scratchpad jr. (2nd import)

I added the department Tools to this weblog for items related to the tools, like Rojo, Onfolio, and instant messaging, I’ve written about.

I think some of my readers who know I do unofficial bug testing and can break anything will find this amusing. Also, you news librarian folks might want to pay attention. I discovered a minor date problem while searching in LexisNexis. When doing some issue monitoring, I search for dates behind and ahead of the [...]

The Research Buddy Firefox plug-in sounds similar to frassle it and Onfolio in that it can enable users to grab material from the Web quickly while browsing and store it so they can use it later. Steven Cohen observes that this could be a great tool for librarians. I think bloggers might find it to [...]

Hey CJ, how much has M been bugging you about this? The Associated Press reports J.K. Rowling has finished the sixth book in the Harry Potter series. via the owl post

This news is old, but I hadn’t noticed it before. The New York Times recognized 27 librarians for outstanding public service earlier this month. Honorees receive $2500 and a plaque. The press release doesn’t specify why The New York Times chose these librarians over the other 1400+ nominees from around the United States. from LIS [...]

Halley Suitt interviews Francois Schiettecatte about Feedster, feeds, and search in this IT Conversations program. Schiettecatte says it takes 2-4 hours from the time something gets posted to when it might be available in Feedster. Feedster tries to check for new content on its sources at least once a day. Feed owners can request Feedster [...]

Finding links between blogs and tracing memes through the blogosphere are things many people would like to be able to do. The Conversation Engine attempts to link blogs based on conversations between them. Right now, its content is very limited, so results will be very limited. Diego Doval submitted it for the Feedster Developers Contest.

wonders Tim Bishop. What would he say about wixonomy?

Josh shares an idea about engaging himself in his job by not finishing everything each day. When he arrives at work, he finds (hopefully) an interesting task waiting for him to finish it. The second letter in the current installment of Marian the Librarian deals with a similar topic. Marian recommends finding something enjoyable to [...]