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If you want to read what I have to say about this landmark issue, my comments are on the NewsliBlog.

A professional colleague recently e-mailed about the Morgue Mama book by C. R. Corwin. A news librarian and her assistant play a prominent role in this mystery. Several other news librarians commented positively on the authenticity of the newsroom and some people in the book.

I know: everyone’s already seen and talked about this one, too. The folks at Blogger have some advice to help prevent bloggers from being fired for blogging.

Yeah, I know. Everyone’s already seen this. I’m catching up on some blogging I’ve been meaning to do for a few days.

about seven feet away from me. (Only four feet away if I stand by the door.) He’s gorgeous. There’s a pair of red-tailed hawks that frequently hunt around here because of the abundance of squirrels and pigeons. One summer before I worked here, a pair nested on top of this building and raised a baby. [...]

“Always there are dogs in every invasion. There was a dog still on the beach, still pitifully looking for his masters. He stayed at the water’s edge, near a boat that lay twisted and half sunk at the waterline. He barked appealingly to every soldier who approached, trotted eagerly along with him for a few [...]

Did you know that Manila must link your e-mail address and URL with your name somehow in Comments and Membership? (Okay, the way I’ve written that, it’s like: “Well, duh!” so bear with me for a sec.) I tried to comment on another blog tonight using a word someone used to refer to me. All [...]

Disclaimer: I never speak for my office on this blog and I’m certainly not doing it now. I am responding with my own thoughts. SJ asks and several others have asked how the distribution of news at and around Harvard can be improved. One problem is Harvard’s decentralized nature. Who would own, care for, and [...]

I had several interesting discussions this weekend with an executive MBA student. He really understands the important role information and information professionals provide in the corporate environment. He lamented to me that none of the courses in the business school program he’s in have talked about librarians and information professionals as important sources of information [...]

SJ asks about the cost of disseminating information: “The absolute