I mentioned having to keep an information impulse journal during one of my library school classes and Amy Disch replied that she’s curious about the assignment. She has an information impulse to find out what it is. If she had to do this assignment, she could choose to use this for her daily journal entry. [...]
Steven Cohen highlights this project to record public domain books for the general good. Inspiration for the project came from the bloggers who got together to record Lawrence Lessig’s Free Culture.
One of my complaints about the local aquarium is how poor the signs identifying what’s in a tank are. I’m sure it’s very difficult to keep track of all the fish and species, especially when they change frequently. As I walked up the ramp around the centerpiece–a giant ocean tank with fish, sharks, rays, and [...]
It looks like I will be speaking about blogging for the Special Libraries Association Wisconsin Chapter in Madison, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, September 15. I just need to clear it with my office. I’ll share details with you when I know them.
If you want to get together while I’m out there, drop me a line.
The folks at the ResourceShelf report on the Playboy interview with Google’s Larry Page and Sergey Brin and respond to their comments about libraries and librarians. Gary Price and Shirl Kennedy observe that Google is just one of many tools in use, people can often access many electronic resources via their library without actually having [...]