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Last week I told you all that Week 1 = Panic Week - well as it turns out all of that panicking isn’t good for you - so this week I’m sick!! I tried going to work yesterday, but that didn’t stick - now I’m sicker Just a quick personal update so you [...]

Just a quick update the Maplewood Libraries in NJ have reversed their decision to close due to rowdy teens.
Trustees of the Maplewood (N.J.) Memorial Library met with Mayor Fred Profeta in an emergency meeting January 14 to reexamine their December decision to close the library weekday afternoons because of disruptive middle-school students"”a policy that would [...]

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Koha - Extensions managerPlace for users of Koha to share their extensions

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Manybooks.netFree eBooks for your PDA, iPod, or eBook reader.

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I missed an amazing discussion this week at Information wants to be Free - no time to post about it now - but I wanted to point you to it if you didn’t catch it.

Meet You at the Bleeding Edge“Ironically, despite our tradition as early adopters, librarians have been slow to adapt either the technologies they created or those that came from outside our historically insulated world of library automation,”

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This happened last term too - the first week is what I’m going to call “Panic Week”. The term started on Monday and I’ve been running around like a Chicken with it’s head cut off trying to get into the swing of things - I’ll probably be quiet for a bit - but I [...]

Web 2.0: Where will it take libraries - Dr. Wendy Schultz

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RSSMinisiteRSSminisite allows you to automate your site’s content using any RSS feed. Never update your site manually again!
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Comparing Open-Source Content Management SystemsIdealware weighs the strengths and weaknesses of Joomla, Drupal, and Plone
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I’m still reading The Long Tail - and hoping to finish it today since the next term starts tomorrow - no more reading for fun Last night before bed, I was reading the section that starts on page 156 titled In the Library of Misshelved Books. I was reading so many great [...]

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Classic Literature at the Fairfax County Public LibraryYou may have recently read an article — or comments generated by an article — about classic literature in the Fairfax County Public Library. I would like to correct the misleading impression given in [...]

You may have noticed my del.icio.us bookmark to Kimbooktu - but I have to tell you how cool this site is. Kimbooktu lists gadgets, books, tools, and goodies for book lovers - it’s so much fun to read and maybe one day I’ll be able to buy some of these nifty gadgets.

Via Lifehacker:
A new study from Computer Standards and Interfaces seems to indicate that for collaborative, non-face to face tasks, we do much better communicating via IM rather than email:
“On average, the IM teams produced one more idea than those using email. The researchers suggests this may be due to the speed of IM compare to [...]

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If you read my husband’s blog you know that we’ve been playing BattleLore lately. This new board game was a Christmas present for my husband - and not a night goes by that I don’t hear “Wanna play?” While this comic is extremely funny - my husband has not gone this far yet!
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Best Free Reference Web Sites 2006
Book Fairs & Other Literary EventsA selection of events across the U.S.A. and around the world
Mr. Neighborly’s Humble Little Ruby BookFree E-Book that teaches Ruby programming

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My second term starts in 4 days. Here’s my course load:

Action Research and Statistics INFO-515-901

Info Resources & Services II INFO-511-905

Digital Libraries INFO-653-900

The first 2 are required the third is my first elective - should be a busy term!

Michael points us to the iPod Death Clock which told me that my new iPod was manufactured in November 06 and will live for another 700 days 20 hours 11 minutes 12 seconds. I think I’ll probably have upgraded before I hit D-Day.

Is your New Year’s resolution to get fit? Not sure how to do that when you work in a library? You need the Betty Glover Library Workout Tape!
One of my co-workers posted this on the intranet today and I just had to share with you all!!

I just read a great quote in someone’s email signature and I wanted to share:
“People grow in the direction of the questions they ask” — David Cooperrider, PhD
Very appropriate.

I’m currently reading The Long Tail (I know I’m behind the times) and loving it. I want to share a few things I read this morning on the way to work (for those who haven’t read the book yet).
The first was on page 64. Anderson is talking about how we can all be producers [...]

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