CLA president Susan Hildreth has been selected by Governor Schwartzenegger to be the new state librarian of California. Guess she’s not going to Tuscon after all.
Author: jessamyn
a public/private partnership I can get behind
Divine marketing opportunity. Collect donations for people not to buy your book, but to put your book in a public library. The indie press No Media Kings crowd would like you to do just that in their NO MEDIA KINGS, YES LIBRARY BLING drive. Don’t miss their how to make a book section.
Michael McGrorty – writer/librarian/advice columnist
Does anyone read Michael McGrorty’s blog over at Library Dust and say “Man, that guy is almost too erudite to be a librarian”? I know I sometimes do. One of his latest gems is about Nancy Pearl, and what makes her so special, and by a related tangent, what we are all looking for in a special librarian.
USAPA in the field
The Justice Department has just released a report [pdf] that gives over 30 examples of how the USA PATRIOT Act has been used so far to fight terrorism. The ACLU responds.
are advertiser-supported search engines really giving us the answers we need?
Search Engines: Clogged with Commerce and Begging for an Upgrade asks whether our search engine results are being clogged with for-profit sites at the expense of solid information. For commerce sites can afford good design, placement and Googleability. Can your local community-based center?