Category Archives: Library News

Sorry, We Discarded Our Copy of the Necronomicon Back In 1986

Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2007 by Keith

A common feature in the Lovecraftian horror sub-genre is the idea that there is some class of knowledge that Man Was Not Meant to Know. This usually involved some mind bending aspect of the cosmos that turns our psyche inside … Continue reading →

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And Take Your Flappers With You!

Posted on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 by Keith

Not satisfied with mangling facts and figures about Google, Information Retrieval Systems or the Internet in general, in his latest rant, Michael Gorman sets his sights on the big fish: Wikipedia. It’s really always been about Wikipedia for him. Trashing … Continue reading →

Posted in Librarians, Library News, Michael Gorman Vs. The World, Technology | 2 Comments

Throwing Shoes In the Machinery of the World

Posted on Thursday, June 21, 2007 by Keith

Michael Gorman is still showing his ass to the world over at Britannica Blog. This time he demonstrates that he hasn’t got a clue how Google works: Information retrieval systems have been studied for many decades. In the course of … Continue reading →

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Season 3 of Home Improvement Was Already Out

Posted on Tuesday, May 29, 2007 by Keith

So, librarians at the Sacramento Public Library are circulating a petition to have a Vote of No Confidence for their managers, because their shelves contain 10 copies of Jackass 2 and 6 of the Paris Hilton biography. But, as John … Continue reading →

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Princely Tantrums

Posted on Thursday, March 22, 2007 by Keith

An update on yesterday’s post: it looks like Bush’s bid for Kingly privileges with the Constitution will not pass. By lopsided bipartisan majorities, the House passed bills March 14 to reverse an executive order issued by President Bush allowing presidents … Continue reading →

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The Petulance of King George

Posted on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 by Keith

Not content with bending the constitution over the Lincoln Bedroom divan and having his way with it fortnightly, The Boy Who Would Be King has decided that not only does he get to decide who reads his papers, but so … Continue reading →

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Not As Many Pixels As You Think

Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 by Keith

An interesting article from the NY Times on digitization of library collections: “There’s an illusion being created that all the world’s knowledge is on the Web, but we haven’t begun to glimpse what is out there in local archives and … Continue reading →

Posted in By the Power of the Interweb!, Library News | 1 Comment

Kicking Ass is the Best Way to Promote Literacy

Posted on Saturday, January 27, 2007 by Keith

Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. (vol. 1) tops the ALA’s list of the ten best Graphic Novels for teens. Warren Ellis is baffled as well.

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No One May Enter The King’s Library

Posted on Wednesday, January 17, 2007 by Keith

CNN: DALLAS, Texas (AP) — Negotiations to build George W. Bush’s presidential library at Southern Methodist University have divided the campus, pitting the administration and some alumni against liberal-leaning faculty members who say the project would be an embarrassment to … Continue reading →

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Netflix, Unicorns and the Future!

Posted on Friday, December 8, 2006 by Keith

Lori Bowen Ayre over at Mentat asks the good questions: What if the Library Worked Like Netflix? NetFlix is easy, personal, fast, and convenient. It assists users in finding titles they will not only enjoy but titles that they are … Continue reading →

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