Archive for the 'Computers' Category

Boston Book Festival Saturday October 24 Copley Square 10-6

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

The Boston Book Festival is being held on Saturday, October 24, 2009 in the Copley Square area between 10 am-6 pm:
“The wait is over! The Boston Book Festival has just announced its official schedule of events, and with 31 to choose from, and you’re guaranteed a fun-filled, jam-packed day on Saturday, October 24 between 10:00 [...]

Massachusetts Open Source ILS Project Meetings October 21 and 29

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

The Massachusetts Open Source Project, which includes selecting an open source ILS system for three Massachusetts library networks, will be holding information sessions on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at the Palmer Public Library and Thursday, October 29, 2009 at the Merrimack Valley Library Consortium offices in North Andover, Massachusetts. Staff from MVLC, NOBLE and [...]

WBUR Here and Now Interview with Cushing Academy’s Headmaster

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

WBUR’s Here And Now program had an interview with Cushing Academy’s Headmaster James Tracy about his decision to get rid of books and install computers and other electronic devices:
http://www.hereandnow.org/2009/09/rundown-922/
Also the Classical Bookworm blog had a posting on the Cushing library decision:
“I give the headmaster points for acknowledging that they can do this because they are [...]

Ignite Boston 6 Thursday, September 17, 2009 Fidelity Center for Applied Technology

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Ignite Boston 6 will be on Thursday, September 17, from 6pm to 9:00pm at the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology auditorium 245 Summer Street, Boston, next to South Station and on the Red Line. There is no cover charge or any sort of fee.
Since there is limited space at the venue, you must be [...]

Vote for Jessamyn West’s SXSW 2010 Conference Library Presentation Proposals

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

Jessamyn West of the librarian.net blog has two library related presentation proposals for the SXSW 2010 Conference in Austin, Texas:
“I have proposed two presentations for the SXSW conference in Austin Texas next March. There is a complicated series of steps to determining which of the proposals will actually get picked. Part of this determination (30%) is [...]

Tweet URLs may be tiny, but they can also be dangerous

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

nbsp;ConsumerReports.org reports that shorten Tweet URLs may mask malicious destinations:
“URL-shortening site Cligs last month sent more than 2 million Web addresses to an entirely different destination. Phishers are also taking advantage of the trust users have in TinyURL Web addresses by using them to mask malicious destinations.”
“But easy solutions are available, PC Magazine points out. [...]

NISO Library Resource Management Systems: New Challenges, New Opportunities October 8-9, 2009 Metro Meeting Center Boston MA

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

NISO is holding a 2 day forum called Library Resource Management Systems: New Challenges, New Opportunities on October 8-9, 2009 at the Metro Meeting Center in Boston, Massachusetts:
“Libraries have a dizzying array of options for acquiring, implementing, and modifying library resource management systems. The ballooning number of choices reflects the changing character of this marketplace. [...]

PodCamp Boston 4 August 8-9, 2009 UMass-Boston

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

PodCamp Boston 4 is being held on August 8-9, 2009 at University of Massachusetts-Boston, Harborside Campus Center. Registration is $ 50.00.
For more information:
http://www.podcampboston.org/
Posted by Rich

Linux System Administrator Wanted

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

Blake Carver of LISHost is looking for an experienced Linux Systems Administrator:
“Business is good at LISHost and we could use some help from an
experienced systems administrator. The position involves all the usual
things a sysadmin would do, including server maintenance, security,
and support. The job is part time, requires no travel and has no set
regular hours.
The ideal [...]

2 from On the Media: US Gov’t Electronic Records and the Supposed Death of the Newspaper Industry

Sunday, February 8th, 2009

I don’t normally listen to the National Public Radio program On the Media, but I happened to catch two stories on this week’s episode definitely worth mentioning here.
1) Like many archival repositories, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the archives that handle many important United States government records, like those from the Office of [...]


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