links Post Source: bookn3rd.com Posted: Nov 01 2008 17:52:16
one of my favorite things this week the winners have been selected in bookninjas book rebranding competition.a the firstplace entry had me doubled over laughing.
also in humor the new yorker discusses literary halloween costumes and invites readers to submit their own.
on the bizarre side of things richard dawkins makes cringeinducing statements about childrens literature.a theres an opinion pie... [Show More]
publishersweekly reports that amazon.com has acquired shelfari a social networking website for readers that has about 1 million users. amazon.com also has a stake in shelfaricompetitor librarything and as the seattlepi notes there is no love lost between the two book social networking sites.
theres no love lost between shelfari and librarythi ng.
lib rarything founder tim spalding has calle... [Show More]
a very nice obit about allen smith simmons library school professor.
allen was a fan of websters second the second edition of websters new international dictionary published in 1934 bow ties motorcycles and sailing. he abhorred exclamation points one quote i have written in my notes from his class reads if you were born before 1960 you have three exclamation points to use in your life if born afte... [Show More]
happy 4th of july Post Source: bookn3rd.com Posted: Jul 04 2008 16:08:20
obviously im very busy mixing fireworks and alcohol this weekend but ive somehow managed to squeeze in a links post.
youve likely seen this already but a bookseller in georgia represent discovered an amazing porn stash in hollowed out books.a booksaga is definitely a new favorite featuring great writing and really funny stories of life as a small town bookseller.a thanks to william for the link.
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jeremy has posted his own response to the atlantic monthly article is google making us stupid he makes some great points noting that like carr he finds reading on the internet to be different to print and less pleasant. in a counterpoint to my post he says of the web that its an excellent delivery system getting material for reading has never been easier but ive never found it a very pleasant ... [Show More]
librarything meme Post Source: bookn3rd.com Posted: May 04 2008 18:06:20
jeremy at philobiblos forwards a fun librarything meme the top 106 unread books.a and because i just cant help myself heres my version.
the rules bold the books you have read italicize books youve started but not finished strike the books you read but hated likely for school add an asterisk to books youve read more than once and underline those you own but still havent read yourself.
ive made one ... [Show More]
book patrol reports on what looks like a fantastic exhibit at the victoria albert museum blood on paper books in the hands of artists. if only it lasted through september i might have a chance of seeing it
jeremy at philobiblos has a great post this week debunking some myths about jeremy benthams autoicon at university college london. it reminded me of one of my favorite books from childhood th... [Show More]
... and electronic cataloging are we once again nearing similar numbers. johanne vindenas oriental institute librarian 19241964. the current incarnation of the oriental institute library facilities
httpphilo biblos.blo gspot.com2 00804schle singerslib raryupdate .htmlive been in touch with both professor nasaw who arranged for the collection to go to cuny and with the acquisitions librarian for ... [Show More]
fast thursday links Post Source: acquisitionslibrarian.antfarm.jp Posted: Apr 09 2008 19:10:13
... and electronic cataloging are we once again nearing similar numbers. johanne vindenas oriental institute librarian 19241964. the current incarnation of the oriental institute library facilities
httpphilo biblos.blo gspot.com2 00804schle singerslib raryupdate .htmlive been in touch with both professor nasaw who arranged for the collection to go to cuny and with the acquisitions librarian for ... [Show More]
...t 0 topic replies 6 danisha which suppliers currently use edi quotes thanks claire. frequent flyer credit cards claire eskriett systems librarian library technical services university of brighton....... [Show More]
a note from the british librarys security coordinator judith barnes that appeared on shelflife and has been reprinted at philobiblos
i very much regret to report that we have discovered the theft of 74 maps from description de lunivers contenant les differentes systames du monde les cartes de la gaographie ancienne et moderne et les murs de chaque nation by manesson mallet alain. paris 1683... [Show More]
librarians aplenty Post Source: www.artsjournal.com Posted: Feb 15 2008 13:03:52
a group of lions is a pride. but what is the collective term for librarians en masse
it seems that librarians themselves have been discussing this and theyve come up with a number of possibilities. among the suggestions i like are
a shush
a google
a collation
a bibliogeekerie
a spectacle
most of them seem a bit outofdate though. now that the profession is so digitalityminded the old re... [Show More]
stupid secret plans Post Source: archivecats.livejournal.com Posted: Aug 24 2006 01:13:42
today we learned that harpercollins is publishing a book and they are going to send us some and it is going to go on sale september 12 and not a moment before but they wont tell us who wrote it or what it is about its being called project x. my manager speculated that it was going to be snakes in a bookstore or perhaps something to do with an announcement that will be made september 11th but i... [Show More]
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