Technology

Departments: Mirabile Visu

Google’s unexpected commercial raises questions

by Joseph Janes

Things I never thought I’d see:

1. The Saints winning the Super Bowl.

2. The Mariners making off-season moves that might actually help for this year.

3. A Google commercial.

I couldn’t...

Posted March 15, 2010 | Comments: | Read More

Departments: The Pixelated Campus

Fortunately for us, class is always in session

by Jennifer Burek Pierce

“There is no frigate like a book,” Emily Dickinson wrote long ago, “to take us lands away.” Only the foolhardy would quibble with her eloquent, 19th-century paean to the written word, and librarians...

Posted March 9, 2010 | Comments: | Read More

Departments: Finding Your Voice

Blogging for career advancement and networking

by Meredith Farkas

Having a professional online portfolio is a great way to show off your technology skills and provide additional information to potential employers that doesn’t fit into your résumé and cover letter. However, this alone won’t give them a...

Posted March 8, 2010 | Comments: | Read More

Departments: My Favorite Medium

So this is where the love is

Will Manley

The guy driving the airport shuttle van couldn’t get over it. I had arrived at the Philadelphia airport and was to be driven to a speaking engagement at a library conference in New Jersey. I had called the driver from home before I left...

Posted March 3, 2010 | Comments: | Read More

News Story: Thorny Fairness Issues Delay Decision on Google Books Settlement

“I am not going to rule today,” stated Judge Denny Chin of the U.S. District Court in New York City February 18 before hearing testimony at the long-awaited fairness hearing about settlement of the five-year-old lawsuit against Google...

Posted February 23, 2010 | Comments: | Read More

News Story: Cornell Seeks Sustainable arXiv Support

Cornell University Library has introduced a voluntary, collaborative business model to support arXiv, its free...

Posted February 18, 2010 | Comments: | Read More

Departments: Is Technology Catching Up?

By Leonard Kniffel

Even non-techies can offer cutting-edge services right away, says Ellyssa Kroski in her cover story for the...

Posted February 18, 2010 | Comments: | Read More