If you’re Christian inclined, or just want to hear what people are preaching about in Juneau, Alaska, check out the new podcast I helped set up for Juneau’s Cathedral of the Nativity. The four sermons currently available are from pastor Fr. Thomas Weise, but as time goes on you’ll also be able to hear sermons [...]
Fastener Quality Act
Posted on May 9, 2007 by alaskanlibrarian
Fastener Quality Act
Originally uploaded by AlaskanLibrarian.
Another example of the Best Titles Ever! Thanks to Amy West for the photo.
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Tiny Sailboat
Posted on May 9, 2007 by alaskanlibrarian
Blogs, Podcasts raise Library’s circ by 30%
Posted on May 9, 2007 by alaskanlibrarian
The latest episode of New Comm Road, Bryan Person’s podcast about new media and online communications features an interview with Jeff Scott – manager of Casa Grande Public Library in Casa Grande, Arizona.
Jeff credits social media with a 30% (50,000 book) increase in circulation this year. He provides examples of the tools he is using [...]
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Got to say, I don’t get this
Posted on May 8, 2007 by alaskanlibrarian
The Nebraska Library Commission has opened up a Twitter Account. According to the NLC’s blog, it is a stream of reference questions without answers.
Aside from satisfying the idle curiousity about what kind of questions come to state libraries, I don’t see the point. I don’t see myself signing up for their feed, even if I [...]
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Sing me a trademarked tune!
Posted on May 8, 2007 by alaskanlibrarian
While browsing the US Patent Office’s Kids page, I came across a sampling of sound trademarks. This page lets you listen these catchy tunes, among others:
72349496 NBC – Entertainment – Chimes
75821499 GENERAL MILLS – canned & frozen vegetables , etc. – “HO HO HO” (Green Giant character)
75934534 TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT – entertainment – [...]
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Best Practices Exchange 2007 @ FGI
Posted on May 6, 2007 by alaskanlibrarian
I’m blogging my experiences at the just closed Best Practices Exchange 2007: Libraries and Archives in the Digital Era conference over at Free Government Information. You can find all of my BPE 2007 related posts at http://freegovinfo.info/taxonomy/term/339. Please comment there or here.
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