Monthly Archives: January 2010

Change and Trust

Posted on 31 January 2010 by Rick Mason

Bill Mayer, the University Librarian at American University, has been implementing some fairly radical (for libraries) changes in how the library exists on campus and interacts with the university community: Next Steps : Change at American University I really don’t … Continue reading →

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An Argument for Free High Speed Internet

Posted on 28 January 2010 by Rick Mason

As the economy continues to remain weak and budgets tighten for public libraries, here is a study that should encourage any community of the value of high speed internet access via their libraries: Internet Use and Job Search (pdf) In … Continue reading →

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Award Winners

Posted on 18 January 2010 by Rick Mason

The American Library Association has announced the winners for their many youth categories: Literary Award Winners There are more categ0ries than I remember… scanning through the lists reveals many interesting titles.

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Convergence

Posted on 15 January 2010 by Rick Mason

2010 : The Only Year of the E-Reader is a post on Kit Eaton’s blog at Fast Company.  He argues that the days (well, years) of the e-reader are nearly through, because the multi-function tablet seems to be coming into … Continue reading →

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Ben & Jerry’s Grant Opportunity

Posted on 6 January 2010 by Rick Mason

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right organizations with the right ideas: Ben & Jerry’s Foundation Note that in their Funding Priorities, they limit grants to “grassroots, constituent-led organizations that are organizing for systemic social change”, so this would … Continue reading →

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Unusual Articles

Posted on 3 January 2010 by Rick Mason

If you spend any amount of time perusing Wikipedia, you will encounter articles on topics that are either exceedingly trivial, offbeat, or hard to classify.  For those who seek these articles, they have a page for it: Wikipedia: Unusual Articles … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a Catalog Record

Posted on 1 January 2010 by Rick Mason

The American Antiquary Society has a great visual reference on the Anatomy of a Catalog Record: found via Catalogablog

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Granularity and Relational

Posted on 1 January 2010 by Rick Mason

While clearing out old lists of post inspirations, I ran across a post on Commonplace.net that still gets my brain going: At my place of work, my desk is in close proximity to our two catalogers.  The conversations that ensue … Continue reading →

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How to make a book by folding and cutting

Posted on 1 January 2010 by Rick Mason

Eric Leese Morgan demonstrates how to quickly make a 12-page book by making a few cuts in the pages and fitting them together:  About ten years ago I created about 20 handmade books of about 25 pages each.  I … Continue reading →

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