Why is the U.S. Flag at Half-Staff? If you see a flag at a federal building that is flying at half-staff (I thought it was called half-MAST, but....) it's usually due to a presidential proclamation. These are found at the WhiteHouse.gov though nothing indicates "flag flying status." So browse the index of proclamations for any which mention a death, such as Rosa Parks or William H. Rehnquist. Within the text of the proclamation is the order for flags. If it is not a federal proclamation, it's local: "In the event of the death a present or former official of the government of any State, territory, or possession of the United States, the Governor of that state, territory, or possession may proclaim that the National flag shall be flown at half-staff." Try searching FirstGov.gov for the keywords: flag half-staff and see if you find orders from state governments, or search the states' website directly. Virginia has its own Flag Information page. ---Thanks to Sandy for pursuing this answer! 11/3/05 Updated 5/29507  ¶ 5/29/2007

  The Top 60 Web 2.0 Applications in Australia The Top 60 Web 2.0 Applications in Australia Libraries down under have spoken: Here are the Top 60 below. The sites are ranked in approximate order of how prominent they are (or should be), based on four criteria:

• Web 2.0 characteristics
• Coolness/ Innovation
• Maturity
• Commercial success/ number of users

Compare or Contrast, anyone?  ¶ 5/29/2007 0 comments

  Early Reviewers | LibraryThing Early Reviewers | LibraryThing Have you always had a secret desire to be a book reviewer? Now's your chance--sign up with LibraryThing to be part of their "Early Reviewers" group. You get free books, and share your opinions with a wide audience. LibraryThing makes everyone happy and keeps everything free and fair. (Check out the rules.)  ¶ 5/29/2007 0 comments

  Thingology (LibraryThing's ideas blog): Danbury, CT kicks off LibraryThing for Libraries! Thingology (LibraryThing's ideas blog): Danbury, CT kicks off LibraryThing for Libraries! this is pretty goundbreaking, if you ask me! A tag cloud in a bib record--what's the library world coming to? Will have to see how this plays out--but for us--we expect the next release of AquaBrowser to offer a "Commments in the Catalog" feature. Stay tuned  ¶ 5/16/2007 0 comments