Anonymous Patron sends news of an article from Federal Computer Week.
“As more federal agencies publish government information on Web sites without notifying GPO, important documents that should be indexed, catalogued and preserved for public access in the Federal Depository Library Program have instead become ‘fugitive’ documents, according to GPO officials.”
May 2004
Thirty Years With Computers
Today’s Alertbox column looks at the past thirty years of computer and usability improvements. Jakob Nielsen then adds some general predictions about computing in the year 2034. For example: "A complete HDTV record of every waking hour of your life will consume 0.01 EB, or 2% of your harddisk." Food for thought.
BBC: Books get interactive makeover
Bob Cox sends us this article from the BBC :
“New Zealand researchers have developed a way to overlay detailed animations and images on textbooks, children’s picture books and any other title that uses illustrations. The 3D images are seen via a handheld viewer that watches where a reader is looking.”
Slashdot | Password Memorability and Securability
Anonymous Patron writes “This Slashdot Thread pointed the way to This PDF Report on the memorability and security of passwords.
They did a study in which groups of students were studied for password usage. They say they observed a number of phenomena that run counter to the “established wisdom” on good password selection. My password for everything is 1234, is that bad?”
Wired’s ‘Free & Unfree’ atlas: U.S. in latter category
David Rothman writes “On paper–sorry, I can’t link and won’t pirate–Wired’s June issue is running an atlas of “Free & Unfree” countries based on intellectual property laws. Naturally we in the States are a dark blue, meaning that the U.S. is among the copyright and patent zealots. More at TeleRead.”
ADHD Librarian on the Loose
ADHD_librarian writes “As a new entrant in library blog publishing I just thought I’d point out to you all the existence of a fantastic and insightful blog (mine).
Entitled “The Hyperactive Librarian” it is my attempt to get laughs and make sense of why in God’s name a kid with ADHD who almost forgot to attend high school would consider taking the nine years needed to complete four years of university and then run screaming around a public library.
ADHD-librarian.blogspot.com
Rochelle comments: “Dang. That was my idea. I just kept forgetting to do it.”
Rockford (IL) Librarians to Picket
This story from the Rockford (IL) Register Star tells about library workers from Library Union Local 3350 (Rockford Public Library) who will hold an informational picket before heading to a Board meeting to complain about negotiations being stalled. In addition to salary, other issues on the table are contributions to health-insurance costs, cashing in of vacation time and the outsourcing of custodial work. The Board says that their final offer is on the table.
Iowa Librarians go for Read Aloud World Record
A group of five librarians, from the North Liberty (IA) Community Library calling themselves “Team Title Wave, will attempt to break a world record June 7 for non-stop reading aloud. The group will camp out in the southwest corner of the library and attempt to read for 80 consecutive hours to get into the Guinness Book of World Records, said Elaine Reitz, assistant teen librarian and organizer of the event.
The real star of Seattle’s Central Library? The books
Finally a story about the new library in Seattle that talks about the books. Bob Cox spotted a Seattle Times Piece that answers the question I’ve been asking, “But what about the books?”
“One of the things that I’m proudest of with this building is that it’s all about the book. I’m an old-fashioned librarian. … I became a librarian because I care about reading and I care about building a community. So the criticism I’m most stunned by of this building, by people who haven’t been in it, is: What about the books? It’s all about big architecture!”
Seattle City Librarian Deborah Jacobs
Librarian Arrested in Periodicals Theft
Katie writes “From kgw.com:
A former Whitman College librarian was arrested after he allegedly tried to mail stolen 19th century periodicals to a customer of an Internet auction site, police said.
Jake J. Oelerich, 21, was booked into the Walla Walla County Jail on Wednesday for investigation of first-degree theft. He was being held Friday in lieu of $10,000 bail.
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