... but most of the time I do ...

For those of you who may not have seen xkcd, go visit it now: http://xkcd.com/

It's the fabulous "

A webcomic of romance,
sarcasm, math, and language

Author Program

The Imagineering Interest group hosted authors John Scalzi, Steven Erikson, Jeff VanderMeer at the Washington ALA Conference (2007). The authors were joined by Madeleine L'Engle's granddaughter who discussed the new edition of A Wrinkle in Time.

The speakers were all great!

Be sure to visit John Scalzi's blog, Whatever.

Still on Display!

My book for ALA Editions, Creating a Winning Online Exhibition, still gets some prominent shelf space at the ALA Bookstore at the Annual Conference (Washington, DC)

Purchase you own copy at the ALA Online Store

The Secret Lives of Men and Women

Author Frank Warren signs copies of his latest book, The Secret Lives of Men and Women.

Take a look at the PostSecret blog to learn more about Warren's project.

Mad Fish

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The Cat in the Hat's 50th birthday was celebrated at the ALA Midwinter Conference in Seattle.

So much action in only 236 words!

Changed Priorities Ahead

While at the OCLC Blogger's Salon last night, I ran into Stephen Abrams and we commented on the "Changed Priorities" road sign in London.

I was in Knightsbridge in January 2005 and saw this sign and found it quite apt. So, I was surprised when at the 2006 ASIDIC I saw Stephen had also taken the same shot (see his fabulous presentation here.

Obviously, this is a clear message to the information profession. So, go out there and change your priorities!

World's Largest Book

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Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey Across the Last Himalayan Kingdom" weighs in at more than 130 pounds and stands at five by seven feet. The book features more than 100 pages of spectacular images of Bhutan. This copy is at the Internet Archive in San Francisco

As I was saying ...

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Christie (AMNH) and Suzanne (SIL) consult over standards

BLC Trio

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Members of the Boston Library Consortium testify in honor of open access

How many issues in a volume?

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Biodiversity Heritage Library members and Internet Archive staff discuss the difficulties of seriality

Columbia, SC Starbucks - Night!

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A quite nice Starbucks in Five Points neighborhood. It was a hot night out and I sat by the fountain while drinking a coffee.