Blogging Librarian

- Recording studio in your library!
The Palmerston North City Library has created the first recording studio in a public library and it’s available for patrons to book at US$5 an hour. It’s quite reasonably equipped with an iMac (with ProTools and Garageband loaded), a 4-way headphone amplifier and has a MIDI controller keyboard.
(via iLibrarian)

- Wikipedia: Errors in the Encyclopædia Britannica that have been corrected in Wikipedia
Quite an interesting look at how Wikipedia is sort of making Encyclopædia Britannica sit up and do its own proper checking of the facts. The only thing about Wikipedia is that anyone is able to edit any of the entries, which can be both good and bad.

- HBS Cases: How Wikipedia Works (or Doesn’t)
A look at the usefulness of Wikipedia by a Harvard Business School professor, Andrew McAfee. A really in-depth and academic look into Wikipedia.
(via Library Stuff)

- Steal this book? Don’t bother
A CNET News article on the huge amount of free information that is available in libraries. And how libraries can help you find relevant information much quicker and easier than just searching on Google on your own.

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