Someplace for me to put my thoughts on libraries, librarians, library 2.0 and books
UPDATE - 23 December 2006: Added a couple more news reports. J.K. Rowling has just revealed the title to the seventh and final installment of Harry Potter. For some fun, you can go to her website to play a game that would eventually reveal the title. And if you are having trouble with the game, […]
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Joe Barbera, the other half of the Hanna-Barbera animation team, passed away this past Monday. He was 95. I remember growing up watching Yogi Bear, The Flintstones, Scooby-Doo, and Tom and Jerry on the telly. Even now, I love to watch the re-runs of Tom and Jerry together with my son though he might not […]
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Over the past Saturday, one of foremost Photoshop authors, Bruce Fraser, passed away after a short bout with lung cancer. Besides being an author, he was a contributing editor of Macworld, speaker, and a partner of PixelGenius, a company that designs Photoshop plugins. I’ve personally read quite a number of books written by him since […]
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DK Clip ArtFree clip art from Dorling Kingsley which you can use only for school, home, or personal use.(via LibrarianInBlack.net) Directions and InspirationSome ways that libraries are using YouTube. Technorati Tags: clip art, youtube
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Askville by AmazonWell, this is Amazon’s offering of Yahoo! Answers. But Askville might have a hit on their hands if they can tie it back to the enormous amounts of books, CDs, and DVDs are on their database that even librarians are making use of.(via LibrarianInBlack.net) 100 Notable Books by New York TimesUnfortunately, I’m unable […]
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Went to see the GP after discovering spots on my body and it’s confirmed that I’ve got chicken pox. Will be stuck at home for next couple of weeks and home alone as well because am afraid the son will get it. Can’t imagine when the pox dry up as it’s already a little itchy […]
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Charles Darwin Complete Works onlineThanks to the University of Cambridge and other organisations, the complete works of Charles Darwin are now online for anyone who’s interested in reading and/or researching Charles Darwin’s works.(via LibrarianInBlack.net) Unattended Children Left At LibraryIf you thought this report is about the ugly Singaporeans, then think again. Because the report is […]
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Microsoft opens digital libraryMicrosoft seems to be catching up with Google’s Book Search by setting up a similar offering called MSN Book Search that would be launched early next year. It’ll be tied closely with MSN Search. It include books from “the British Library, the University of California and the University of Toronto. Other institutions […]
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