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| Blog Name: | Feral Librarian |
| Url: | http://chrisbourg.wordpress.com/ |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | library, digital libraries, library outreach |
| Description: | I manage the Information Center at Stanford University Libraries. I'll be using this space to work out my thoughts on some of the current challenges facing libraries and librarians. I hope to do that in conversation with others who are thinking about the same issues, so please comment on anything you find comment-worthy. Other topics that may find their way onto the blog are: sports, music, and sociology. |
| Popularity: | 37 Followers |
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Why Generals tweet
I’ve already described How and Why I Use Twitter. Today, Tim O’Reilly tweeted a link to Why I Tweet, by General Craig McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau. General McKinley describes 3 main ways he uses Twitter: to send out “core messages” to the National Guard community to publicly recognize soldiers and units (a Web 2.0 version of handing out coins)* to create news buzz about
I’ve already described How and Why I Use Twitter. Today, Tim O’Reilly tweeted a link to Why I Tweet, by General Craig McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau. General McKinley describes 3 main ways he uses Twitter: to send out “core messages” to the National Guard community to publicly recognize soldiers and units (a Web 2.0 version of handing out coins)* to create news buzz about
Support for Research: An Academic Library Manifesto
Support for the Research Process: An Academic Library Manifesto has just been published. This brief call to action document represents the collaborative work of the RLG Research Information Management Roadmap Working Group. The goal of the document is to set forth a “top 10″ list of action items for Academic Libraries to focus on in the face of a rapidly changing scholarly research landscape. Much of what is currently written about the future of libraries focuses on how to save libraries, or on wheth
Support for the Research Process: An Academic Library Manifesto has just been published. This brief call to action document represents the collaborative work of the RLG Research Information Management Roadmap Working Group. The goal of the document is to set forth a “top 10″ list of action items for Academic Libraries to focus on in the face of a rapidly changing scholarly research landscape. Much of what is currently written about the future of libraries focuses on how to save libraries, or on wheth
Browsing magazines in Google Books
Google Books has responded to pressure to provide a way to browse all the available magazine titles. Software Engineer Jeffrey Peng coded a page that lists all the magazine titles, with a Cover View or List View option. You can also get a full list by going to Advanced Search, clicking the Magazines radio button (don’t put anything in any search box, and leave All Book
Google Books has responded to pressure to provide a way to browse all the available magazine titles. Software Engineer Jeffrey Peng coded a page that lists all the magazine titles, with a Cover View or List View option. You can also get a full list by going to Advanced Search, clicking the Magazines radio button (don’t put anything in any search box, and leave All Book
Sorry, no copies available to request
I just tried requesting the The Stanford-Lockheed Meyer Library Flood Report through my local public library (ironically, the report is not available at any of the Stanford Libraries). All I got was a message that said: “Sorry, no copies available to request.” I poked around (‘cuz that’s what librarians do) and figured out that they have a cooperative agreement with only one of the four owning libraries, and the copy of the report in that library is checked out and not due until February 10, 2010. I don’t get any options to put a hold on it, only a message that says “Sorry, no copies available for request”. To most people I know,
I just tried requesting the The Stanford-Lockheed Meyer Library Flood Report through my local public library (ironically, the report is not available at any of the Stanford Libraries). All I got was a message that said: “Sorry, no copies available to request.” I poked around (‘cuz that’s what librarians do) and figured out that they have a cooperative agreement with only one of the four owning libraries, and the copy of the report in that library is checked out and not due until February 10, 2010. I don’t get any options to put a hold on it, only a message that says “Sorry, no copies available for request”. To most people I know,
In defense of Google Books: A round-up
Some recent writings and key quotes in defense of the Google Books settlement: Forbes–In Defense of Google Books: By scanning the books, Google took us to a real-world discussion of how to get these volumes into the digital world in some way that we can live with. It is questionable whether we would have gotten there without such a bold move. Slate–Save the Google Book Search Deal: The critics’ premise is that the monopoly that the settlement c
Some recent writings and key quotes in defense of the Google Books settlement: Forbes–In Defense of Google Books: By scanning the books, Google took us to a real-world discussion of how to get these volumes into the digital world in some way that we can live with. It is questionable whether we would have gotten there without such a bold move. Slate–Save the Google Book Search Deal: The critics’ premise is that the monopoly that the settlement c
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