Archive for the ‘Applications’ Category

Obviously, I have been thinking a great deal about curating the content that you want from the vast seas of information available online. I think I was running an errand when a thought about digital curation occurred to me. As librarians in the 21st century, we are charged with helping people discern “good” from “bad” [...]

If you read my post regarding recommendations for alcohol consumption by women yesterday here is a bit more to go along with that.  I found this yesterday:“The United States, as a nation, has great confusion concerning drinking. It does not appear to be able to come to a consensus regarding alcohol consumption or what constitutes [...]

As I told you yesterday, I tried an experiment seeing what life was like a bit more off the grid on the weekends. Honestly, it was pretty nice. So nice, as a matter of fact, that I am trying a variant of that same experiment in my online realm.I read a great deal of information [...]

Before I get into today’s post, I do want to wish you a happy Memorial Day holiday. Jen and I are really enjoying our three day weekend, and I hope you are as well. Also, thanks to all the veterans, and those who are no longer with us, for serving our country.I feel confident in [...]

I just finished reading Marilyn Johnson’s new book This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All. It’s a great read, and if you are interested in the future of libraries and librarians I would recommend it to you. In the book, Johnson discusses librarians who are on the Second Life website, [...]