http://www.toptensources.com/topten/Blogging-Librarians/Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:35:33 GMTSat, 19 Jul 2008 23:35:33 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsstoptensources.comArts & Culturehttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/theshiftedlibrarian.com/a-report-from-the-field-from-rick-glady/amp-8220-we-recently-completed-a-6-month-trial-ohttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/theshiftedlibrarian.com/a-report-from-the-field-from-rick-glady/amp-8220-we-recently-completed-a-6-month-trial-o“We recently completed a 6-month trial of Family Gaming at the Civic Center Library, City of Scottsdale, Arizona. It began as an Adult Gaming program, but we didn’t seem to be able to draw in enough adults to make it worthwhile to be strictly an adult program. We did find out, however, from the [...]Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:30:23 GMTTop 10 Sources - Blogging Librarianshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/theshiftedlibrarian.com/corrupting-young-minds-with-books-in-the-library/so-it-turns-out-there-are-a-couple-of-potentiallyhttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/theshiftedlibrarian.com/corrupting-young-minds-with-books-in-the-library/so-it-turns-out-there-are-a-couple-of-potentiallySo it turns out there are a couple of potentially controversial things about the current issue of The New Yorker, one of them being an article called “The Lion and the Mouse” by Jill Lepore. I’ve always agreed with the ethic and attitude of “Library 2.0,” even though I didn’t like the...Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:45:31 GMTTop 10 Sources - Blogging Librarianshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/librarianinblack.typepad.com/snap-links-is-back-in-business/i-lost-some-of-my-favorite-add-ons-with-the-instalhttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/librarianinblack.typepad.com/snap-links-is-back-in-business/i-lost-some-of-my-favorite-add-ons-with-the-instalI lost some of my favorite add-ons with the installation of Firefox 3.  And as much as I love the improvements to Firefox itself, I miss my old add-ons.  The one that I missed the most was Snap Links (allowing you to right click and draw a box around hyperlinks, opening them all simultaneously in new tabs). ...Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:49:45 GMTTop 10 Sources - Blogging Librarianshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/theshiftedlibrarian.com/5-tips-for-iphone-app-users/as-a-long-time-palm-os-treo-user-now-on-a-centrohttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/theshiftedlibrarian.com/5-tips-for-iphone-app-users/as-a-long-time-palm-os-treo-user-now-on-a-centroAs a long-time Palm OS Treo user now on a Centro, I’ve been able to add any third-party application to my cell phone for years. In fact, before my Centro, one of my biggest problems was fitting all of the apps I’d downloaded on the phone and SD card. So it’s with a high level [...]Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:47:49 GMTTop 10 Sources - Blogging Librarianshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/librarianinblack.typepad.com/libgig-linkedin-for-libraries-only/there-is-a-new-libraries-job-site-libgig.-amp-nbshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/librarianinblack.typepad.com/libgig-linkedin-for-libraries-only/there-is-a-new-libraries-job-site-libgig.-amp-nbsThere is a new libraries job site: LibGig.  Employers can post job ads and job hunters can peruse available positions.  From their description:"LibGig is a new professional networking website dedicated to bringing together everyone who accesses, organizes, creates, manages, produces or distributes information...Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:01:37 GMTTop 10 Sources - Blogging Librarianshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/blog.librarylaw.com/copyright-renewal-copyright-restoration-and-the/so-a-new-article-i-have-written-was-published-todahttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/blog.librarylaw.com/copyright-renewal-copyright-restoration-and-the/so-a-new-article-i-have-written-was-published-todaSo a new article I have written was published today. It is entitled "Copyright Renewal, Copyright Restoration, and the Difficulty of Determining Copyright Status." Here is the abstract: It has long been assumed that most of the works published from...Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:10:38 GMTTop 10 Sources - Blogging Librarianshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/librarianinblack.typepad.com/schmap-visual-travel-guides/schmap-is-a-nice-travel-resource-to-use-when-custohttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/librarianinblack.typepad.com/schmap-visual-travel-guides/schmap-is-a-nice-travel-resource-to-use-when-custoSchmap is a nice travel resource to use when customers (or you) want a guide to what cities, attractions, or other areas look like.  They gather photos of attractions in Flickr and put them together with descriptions for a travel guide.  They've used a few of my photos, which is how I heard of them.  But I'm...Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:30:28 GMTTop 10 Sources - Blogging Librarianshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/theshiftedlibrarian.com/digital-youth-wired-for-action-conference/if-you-amp-8217-re-anywhere-around-north-carolinahttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/theshiftedlibrarian.com/digital-youth-wired-for-action-conference/if-you-amp-8217-re-anywhere-around-north-carolinaIf you’re anywhere around North Carolina on August 14, check out this one-day conference brought to you by the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County. I met Anastasia Goodstein last year, although I didn’t get to hear her speak. If I was going to be in the area, I’d definitely want to hear...Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:23:05 GMTTop 10 Sources - Blogging Librarianshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/homepage.univie.ac.at/if-youre-ever-in-drosendorf.../yesterday-i-wanted-to-post-a-brief-entry-on-the-jhttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/homepage.univie.ac.at/if-youre-ever-in-drosendorf.../yesterday-i-wanted-to-post-a-brief-entry-on-the-jYesterday, I wanted to post a brief entry on the jazz saxophonist Herwig Gradischnig on this blog, recommending his latest CD and advertising the free concert he was giving at the Arkadenhof in Vienna's City Hall yesterday evening. Other things interfered with the blog posting, so it didn't happen, and you missed a very fine...Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:15:52 GMTTop 10 Sources - Blogging Librarianshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/homepage.univie.ac.at/tramway-reform/vienna-transport-has-recently-announced-a-substanthttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/homepage.univie.ac.at/tramway-reform/vienna-transport-has-recently-announced-a-substantVienna Transport has recently announced a substantial change in the tramway network around the Ringstrasse, which should bring a significant service improvement, with journey times being reduced by up to 10 minutes for some customers. However, the changes will also render all travel guide books for Vienna obsolete, as most...Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:55:53 GMTTop 10 Sources - Blogging Librarians