Archive for July, 2007

Shredder Event

Posted by Nicole on July 1st, 2007 under Library
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If you live in my area you might know about the NBC10 Great Shredder Event. It’s an event where NBC brings a giant shredder to a mall or shopping center and anyone who comes can bring private documents to be shred. I actually just missed one of these because I was out of [...]

Internet vs. The Library

Posted by Nicole on July 1st, 2007 under Library
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This past week Unshelved has had a great series of comics using the MAC/PC commercial model - each starts with “I’m the Internet” and “I’m the Library.” The last of this series is the best so far - ending in “We complete each other.” Now we just have to get that message out [...]

Survey of Dublin Core Use and MARC

Posted by Nicole on July 1st, 2007 under Cataloging
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Resoum Kidane of Bibliographic Services at King's College London is conducting a survey on DC use.
I am currently conducting a survey concerning the use of Dublin Core (DC) and MARC amongst cataloguers and other information professionals. The main aim of this research is to obtain a perception from cataloguers and other information professionals, concerning [...]

My del.icio.us bookmarks for 2007-06-30

Posted by Nicole on July 1st, 2007 under Link Sharing
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I Love Libraries
CalgooSynchronize Google, Outlook & iCal calendars, import Outlook contacts
WhosOffStaff Holiday Planning Made Easy
The Peloponnesian War and the Future of Reference, Cataloging, and Scholarship in Research LibrariesThe paper is an examination of the overall principles and practices of both reference service and cataloging operations in the promotion of scholarly research, pointing out important differences [...]