Adventures of an InfoMage in Training

Saturday, June 21, 2003

Jordan and the Middle-East As I read Leap of Faith: An Unexpected Life (and autobiography by Queen Noor, an American-born woman who married King Hussein, 1935-1999, of Jordan), my interest in Middle East history is re-emerging. In particular, I'd like to read more about King Hussein, so I wandered off to WILInet, selected Biography Resource Center (from the Gale Group) which in turn led me to several biographical entries, one of which included a section for Further Readings: There are one biography and one autobiography of Hussein, respectively, Peter Snow, Hussein: A Biography (1972), and Hussein, King of Jordan, Uneasy Lies the Head (1962). A more recent, comprehensive book on Hussein's kingdom is Peter Gubser, Jordan: Crossroads of Middle Eastern Events (1983). Hassan bin Talal, Crown Prince of Jordan and brother of Hussein, wrote a perceptive book explaining the Hashemites' thinking and accomplishments which is titled Search for Peace (1984). Other noteworthy books which deal with Jordan and King Hussein are P. J. Vatikiotis, Politics and the Military in Jordan (1967); John B. Glubb, A Soldier with the Arabs (1957); and Benjamin Shwadran, Jordan: A State of Tension (1959). I should also re-read A Concise History of Middle East (from World War I on), by Arthur Goldschmidt Jr. 7:55:20 PM    comment []

Thursday, June 19, 2003

Association of Knowledgework One more site to go back and delve into some day: Association of Knowledgework. 7:35:21 PM    comment [] Finding vs. Searching! I'll need to go back and read the LJ article on Federated Search Tools when my brain isn't so fuzzy. Oh, and add Peter Morville's article, The Age of Findability, to the list while I'm at it.   4:38:58 PM    comment []

Monday, June 16, 2003

Government Secrecy in the Age of Information Something to read some day: Government Secrecy in the Age of Information, by Joe Fitzgerald and Antonia Badway, Biodefense Quarterly, Summer 2003. 7:08:19 PM    comment [] Who knew there were Cyberfeminists? As I skimmed the article, My Son, the Cyborg [New York Times: Technology], I ran across this little tidbit: "Sadie Plant happens to be a cyberfeminist, with a hip cultural-studies background: her empirical research on mobile phones fits neatly into the visionary view of digital technology, in which it is seen as radical, emancipatory and really cool." Time to add "Zeros + Ones" to the reading list...  9:23:30 AM    comment []

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