Janet & Judy
November 21st, 2008
I don’t know why, but this picture cracks me up.
Twitter Stalkers
November 21st, 2008TweetStalk - “Sometimes you want to follow someone on Twitter, but you don’t want them to know you’re following them. We present to you TweetStalk ‒ the simple way to stalk Twitter users without having to follow them.”
Librarian in e-mail bust gets $25G
November 21st, 2008NY Daily News - “The city has agreed to a $25,000 payout for an ex-librarian at an exclusive Bronx private school busted last year for sending bizarre e-mails to his boss.”
‘Wi-Fi library’ finally gets a toilet
November 21st, 2008telegram.com - “I used to say ‘We’re the Wi-Fi library without a pot to piss in,’ ” said library Director Susan D’Amico.”
Is RSS Mainstream
November 20th, 2008Is RSS Mainstream? - “I have a simple, unscientific test for determining if a web service or product has crossed over into the mainstream: I ask my friends and family — most of whom are not very geeky and generally represent average technology users, in my opinion — if they’re using the service.”
Let me google that for you
November 20th, 2008Let me google that for you - “This is for all those people that find it more convenient to bother you with their question rather than Google it for themselves.”
This wins the oddest site of the year award.
Readers Overwhelm Europe’s New Digital Library
November 20th, 2008PC Magazine - “Europe’s heritage went digital Thursday when the European Union launched an online library putting famous works such as Dante’s “Divine Comedy” and Beethoven’s 9th Symphony just a mouse click away.”
Teenagers’ Internet Socializing Not a Bad Thing
November 20th, 2008NYTimes - “Good news for worried parents: All those hours their teenagers spend socializing on the Internet are not a bad thing, according to a new study by the MacArthur Foundation.”
Police: Man Attacks Library Patrons, Employee With Rock
November 20th, 2008WEWS Cleveland - “Police said a man attacked three people with a rock Wednesday at the main branch of the Cleveland Public Library.”
Once greeted warmly, Google wears out welcome
November 16th, 2008International Herald Tribune - “[A]lmost five years into its expansion into Europe - where it has a headquarters in Dublin, large facilities in Zurich and London and smaller centers in Denmark, Russia and Poland, among other countries - Google is beginning to bump up against a web of privacy laws that threaten its growth and the positive image it has cultivated as a company dedicated to doing good - its unofficial motto.”
You Gotta Fight For your Right to Refgrunt
November 16th, 2008Refgrunting is alive and well.
Twittermaven
November 16th, 2008I don’t use Twitter anymore, but I still want to know what’s going on with it. So, Twittermaven should do the trick.
Clash of the Browsers
November 16th, 2008CIO - “I love a good vendor war, especially when it’s in a region that’s been relatively peaceful for some time.”
Writing On The Walls Of The Nation’s Library
November 16th, 2008NPR - “The Library of Congress may hold the nation’s collection of books, but those aren’t the only words in the building worth a visit.”
For a day, ‘game on’ beats library’s quiet
November 16th, 2008Times Union - “Today, though, the teens are playing Yu-Gi-Oh (pronounced You-Ge-O) at Schenectady’s Mont Pleasant library as part of National Gaming Day, a three-hour event where libraries across the country compete simultaneously. Video games are the program’s primary focus, but card and board varieties are also part of the day. Nearly all of the gamers at Mont Pleasant, one of about a half-dozen local participating libraries, opt for the games that don’t require a screen or a joystick. At the moment, the kids on computers care more about MySpace and YouTube than Sonic or games off of Nickelodeon.com.”
Florida Offers Online Schools for Fulltime K-8 Students
November 16th, 2008School Library Journal - “Starting next fall, thousands of Florida students will be able to roll out of bed and attend school in their very own homes as a result of a new law that requires every school district in the state to set up an online school for fulltime kids in grades K-8.”
Long Island libraries an inspirational resource
November 15th, 2008Newsday.com - “Some books can be priceless at your neighborhood library!” (Thanks Ray, my boss, for sending this one in)
From the Philadelphia news leader: Residents protest library closure
November 15th, 20086abc.com - “Questions and frustration tell the story of a protest outside the Kingsessing Library today.” (w/ video)
Tim. Bike. Library.
November 15th, 2008
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Undergrad Library hosts gaming event
November 15th, 2008Daily Illini - “The University’s Undergraduate Library participated, offering both new video game systems such as a Wii, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 and vintage systems such as Sega Genesis and Atari 2600. The event was centered on a nationwide online tournament.”
Online Age Verification for Children Brings Privacy Worries
November 15th, 2008NYTimes.com - “WHEN it comes to protecting children on the Internet and keeping them safe from predators, law enforcement officials have vocally advocated one approach in particular. They want popular sites, like the social network MySpace, to confirm the identities and ages of minors and then allow the young Web surfers to talk only with other children, or with adults approved by parents.”
Say Goodbye to BlackBerry? If Obama Has to, Yes He Can
November 15th, 2008NYTimes.com - “Sorry, Mr. President. Please surrender your BlackBerry.”
The Annoyed Librarian goes for World Domination
November 15th, 2008The Distant Librarian - “holy cow, now the AL has shown up as the author of every article in a “special issue” of the Journal of Access Services! (volume 5, issue 4).”
Rats. I have to pay to read the articles (going to check some online databases next). This is going to be great. We need some AL in library journals.
Speaking of library journals, the Michaels have their latest transparency column up. Looks like they are going to stick with LJ for the time being. This is great news too. There is room for everyone, IMO.
Sex offender found living in university library bookshelves, was tracked by his dewey decimal
November 15th, 2008Discussion at FARK
Utah Library Now Even Less Cool as a Hangout
November 15th, 2008Kotaku - “This is a story about a library issuing a partial ban on the playing of video games, but really, it makes sense. Actually, it’s good news, because it means that kids still choose to hang out at libraries. Of course, this is in Utah, so such wholesomeness is unsurprising.”
Bid to cut bad behaviour at library
November 15th, 2008Evening News 24 - “Library bosses today told how they are successfully tackling anti-social behaviour despite concerns raised in a new report.”
Houston Public Library and Video Games
November 15th, 2008Houston Game Examiner - “I guess “Shh! This is a library” is going to become a thing of the past.”
It’s National Gaming Day @ Your Library today. Hopefully all stories and blog posts will be about building community and not how games make us more literate.
Sex offender found living in UI library
November 15th, 2008Sex offender found living in UI library - “Authorities at the University of Illinois are trying to find out how a convicted sex offender came to be living inside a campus library.”
Some PDF Image Extract
November 15th, 2008Some PDF Image Extract - “Some PDF Image Extract is a easily tool to extract images from pdf files. Some PDF Image Extract can easy help you to extract images in pdf files to TIFF, JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG, TGA, PBM, PPM.”
Lack of openness over library closings cited
November 15th, 2008Philadelphia Inquirer - “Described as being uncharacteristically inaccessible, the Nutter administration is catching flak for not sharing the statistics and thought process behind its decision to close 11 libraries.”