Semacodes
A Semacode is a machine-readable, Data Matrix symbol which encodes URLs; basically it’s a barcode for web locations. The idea is to create one of these labels which looks like...
Category: USA
Apr
25
2007
“You Are What You Grow”
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Today, Michael Pollan (author of “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” and “The Botany of Desire”) had a fascinating article in the New York Times Magazine about how the agribusiness is who determines...
Apr
20
2007
Academic Libraries, Americas, Libraries, OPAC, Open Source, Public Libraries, Tagging, Technology, Tools, USA, Web 2.0
WPopac
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At the same lecture that I attended earlier this week I learned about the Cook Memorial Library in Tamworth, NH. This small public library has done away with their old...
Social Tagging and Cataloging
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Earlier this week I attended a lecture that addressed social tagging and its use to libraries. Today more and more libraries and archives are trying to make themselves more visible...
Apr
18
2007
Women and Computer Science
by Bilingual Librarian
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While the number of women enrolling in male dominated programs, such as mathematics and biology, are currently close to par, women continue to have very little visibility within the computer...
Apr
16
2007
Tax Return Rise for Undocumented Immigrants
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Today, The New York Times has an article about the rise in undocumented immigrants in the USA who are filing taxes. Since 1996 undocumented immigrants can legally file taxes with...
Apr
14
2007
Librarian Act of 2007
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To celebrate National Library Week, Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) plans to introduce legislation that will amended the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide Perkins student loan forgiveness in order...
Apr
09
2007
Harassment on the Web
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Today, both the New York Times and the Guardian have articles about online sexual harassment. The Guardian’s article describes several cases in which women bloggers have been harassed for such...
Apr
08
2007
Framingham Library
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This week I got to visit the Framingham Public Library to see their Newcomer & Neighbors Center. The city has seen a large growth in their immigrant populations, and currently...