New Web Site

...and while I'm at it...we are in the process of redesigning our library web site (don't worry there will be plenty of room for Odyssey Online!) For information on the site, and opportunities for sharing input on what a library web site should be, see our Planning the New Web Site site...

Mapping the Blogsphere

...visual representations of blogs and blogging...

Ahhh Summer Blogging

...with finals over, with grades submitted, with the sun in the sky, it seems like a pretty good moment to check out the USDA Gardening Resources page...

Google "Unchallenged"

...from the Washington Post, a piece on Google's market position (in the wake of the nonmarriage between Microsoft and Yah00)...

Collegiality in Blogging

...an interesting piece on blogging and collegiality, and blogging as conversation...

Summer Hours

...our summer hours are posted...

Library Laughs

...with finals winding down and senior week coming up, it's a good time to unwind and read the funnies! Why not start with Unshelved, a daily comic strip about libraries! What a way to get primed for that last exam or that first senior week beer....

Google Book Project

...an interesting update/overview on the digitization of libraries that Google is undertaking...

On Facebook and MySpace

...also from the Washington Post (okay, I'm reading the Washington Post today), an interesting piece on "starting over" in Facebook or MySpace...

Hackers Hacking Hackers Programming

...an update from the Washington Post on security and hacking (it's fairly troubling/depressing)...