This is a few months old now, but exciting nevertheless: the cell phone company Nokia along with the University of Cambridge (UK) have come up with a pliable cell phone. The Nokia Morph nanotechnology model is still in the concept stage, and, according to the LetsGoDigital article, it shows that nanotechnology might be able to [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Sci-fi phone and the future of libraries
Posted in Future, Library 2.0, Service, Tech on Sunday, April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Random observation: National Library Week poster for 2008
Posted in Reading on Thursday, April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Julie Andrews served as this year’s National Library Week poster lady. I was tickled to notice that the book she’s holding is illustrated by my countryman Anna-Liisa Hakkarainen. I would guess the inclusion of a Finn in a poster promoting reading is not intentional, but it’s fitting, considering the incredible results Finnish children scored in [...]
National Library Week
Posted in Humor, Libraries, Tv / Video on Thursday, April 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
ALA has uploaded a series of humorous National Library Week videos to YouTube.
My favorite is the National Library Week: College Reference Desk
[video ca. 2 min]
It’s not too late to enjoy!
Free LIS e-books
Posted in Digital, Reading on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
According to Businesswire.com, ebrary offers free access to library science e-books in honor of National Library Week. There is a caveat: you have to be a student or faculty member at a library science or related program.
Via American Libraries Direct 4/9/2008.
Life
Posted in Career, Personal on Saturday, April 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My life lately has been a whirlwind. After been out with a nasty cold for a week and a half, I’m wrapping up two internships, with multiple projects each. My husband got the tenure track job of his dreams, and we’re preparing to move. For the first time in my life, I’m contemplating setting down [...]
Tips on blogging, blog readers, and RSS
Posted in Blogging, Clever, Links, Publishing, Solutions, Web 2.0 on Saturday, April 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A few links on how to improve ur Internets:
14 “Other” Ways to Use RSS Feeds from makeuseof.com lists less talked about services like sending any RSS updates to your email and converting news feeds to speech.
10 Smart Hacks for Google Reader from Lifehack. Via LibrarianInBlack. [...]
