Someplace for me to put my thoughts on libraries, librarians, library 2.0 and books
From the monthly archives:
Library Park Being Built for Outdoor ReadingCurrently in Florida, the Weston Branch Library of the Broward County Libraries is building a $1.5 million Library Park on a 5.8-acre site (about 27,400 square metres) south of the library and the park is scheduled to be completed next year. The park would have benches, lighting and walkways/exercise […]
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NB: An update to my previous post. It’s official. Pluto has been removed from the official list of planets in our Solar System after a review of the definition of what constitutes a planet by astronomers at the International Astronomical Union in Prague. Pluto has now been relegated to a “minor planet”. So, we have […]
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Pages from Chinese Books Disappearing in VancouverI guess the problem of cut and missing pages from books is not limited to Singapore. The Vancouver and Richmond Public Libraries in Canada seems be having the problem of missing pages in Chinese-language books and magazines. Even display of damaged books to highlight the problem was not spared […]
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Forgot everything you ever knew about the number of planets there are in our Solar System! Three more planets might be added by next week if plans by the International Astronomy Union (IAU) are approved in Prague during their general meeting. (Source: The Guardian - Pluto survives as solar system acquires three more planets). If […]
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< ul>Can Google be Out-Googled? What advantage does libraries have over Google? Metadata! We have tons of metadata imbedded into our catalogues. But it seems like Google is also slowly getting into including metadata to the websites that the search engine crawler has gone to. To me, Technorati is also acting as a major depository […]
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The Top 10 Reasons to Be a LibrarianAn interesting list of reasons of why being a librarian is good. I’ve got to agree with her on most of the reasons, except maybe on “No. 6: Time Off”. I definitely have to agree on “No. 9: Romance” because I met my wife while we were both […]
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Just read on Reuters that Starbucks coffee shops in the US will be selling For One More Day, the latest book of Mitch Albom, author of “The Five People You Meet in Heaven” and “Tuesdays with Morrie”. The sales begin 03 October, a week after the book goes on sale at bookstores and other retailers. […]
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