Internet News (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
Rise Of The Web Librarian: An Elegant DMOZ Solution Eric Ward, Search Engine Land (Nov 3) Eric Ward speaks as a link builder with an educational past in library/information science in proposing a way to save the Open Project Directory...
Tame The Web: Libraries and Technol (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } end of times beginning of i heart librarians 081, originally uploaded by i heart librarians. Aaron Schmidt writes: http://www.walkingpaper.org/2311 LIS Students from the University of Toronto are drumming up support for their participation...
(the) health informaticist (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
An article published not too recently on HCPlive has irked a few health librarians on LIS-Medical. This excerpt in particular seems designed to rub us the wrong way: Forget your local medical library and PubMed and use Google Scholar to search for scholarly literature published in the form of peer-reviewed pieces, theses, books, and abstracts from [...]
walking paper (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
LIS Students from the University of Toronto are drumming up support for their participation in the A Dare to Remember AIDS awareness campaign by walking around Toronto and photographing people with a giant I ♥ librarians sign. I ♥ this project! Check out the I ♥ librarians photostream on flickr because there are some great [...]
Library Journal News (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Representatives of public library, school, and LIS report on value of training.
DigitalKoans (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
The Stanford University Libraries are recruiting a Digital Archivist. Here's an excerpt from the ad (Job ID: 36243): Reporting to the Principal Manuscripts Processing Librarian, the Digital Archivist will help define and apply the methodology and standards of traditional archival best practice to born-digital collections. This work will be done as part of a grant project, Born [...]
GENEALOGE (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Society of Genealogists, Family History, Genealogy, Family Names November Events 7 November 10:30am Tracing your Medieval Ancestors A full day course with Dr. Adrian Jobson 30/24 GBP 9 November 10:30am Genealogy for Librarians & Archivists A full day course with Else Churchill & Doreen Hopwood 30/24 GBP 11 November 2:00pm DNA: Heredity and Disease A one hour lecture with Dr. Geoff Swinfield...
43(B)log (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
Panel 3: User Generated Content: Boon or Burden Laura N. Gasaway, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, University of North Carolina Topic: How institutions deal with digital content. Digital content is changing research and library services. Libraries always acquired and used digital content, and used digital tech to preserve analog works. Four issues for libraries: Creating and managing digital content;...
The Food Librarian (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
Day 8 of I Like Big Bundts: 30 Days of Bundt Cakes Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bundt with Cadbury Chocolates My friend went to Ireland and brought back some bags of Cadbury Chunks (Milk Chocolates). I've been dying to use them...and am now on the hunt for more. My dear friend Dave is actually in Dublin right now to run the Dublin Marathon. He travels around to different parts of the world running marathons....
Lesa's Book Critiques (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
If your kids (or you) have questions about the world, Gina Misiroglu's The Handy Answer Book for Kids (and Parents) is a fun place to start. The book is broken into ten sections, made up of questions, and, in most cases, one paragraph answers. The book has been updated from the earlier edition, with questions about the Internet, cyberbullying, and smartphones. It's an attractive, easy-to-read format,...
My Favourite Books (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
I love the fact that we have this reservoir of untapped talent we can call on to talk to us about all manner of weird stuffs. In this instance, Matt (THE Teen Librarian) chats about Zombies. When there is no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth In extreme circumstances, the assailants can be stopped by removing the head or destroying the brain. I will repeat that: by removing the head or...
Izzy Eats: The art of raising a gourmand, one bite at... (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
This heavenly cake is apparently old news on the internet but for me is brand-new yet slightly familiar. The recipe is remarkably similar to my favorite Chocolate-Banana Cake ; However in this version, the smooth banana flavor is highlighted with a light sprinkling of chocolate chips rather than vice versa. I adapted Dorie Greenspan's recipe, by way of The Food Librarian. Classic Banana Bundt Cake...
Stephen's Lighthouse (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
I have just finished a presentation to the Southern California SirsiDynix Users Group hosted by Cerritos College in Oakland. It was a fun time and the weather here is awesome before heading to Internet Librarian in Monterey. Here are my PPT's: Innovation and Libraries: What is at the Heart of Libraries? Stephen
A Simple Walk (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing The Fence My Father Built Abingdon Press (October 2009) by Linda S. Clare My Thoughts: I really enjoyed the unique plot of this book. Linda S. Clare did a great job using symbolism throughout the book, which was really engaging to me as a reader. I thought it was a great read and one I'd definitely recommend. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Linda S....
A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
Are you going to the Internet Librarian 2009 Conference ? Then you have two chances to meet me, you lucky person, you! First, on Monday, October 26? I'll be at a Meet the Authors program. Second, I'll be giving a presentation on Wednesday October 28 with Sarah Houghton-Jan , Digital Futures Manager, San Jose Public Library author of LibrarianInBlack.net, called Technology: The Engine Driving Pop Culture-Savvy...
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victorio | 05/08/2009
Plot Summary: An archai Ring consideration wayward adrift for centuries has been constitute, and from end to end of a abnormal swivel in chance has been prone to a mini Hobbit called Frodo. When Gandalf discovers the Ring is in inciden the One Ring of the Dark Lord Sauron, Frodo duty construct an epic exploration to the Cracks of Doom in organizatio to dismantle it! However he does not journey deserted....
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