Monthly Archives: March 2006

Me, my orange shirt, desk, and Sanford Berman.

Me, my orange shirt, desk, and Sanford Berman. Today is Friday. Many businesses have something they call "casual Fridays." The library is always pretty casual — but I like to have fun with ties and dress up and stuff. I … Continue reading

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Google Books Script Gaining

The Google Books script and Superpatron are getting ample attention now…First on the Official Google Blog, then during the Symposium in the only portion of the webcast not archived, and now today in Library Journal. The more ubiquitous it becomes … Continue reading

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Further Adventures in Embarrassment

Yesterday, A librarian at mpow pointed out my redundancy in saying “isbn numbers.” Which means I’ve been digitized and preserved for history to ponder – as being redundant. The good news — I don’t think I can possibly misspeak again … Continue reading

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Scholarship and Libraries in Transiton : A Dialogue about the Impacts of Mass Digitization (Shorthand Notes)

Most of this has already been covered here (first post, reverse chronological), here, and here. Offical Symposium Weblog – the webcast should be available soon…I’ll post here when it is… With the copious amounts of documentation available there, why should … Continue reading

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The Lenticular Art of Chris Dean

Tonight I attended a couple of art openings with a friend in the great city of Detroit. It was a beautiful night, nearly 50 degrees, clear skies – a slight breeze that wasn’t cold but rather hinted at winter’s dying … Continue reading

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