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Librarian as genius

October 3, 2005October 3, 2005 - by Merrilee Proffitt

So, now many of us can now claim that we know a genius. Last month, the MacArthur Foundation announced its most recent fellows, the recipients of the so-called “genius award.” …

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Space – the final frontier

September 29, 2005September 30, 2005 - by Günter Waibel

If you thought the sky was the limit for Google, think again: NASA and Google have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that outlines plans for cooperation on a variety …

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better than a red wheel barrow

September 13, 2005September 12, 2014 - by Jim Michalko - 3 Comments.

The receipt of the following haiku was sufficiently serendipitous, satisfying and apt that I want to share it. a blonde girl, wearing a pink skirt, on a blue bike, willed …

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What the neighbors are up to

September 9, 2005September 9, 2005 - by Günter Waibel

This isn’t brand-new anymore (it got published on August 31st), but it’s still funny – the Onion headlines “Google Announces Plan to Destroy All Information It Can’t Index.” “Our users …

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Monday night epiphany

August 30, 2005October 12, 2020 - by Günter Waibel - 1 Comment

Sometimes a technology is just a technology until you have had that magical experience of basking in the rays of the light bulb which just flicked on over your head. …

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Ministry of Reshelving

August 19, 2005October 12, 2020 - by Merrilee Proffitt

Oh dear. Let’s hope no one tries this prank in the library. A little like another trickster in the museum world. Merrilee ProffittMerrilee Proffitt is Senior Manager andprovides project management …

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