Efforts to Save the Florida State Library Gathering Steam- January 28, 2003 Sorry for the lack of updates, but my grandma died last night and I just don't feel like blogging right now. More later. However, I don't want the efforts of Floridians and their newspapers to go unnoticed in their bid to save the Florida State Library from Jeb Bush's budget cuts. FlaBlog is doing a great job of catching the various editorials and articles, including one from the Pensacola News Journal that compares the propposed fate of the FSL to the Ark of the Covenant in Raiders of the.http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/libraries/2003/01/28.html#a3561 Blogging and Libraries- January 27, 2003 Is It Time To Get Blogging "A blog allows you to edit a web page without worrying about programming and design issues. People inexperienced in web development can use blogging software to create, update, and maintain web pages. Also, multiple users can post stories to a blog, at any time, from anywhere. At their most elemental, blogs represent a new way to add content to a web site. The blogging tools are flexible enough to allow large parts of any web site to be maintained via the blog...http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/libraries/2003/01/26.html#a3559 A Step in the Right Direction!- January 27, 2003 Laura Bush Announces $20 Million to Help Offset National Shortage of Librarians "Laura Bush announced today that the President's Bush's 2004 budget will include a proposal for increased funding for the nation's libraries and museums. The President's 2004 proposed budget will be sent to Congress on February 3, 2003. 'Along with our homes and schools, libraries and museums provide the strongest foundation for learning in our communities,' Mrs. Bush said. 'Museum directors and librarians educate.http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/libraries/2003/01/26.html#a3558 Way to Go, Karl!- January 27, 2003 I was wondering who yoyology was over at Memepool after seeing a couple of library-related posts there from this author. It turns out it's Karl Siewert, and he's doing so well at spreading the word that Memepool is adding a category just for libraries! Watch for it here.http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/libraries/2003/01/26.html#a3556 |