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Thursday, July 31
"Family Reunion"- Corb Lund
by
Jason
on Thu 31 Jul 2008 10:11 PM CST
Okay, I'm back up. Almost made it to the end of the month for the bandwidth reset but once again, my massive popularity is my downfall (er, also my crappy host.) ...so posts may be few and far between this weekend. (Who am I kidding? I'll probably live blog the whole thing.)
Wednesday, July 30
Books to Beers & Stacks to Snacks: Folkin' Librarian Edition
by
Jason
on Wed 30 Jul 2008 10:32 PM CST
I know nobody will read this until my blog's bandwidth resets on August 1 but that's still enough warning if you're a Regina and area librarian about our next informal social gathering which will be held on Friday August 8 from 5-7pm at Beer Bros Bakery & Cuisine (1801 Scarth St). We'll be in the dining area with a reservation under Hammond.
Here's a Facebook page about the event - come out if you're around, whether you're going to Folk Fest that night or not! Tuesday, July 29
This Blog Post Is Titled "Jason Wishes He Had Time To Convert To A Different Provider" - Bandwidth Overages Suck!
by
Jason
on Tue 29 Jul 2008 10:40 PM CST
Nothing to see here - move along!
Monday, July 28
Wikipedia Is Failing
by
Jason
on Mon 28 Jul 2008 10:12 PM CST
Sunday, July 27
E-Books, DRM and Other Things That Suck
by
Jason
on Sun 27 Jul 2008 02:58 PM CST
From the "no duh!" files, the Library of Congress has come out officially as saying that Digital Rights Management is a serious obstacle to archiving materials.
But copyright law also hampers important work being done at places like the Library of Congress, and a major new report on the issue from the Library points out the problems with the current rules. One big issue is the exemption for published works in a library's collection; these can also be copied three times, but only to "replace a work in their collections that is damaged, deteriorating, lost or stolen or whose format has become obsolete." In other words, librarians can't backup or archive such works until destruction is well under way. In a semi-related story, there are lots in the library and book world who aren't fans of e-books. But it's a lot more rare to hear a techie say the same thing. We all know about the various struggles with DRM and electronic media in the recording industry. But here's a story of four mistakes that industry made *before* file sharing to kill their industry. Finally, some sad news. Mr. Cranky, one of the funniest yet most insightful movie review sites on the Net, is apparently closing its doors. Go read some of the reviews while you still can. Comedy gold, all of them! Saturday, July 26
Let's say that...
by
Jason
on Sat 26 Jul 2008 11:11 PM CST
...you volunteered to write a government brief about the value of libraries in your province. What would you include? What approach would you take?
In this hypothetical example, let's say the sucker volunteer already has a draft with some statistics and facts relevant to libraries, both in general (the one from the 2004 Florida study that found libraries returned $6.50 for every dollar invested) and specific to what's happening in the province (er, things like this.) Anybody have any kick ass ideas, facts or stats, especially from their days back at FIMS that they'd love to use more than just for that one paper that the prof read during the commercials of "Desperate Housewives" and gave you a B+ on?  (I feel like I'm back at FIMS working on this and can't decide if that's a good or a bad thing!) Friday, July 25
Friday Fun Link: The Internet Changes Politics (Small Fry Version) (July 25, 2008)
by
Jason
on Fri 25 Jul 2008 10:52 PM CST
I've previously written about the 2.0-esque campaign that Barack Obama has run this year - embracing cutting-edge technology, bottom-up organizing, social networking, the wisdom of crowds and all that good stuff.
Here is a smaller scale example - a young IT professional in Kansas, partly inspired by Barack Obama, decides to run for State Legislature. He calculates the amount of money he would need to likely beat the incumbent and then, using all the technology tools at his disposal (including a take-off on the popular web-only XKCD comic strip), makes his appeal for 3000 people to donate about ten bucks each. The election's not until November but the cool thing is that he managed to achieve this goal incredibly fast and is still raising money beyond what he initially hoped for. (via MetaFilter which, in true 2.0 style, has a comment from the guy who's running for office in the thread about his campaign) Thursday, July 24
The Dirty Secret of Weeding
by
Jason
on Thu 24 Jul 2008 10:15 PM CST
In the midst of a massive weeding project at work and I've come to a realization - you can have all the rules, guidelines and criteria you want. You can base your decisions on number of circulations in a given time frame, most recent circulation date, condition of the book, number of other copies in the system, potential for future use, current relevance of the material, value of the book, etc. etc. etc.
But sometimes, you will simply judge a book by its cover. (Er, also by its title.) Wednesday, July 23
Google Launches Knol
by
Jason
on Wed 23 Jul 2008 08:14 PM CST
Last December, I wrote about the announcement of Google Knol, a similar service to Wikipedia but with moderation of articles and the ubiquitous Google Ads.
The site has officially launched and with a few hundred articles to Wikipedia's 2.5 million, Jimmy Wales has nothing to fear...yet. In other Google news, they're in serious talks to buy Digg as well. No word yet on a buyout offer for every living soul on Earth but I'm sure that's coming soon too. Tuesday, July 22
Who's Yer Daddy?
by
Jason
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 09:58 PM CST
This is a shot of Pace up to no good at the Weyburn Public Library after watching Weldon the Wacky Wizard, our summer reading tour performer.
I have no idea how Shea (dark brown hair) and myself (medium brown hair) managed to have a kid with such blond hair. (Of course he was conceived somewhere around the time we went to the Fred Eaglesmith Picnic south of London - coincidence?)   |
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