Oh no it isn't!- September 29, 2005 OCLC, WorldCat, Google According to this article on IT-analysis.com, ... Google is creating a comprehensive bibliographic database that it calls WorldCat to search for and find information formerly only found in libraries.Hmm... I wonder what the folks at OCLC will have to say about that.http://smotu.blogspot.com/2005/09/oh-no-it-isnt.html Terry Belanger wins MacArthur Fellowship- September 21, 2005 University of Virginia Professor and rare books expert Terry Belanger has been awarded a MacArthur Fellowship. I think it couldn't have happened to a more deserving librarian. He's done a lot to facilitate education about rare books librarianship.There was a time when I had dreams of being a rare books cataloger, but then I realized that I'd pretty much have to wait for somebody to die to get a job in rare books cataloging and went off in other directions. I still wistfully survey the course.http://smotu.blogspot.com/2005/09/terry-belanger-wins-macarthur.html Disaster recovery- September 9, 2005 Katrina, libraries, disaster recovery Like much of the U.S., I've been a little preoccupied with Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath lately, so I haven't had much to say about library, technology, or cataloging.But I do want to take a moment to point to the Geaux Library Project, which is working to provide reference and other library services to Katrina survivors. See this excellent description over at Catalogablog.http://smotu.blogspot.com/2005/09/disaster-recovery.html |