Archive for June, 2007
Monday, June 18th, 2007
Useful Captchas
A “captcha” is one of those little boxes that have squiggly text in them that you’re supposed to type so that the form you’re trying to submit knows that you’re a real person and not one of those stupid BOTS that plague our networks with spam. You’ve probably seen these when you’ve tried to post […]
No Comments » - Posted in Technology by pfitz
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007
The Death of Peer Reviews?
I was having a discussion with our library director today about how social networking and self publication are changing the world of journals. We acknowledged that the weight and influence that peer reviews had is diminishing. More people are publishing abstracts or even articles on their own websites, even if they don’t get accepted by […]
4 Comments » - Posted in Technology by pfitz
Friday, June 8th, 2007
Ode to the Generation Gap
Here’s a nice Millenial Ode to technology and the gap between generations from xkcd.
No Comments » - Posted in Humor, Technology by pfitz
Thursday, June 7th, 2007
Librarian Stereotypes vs Librarianship
Here’s a great essay posted by Michael Stephens on his blog, Tame The Web, and written by one of his students, Juliette Loebl. It’s about her stereotypes and perceptions about becoming a librarian and how technology is helping her librarianship. Check it out at Is That a Bun in Your Hair, or Are You Just […]
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