The problem with taking a weblog hiatus is that all sorts of interesting things appear online after you have vowed not to post anything. Today’s Oxford English Dictionary (OED) word of the day is “blog”. This was funny to me, particularly, since it has been several weeks since I last checked that link from my own weblog. (At first, it looked like a suggestion instead of a definition) . . . And, being the voracious but closeted dictionary reader that I am, I examined the etymology, date chart, and pronunciation information with much amusement. If you are curious, follow the link before a new word is posted. If you disagree with their definition, read the “Contribute to the OED“ page and submit a form, if appropriate.
February 12th, 2004
I know–I am on an extended weblog vacation at the moment, but I could not let this link slip by without including it here. Today Gary Price pointed to the Smithsonian Institution’s Library and Archival Exhibitions on the Web as a ResourceShelf Resource of the Week. This guide was originally created in 1995 but has been recently updated. The site currently has almost 3,000 exhibits in its searchable database. A few Harvard online exhibits appear in the database, although many really interesting digital projects do not appear, possibly because they do not meet the guidelines for inclusion (i.e., the projects are finding aids or search engines that are not part of an online exhibit) . . . Anyhow, check it out for yourself.
Now, I will return to my winter weblogging hibernation.
[Update/clarification, 2/13/04: Before the wrong information gets posted all over the blogosphere, I would like to clarify one thing in this post. I opted for the "almost 3,000 exhibits" phrasing above because ResourceShelf quoted the number of current exhibits as 2,950, but the counter on the Smithsonian's database is at 2,933. In retrospect, over 2,900 would have been a better description . . . This probably seems minor to most people, but I hate to be the source of misinformation].
February 12th, 2004