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MIT Blog Suvey
Some info about the survey: This is a general social survey of the greater weblog community being conducted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Our goal is to help understand the way that weblogs are affecting the way we communicate with each other. Specifically we are interested in issues of demographics, communication behaviors, experience with... Continue Reading →
Why This Academic Librarian Blogs
There has been some discussion around the blogosphere about the lack of blogs that focus specifically on academic librarianship. It was very nice of Meredith to mention me in her post as one of the voices of academic librarianship, so I though I would attempt to spell out my reasons for blogging. I'm a little... Continue Reading →
Blogs versus Message Boards
As the resident blogger in our library, I often get asked to explain the differences between a blog and a message board. People often wonder which application is better for online communication and collaboration. As with many things in technology, it just depends on the need. Lee LeFever, at Common Craft, has written a very... Continue Reading →
The Next Kitchen Appliance
Clear the Kitchenaid Mixer and the Toaster oven off the counter, you might want to make room for the kitchen PC. ExtremeTech has the plans on Building a Kitchen PC. So why would you want a PC in the kitchen? Well the obvious one is that Food Network would be very nearby. Other reasons include:... Continue Reading →
Yahoo Blogging Policy and Tips for New Bloggers
Yahoo! has recently developed Personal Blog Guidelines. The pdf document is definitely worth a look. Of particular note are the Best Practices Guidelines on page two of the document. While geared toward Yahoo! bloggers, the main points are valuable to other bloggers as well. Yahoo! recommends: 1. Be Respectful of Your Colleagues 2. Get Your... Continue Reading →
Accolades for Firefox
PC world has named Firefox the 2005 Product of the Year. A related story talks about Firefox's gains in browser market share. Apparently this week marks the first time that more than 20% of the visitors to the PC World website were using Firefox.
“Beats all you ever saw……
.....been in trouble with the law since the day they was born." According to a CNN Money article: Christopher Nelson's new job, which comes with a $100,000 salary and a one-year contract, will be to watch reruns of "The Dukes of Hazzard" weeknights on the Country Music Television cable channel and write blog postings for... Continue Reading →
IM, Virtual Reference, and Podcasting Survey
While the details have yet to be ironed out, sometime this summer the Ohio University Libraries will have a pilot program of providing reference via Instant Messaging. We have been thinking about this for some time, and by now my colleagues are probably getting very tired of me forwarding links from Michael, Aaron, Bill, Sarah,... Continue Reading →