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>30 days ago by Vilelita, 3 Users, more info saveThe missing mscvr80.dll story
I just wasted 2 hours of my life on this.
>30 days ago by andypiper, 1 User, more info saveParadise is paper, vellum and dust-Comment-Columnists-B ...
>30 days ago by infobunny, 1 User, more info saveGuardian Unlimited | Comment is free | Flashy libraries ...
>30 days ago by infobunny, 1 User, more info saveAmbient Findability: Libraries at the Crossroads of Ubi ...
>30 days ago by Davezilla, 1 User, more info savemootools - home
mootools, a super lightweight web2.0 javascript framework
>30 days ago by socioblogger, 26 Users, more info savePublic Library Geeks Take Web 2.0 to the Stacks
"Recognizing that librarians need to know how to participate in the new media mix if libraries are to remain relevant, Blowers challenged her 550 staffers to become more web savvy." I'd love
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveLondon Libraries Development Agency calling SF&F Sm ...
"It seems that the LLDA are interested in talking to small and indie presses for their Autumn focus in 2007." Jolly good show - let's hope this initiative goes well and spreads nationwide.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveAcademic Library Futures
"...libraries might just have a window of opportunity to leap into a future where we add value to our institutions in ways we've never imagined before or are only beginning to envision. But that
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveLibrarians stake their future on open source
"A group of librarians at the Georgia Public Library Service has developed an open source, enterprise-class library management system that may revolutionize the way large-scale libraries are run.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveUK Thinking About Legalizing Private Copying Of CDs; Gi ...
"The really amazing thing about this story is that it's even taken this long for the discussion to get this far." Amen, Techdirt.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info savePublic Libraries & the Internet
"Since 1994, there have been eight studies conducted that track the level of involvement, key issues, trends, and other aspects of public library Internet use." Here is the data.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveFour Ways to Kill MySpace....
Much as I think the thing sucks, the US government has the knives out for MySpace and other social networking sites, in the name of 'protecting the children', naturally. Henry James has the lowdown on
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveResearchers 'text mine' The New York Times, demonstrati ...
"Performing what a team of dedicated librarians would need months to do, scientists have used new technology to complete in hours a complex topic analysis of 330,000 stories." That's one of
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveNew Orleans Library Reopens with RFID
Does what it says on the tin.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveLibrary encounters
Razib at Gene expression discovers the horrible truth about library fines.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveEvery librarian's nightmare
Oh, the humanity! Link via Boing Boing.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveIndex Translationum: UNESCO Culture Sector
What is the world reading? UN statistics on books in translation around the world.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info savePublic library offers free audio book downloads
Library in LA takes a step in the right direction...not quite far enough, but it's a start.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveN.Y. public library offers free films online
We are SO far behind
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveScan This Book!
Read. This. Now. This is the future of knowledge; ignore it at your peril.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveDRM and the British Library
Knowledge now has a price
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save