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Changing corporate image with open source
In light of IBM's offer to allow use of 500 of their software patents for open source applications, Sun is now freely offering 1600 of its own patents for open…
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Networking basics
We all know what networking is, but as an MLS student or a new librarian with few connections, it is difficult to know where to begin. It can be particularly…
Philadelphia’s library problems
People have been up in arms about the news that the Philadelphia Free Library system is running 20 of its 49 libraries without professional librarians. I think it's awful too,…
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Libraries in the frozen north
I'm back from Chicago with two more interviews under my belt. It's lovely to see that Illinois really seems to value their libraries -- or at the very least, the…
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So is there a librarian shortage or isn’t there? Part 2
There are a few bloggers who have spent a lot of time questioning the library shortage due to their own experiences in library school and on the job hunt. Dorothea…
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So is there a librarian shortage or isn’t there? Part 1
From the PLA Blog, I learned that the ALA is planning to launch a recruitment website to attract more future librarians to the profession. I’ve written a whole bunch about…
Not to throw cold water on it…
David King at Dave's blog asks some valid questions about Sirsi's new RSS offering: But for me, there are some questions I'll need to answer to become completely satisfied with…
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Feedster job search
Feedster has come out with a job search tool where users can search for a job and then subscribe to the feed for that search. I put in a search…
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Picasa 2
All of the photos I've taken with my regular camera over the past few years are sitting in a shoebox. They aren't at all organized and, as a result, I…
RSS feeds in your catalog
Exciting news from the world of ILS's [as reported by Jenny at The Shifted Librarian]! I've been crawling out of my skin with anticipation, waiting to be able to announce…
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Can’t write a word?
Clive Thompson at collision detection posed an interesting question in his blog today: "can you think better when you're typing?" I've found, at least for the past 10 years, that…
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Get your feed out there
For those who have an RSS feed for their blog, you can now easily submit your feed to 15 aggregators using Feed Submitter by Thomas Korte. If you find that…
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Spamfighters
Is referrer spam getting you down? Killing refferer spam has become an obsession for Dorothea at Caveat Lector over the past week, and she shares some useful tips on how…
The Max Power way
According to Techdirt, a California state senator has introduced a bill that threatens developers of file sharing applications with jail time. John Borland at CNET, writes, “if passed and signed…
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On the hunt…
I will be flying up to freezing Chicago next week for a second interview for a job I am absolutely dying to get. I'd have to be VERY interested in…
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Testing information literacy
According to the New York Times, ETS has developed a test to measure a college student's level of information literacy in order to determine how well schools are preparing students…
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Encouraging discussions at ALA
While I'm kind of bummed about not making it to ALA Midwinter, I've gotten to hear all about it from the PLA Blog, Library Techtonics, and It's All Good. A…
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Folksonomies: Listen to Jessamyn
Jessamyn said "learn this word: folksonomy" and I make it a point to always listen to Jessamyn. :) Actually, I've been hearing quite a lot about folksonomies lately, between my…
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A new corporate approach to intellectual property
IBM is making 500 of its patents available for free to people doing open source projects. Rock on! From the New York Times: I.B.M. executives say the company's new approach…
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User-centered technology implementation
David King wrote two responses to Michael Stephen's 2005 library tech predictions. The first one highlights the importance of user-centered technology planning and implementation. This is something that cannot be…
