In 1990 I found a wacky (and vaguely depressing) manga anthology by Joji Manabe (whose work I love) called "Dora." One of the stories in it (actually the first few pages of one of the stories in it) contained the germ of an idea I eventually turned into a short story called "Norma" (no relation…
As you know if you’ve been listening to the radio or watching the tube or glancing at the newspapers this morning, it’s been one year (as of yesterday) since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita smashed life, limb, and property on the Gulf Coast. Mayne people are doing many things to remember this tragedy–I for one, can…
First, the good news: Lily the NYAM Special Projects Librarian has let it be known that the presentations from the 2006 August RLG Members Forum are now available as MP3 files. The talks include The Future of MARC by Bill Moen and Sally McCallum, and and topics such as Folksonomies, visual resource cataloging, and describing…
This just in: OCLC acquires DiMeMa, developer of softwarefor digital media management CONTENTdm Digital Collection Management Softwarekey component of OCLC digital solution set "DUBLIN, Ohio, August 15, 2006—OCLC Online Computer Library Center has acquired DiMeMa (Digital Media Management), the organization that developed and supports CONTENTdm, the leading digital management software for libraries distributed…
As the headline said: Worldcat.org is now available (yea!) Very little to write about today, as we’re in the process of picking out shelf list cards and processing the tomes we unearthed from MLCNY last year, and there are quite a lot of them. I’m told that NYPL is taking some of them off our…
This just in: MAYOR BLOOMBERG DECLARES HEAT EMERGENCY FOR METRO NYC Over the next few days, we expect excessive heat and humidity in The New York Metro region. Please plan your activities with protection in mind. If needed, you can find a NYC cooling center here. We can also take steps to reduce…
I don’t subscribe to the Weekly Standard and it’s literally been over a decade since I dealt with the classics (as they were called in more than one college English class) but I have nothing but respect and admiration for those who do (enjoy the classics, that is; I don’t know anyone who subscribes to…
I’m putting the finishing touches on my article for the Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries’ eJournal Forum and the deadline is Monday, which means that before then I need to actually finish it, then send my proof to the other co-authors to see what needs fixing, and then over the weekend finish the…
Firstly, here’s the new issue of TechKNOW, out of Kent State U. I stuck more stuff I stole from Alterman behind the cut. BTW, speaking of Alterman: I think the guy’s a snob, but I’ve never met him and my opinion really doesn’t count, anyway. The fact is he’s a great writer, and he wrote…
The Morgan Library got some very spiffy coverage in the Music section of the NY Times this morning, and that’s extremely cool. But what was even cooler to me was clicking on my daily dose of LRC and finding this article on online libraries by George Giles. Giles is a libertarian (as are many who…