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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The Race to Improve Search Engines (3/24/2006) Panelists at the 2006 Wharton Technology Conference predict that bigger and better search capabilities will soon be available on every conceivable electronic device, from handhelds to TVs. However, speakers disagreed on how they will be improved. Saleel Sathe from MSN Search says users need to provide more information in their search: "The average query today is only 2.5 words. If you went to the library and asked a librarian for help, you wouldn't give only 2.5 words." Perry Solomon of Fast Search & Transfer disagreed: "Search will begin to distinguish between expressed needs and implicit needs. Implicit needs are things like recommendations based on your purchase history." |
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Changing a Cultural Icon: The Academic Library as a Virtual Destination (3/17/2006) This excellent article covers a wide range of issues academic libraries are facing as the world of information becomes increasingly digitized. Stacks are disappearing as libraries repurpose them for learning spaces. Meanwhile, librarians are teaching information literacy classes, digitizing rare collections and putting them online, and assisting students and faculty virtually via chat and instant messaging. Author Jerry Campbell is the CIO and Dean of University Libraries at USC. |
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Librarians beat nuns in spelling bee (3/15/2006) Three librarians from the Boone County Public Library in Kentucky beat the Benedictine Sisters of St. Walburg Monastery in Villa Hills, Kentucky. The winning word was "trinitrotoluene" (TNT). |
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Google Book Print and digital copyright (3/14/2006) This excellent article reviews pertinent events leading up to Google's current legal battles with authors and publishers over copyright and fair use, including details from precedent setting cases and quotes from various parties. Here are the court cases, if you're interested in looking them up: Random House v. Rosetta Books New York Times v. Jonathan Tasini Greenberg v. National Geographic Faulkner v. National Geographic Authors Guild v. Google (pending) McGraw Hill v. Google (pending) |
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ACT report shows only 51% of high school graduates ready for college-level reading (3/08/2006) Recommendations include setting reading standards for grades 9-12 and incorporating complex reading material across the curriculum. |
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Survey about perceptions and prejudices of online degrees in the hiring process in academic libraries (3/02/2006) This anonymous survey focuses on academic libraries. If you fall into any of the following categories, please take the survey. 1. Current Library Science students; 2. Recent (< 3 years) graduates who found jobs; 3. Recent (< 3 years) graduates searching for jobs; and 4. Employers and people who have participated on hiring committees for professional academic librarian positions. If you have questions, please contact Sara Russell Gonzalez - sargonz@uflib.ufl.edu Pam Cenzer - pamcenz@uflib.ufl.edu Kathryn Kennedy - katkenn@uflib.ufl.edu University of Florida Libraries |
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