John Overholt, which focuses on a large Samuel Johnson collection donated to Harvard University’s Houghton Library a few years ago. John writes in his description of the blog:
"As the cataloger of the printed book portion of the collection, I have the privilege of examining each [...]


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