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Happy Turkey!
There’s a great deal to be thankful for this year. Too much to write about here, really. So let’s talk about copyright instead: NEW YORK – Cell phone owners can now break locks to use their handsets with competing carriers, while film professors have the right to copy snippets from DVDs for educational compilations, the
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First, Re-Open the Libraries
This article from Kelpie Wilson hit a particular note with me because until 2 years ago my wife worked as a reference librarian at the NYC EPA Region 2 library on Broadway. She watched for 3 years as a staff of three librarians, one media specialist and one tech services paraprofessional were relocated, outsourced or
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The Future of the Catalog: Deconstruction or Reinvention?
Thom Hickey described his experience speaking at a conference organized by the Delaware Valley Chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries on his blog. The conference title: The Future of the Catalog: Deconstruction or Reinvention? Personally, I’ve managed to convince myself that everything in the world of libraries is a matter of reinvention.
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Peak Oil and Libraries
Disclaimer: I am posting this more to hear back from other folks who can point me to actual library journal articles on this subject than to suggest that we’re screwed, although I suppose I can do both. That said . . . I admit it: I’ve jumped on the peak oil bandwagon. Which is probably
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Duke U. Press Joins LOCKSS
An announcment from Duke University Press & Duke Libraries, care of Kimberly Steinle: For immediate release: Nov. 8, 2006 CONTACT: Mandy Dailey-Berman (Duke University Press, Journals Publicity Coordinator)mdberman@dukeupress.edu DUKE UNIVERSITY PRESS, DUKE LIBRARIES TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM STRATEGIES FOR PRESERVING ELECTRONIC SCHOLARLY JOURNAL CONTENT DURHAM, N.C. — Duke University Press and Duke University Libraries will be
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Quotes of Note 2.0
Something else I found while looking at the past posts on Andy’s website: What Democrats will Do In Their First 100 Hours in Congress. To paraphrase, they say they would: · Put new rules in place to "break the link between lobbyists and legislation."· Enact all the recommendations made by the commission that investigated the terrorist attacks of
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Quotes of Note
For today’s most instructive Quotes of Note, I refer you to the Treasurer of the DNC. Yes, I can speak more plainly that this, but I think the point is well made. Vote tomorrow for something completely different. You’ll be glad you did.
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Moyers
First, read Bill Moyers. By now you know that I think it’s worth the time to listen to Moyers read a lunch menu out loud, but read him anyway. Read him again over the weekend. Then vote on Tuesday.
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10 Things About Electronic Resources That Librarians Need to Know
I haven’t been around much the past few days. There are a few reasons for that. We’re starting to bind journals again for the first time in months. I’ve taken over a number of knowledge management duties for the library that are forcing all of the librarians here to rethink their work flow models. I’m
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Election 2006
First, wish MEDLINE a happy 35th birthday. Now for some political resources, lifted in part from Resourceshelf.org (where would any of us be without these guys?): Resources of the Week: Election 2006By Shirl Kennedy, Senior Editor"An election is a moral horror, as bad as a battle except for theblood; a mud bath for every soul