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Month: October 2006

Succession Planning and Workforce Transformation Foundation for the Future

Posted on October 19, 2006

This afternoon at the Legislative Reference Librarians conference we heard from Donna Scheeder, Director Law Library Services Library of Congress on Succession Planning and Workforce Transformation Foundation for the Future. She gave some excellent tips …

Posted in Presentations & Workshops

Electronic Government Publication Preservation Programs Session at LRL Conference

Posted on October 19, 2006

This morning I’m attending the Legislative Research Librarians’ Professional Development Seminar here in Madison. I’m excited about the great line up of presentations. First up was Chi-Shiou Lin doctoral student at UW Madison SLIS who …

Posted in Presentations & Workshops

Taking Cell Phone Photo of QR Code Offers Instant Information

Posted on October 18, 2006

Photo from SlashPhone There is a very interesting article in the International Herald Tribune about QR, or quick response codes. It begins with a young woman snapping a picture with her cell phone of QR …

Posted in Miscellaneous & Odd-ball

Remote Access to Library Databases

Posted on October 16, 2006

I’m a firm believer that public libraries are one of the best deals around. Besides the books, music, and movies available for checkout, many libraries offer card holders remote access to their collection of databases. …

Posted in Data & Databases

Article: Taking Passwords to the Grave

Posted on October 13, 2006

CNET News has a very thought-provoking article on the challenges of accessing online accounts of deceased family members. “As more and more people move their lives, address books, calendars, financial information, online, they are taking …

Posted in Online Interactions

Bucky READ Poster Now Available

Posted on October 12, 2006

As previously posted, Bucky Badger is the latest READ poster celebrity. The poster, cosponsored by the UW-Madison Libraries and the Wisconsin Center for the Book, features Bucky standing against a bookcase reading about great moments …

Posted in Libraries & Librarians

UW-Madison Joins Google Book Search Project

Posted on October 12, 2006

On Wednesday, UW-Madison announced that it has entered into an agreement with Google to provide access to hundreds of thousands of public and historical books and documents from the holdings of the UW-Madison Libraries and …

Posted in Libraries & Librarians

Half of All Federal Gov Docs Are Born Digital and Will Stay That Way

Posted on October 11, 2006

“We estimate that as many as 50 percent of all federal government documents are now born digital, published to the Web, and will never be printed by the GPO,” says GPO CEO Bruce James. Read …

Posted in Data & Databases

Locating Attorneys, Law Firms, Corporate Counsel & Judges

Posted on October 11, 2006

My colleague, Jenny Zook, has created a guide on Locating Attorneys, Law Firms, Corporate Counsel & Judges for our UW Law School newsletter. She’s included some useful tips, although, please note that some of the …

Posted in Courts

UW Madison Featured Images Collection

Posted on October 11, 2006

Featured Images is a new photo collection from the University of Wisconsin – Madison Archives. According to Archivist, David Null, each month the site will feature interesting historical campus photos about which little is known. …

Posted in Miscellaneous & Odd-ball
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