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Fixing Reference

enter here items about improving search, discovery and delivery of information

Jul 26

» 'Science' Will End Link to JSTOR

Why are society publishers the biggest impediment to scholarly discourse? Between ACS and AAAS, it’s no wonder the U.S. keeps falling farther and farther behind in science. Consolidation is the way these things get used - re-atomization of all this stuff makes librarians’ work exponentially more difficult and leaves users in the lurch.

Jun 26

» Connie Crosby on Social Networking - LLRX

Jun 07

» City of Boulder, Colorado - Landlord-Tenant Handbook

Handy for the reference desk.

Jun 06

» Cory Doctorow @ google via Free Government Information

These google talks are good.

May 25

» dchud: Advice to a slightly less experienced geek librarian.

Hm - not just for geeks, most of it also seems to apply to disaffected middle managers.

May 16

» Barksdale and Berman - Saving Our Digital Heritage - WaPo OpEd

Explains slowly, in small words, why congress’ recission of NDIIPP funds is “bad, m’kay.” LoC Blog also discusses here: http://www.loc.gov/blog/?p=88

May 08

Fess Parker 2005 Viognier (via smatheson)

From Wine.Woot - last week’s Woot-Off, lives up to the name. A nice accompaniment to Farfalle Fungi that Peter made tonight.

May 03

» Dishy - a JavaScript wrapper for del.icio.us integration

In addition to using all the buzz-acronyms (JSON REST API), an interesting way to manage a references page, seen here http://www.mrrl.org/services/refer/links/index.php

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» Sanctuary - Alaska, Nazis and Jews

A 1999 series from the Anchorage Daily News that a friend pointed out. Recently moved to the paper’s front page due to the publication of Michael Chabon’s (well reviewed) The Yiddish Policeman’s Union.