From Real Lawyers Have Blogs: Jason Eiseman, Computer Automation Librarian at Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, has produced an excellent 3 part screencast tutorial on RSS: 1. Introduction of RSS discusses importance of RSS and looks …
Presentation on Blogging in Libraries & LRL Conference Blog
I give a lot of presentations and have learned that the receptiveness of the audience has a big outcome on the success of the presentation. This morning, it was my pleasure to speak at the …
Succession Planning and Workforce Transformation Foundation for the Future
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 …
Electronic Government Publication Preservation Programs Session at LRL Conference
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 …
Taking Cell Phone Photo of QR Code Offers Instant Information
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 …
Remote Access to Library Databases
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. …
Article: Taking Passwords to the Grave
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 …
Bucky READ Poster Now Available
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 …
UW-Madison Joins Google Book Search Project
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 …
Half of All Federal Gov Docs Are Born Digital and Will Stay That Way
“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 …