December 2001

Bill passed along This BBC Story on a study that found up to 5% of the net – potentially 100 million hosts – is completely unreachable.


They found that the number of sites an individual surfer can see depends on their starting point. The researchers found that net sites are cut off because of wrongly configured routers or malicious hackers and computer vandals abusing loopholes in net software.

Bob Cox passed along This One that says Christ Community Church pastor Jack Brock plans to publicly burn Harry Potter books in a bonfire Sunday in New Mexico.


Brock says he hasn\’t read any of the books.

Bob Cox sent along This Review of \”Patience & Fortitude:
A Roving Chronicle of Book People,
Book Places, and Book Culture\”
By Nicholas Basbanes.


They call the book \” grand, rambling, serendipitous treasure-house of material about books and the people who have loved them.\”


\”Patience & Fortitude\” looks at everything from the ancient classical library at Alexandria to a recent and controversial state-of-the-art information nexus in San Francisco.

A California school student, with the help of the ACLU and author, William Styron, may file suit against the student\’s school district for banning the 1979 American Book Award winning novel, \”Sophie\’s Choice.\”
The story depicts the life of a Holocaust survivor. The school pulled the book from the shelves after a parent complained about its sexual content. More

Judy writes \”A commentary in the Sunday, December 23, 2001,Minneapolis Star Tribune is titled \”Time to Check It Out: A certain segment of the population is overdue at the library.\” Read and enjoy Kristin Tillotson\’s comments, including: \”The public library is not just a place for those who can\’t afford to buy, nor a nostalgic reminder of eras past. It is a constantly evolving resource in step with the future.\”

Full Story \”

Rachel writes \”Rachel Singer Gordon and Sarah Nesbeitt are pleased to announce the publication of The Information Professional\’s Guide to Career Development Online, a new Information Today guide for Internet-connected professionals.



Learn how to interact and develop your career online through:

* Participating in electronic discussion lists and forums

* Researching educational opportunities

* Taking distance coursework online

* Reading and contributing to the professional literature

* Keeping current with online resources

* Creating your own Internet web page, weblog, discussion list, or newsletter



… and more!


Visit Our Web Site for more on the title, as well as live links to every web address mentioned in the book.\”

The Gaurdian has picked The seven wonders of the web.


#1 is google, 2 is Yahoo! and 3 is Project Gutenberg.

Strangely, LISNews is not on the list, maybe next year.

Lee Hadden writes: \”The Los Angeles Times has an article today about a book collector by Susan Reynolds.


\”A Shelf Life That\’s Always Growing: At Doug Dutton\’s house, books
rule–from rare texts to paperbacks.\”


\”Books have played a driving, defining role in their evolving life. Eight
years ago, for example, they moved to their current house from one just a
few blocks away because there were more pure linear feet for bookshelves.


These come in all shapes and sizes, the horror being when one starts
shelving two deep, a veritable admission of failure for a book collector,
indicating and leading to, eventual loss of control altogether.\”

Read more about it at
The LATimes.com\”

LLRX writes \”Weighing the
Benefits of Legal Portals


Cindy Curling reviews the major and minor legal portals, detailing the strengths and weaknesses in their respective services and content.
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Fark never dissapoints.


This One on A man in Hawaii found $68,000 worth of U.S. Savings Bonds in a book from the local Library. So he tracked down the owner of the bonds, who was an elderly woman who didn\’t realize they were missing and seemed somewhat confused.