February 2012
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“In the public psyche, a librarian is a woman of indeterminate age, who wears...”
– Barry Bowes, between stacks (1979)
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Judge Slaps School for Blocking Gay Websites →
A federal judge ordered a central Missouri school district to stop using Internet filtering software that blocks access to gay, lesbian and transgender issue-related websites.
… Judge Laughrey found that the school’s Internet filter, URL Blacklist, systematically discriminates against gay-friendly websites.
“Sexuality filters are normally used to filter out pornographic...
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“Of all the words of mice and men, the saddest are, “It might have been.”
– Kurt Vonnegut (via libraryland)
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Best Reasons Why You Should Read Books
jette-ann:
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Kills time - Even though it is not an inspirational reason, it can make you read, when you are bored.
Word Power – It is a general truth that reading increases the vocabulary.You cannot control your thoughts but certainly of your words.
Cultivates Creativity – It makes us think & fantasize our own world. You can make...
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“I wondered if I could spend the rest of my life inventing complicated ways to...”
– Miranda July (via uncocoro)
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iLibrarian » NYPL: Making Collections Possible... →
“On Monday the New York Public Library hosted a session titled Making Collections Possible Through Collaboration during which they discussed 3 exciting digital projects undertaken by NYPL Labs, each involving collaboration with users.”
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It’s time to start blaming publishers for the... →
(via LISNews)
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UK Publishers Pretend To Embrace Copyright... →
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“The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of...”
– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (via libraryland)
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Digitization Project Brings Ancient Inscriptions... →
infoneer-pulse:
“The Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives announces a new 3-D digital resource that will enable scholars and the public to learn more about the ancient Near East through a unique group of pressed-paper molds called squeezes. This resource provides unparalleled access to the archives’ collection of squeezes from ancient Near Eastern archaeological...
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“That was the cardinal rule of the guild. Nothing was ever deleted. Archived,...”
– Stephen Hunt, Secrets Of The Fire Sea (via themirroredarchive)
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“These woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles...”
– Robert Frost, from Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening (via libraryland)
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“Alone. Yes, that’s the key word, the most awful word in the English tongue....”
– Stephen King (via quercetum)
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“Harvard has the second largest endowment in the world, second only to the funds...”
– E Keathley - Google - The nature of academic and research librarianship changed… (via unlibrarian)
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