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August 3, 2011 0

Cameras: A Litany

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Last week’s post loosely traced my development as a man and my use of the square frame as a photographer. I intentionally edited out any real mention of specific cameras, as I thought it might be interesting to do a second post about my development and my choice of camera. Before I start, I want [...]

May 26, 2011 0

Transforming our Bibliographic Framework

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Well, readers, it has been a while since we broke virtual bread together. What brings me out of my real-life cave and into the warmth of the binary internet sun? This wonderful little announcement coming from our library overlords, the Library of Congress: Transforming our Bibliographic Framework: A Statement from the Library of Congress

November 25, 2010 0

Gobble gobble.

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Happy Thanksgiving, readers! Here’s hoping each of you eat as much pecan pie and mashed potatoes as I do.

November 12, 2010 0

Dreaming of a New Lunch Lady Land

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I absolutely love this interactive infographic on the NY Times website. I think Edward Tufte, talked about frequently on our blog, would approve.

September 6, 2010 0

Oxford English Dictionary in Binary

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I imagine that you, good reader, know of the special place in my librarian heart that the Oxford English Dictionary holds. This happened about a year ago, as I examined common reference titles in libraries, and evaluated the OED. It’s an incredible piece of work, and a very early example of what is now described [...]