About Me
I am a librarian at Cal Poly Pomona. I have an M.S. in library and information science and an M.A. in English. This weblog reflects my interests in library & information science, literature, language, culture, and the arts. Click for my full profile.
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julieshen (at) gmail (dot) com
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Books I Like
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Also, I'm currently reading
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Sony planning to market paperback-sized e-book reader (1/30/2006) Does the success of the iPod portend the (eventual) success of ebooks? Also, musings on the economic impact of self publishing with a smidgen of nostalgia. Here's another review (with pictures). |
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Making college lectures available via iTunes Podcast (1/30/2006) Last year, Apple started working with six universities on a pilot project to make course lectures and other educational materials accessible via iTunes software. Participants included Stanford, University of Missouri, and University of Michigan. Now Apple is opening signups to all universities. |
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This band wants to play at your library (1/30/2006) Listen to them on NPR's This American Life or visit The High Strung on MySpace. |
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Reference Is Cool (1/19/2006) Librarians know that! Now you can get a button that tells the rest of the world. Just email ptobey@salempress.com with the Subject line, "Reference is Cool Button" and ask them for one. |
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London Librarian finds Byron manuscript (1/19/2006) University College Rare Books Librarian Susan Stead found the 12-line poem in an 1810 copy of Samuel Rogers's The Pleasures of Memory. Dated April 12, 1812, the poem -- which begins "Absent or present still to thee" -- is the only known original manuscript of a poem by English poet Lord Byron. |
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ALA to webcast children/teen literary awards (1/17/2006) Tune in January 23 at 7:55 a.m. CST! Connections will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information about the awards, including the acclaimed Caldecott and Newbery Medals, visit ALA Book/Media Awards. |
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"Library 2.0" (PDF) (1/10/2006) In his YBP sponsored newsletter, RLG Senior Analyst Walt Crawford surveys the various definitions of Library 2.0 in this 32-page tome and comes to the conclusion that "'Library 2.0' is a rallying cry that carries too much baggage. [he doesn't] believe the term adds value to the concepts and tools - and [he believes] it's possible that 'Library 2.0' gets in the way of Library 2.0." |
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Usability studies of database interfaces (PDF) (1/10/2006) This study surveys 801 librarians and 4212 users to get general feedback on user experience and includes usability results from 6 librarians and 19 users on specific database interfaces, with special focus on Science Direct as compared to other databases. Disclaimer: this study was commissioned by Elsevier, which owns Science Direct. My take on this? I don't think their interface is any easier to use, but I do find it attractive. My favorite feature is their Top 25 Hottest Articles in each subject area. |
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Congressional Report on Google Book Search (1/06/2006) It provides background on pending litigation and will be updated as necessary. Also, Prof. Joseph Janes at University of Washington's Information School appears on NPR with Association of American Publishers' Pat Schroeder (infamous for her negative comment about librarians) and a Google lawyer in a 3-way commentary on Google Book Search. |
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