The first issue of the Google Newsletter for Librarians is now available. It’s short (one article + an introductory letter), but the article is a response to the question they say librarians most frequently ask: How does Google index the web, and, more important, how does it rank the results?
Digiwik is designed to be a repository of digitization information for use by individuals, museums, libraries, researchers, and any other entities with digitization needs.
Very interesting. I know we have a few libraries who are immersed in various types of digitization projects, maybe this will help them!
A win for Civil Rights and Radical Militant Librarians everywhere.
Raise a glass to our senators, ladies and gentlemen.
From LISNews:
“The AP Says The National Archives and Records Administration has made it easier to search online through tens of millions of the electronic records it holds. The revamped Access to Archival Databases site – www.archives.gov/aad - allows the public to search for free through 85 million documents in 475 files amassed by more than 30 federal agencies. The updated site went live Monday but remains in test mode, said David Kepley, executive assistant to the assistant archivist for record services at the agency.”
Do you have a lot of really old romance novels cluttering up your shelves? Are you weeding and don’t know what to do with your old books?
Make a million bucks with em… turn em into iPod cases.
OPAL stands for “online programming for all libraries”. Some of you may have used it for meetings or for continuing education activities. On Thursday, December 8th, an OPAL session on podcasting was conducted. You can view an archived version of the presentation at the OPAL website: http://www.opal-online.org. You can also see the wiki the presenter created for the session at: http://podcasting101.pbwiki.com. It contains a ton of useful information.
Another good resource if you are thinking of starting a blog for your library.
I know there are probably a few unashamed map nerds among the readers of this blog 
Technology is making all things cartographic especially interesting these days. This article from MIT’s Technology Review demonstrates some of the ways these map developments will benefit all of us.
Another reminder to DO YOUR WINDOWS UPDATES.
Thank you for reading.
