Monday, August 11, 2003

curious about TypePad MT Pro vs. TypePad. One thing I was expecting TypePad to have that I am surprised it does not is the ability to FTP... [LibraryPlanet.com] 2:03:26 AM

	Friday, August 8, 2003

a Tasmanian blog! (I feel homesick now) PLACE-ORIENTED BLOGS. You may have noticed that I (sometimes unfairly) group blogs in my blogroll into artistic, business/scientific, environmental, news, and political categories, with Salon blogs listed separately because...well, because they're my community. Recently I've discovered another type of blog that is primarily geographical in nature. These have been self-styled as 'place-oriented blogs' or 'blogs of place'. Although most of us write from time to time about what's happening in our physical community, place-oriented bloggers write almost exclusively about the history, geography, and current events (often with photos) of their community. They're actually very entertaining (and sometimes educational) to read. Here are some of the best of the breed I've found: London and the North - London & Yorkshire, UK Faultline / Creek Running North - California Lifescapes - Texas Bowen Island Journal - British Columbia Laughing Knees - Japan Life at the Edge - Tasmania (whence the photo above) Ecotone - A wiki with more Bloggers of Place, and more about them Some of our Salon bloggers write more about their physical location than others, especially those living outside the country as ex-pats. What do you think -- is your blog a 'blog of place' or do you just write about home when there's nothing more urgent to write about? Is this a legitimate new genre of blog? I have occasionally posted about my home on the Oak Ridges Moraine in Ontario, but not with any geographic thoroughness. Should I write more about place? [How to Save the World] 5:55:58 AM

another one year anniversary - Salon blogs Scott Rosenberg reflects on one year of Salon blogs. I appreciate his candour. 5:37:41 AM

Movable Type introduces TypePad New Blogging Service Rolls Out.. If you want to set up your own blog you might want to check out TypePad (which is from the well-established folks at Movable Type).  A shining example of the power of this new blog tool is the PVR Blog, which is a great resource for information on devices like TiVo and ReplayTV and digital recording devices in general. There are 3 levels of service for TypePad, the lowest priced one is $5.00 a month, which includes hosting and a bunch of features (i.e. the ability to publish picture albums etc).  Worth checking out. [Ernie the Attorney] Hmm, looks very interesting ... 5:27:30 AM

	Tuesday, June 17, 2003

metaphor watch: exploded content firstmonday on eldred. ... In my view, reclaiming it would make it relevant. Exploding the content within the public domain in a context where it can be built upon and spread (ie, now, with the internet) will make people see again why the public domain is important. And if they see that, then they will again defend it. ... [Lessig Blog] 11:01:23 PM

interesting post from a LiveJournal about library cataloguing today In the old days, Pre MARC [Machine Readable Cataloguing], it was common to have almost as many catalogers as reference people. Books arrived. You hoped for a LC-Card number in the back and if that happened, you ordered cards from the Library of Congress. Eventually most of them came. If the book was new, you knew you had to come up with your own cataloging ... Catalogers are a fraction of the numbers that Reference types are. Do you still need to catalog some things originally? Sure. Is it a substantial fraction of what you buy? hardly. I know of one university with graduate programs that hits over 95% on OCLC. What gets reviewed gets bought. What gets bought gets cataloged. ... I hire catalogers. It's hard. ... I train every new hire. I do more training than cataloging these days. and at the same time, I can't tell prospective students that they'll be able to find work cataloging when they graduate. Medium sized libraries with one cataloger are common. It's like waiting for a tenant to die so you can have their apartment in New York. [librarian50] 10:22:25 PM

	Tuesday, June 10, 2003

looking forward to Moreover's forthcoming blog database So THAT'S what they've been doing.... News service Moreover has been spending a lot of time lately concentrating on the corporate market, and its free news service has suffered as a result. Now comes word that Moreover plans to roll out a database of over 17,000 weblogs, indexing more than 1,000 entries each day. [Inter Alia] 11:31:14 PM

	Monday, June 9, 2003

jurymandering and pliant juries Do lawyers want smart jurors?. Walter Olson suggests that smart lawyers often pick less intelligent jurors for a good reason. [via Cyberspaces] [Ernie the Attorney] 10:38:51 AM

	Wednesday, June 4, 2003

I'm both of these, as well as being an accidental blogger Accidents Do Happen. If you're not an Accidental Systems Librarian, perhaps you're an Accidental Webmaster. I'm sure one of your many hats is accidental.... [via beSpacific] [The Shifted Librarian] 8:06:54 AM

now that Buffy's over, I'm looking forward to Ripper Glad to play Librarian. Anthony Steward Head says he is blessed to continue to be associated with his role as Giles, Librarian and Mentor... [LibraryPlanet.com] 8:01:45 AM

contact your Representatives and Senators about the Public Domain Enhancement Act reclaiming the public domain. We have launched a petition to build support for the Public Domain Enhancement Act. That act would require American copyright holders to pay $1 fifty years after a work was published. If they pay the $1, the copyright continues. If they don't, the work passes into the public domain. Historical estimates would suggest 98% of works would pass into the pubilc domain after 50 years. The Act would do a great deal to reclaim a public domain. This proposal has received a great deal of support. It is now facing some important lobbyists' opposition. We need a public way to begin to demonstrate who the lobbyists don't speak for. This is the first step. If you are an ally in at least this cause, please sign the petition. Please blog it, please email it, please spam it, please buy billboards about it -- please do whatever you can. And most importantly, please help us explain its importance. There is a chance to do something significant here. But it will take a clearer, simpler voice than mine. [Lessig Blog] 7:54:29 AM

	Wednesday, May 14, 2003

not all is insane in the world: Fox is being investigated for biased war coverage in Britain Fox News facing investigation in Britian. Fox News is facing an investigation in Britian for providing biased coverage during the war.The Fox News Channel could be forced off the air in Britain if an investigation currently under way by the watchdog Independent Television Commission determines that... [different strings] 12:32:42 AM