Siva Vaidhyanathan who is one of the contributors to his great blog Sivacracy recently pulled out some comments I’d written about Google’s strong move into the world of [formerly] library content. If you haven’t read his book The Anarchist in the Library I strongly suggest you do so.
Tag: libraries
underfunded libraries
I’d love to see an update, with hard data, of this map of underfunded libraries. Rochelle points out the questions she has when she does what any librarian should do and evalutates her source. If anyone has more info about this, feel free to help her out. Id lvoe to see something like this [with hard data, updated for 2005] on the main page of the PLA web site, updated daily.
NHLA Conferences from days past
When I went to prowl around the Carpenter Memorial Library in Manchester, I saw some old photos of a previous NH Library Association Conference from, I think, 1924. Take a look at these librarians. Greg took a few nice shots of the library interior, love that octagonal reference desk!
why is it so cold in the library?
This is a sad little library FAQ, at least the first four questions. It is only when you scroll to the bottom that you realize that the library may be cold and dark and have no elevators and few restrooms, but it does have wifi!
All these books belong to you.
Tous ces livres sont à toi. A photoessay on the Bibliothèque Nationale du Québec. [thanks aaron]