Librarian as genius
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
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 …
Read Morebetter than a red wheel barrow
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 …
Read MoreWhat the neighbors are up to
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 …
Read MoreMonday night epiphany
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. …
Read MoreMinistry of Reshelving
Oh dear. Let’s hope no one tries this prank in the library. A little like another trickster in the museum world.
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