Friday, June 14, 2002

[Macro error: Can't evaluate the expression because the name "itemTitle" hasn't been defined.] In a perfect world, everyone would have a library .... In a perfect world, everyone would have a library card, and the library would serve as both a real place worth spending time at and a virtual information center available 24 hours a day. The library would be the top-of-the-list destination for information and pleasure seekers alike. Unfortunately, in the real world, the public library may rate closer to number 11 as the chosen place to seek information (that's according to a 2001 survey at www.keen.com/documents/corpinfo/pressstudy.asp). The truth is the library isn't on the radar screen of many people who think of themselves as information literate. Libraries need to get over their shyness, form strategic alliances, and borrow marketing know how from the private sector in order to promote the value of their services to their constituencies. This Library Journal article by Rivkah Sass of Multnomah County Library in Oregon is definitely a must-read. [from Virtual Acquisition Shelf] [LibraryNotes - News and Interesting Stuff from the World of Library and Information Science - February 2002] 5:43:28 PM    comment [] [Macro error: Can't evaluate the expression because the name "itemTitle" hasn't been defined.] Here's a new blog, just on Hemingway Virtual Hemingway. With more than 375 Hemingway-related links organized into 23 categories, Virtual Hemingway is intended to provide persons interested in the [The Hemingway Blog]     2:14:10 PM    comment [] [Macro error: Can't evaluate the expression because the name "itemTitle" hasn't been defined.] "If you see no other photographs on the web this week, have a look at today's Astronomy Picture of the Day. Here's a thumbnail to show you what it looks like, because I cannot believe how lovely this is." [whirlagig] Ring of Fire, © 1992 Dennis Mammana [The Shifted Librarian] 11:41:41 AM    comment []

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