Librarians Fighting to save “Moore’s Law” issue of Electronics Magazine

Posted on April 22nd, 2005 by Liz

Intel is advertising $10000 to anyone who is willing to part with their copy of the April 19, 1965 issue of Electronics Mabazine, which contains the famous proclamation by Gordon Moore of Intel that the number of transistors in microprocessors would double every couple of years. Now, libraries are having to protect their copies of the issue from conniving opportunists who would steal the magazine to sell to Intel.

North Carolina Universities Guard 1965 Magazine with $10000 Bounty

Update 4-28-05: The Issue has been found and the reward awarded. Phew, at least we don’t have to worry about that one anymore!

iPod Experiments

Posted on April 21st, 2005 by Brenda

At today’s spring assembly, we had an interesting conversation during one of the small group sessions and then again at lunch about the use of iPods (and other MP3 players) in libraries. LJ Connect just featured an article by Michael Stephens, which looks at the different ways they are being used.
Library Journal – The iPod Experiments

Q&A: What Are Web Logs? – Yahoo! News

Posted on April 19th, 2005 by Liz

The AP tackles the question of the year… What are web logs?

Q&A: What Are Web Logs? – Yahoo! News

The Early History of Nupedia and Wikipedia

Posted on April 19th, 2005 by Liz

For those who don’t know, Wikipedia is an online, collaborative encyclopedia that gathers information from all of it’s users. Through a system of moderation the inaccurate information is culled out of the mix and we are left with an online “encyclopedia” that rivals many big print encyclopedias. It’s a useful reference tool. Today we’ve got an article from Slashdot about the early life of Wikipedia. Read, learn, use.

The Early History of Nupedia and Wikipedia

Wikipedia

Understanding MARC Bibliographic: Machine-Readable Cataloging

Posted on April 19th, 2005 by Liz

A useful reference, it seems.
Understanding MARC Bibliographic: Machine-Readable Cataloging

TechSoup – News and Views – Free Anti-Spam Software for Libraries

Posted on April 19th, 2005 by Liz

Get a lot of spam? Want to educate your patrons about the hazards, danger, and annoyance of spam? This might be for you!

TechSoup – News and Views – Free Anti-Spam Software for Libraries

Symantec Security Response – W32.Mytob.AV@mm

Posted on April 18th, 2005 by Liz

NEKLS has been receiving many of these messages. Please see this web page for more technical information re: this worm.

Remember the cardinal rules of email safety: if you don’t know the sender, and you weren’t expecting an attachment, DON’T OPEN IT!

Symantec Security Response – W32.Mytob.AV@mm

Do Libraries Still Matter?

Posted on April 15th, 2005 by Liz

“In the era of the Internet, will we still go to libraries to borrow books and do research? The answer seems to be a resounding yes, because libraries are more than just a place to keep volumes on dusty shelves.”

Carnegie Reporter, Vol. 3, No. 2 | Do Libraries Still Matter?

YaGoohoo!gle

Posted on April 12th, 2005 by Liz

Mary Linse introduced me to this fun search tool… she says “it’s just fun, has no reason at all, but is a silly diversion” and I agree. Check it out!

YaGoohoo!gle

Quote of the day RE: Kan-Ed Funding

Posted on April 12th, 2005 by Liz

“One representative indicated that he heard very little from schools and libraries. Certainly not enough to outweigh the opinions of telcos and major companies ” Oi!

Get out there and talk to your legislators people.