Archive for October, 2005
Friday, October 28th, 2005
Some Humor for Friday
Here’s a funny little story I read this morning. It should make you chuckle and at the same time consider your role in the world.
A college student at a recent college football game challenged a senior citizen sitting next to him, saying it was impossible for their generation to understand this:
“You grew up in a […]
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Thursday, October 27th, 2005
Reference Statistics
One of the things that computers do best is crunch numbers (process data). So why do so many library reference desks have a computer for searching for information and helping patrons, but still make tally marks on a clipboard to document how many patrons are coming to them for help? That was the case at […]
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Tuesday, October 25th, 2005
Laurentian Library Mystery
Sometimes the most interesting things that technology can help libraries with is understanding the past. And especially communicating about that. I recently read an article about the Laurentian Library that Michelangelo designed. The library is in Florence, and apparently there are panels in the pavement underfoot that form some complex pattern.
There are some really […]
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Wednesday, October 19th, 2005
Color Schemes
One of the challenges in designing a web page (or a blog or your living room) is getting the right blend of colors. A friend of mine mentioned a website that gives you a variety of colors to go along with the one you select. It’s called ColorBlender.com and it gives you the RGB number […]
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Tuesday, October 18th, 2005
Library Blogs
I‘ve been adding links to my collection of Library-Related Blogs. Please take a moment and check out some of them in the right column of this page (under “Library blogs”). I’m sure you’ll find some interesting stuff, since they’re all quality blogs.
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Friday, October 14th, 2005
Blogging Libraries
The ILF Division 4 Fall Conference was today. I was given the opportunity to speak for an hour on the subject of blogs and libraries. During my time slot, there were four other concurrent sessions, so competition was fierce for attendees. I had about 20 people attend my session and, while most had heard […]
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