Some of you will be very interested in seeing the library, librarian, and books in the fantastic Dave McKean and Neil Gaiman movie MirrorMask. I don’t want to go into details yet because I don’t want to spoil it for those of you who like having those things remain secrets until the film. Let’s just [...]
As you probably know by now, I love being able to receive and read comics in my aggregators. I am sad to report I had to drop Get Fuzzy from this blog’s aggregator because it hasn’t been releasing the comic properly and it’s been causing problems. I know some of you have been reading it [...]
This week’s Chronicle of Higher Education has a special supplement about libraries. Some of the articles are restricted to subscribers. They include a look at library buildings, a discussion on whether librarians should get tenure, technology, and personal collections.
Ever wonder how some broadcasters know how to say foreign names? This Washington Post article backgrounds the Voice of America Pronunciation Guide, an incredible source many radio and television organizations use. Entries often include a written pronunciation guide and an audio file.
After spending about three months in jail to protect a confidential source, New York Times reporter Judith Miller accepted the source’s decision to release her from the confidentiality agreement and revealed his identity.
"I served 85 days in jail because of my belief in the importance of upholding the confidential relationship journalists have with their sources. [...]
I love it when things like this happen: A client asked me about the possibility of converting XML feeds to e-mail, which is something I was going to look up for an upcoming talk anyway. Here are some tools I found, most of which come from two posts on The Distant Librarian, who wondered the [...]
No, really, he did. As preparation for his Esquire article about Wikipedia, A.J. Jacobs secured Jimmy Wales’ consent, then wrote the article on, er, in the encyclopedia and stepped back to watch what would happen to it.
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I absolutely /love/ the title for this program about XML feeds for the Special Libraries Association Wisconsin Chapter on Wednesday, October 19 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. And, yes, there will be food. Someone said I’d be pleased with the selection of desserts.
From 11 am to about 1 pm that day, I’ll be meeting with [...]
One of my blog group colleagues has a completely awesome pin that looks like an orange RSS button. I’ve been trying to find one off and on for a few months. It would be /awesome/ if I could wear one to my next two presentations, which focus on feeds. If anyone has any idea where [...]
The Harvard University Gazette now offers RSS 2.0 feeds containing the headlines from its main sections.
I feel very excited about the office’s decision to offer feeds because not many university communications offices seem to be using feeds, which are a fabulous way to disseminate news. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health even has a [...]