Seattle’s Big Beautiful Library is almost ready to open. Staff are getting a one week unpaid “week off” in march to avoid layoffs. Incidentally, SPL also has an amazing new [to me] website that’s accessible too. [thanks bill]
Month: February 2004
something you don’t see every day in the world of library weblogs
SHUSH: a website for the conservative librarian.
Current stands that S* has taken include Pro-Patriot Act, Pro-CIPA, Anti-MLS/Pro-BS, and anti-privacy-of-minors.
hi – 03feb
Hi. Let me know if the category links to the left are giving erratic results. On to the inbox….
holy freaking CRAP! good news about public domain futures
This is great news, says Ryan [and me]. Though come on, how secret is it if it’s in the Times?
Google has embarked on an ambitious secret effort known as Project Ocean, according to a person involved with the operation. With the cooperation of Stanford University, the company now plans to digitize the entire collection of the vast Stanford Library published before 1923, which is no longer limited by copyright restrictions.
Stanford withdraws from ARL
Stanford, you might recall, made the press a few days back for withdrawing from ARL.