"'Meta-Utopia'"? Who Said That?
Google Alert just dumped a link in my lap that I’m a bit conflicted about: it’s called "Metacrap" and it’s an angry and obnoxious attempt by Cory Doctorow to make what should be an excellent point....
View ArticleTwo-Tiered Internet
I like the Center for American Progress. I really do, for the sheer level of research they utilize when writing any given bulletin they send out. I am in awe. Having said that, I’m not sure how I feel...
View ArticleOsmosing Data and Leaky Cell Phones
In 1990 I found a wacky (and vaguely depressing) manga anthology by Joji Manabe (whose work I love) called "Dora." One of the stories in it (actually the first few pages of one of the stories in it)...
View ArticleFactCheck.org, MeSH and TypePad Metadata
First, a big WooHOO! to Factcheck.org for receiving domestic and international awards. If you haven’t subscribed to their e-mail news listserv you’re missing a lot. I love this site. If you’re...
View Article10 Things About Electronic Resources That Librarians Need to Know
I haven’t been around much the past few days. There are a few reasons for that. We’re starting to bind journals again for the first time in months. I’ve taken over a number of knowledge management...
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Dear FCC . . .
Yes, it’s a bit of slacktivism, but my concern about Net Neutrality is real enough. The Electronic Frontier Foundation has made sending a comment to the Federal Communication Commission as easy as...
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Digital Recovery Plans, Libraries, and Us
I’ll just say that if you couldn’t make it to NYTSL’s Spring Program last night, you missed an excellent discussion. The program was “”Disaster Recovery and the Digital Library”, and as such, it...
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The Smartest Ones in the Room: A Review of Hidden Figures
In 1961, America was all about the mission. A directive that sounds simple was but was anything but. The Space Race between the USA and the USSR was on. Both sides were engaged in a game of...
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