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“Agnes’ Library!” By Dr. Steve & Fidgert
While driving the kids to school this AM we came across this most excellent episode in one of our podcasts. “Agnes’ Library!” By Dr. Steve & Fidgert. You MUST go give it a listen now.
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Baker & Taylor Acquires Blackwell North America and James Bennett
A little news from the world of Collection Development and Acquisitions – just received word that Baker & Taylor (YBP) has acquired BNA! Also as part of the deal, Blackwell U.K. will acquire Baker & Taylor’s Lindsay and Croft business in the U.K. Full press release.
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Got thoughts on Federated Search? Win $1,000!
Deep Web Technologies is sponsoring another contest in which you “Tell us about the most impressive federated search application you’ve ever seen, or about one you’ve dreamed up. How innovative can federated search be? What unique problems can it solve?” What’s kind of neat about this one is that it’s not just an essay contest…
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Behind the scenes with IT at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics
Earlier this week a vendor flew a few folks involved with IT for the Taylor Family Digital Library out to Vancouver to see some cutting edge stuff. One of the stops was the Headquarters of the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee (VANOC) where we spent about a half hour with the VP for IT, about 40…
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Preserving the Library in the Digital Age
In a recent issue of The Readex Report, Benjamin L. Carp, Assistant Professor of History at Tufts University gives us five reasons why, despite his love for digitized resources, he still loves and wants libraries: Rare or unique archival materials Browsable stacks Knowledgeable, experienced librarians The buzz of studious patrons All the usual reasons to…