Steven has RSS For Non-Techie Librarians over at LLRX this week.
He uses RSS feeds to help stay current and says others who have more knowledge of the inner workings of RSS can use feeds to deliver content to their constituencies, either via portals or collaborative weblogs, like We Do.
June 2002
Wider and Wiser Units
\”An article entitled \”Are Wider Units Wiser?\” by Thomas J. Hennen Jr. appeared in the June/July 2002 issue of American Libraries. It asks the question – what form of public library organization delivers the best library service? For many years library leaders have told us that “wider units of service” will produce better library services. The article examines some of the issues, using national data. Although far more study is needed, the national data suggest to the author that, in most cases, wider units of library service are, indeed, wiser.
We cannot compare how well a library may have fared had its planners chosen a different road in the past. We can only compare the results for the roads taken by other libraries in different areas of the country, hoping that the comparisons will help library planners choose wisely in the future.\”
New Powers for the FBI
Thursday, May 30, 2002, Attorney General John Ashcroft freed the FBI to \”monitor\” churches, political organizations, sites on the Internet and libraries!. He called restrictions of spying \”a competitive advantage for terrorists.\”
I\’ve found nothing at www.ala.org in response to this. Perhaps everyone is too busy basking in the afterglow of the CIPA descision.
Read the full story, including a blurb from Emily Sheketoff of the ALA from the Washington Post.
Managing the 21st Century Academic Library
Bernie Sloan has written A Bibliography, Managing the 21st Century Academic Library.
\”This bibliography consists of items I have pulled together as a result of my interest in the library of the future, especially regarding the management of the 21st century academic library. I am posting this bibliography on the Web in hopes that it may be useful to those who share an interest in this topic.\”
There are 160+ entries in this bibliography, with about 85% of the entries accessible via the Web
Deadbeat Consumers Violate Copyright Laws, Cost Billions in Lost Revenue, Jobs
After all the years of offering free content and services, dot.coms have decided that it is time for consumers to pay-up. Consumers aren\’t buying into the idea. According to BSA CEO Robert Holleyman, \”In a recent survey what we found is a disturbing behavioral trend that violates copyright laws and costs billions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of jobs every year.\” More
Supergeek Fights Spam, Bugs, Censorship
Bennett Haselton considers himself a techno-crusader of sorts. \”fighting his version of the good fight against unwanted spam, vicious Internet bugs and filtering software that allows parents to restrict their kids\’ Web access.\”
More
Is the Journal as We Know It an Article of Faith?
Bruce Morton has written Is the Journal as We Know It an Article of Faith?, and interesting look at exploring how we might achieve scholarly communication that is more effective than traditional models, and yet will still adhere to the academic values that are so important. He says The journal as we have known it was successful because it was the best technology available to do the job. This is no longer the case thanks to the web.
Book Award Winners Announced
The winners of the 2002 Boston Globe – Horn Book Awards are:
FICTION AND POETRY
\”Lord of the Deep\” by Graham Salisbury
Honor Books:
\”Saffy\’s Angel\” by Hilary McKay
\”Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart\” by
Vera B. Williams
NONFICTION
\”This Land Was Made for You and Me: The Life and Songs of Woody Guthrie\” by Elizabeth Partridge
Honor Books:
\”Handel, Who Knew What He Liked\” by M.T. Anderson
\”Woody Guthrie: Poet of the People\” by Bonnie Christensen
PICTURE BOOK
\”Let\’s Get a Pup! Said Kate\” by Bob Graham
Honor Books:
\”I Stink!\” by Kate McMullan
\”Little Rat Sets Sail\” by Monika Bang-Campbell
Dr. Seuss Sculpture Garden Unveiled
Kathy sent over This One on the new $6.2 million sculpture garden unveiled to honor the late Theodor Geisel, the beloved children\’s author better known as Dr. Seuss.
Meanwhile, back in Whoville, Some People Are Not happy Congress paid for the Seuss statues using $950,000 that was earmarked for poor communities.
\”It\’s probably too late to do anything about it now, but the next best thing is to complain about it, which is what we\’re good at.\”
Librarians/Book Returns in Mad Magazine
Ender The _Duke of URL_ writes: \”Libraries of fine usability have issues of Mad Magazine for patron
perusal. In the current issue (#418) is a Spy-vs-Spy (which is not on
the website) detailing White
Spy\’s trip to the library and the hijinks that ensue when he tries to
check out a book without having his library card.\”
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