Good To Know
Saturday, February 26, 2005
Sure, bestseller lists abound, but look over the one from Amazon.com...if they aren't tapped into what people are reading, then who is?
Then click over to Libary Journal's Most Borrowed Books lists
Fiction and Non-Fiction
For a refreshing change from what's HOT, see Amazon's Recommended Reading for 2005 and their spin on what's new and noteworthy.
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Saturday, February 12, 2005
On beyond blog feeds
Blogger Mary Hodder now relies more on feeds constructed via search queries than on feeds from individual weblogs.
Napsterization
after a while, I started reading all the search feeds first, and a few blogger’s feeds, but the rest of the single blog feeds have become less important.
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Friday, February 11, 2005
The Johnson County Sun
Librarian fired for 'good deed' that violated confidentiality. Do YOU remember what to do if you get a request for library customer information? Read through the policy on SQ for Privacy of Customer Records
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Friday, February 04, 2005
Library Journal - Virginia Won't Ban Guns from Libraries
A Virginia House committee has rejected a bill that would have allowed public libraries to ban guns, with members saying there were not problems cited regarding guns in libraries and that the measure would complicate state laws. According to the Daily Press, bill proponent Del. Mamye BaCote of Newport News argued that kids often go to libraries to do homework. "Libraries are an extension of public schools," she said, "and they should be protected.
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Wednesday, February 02, 2005
Yahoo! News - Crichton best-seller stokes fire over global warming
This seems ironic to me, since I could barely get *through* this book,I found it SO hard to read. :)
Still isn't it good to get people talking?!
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Tuesday, February 01, 2005
Yup, Google Launches Video Search
Google has quietly added a video search to their labs. The labs are at http://labs.google.com , the video search is at http://video.google.com/ . And as always, the interface is simple; a query box and that's about it.
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