March 28, 2003

Canadian Geneaology Centre

The Library and Archives of Canada has announced the official launch of the Canadian Genealogy Centre web site. This unique virtual centre will be the primary online site for access to genealogical resources in Canada. Over the years, Canadians have shown a growing interest in finding out more about their family histories, stories and roots [Peter Scott's Library Blog] 3:40:15 PM  [Permanent Link]    comment []

New totally amazing handheld device

Announcing the New Built-in Orderly Organized Knowledge Device, Otherwise Known as BOOK! It's a revolutionary breakthrough in technology: no wires, no electric circuits, no batteries, nothing to be connected or switched on. It's so easy to use even a child can operate it. Just lift its cover. Compact and portable, it can be used anywhere--even sitting in an armchair by the fire--yet it is powerful enough to hold as much information as a CD-ROM. [More on the BOOK] 9:42:01 AM  [Permanent Link]    comment []

Library Humour

IFLANET Library Humour. Learn how many catalogers it takes to change a lightbulb from this light-hearted site featuring jokes, humor, and lists such as Library Principles for Students, from the Old Testament and Index Liberis Prohibitorum (Index of Forbidden Books for Children). From the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). [Librarian's Index to the Internet] 9:39:00 AM  [Permanent Link]    comment []

Museum of Hoaxes April Fool's Day Gallery

Museum of Hoaxes April Fool's Day Gallery. This site presents The Origin of April Fool's Day, The Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes of All Time, and a quiz, which challenges sorting the truth from the outrageously false stories reported by the media on April first. It also includes a chronological index of hoaxes from the Middle Ages to the present, and an essay on reasons to hate the observance. [Librarian's Index to the Internet] 9:36:29 AM  [Permanent Link]    comment []

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