(This item might read like a rant, but it isn’t intended to be one.)
Caveat Lector writes that my appearance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in, wow, less than forty-eight hours, is “bringing coal to Newcastle,” or totally useless, redundant, and unnecessary. Perhaps Dorothea thinks everyone in Wisconsin knows what blogging, feeds, and aggregators are and [...]
This Washington Post article compares Wikipedia to Encyclopedia Britannica and has some information about things Wikipedia is doing to improve its quality. The journalist reports that founder Jimmy Wales mentioned how Wikipedia might do start doing that in the near future.
“The way Wikipedia works now, anything can be edited almost endlessly. Editing could continue, but [...]
This Gannett News Service piece discusses the changing role of special librarians and the increasing need for their skills in corporate settings.
“Gone are the days of shushing and the Dewey decimal system, of linoleum floors and musty volumes. Now, being a librarian takes Internet savvy, organization, keen business sense and a touch of a detective’s [...]
Librarian.net is Feedster Feed of the Day! Congratulations, Jessamyn!
Addendum 9/18: I guess I should tell the backstory to this blog post ’cause it’s kinda cool. While I was giving my blog talk, I showed the audience Feedster. I happened to notice Librarian.net was Feed of the Day. I asked the audience if anyone was familiar with [...]
This Washington Post article focuses on the program “Read Me A Story,” sponsored by the Arlington (Virginia) library and the county sheriff’s office.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Library and Information Studies has a student group that runs the library at a jail. Their Kids’ Connection is a similar activity. In 1999, the group won [...]