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Established July 2006
ISSN: 1946-1852
by Rick Mason
Tag Archives: Illinois
How to Respond to Bad Press, continued
In a post a few days ago I referred to a letter written by Mary A. Dempsey, Commissioner for the Chicago Public Library, as a response to a Fox Chicago News story that asked Are Libraries Necessary, or a Waste … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Government, Groups, History, Libraries, News, Online Services
Tagged Anna Davlantes, Anthony Bourdain, Author, California State Library, Chicago, Chicago Public Library, city services, Commissioner, DC, Digital media, e-book, Education, English as a second language, Google Books Library Project, Harold Washington Library Center, hour Internet sessions, Illinois, job search assistance, journalist, librarian, Library, Library and information science, Library Board, Library Board of Directors, MacArthur Foundation, marketing, Mary A. Dempsey, online information, online research collections, pdf, Public Library, School library, Science, Talking Book Center, the Ravinia Music Festival, USD, Walter Cronkite, Washington, WFLD
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How to Respond to Bad Press
Mary A. Dempsey, Commissioner for the Chicago Public Library, responded exceptionally well to a story on Fox Chicago News that suggested that the $120 million spent on the library was a waste, given the amount of information on the internet … Continue reading
The Scope of the Illinois Crisis
The New York Times is running an article in today’s edition that highlights just how poorly the state budget in Illinois has been managed: Payback Time : Illinois Stops Paying Its Bills, but Can’t Stop Digging Hole The article doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Government, Libraries, News, Politics
Tagged Business/Finance, Comptroller, Daniel Hynes, Government of Illinois, Illinois, Illinois Comptroller, library systems, The New York Times, The New York Times Co, Triage, United States
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I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a library today…
Another method of dealing with fiscal woes is beginning to impact library organizations. My former state of residence, Illinois, has always for years run several months behind in payments to state-funded organizations. I know this from keeping an eye on … Continue reading
Posted in Government, ILL, Libraries, News
Tagged Business/Finance, Elizabeth Neill, ILL, Illinois, Judy Hoffman, Libraries, Library, library systems, News, Sara Long
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Wolfram Alpha
Wolfram|Alpha is a new type of internet resource that has just gone “live”. Many are calling it a new type of “search engine”, which it technically is, but it isn’t a search engine in the way we are used to … Continue reading
Posted in Online Databases, Online Services, Search, Software
Tagged answer engine, Illinois, Infochimps, internet resource, Mathematica, search engine, The World According to Garp, Wolfram, Wolfram Alpha
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Wake Up and Bathe
A library district in suburban Chicago (Schaumberg, Illinois) is implementing rules governing library user’s odor and library sleeping habits, but is stressing that the rules are not aimed at homeless users of the library. This is a little hard to … Continue reading
Posted in History, Libraries
Tagged Brookfield Public Library, Chicago, Director, homeless, Illinois, Libraries, Public Library, Schaumberg Illinois
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Hard Times
The Washington State Library has compiled a group of resources called Hard Times in Washington Libraries for the purpose of giving libraries, library staff, and library users ideas and tools to adapt to the current and upcoming fiscal crunch. Included … Continue reading
May You Live in Interesting Financial Times
If you have been concerned about the possible effects of the global financial crisis on libraries, you aren’t alone. The International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC) has issued a statement that is not only short, succinct, and dire, but also … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Groups, Libraries, Licensing, News, Online Databases, Online Services
Tagged consortia, Illinois, International Coalition of Library Consortia, Libraries, library consortia, Ohio, Online Databases, Online Services
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Obama at ALA 2005
Many people have a memory of the moment they realized that Barack Obama was likely to become president. For some, the moment came during the primaries, perhaps when they heard the speech he gave after the New Hampshire primary. Others, … Continue reading
Posted in Government, History, Libraries, Politics, Video
Tagged American Library Association, Barack Obama, Chicago, History, Illinois, New Hampshire, presidency, president, Senator, speech, Springfield, transcript, United States, Video
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DeKalb and the Changeling
Always be aware of your local history, and keep an eye on popular culture. My former stomping ground of DeKalb, Illinois played a pivotal part in the real-life tragedy that inspired the recently-released movie “Changeling“. Kudos to historian Phyllis Kelley … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Changeling;, Chicago Tribune, Daily Chronicle;, historian, Illinois, librarian, Patsy Lundberg;, Phyllis Kelley;, the Chicago Tribune
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OCLC WorldCat is the Tiger, not the Lady?
OCLC released their updated Policy for Use and Transfer of WorldCat Records yesterday, with implementation scheduled for mid-February. If you see the phrase We are reconsidering some aspects of the policy. More information will be available in the near future. … Continue reading
Posted in Cataloging, Copyright, ILS, Libraries, Licensing, News, OCLC, Online Databases, Online Services, OPAC
Tagged cataloging services, Georgia, Illinois, Licensing, Major, Major League Baseball, OCLC, OCLC Records Use Policy, Ohio, Union Catalogs, USD, Worldcat
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Confusing Traffic Signs
Two planets of coincidence had to converge for me to make this decidedly non-library post: I posted a reference to the Manual of Traffic Signs a couple of months ago. I am familiar enough with example number three from DeKalb, … Continue reading
Elsevier’s Intermediate Print Copy ILL Policy
Kind of an interesting post on Open Access News over the weekend. It seems that the license requirements for Elsevier’s electronic journals include printing a copy of the article, then scanning the article, before a library can provide that article … Continue reading
Posted in ILL, Libraries, Licensing, Online Databases, Periodicals
Tagged Elsevier, Illinois
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Elsevier’s Intermediate Print Copy ILL Policy
Kind of an interesting post on Open Access News over the weekend. It seems that the license requirements for Elsevier’s electronic journals include printing a copy of the article, then scanning the article, before a library can provide that article … Continue reading
Digitized Book of the Week
Digitized Book of the Week is a blog from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign library. Each post has a link, along with sample images and descriptions, to books recently digitized within their collection. This week’s book : The Steel … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Books, History, Libraries, Publishing
Tagged Illinois, Steel Tubular Car Company, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign library
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The Library Fix
The Library Fix is the title of Garrison Keillor‘s current column, and presents his take on the long-term role that libraries can play in society. It also appears in today’s Chicago Tribune, though you may need to register for access. … Continue reading
Library 2.0 : Steven Bell – It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad Web 2.0 World
Steven Bell – It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad Web 2.0 World : Hidden Treasure or Just More Pressure? (Powerpoint) (Handout) The title is adapted from It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, the “epic comedy” film from 1963. He … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Libraries, Library 2.0, OSUL2007, Web Design
Tagged 2.0 technology, American Libraries;, Charles Deering, Charles Deering McCormick University, Chris Anderson, David Bishop, David Lee King, Evanston, find technology, frantic search, Illinois, Instant Messaging, Jim Carroll, librarian, Library 2.0, library director, library tool, Northwestern University, problems needing solutions, staff using technology, Steven Bell, Wired;
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Big Google Book Search Library Project Announcement
Big news from the Google Book Search Library Project today: The number of libraries participating in the Google Book Search Library Project just got a whole lot bigger with today’s addition of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC). The CIC … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Google, Libraries, News
Tagged Committee on Institutional Cooperation, Google, Illinois, Indiana University, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State University, Minnesota, Northern Illinois, Northwestern University, Ohio State University, Pennsylvania State University, Purdue University, Ryan Eby, University of Chicago, University of Illinois, University of Iowa, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin
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Geonames
Geonames is an online database of places. Type in the name of a place, be it a town, city, geographic feature, or landmark, and you get a list of places with that name. Want to know how many places in … Continue reading
Posted in Maps, Online Databases, Search, Travel
Tagged Anytown, Colorado, Illinois, online database
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Bacon as a Bookmark
Bacon as a Bookmark? Librarians Tell All is the title of Mike Hardin’s column in today’s Columbus Dispatch. He details various objects found inside returned library books, as described by Columbus area librarians. The “cat in the bookdrop” library happens to be located … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Humor, Libraries, News
Tagged Columbus, Columbus Dispatch, Illinois, librarian, Mike Hardin
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