| They’ve Got History 13 hours ago by librariannihilation In a rather open-and-shut inquiry, a patron called in wanting to know if Grafton, ND had a historical society. I Googled the city’s website and didn’t see a section for history, but noted the city office’s phone number (Referencing across state lines! Scandalous!) and did another Google search for t ... Librariannihilation - librariannihilation.wordpress.com ·  1 reference |
| Sell Your Art Online – Why You Should Consider It 13 hours ago by Michael Michael Bridges asked: Being an artist myself, I know how hard it can be to sell your art in the real world that is one reason you might what to try to sell your art online. A few years ago I decided to start selling my art online and I’m glad I did. Now, I’m not getting rich doing this, but I have ... Art - myartreviews.com |
| the great purge 14 hours ago by kstatelibrarian ah…that feels good… The campus has been migrating to a new email/calendaring software for the last few months and the Libraries’ turn is finally up! There has been training galore for Zimbra (the new software) and now we are moving to ‘prep’ mode. When you’ve been using the same email client for, oh ... A Librarian's Life - kstatelibrarian.wordpress.com · 2 references |
| NYPL Goes Underground 14 hours ago by Nancy Mattoon The Velvet Underground with Nico (far left) and Andy Warhol (left). Nearly 45 years after their formation, The Velvet Underground, the most influential band to emerge from the New York City rock scene of the 60's, is reuniting at the city's public library. On December 8 three of the group's survivin ... Book Patrol - bookpatrol.net · Rank: 5,824 · 123 references |
| Roundup of Awesome Stuff 14 hours ago by Teacherninja My Wonderful World is a fantastic site put out by National Geographic to give us parents and teachers better geography resources. Pass it on. The Book Whisperer has a post on a great use on a Ning in a classroom. Ironically, Ning.com is blocked in my district. Oh, well. Maybe you can try it. Awful L ... teacherninja - teacherninjas.com · Rank: 148,031 · 20 references |
| Super Radical Food For Fines Guidelines !! #library 15 hours ago by pcsweeney Food for Fines Its the time of year that many libraries are promoting a food-for-fines campaign and I wanted to make sure I had my little say in the matter. I didn’t realize how passionate some people are about how radical these guidelines were until I posted this on a listserv and got some really a ... PC Sweeney's Blog - pcsweeney.wordpress.com |
| Thoughts on Chrome OS and Libraries 15 hours ago by Brett With the Chrome OS announcement and reveal today, a few thoughts cropped up on this as a possibility and a threat to libraries and freedom of information. First, in the spirit of Cory Doctrow’s ‘Little Brother’, if these catch on there are some significant concerns. Whitelisting could be embedded in ... Brett L Williams - brettlwilliams.wordpress.com |
| OLE now a Kuali Foundation Project 15 hours ago by ecorrado On November 16′th the Kuali Foundation announced that a group of academic libraries are partnering to create the Kuali Open Library Environment (OLE) (pronounced Oh-LAY). Although I knew this announcement like this was coming, I find it welcome news. While I am a strong supporter of Evergreen and Ko ... blog.ecorrado.us - blog.ecorrado.us · Rank: 113,701 · 34 references |
| Reaching teens with Ustream? 18 hours ago by Dawn I came across an interesting article in http://www.mtvsticky.com/ (part of their European division) about how more bands and DJs are promoting themselves and connecting with their audiences by using the social networking website Ustream. Set up in the United States by ex-Army officers John Ham, Brad ... Sno-Isle Teen Talk - snoisleteentalk.blogspot.com · Rank: 163,049 |
