Are Americans Hostile to Knowledge?
Several thing stand out in this excellent article on anti-intellectualism and the need for better education in America: ...Ms. Jacoby said, something different is happening: anti-intellectualism (the...
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Under Development - the new iMac computers for kids
kiddieland screenshot Originally uploaded by Michael Casey. We currently have four children's computers in every branch library at MPOW. At this time they're all PCs but we just purchased four new...
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Wikileaks forced to shut
wikileaks forced to shut Originally uploaded by Michael Casey. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/19/us/19cnd-wiki.html http://88.80.13.160
View ArticleReed Elsevier to Buy ChoicePoint and Sell Reed Business Information
Bloomberg news reports that Reed Elsevier is buying ChoicePoint for over $3.5B. Reed publishes Library Journal, School Library Journal, and many other trade publications. Combining Alpharetta,...
View ArticleAn Alternative to SharePoint
The launch of Google Sites may mean stiff competition for Microsoft's SharePoint. MPOW uses SharePoint 2007 and I have been less than satisfied with its performance. Here's the link to today's news.
View ArticleHow Dangerous Is the Internet for Children?
Very good piece by David Pogue in today's Times: A few years ago, a parenting magazine asked me to write an article about the dangers that children face when they go online. As it turns out, I was the...
View ArticleWhy Did You De-Friend Me?
No, I did not remove you as a friend on Facebook. I did, however, deactivate my Facebook account. I didn’t do it as any form of political protest over Facebook’s deletion of breastfeeding photos or...
View ArticleLibrary Riot
Not the title of a news story but the name of a new library blog. Worth watching.
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listening to music in the pod
listening to music in the pod Originally uploaded by The Shifted Librarian. This just blows me away. Wow.
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young lady playing with a new Xbox kiosk
young lady playing with a new Xbox kiosk Originally uploaded by The Shifted Librarian.
View ArticleHow To Flickr
My friend Michaela over at Girls With Macs has posted some very good instructions for using Flickr to market and build your non-profit.
View ArticleLiterary Compatibility
We’ve all been there. Or some of us have. Anyone who cares about books has at some point confronted the Pushkin problem: when a missed — or misguided — literary reference makes it chillingly clear that...
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