I haven’t written a post in several days, and the reason is that I have been going through a dark period of time during which I cut back in a number of ways to try to get some rest. I … Continue reading →
I’ve really arrived. Family Man Librarian is included in The Blogga Song. Wow. Needless to say, irregardless of my inclusion, I think it’s pretty funny and so do my kids, who insist on watching it over and over. ‘Course they … Continue reading →
In the Yippee!–It’s-About-Time department, comes the news that Google Scholar is now tied into Open WorldCat. Great news! I’m sure this will be all over the biblioblogosphere in no time. This feature allows persons searching Google Scholar to readily determine … Continue reading →
I’ve praised Google in the past for many of their easy to use, free services. Among these are GMail, Google Talk, Google Maps, Google Earth, and Google Analytics. I especially like the fact that these services, already good to begin … Continue reading →
Just heard the news today that registration for NASIG 2006 in Denver, Colorado, is now open. A program guide has also been posted. I encourage anyone interested in the intersections between scholarly communication, technology, and serial publications to come to … Continue reading →
Disaffection with the traditional integrated library system (ILS) is widespread these days. Terms that are frequently bandied about to describe them are “monolithic” “inflexible” “expensive” and “unfriendly”, just to name a few. Many librarians increasingly question the level of investment … Continue reading →
Posted in blogging, family man librarian, google, itunes
|
Tagged Alane Wilson, broader information technology arena, disparate technological systems, diverse services, eBay, google, information technology, library systems, library systems vendor CEO, open source applications, open source library applications, or products, web services
|
Recently I was contacted by a student at UIUC GSLIS to whom I’ve been assigned as a mentor for LIS578 (Technical Services Functions). (This is the “traditional” version of the class I will be teaching again this summer via UIUC … Continue reading →
I’ve mentioned before how much I like LibraryThing, one of the best Web 2.0 type services anywhere. Yesterday I decided to use it to begin tracking the books I’ve read recently. I started using the tag ‘read’ and then used … Continue reading →
Last week a revised, official slate of NASIG candidates was published. This list includes write-in candidates. Voting closes on March 4. Vice-President/President-elect 1 to be elected (3 year term) Christie Degener Jill Emery-Petition Candidate Char Simser Secretary 1 to be … Continue reading →
Posted in family man librarian, nasig
|
Tagged Alison Roth, Bob Schatz, Candidate
June Garner, Char Simser, Christie Degener, Emery-Petition Candidate, Emily McElroy, George
Peter, George
Peter McCracken-Petition Candidate, Jill Emery, Jill Emery-Petition Candidate, Johnson
Joyce Tenney, June Garner, Kay Johnson, McCracken-Petition Candidate, Meg Mering, Rick Anderson, Rick Anderson-Petition Candidate, Sarah George, SECRETARY, VICE-PRESIDENT /PRESIDENT-ELECT
|
This funny situation occured yesterday. Michele tells about it: “This morning I was checking my email and the kids were upstairs playing together. No loud noises, no crying, no arguing…all is good. A bit later Brinley came downstairs and said … Continue reading →
