Monthly Archive for December, 2007

Patron Feedback On Library Technologies

I stopped in at the Madison Public Library, a former employer, in order to say hi to some people I used to work with. None were there at the time, so I went over to the cookbook section to have a look around. There, I got into a one-sided conversation with a gentleman looking for a book on hydroponics.

Man: Do you know where the hydroponic books are?

Me: Um, sorry–no, I don’t really know.

Man: I can’t find anything–it’s all these computers screwing up the numbers. If I ever find out who’s responsible for this new computerized system, I’ll slit his throat.

*tvol walks away slowly*

The Evolution of the Term Paper

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I just completed a term paper for my intellectual property and information law class. This is the first time ever in my experience writing long(ish) papers where every entry in the “Works Cited” page has an accompanying hyperlink. Each resource, each report, each article, is available in full online. I didn’t plan this, but it’s happened. The world is indeed changing.




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