My love affair with wordpress is still pretty much in full bloom because it is the right tool for so many blogging jobs. Do you like wordpress too but need a theme different from one of the many nice ones available? You could always hack one up to your liking, but if you [...]
Monthly Archives: April 2007
missing cat myspace
25 Apr 07 – 4:12 pm
It is quite likely that using MySpace was the only way Vernie’s people knew how to get a website up and running.
Isn’t it great that people have the tools to do things like this? I love the details section. Height: 0′ 4″, Sign: Leo.
I found the MySpace page from a poster [...]
Hundred Flowers Bloom
22 Apr 07 – 8:21 pm
On Tuesday I’ll be in Seattle giving two talks for the awesome King County Library System’s 27 Things which is an adaptation of PLCMC’s Learning 2.0/23 Things. In preparation for my visit I’ve been taking a look at what the participants have been writing about and came upon a great post this afternoon. [...]
InfoTubey Award Winners
20 Apr 07 – 10:21 pm
Tuesday night at Computers in Libraries was the First Annual InfoTubey Award ceremony. I was on the panel of judges that looked at the videos submitted and presented an award at the ceremony. While there were plenty of great videos (and well over 60 institutions submitted) these were the best examples of great [...]
“library use only”
19 Apr 07 – 1:40 pm
I’m guessing the sticker isn’t what prevented these items from flying off the shelves.
i hear the director is pro technology and totally cool
18 Apr 07 – 5:47 pm
Maybe I’m a sellout now because I’ve put an advert on my blog:
Library Clerk (Part Time)
North Plains Public Library (Oregon)
Deadline: May 23rd
Do you want to work in a growing library with a friendly staff? Are you interested in helping us create a library that focuses on what’s best for library users? If so, this job [...]
Are Reference Desks Dying Out?
17 Apr 07 – 9:18 pm
“Are Reference Desks Dying Out?” is an interesting article besides the drama surrounding its interpretation of the Q&A session of an ACRL panel session. For the drama (and some further discussion of the important issues), see Reference Desk Backlash at Brian Mathews’ The Ubiquitous Librarian.
I’d like to mention two other bits in [...]
another portrait at CIL
17 Apr 07 – 8:40 pm
I certainly wasn’t going to make the request, but Derik Badman illustrated another portrait of me at Computers In Libraries this year! I look a bit more sinister compared to last year which may or may not be accurate. The Bauhaus like primary colors really do it for me!
Actually there’s one that includes [...]
audio tours from the library
17 Apr 07 – 8:17 pm
Multnomah County Library’s Central Library is a really neat building. When I first visited I wished there was a guided tour that I (and other patrons) could take. Hanging in the library are all sorts of portraits that I don’t know anything about, neat details on the staircases and a great sculpture of [...]
zomgee iphones!
11 Apr 07 – 3:18 pm
Don’t get me wrong, I think the Apple iPhone has the potential to be big. Really big. Revolutionary in some ways, even. I want one. However, I have a slight problem with a number of stories released this week stating that “High school teens say they’ll plunk down $500 for iPhone”. [...]
